Culture Shock from Living in Greece? (Athens)

[@tiusernamenabalw]

The lady complaining that the Parthenon is not in top condition after 2500 years 😂

[@CineMairon]

Lol I know right? XD

[@ΔημήτρηςΜαρράς]

she's from the USA. Basic knowledge and logic is not basic there

[@carpenterAF-dz2zq]

@@ΔημήτρηςΜαρράςShe’s from the US yet you can’t even fkn spell! 😂😂

[@christopherdunne4048]

Her brain isn't in top condition either.

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

It would be if they didn't bombed it and took all the good parts

[@bledarhazizaj8306]

I was born in Albania, raised in Italy and living in Poland since 14 years. And I miss a lot that spontaneity, those spontaneous meetings at midnight or even 1am. Here in Poland all must be planned at least 1 week before 😢 A great hug to my Greek neighbours , I was in Athens twice and I miss those vibes!

[@Limpi43]

Hard to do a spontaneous meeting at midnight or 1am when you have to get up early in the morning.

[@realfake8269]

@@Limpi43 well, I know whole generations doing that in Greece. Bad for business, but they do it.

[@realfake8269]

THANK YOU MAN, I am Greek and Albanians are much closer to us than Italians etc, I have seen Albanians working hard and ethically all my life, and put family first etc! We can have a great time together and make strong friendships and relationships! (for haters, I agree that there are evil people too, as they exist in all ethnic groups)

[@xbloodshoteye]

@@Limpi43 Well sometime after all night out we go directly to work :D

[@pennybleta2300]

​@@xbloodshoteyeYes this is very true.

[@lizelantt]

As a Greek who grew up in a very small town by the sea, I also experienced culture shock when I moved to Athens. So it really depends on the place. For example life on the islands is often romanticised but it tends to be hard especially during winters. Athens is like every big European city but with worse infrastructure as mentioned. If you ask the locals, you'll realise we all have a love-hate relationship with this city. Some parts are ugly, some are wonderful

[@francescoromito198]

@@lizelantt interessante. What is the hardest aspect of living on a Greek island in winter? And the best one?

[@nikospapadopoulos329]

@@francescoromito198@ francescoromito198 Greek, although not from an island. The main issue is healthcare/pharmaceuticals. While large islands like Crete and Rhodes will be mostly fine, the smaller islands (even prevalent ones like Mykonos and Santorini) face tremendous issues with that, since it gets pretty hard for ships to approach them because of the extreme sea conditions (and they can get pretty extreme). It is difficult for people with health issues to find their medication or access better-equipped hospitals on the mainland, as the hospitals on the islands lack the personnel and infrastructure to support even local residents during winter, let alone the influx of tourists in summer.

[@lizelantt]

@@francescoromito198 Life in bigger islands like Crete, Rhodes, Corfu etc, is not difficult because residents have access to everything they need. But in small islands it gets harder. Some of them don't have an airport and people can't move from the island for days because of winter sea storms. Apart from that there is a lack of doctors and teachers in some islands (they do exist, but you can't find a proper hospital and the schools are very small). Also problems with water supply have occurred, and overtourism during summer can be annoying to some. I'm not saying that it's impossible to enjoy life there if you're not local, you just have to consider everything carefully before you move. The best part is, well, greek islands are among the most beautiful in the world. There's a scenery, architecture, hospitality, culture that cannot be found elsewhere. Each island is unique and has its own character, and 227 islands are currently inhabited. You can find both peace and excitement, both happiness and a sweet melancholy in those places, depending on the season of the year. Maybe as a Greek I'm biased but every time I stay in an island for some time, I feel like I'm being born again. It's one of the feelings that cannot be described, only experienced

[@xandrios]

@@francescoromito198 If you are not used to it it can be quite difficult to be in a small place, with very limited facilities, and very little "to do". When the weather goes, so do the majority of things you tend to do on an island in summer. Stores close, cafe's close, restaurants close. Unless you have a group of friends with you to hang out with you will find that it can be quite difficult to stay in a place like that. Also, the rain, wind and lack of sun makes the port/beach extremely dreary and sad looking in winter.

