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For taxpayers feeling betrayed and humiliating to surrender more independence to what they consider the bullies of the eu. nbc's keir simmons reports now from athens. >> reporter: abby greece's 11 million people same size as ohio, imagine if ohio faced being pushed out of using the dollar. that's what greece faced in relation to the euro. it isn't a direct comparison, of course, but that gives you a picture of why people were biting their fingernails through the night. 17 hours of negotiating by european leaders. not european officials. the leaders locked in rooms. i'm told that the greek lead...

People here are calling it a surrender. at the same time i spoke to one reporter who said that within days he would start to struggle to import just things like apples and things like lemons. look, greece is about the same size as ohio about 11 million people mika. imagine if ohio faced being forced out of using the dollar the way greece is being ejected from the euro. clearly, it's not an exact comparison. but it gives you an idea of where people are bigtting their finger nails through the night. >> keir simmons in athens thank you very much. steve ratner you have charts on how this all -- wh...