[@helgaioannidis9365]

​@@lizelanttI live on Rhodes and agree. There's some problems on Rhodes you don't have in Athens though like electric blackouts, water shortage in certain areas of the island, lack of infrastructure, in winter many places for leisure close down, humidity makes everything damp and it's difficult to stay warm in winter at home, most people are unemployed in winter, so no money, your children necessarily have to move away for a higher education which is very expensive, many things cost more due to cost of transportation, for certain urgent health issues they need to fly to to Crete or Athens, during summer nobody has time to meet, because everyone is working so much and traveling is more expensive.

[@slapshot0074]

"The Acropolis is falling apart". That right there is why the world has a certain impression of Americans.

[@kayleung5722]

Stupid sadly 😄

[@wizardoflolz5626]

'muricans

[@jean-zq2wg]

Agreed! The fact that she also said the Parthenon looks nothing "like the pictures in the history books". So you're telling me you've never seen the Parthenon in its current state, in a brochure, an advertisement, a simple photo!? What did she expect to see?

[@wyattbiker]

​@jean-zq2wg AI images vs reality. It comes as a shock to some.

[@Mud_AleX]

North-americans...

[@skasere1]

I love how the Argentinian guy spelled "θερμοσίφωνο" perfectly,latin speaking people can speak very good greek and the opposite.

[@Juan-ly5mn]

Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece have truly figured out the secret to enjoying life. Turkey and parts of the Adriatic coast are fairly there as well. I absolutely love the people, the weather, the food, the culture-everything about these places. While Germany or Canada may be wealthier, the joy of life seems to fade faster in those countries. I've seen seventy- and eighty-year-olds in Spain and Greece sitting in city squares or cafes, and they appear so happy! I want that kind of life for myself too. All countries have problems, but let me have my two-hour table talk, my feta, my supper at nine, my café con leche, my espresso and the Mediterranean Sea and sun. You can keep your gray skies, tall buildings, and all the money in the world; after all, they can't even buy a smile.

[@Alkomp75]

Exactly....As a Greek in Copenhagen I felt so out of space. People from South Europe wanted to return to their countries

[@marshallc.t.2554]

Yeah all nice until you want to do something serious with your job then you are lost.

[@JJAAAACCKK]

It's great, but somebody has to invent cars and airplanes and steamships and iPhones etc

[@DahonGone]

​@@JJAAAACCKK For starters, the Mini was designed by a Greek.

[@jean-zq2wg]

We try to relax, but it's not easy. I think being a foreigner in Greece is a different experience to being a local

[@xphstos_]

It’s funny how they perceive Athens as a slow paced city! Also this thing about Greek time and being late in general. I mean.. I know we’re not the most punctual people but come on… two hours later?

[@ririririPXN]

Yeah, if they feel things are slow-paced with work in Athens, it makes me wonder if they work or if it is a case of Emily in Paris. BTW, I have lived and worked in the UK for the last 20 years [mainly London] of my life and my learning curve was to learn the slow pace at work here.

[@Vps108vps]

After growing up in New York City and having just visited india, I think Athens is the perfect pace.

[@RinahPuluh]

3h so we are, really sure. It's just true tho

[@lazaroskyr4]

It is another exaggerration of an American. Don't pay attention to this bs.

[@Zaxos123]

People forget the negative impact that the financial crisis left to Greek people in terms of depression, stress etc. So I don't think its the traits of the people to be illogical or unstructured, its the aftermath of one of the biggest financial crisis a country has ever faced.

[@georgem3270]

It's those exact traits (being irrational and unstructured), amongst many others, that brought the financial crisis in the first place. Another typical Greek trait is blaming anyone else but themselves about their problems and "misfortunes".

[@ssibonis7619]

@@georgem3270 why does everyone blame the Greek people for the crisis. it was government overspending that led to the debt crisis, slow economic growth added to it. Greek people are hard workers, i have relatives all over the Greek mainland in agriculture, business and public service that contribute significantly to the Greek community and work endless hours doing so. who do they blame? the government? of course they do like any other nations citizens.

[@dorisstavridou]

@@georgem3270 I don't think so. I was leaving in Greece before EU and it was amazing. Everybody had a job with a good salary, you could pay your expenses and had money to go out also. People were very friendly and helpful if someone needed help. Not anymore, not only because of the crises but for so many other reasons that i wouldn't like to mention "the misfortunes".

[@MariaTkl]

@@georgem3270 Although the part of blaming others is true, another reason we are like that, is because in a country that nothing works well, misfortunes are happening ALL THE TIME. And it feels out of your control. It's very easy to judge this type of behavior, if you have lived in a country were everything is structured, and the government has taken precautions for most of the everyday mishappenings. I had to move in the Netherlands to understand that personal responsibility comes after developing a sense of security and trust.

[@DahonGone]

The crisis was engineered by the globalist bankers

[@tomaspalaciospey]

I am the Argentine boy 🧉🇦🇷☺

[@DatingBeyondBorders]

Will tag you 😁

[@tomaspalaciospey]

@@DatingBeyondBorders Really appreciate 🥰 thank u!

[@jadenratzlaff8303]

@@tomaspalaciospeyI wanna live in Greece so bad I’m thinking of being a uni student there

[@tomaspalaciospey]

@@jadenratzlaff8303 Do it! 🙌🇬🇷

[@giannistatsiopoulos331]

@tomaspalaciospey 8:23 I thought South American countries were safer

[@DafniKem]

I'm greek and I laughed at the Turkish guy's comment 😂 "my culture shock is not to have a culture shock" it's true, we're so similar!

[@aigleroyal3941]

Similar to what??? The rapes, killings and massacres of other peoples??? How stupid you Neo-Greeks turn out to be... You seem to suffer from a severe form of amnesia and say/write nonsense. In the name of cosmopolitanism, you keep forgeting what your ancestors suffered from the Ottomans/Turks, for 460 years and also in 1922!

[@annaenigma9673]

​@bountytracker. I was expecting racistic comments, but not that fast.

[@DafniKem]

@@bountytracker. Chill, we lived together for 400 years and you think we're not similar? The main difference is the religion

[@aigleroyal3941]

@@DafniKem Just because "we lived together" does not make us similar! Actually we were conquered and massacred mercilessly by the Turks! Since 1453 we were under Ottoman occupation! North Greece was liberated and got ridcofvthe Turks in 1913!!! Again we lost everything in 1922 and 1924!!! So stop being a pathetic illiterate moron!

[@dunnowy123]

@@bountytracker. Ah yes, a classic Greek, perpetually clinging to ancient and medieval glory, incredibly insecure that Turkey is so much bigger, stronger, and more important 😆

[@pwp8737]

I lived in Greece for 4 years and all the complaints, and compliments ring true. Happiest memories of my life.

[@nikolasmacedonites917]

I thought Greeks smoke a lot until I went to Bosnia and Serbia! It felt like Greece in the 90's!

[@aivalistavro]

Greeks do smoke a lot. Even bus drivers and taxi drivers do. They don't follow the rules when it comes to smoking.

[@90sdude37]

@@aivalistavronot like Bosnians trust me

[@FreeState.21ST]

the minister of health once smoked a ciggie in a board meeting, was on tv for weeks🤣

[@eleniasimop]

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[@Bouzoukiellas]

That’s beautiful

[@agarwaengrc]

This "2hr" thing and people stoping their work according to their schedule and slow service etc..... what are they talking about guys? where is this? Not in Greece for sure, at least not in Athens.... Where do these people hang out (and with whom exactly?? maybe 20 yo students or something? or maybe "creatives"/artists of some sort?). I mean, I would/could actually believe the slow service part about rural Germany (I've lived for years in Germany, France and Luxembourg) but definitely not Athens. People are working like they're on cocaine and they all work till late. I mean, who/where is working less than 10hrs per day exactly?? That's actually why most people leave Greece.

[@arisgaliatsatos595]

Depends on the job really. In hospitality sector, 12 hour shifts are usual and kinda the norm, especially during summer. On office job in the private sector, amy extra full hour after the 8 hour shift depend if I am paid overtime, which in my case they are unpaid. (30 mins extra is norm in my workplace but it's just finishing some stuff for the day). Don't know about you but personally, I don't accept overtime without payment. They can fire me if they want.

[@mixalakiussozatsok3714]

Thank you so much. You really put things in their place. 🙏

[@theophaniaikonomou8962]

They use toto do it

[@giorgarasGRE]

Perception is their reality

[@chloe_the_cat2831]

Didn't watch the video yet, but maybe they're talking about shop hours. Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, most shops close at about 15:00, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, they close at around 14:00 and then reopen for about 17:00-21:00.

[@RaceSmokie]

Best wishes for our brothers and sisters in Greece from Serbia!

[@user-yc3pb1ij7g]

The Greece Serbia narrative no longer holds. LOL

[@RaceSmokie]

@@user-yc3pb1ij7g not for Albanezians

[@kaanserin5324]

As a Turk I did not have a cultural shock in Turkey. Most things are very similar. I think West of Turkey and Greece are more similar than West of Turkey and East of Turkey.

[@misanthropas]

Οr the places of Constantinople (Istanbul) where they have moved people from Anatolia depths. I was so shocked to see how "Nishadashi" type people reacted to those inner immigrants, or the fear of European Turks had hidden deep for those "başıbozuk" living in the City of Cities!

[@DahonGone]

Western Turks are partly ethnic Greek.

[@user-yc3pb1ij7g]

Keep in mind that most Greeks are right-wing nationalists and don't think the nicest thoughts about Turks and Muslims. (I could be more specific, however, this is KZbin.)

[@ZachariasStaikos-d2o]

Lol😂

[@koulinidable]

​@user-yc3pb1ij7g we don't hate Turks we know half of you western Turks are ethnic greek remain from Ottoman What we don't like is your dreams for being Ottoman again Let's have peace ..

[@volfi123]

i'd be culturally shocked in Athens and i am a greek

[@Karin-tl5pw]

I agree: I absolutely HATE Athens.

[@Alkomp75]

@@Karin-tl5pw you can leave whenever you like ! Noone is keeping you in chains ! After 2 years in Denmark , I really love Athens !

[@ZachariasStaikos-d2o]

Nah u are not Greek immigrant who maybe born there

[@perseusarkouda]

Regarding the stereotype of Greeks working less, they are right saying it's false. However, like almost every stereotype, there is some truth. Greeks are working more but much less efficient. It's probably not workers' fault, but mostly because of bad management and lack of motivation due to low wages, toxic work environments, fatigue etc.

[@lysistrata3119]

also, most are doing service and touristic jobs, which are not fulfilling to someone with degrees and dreams, just a necessity to get by.

[@lysistrata3119]

Low wages also play a big role because why would you be as efficient as someone making 4 times your salary, working half the hours in another country.

[@perseusarkouda]

@@lysistrata3119 I never understood why Greek employers would cut expenses by exploiting their employees to maximize profit and expect the employees to be super happy about it. Good/smart employees are leaving and thus they stay less competitive and miserable while trying to exploit employees more to solve the problem. Einstein said "stupidity is to do the same thing and expecting different results".

[@neonennui]

​@@perseusarkouda in Italy we have the same situation

[@LondonPower]

Greeks dont like to work it's TRUE.. they are doing just for the shake of it

[@giorgosvutsinas7341]

Actually , yes ,we tend to be less punctual , but not 2 hours late. Yes we can rush days of job in a workbinge to catch the datelines. Yes , we are overworked , underpaid, overtaxed and with no hope in sight , so our educated youth moves to Europe proper, just to get a proper life. And finally, we have the lowest purchasing power in all of the EU (even lower than Bulgaria), Don't even think about settling in Greece unless you already have a source of income..

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

Maybe that’s why Bulgarians are slowly buying out all of Greece

[@Aeklypsis]

The Acropolis is falling apart? Were... were we supposed to renovate like it's a resort? It's a monument, it's supposed to be untouched.

[@MsMinoula]

I come from a different Greece then, how else do I remember doing overtime to complete everything on the same day and never being 2 hours late.

[@ΓεώργιοςΧαραλαμπάκης-ι5υ]

Probably -and of course you can correct me if I'm wrong. you are thinking before the 1980s ( mid-80s) when PASOK's lack of discipline and the rush of EU money made the Greeks very bad with time. PASOK's time keeping was known back then by its opponents as PASOK time. I remember the switch from the accuracy of the metro trains and of the TV schedule in the early 1980s to the TOTAL CHAOS of the late 1980s onwards

[@MsMinoula]

@@ΓεώργιοςΧαραλαμπάκης-ι5υ probably i am thinking the past decade? Not everyone is as old as you

[@jer.milasot95]

Most likely that girl works in a nice office job where the employees have the privilege to work "slowly" and leave whatever left for the next day She doesn't see the side of the hard working people who they are always in a rush, working overtime 10-12 hours a day with less benefits than her and underpaid

[@MsMinoula]

@@jer.milasot95 I was also talking about an office job, but yeah, maybe she is an place like what you say

[@Ax987-j8z]

😂😂😂😂😂 You made me laugh 🤣🤣 I have lived in Greek Cyprus (Larnaca and Nicosia) and Turkish Cyprus.. yes I can say in general life is slow and everyone takes their time there lol. You are indeed the exception 😂

[@TMPOUZI]

It makes perfect sense, wanna enjoy your life, drop the scedule. Planning ahead makes everything less enjoyable and less spontaneous. Greeks are the masters of whatever comes ahead, comes ahead

[@pennybleta2300]

The problem is we are too much spontaneous here. To the point of being unorganized and chaotic. This is one of the problems of this country since ages. And that's because there's no medium situation with us. In this country we are always in the extreme sides. Pan metron ariston does not apply in this modern Greek.

[@TMPOUZI]

@@pennybleta2300learning how to be organised can easily lead you to the extreme of that. Same as growing and embrassing spontaneousness. Do you reckon of a successful country that hovers in the middle? I can't think of one

[@pennybleta2300]

@@TMPOUZI Come on we are way too extreme in our side. Asidosia prevails in this country more and more

[@TMPOUZI]

@@pennybleta2300 Isn't Greece slowly but steadily trying to converge into European rules, or am I confused about it? Give me some examples of increasing asidosia (a word that I don't recognise in english)

[@pennybleta2300]

@@TMPOUZI I cannot describe it to you because I don't think there's an English equivalent. Asidosia is when someone does what he likes literal meaning without any moral or any values whatsoever. That's what Greece has come to. And the fact that we try to converge into European rules has contributed more to it. We are loosing our values slowly but steadily. People drink and smoke to the extreme, kids don't listen to their parents because their parents have no family values whatsoever in this day and age, divorces are prevalent as are all the bad things. Think of it as a whole country turning into a ghetto. Kids listen to horrible music about prostitution, sex, drugs and anything wrong in the society and glorifying it in this Greek trap from Lidl. Basically think of asidosia as sodoma and gomora type of situation. That's what Greece has become. And that's the influence of the west in the extreme.

[@ratm7431]

Το παλικαρι, ο Ελληνας , εχει τοση ελληνικη προφορα, που σου θυμιζει εξετασεις προφορικων Lower, που το παλεύει να αναπτυξει το θεμα.

[@apostolis.diamantopoulos]

Και λέει ότι έζησε και έξω. Κάνα ερασμους θα πήγε και το είδε μουλτικουλτι

[@zampk6633]

Konstantinos Dekavallas, δημοτικός σύμβουλος με τον Δούκα.

[@wiseuniversity5478]

It’s amazing how North Americas lifestyle is so different but countries from South America are so similar to Greece on everything

[@captaingreek]

For Greeks, bureaucracy has been limited a lot. For foreigners, who need more papers and don't have full access to digital tools like gov or taxisnet, is a major problem. I have been living abroad for years and when I came back to Greece this was a shock to me, that I could do many things online. Even in the northern European countries you don't have these tools.

[@mihalistsouk1432]

Its true, the gov.gr tools have had a major impact on dealing with bureaucracy. One of the few good things in the recent years.

[@stephanie-m1d9y]

I love Maria holding the mic and her facial expressions!!

[@lupechacon-florez7520]

What a lovely video to find about my wonderful Greece. All the best to all of you there.

[@KritiKatsiki-o4f]

Good culture shock…. The appetizing smell of the restaurants and bakeries wafting out into the street. The wonderful looking and smelling piles of fresh fruits, herbs and vegetables at the farmers markets

[@francescoromito198]

Very interesting. I am from Napoli-Italy and I wish I could find out (in a future video? Pls) the opinions of Maria, who is half Italian and half Greek.

[@ΓεώργιοςΧαραλαμπάκης-ι5υ]

Agreed

[@LondonPower]

Napoli is Greek city do you feel a little bit Greek? Or not

[@francescoromito198]

@@LondonPower I do. There are several costal areas in the south of Italy where the Ancient Greek roots are still alive, although you must be keen into cultural sensitivity to notice

[@evelynAroni-ju5ku]

I love your music !!! Scugnizzi ❤❤❤❤

[@thetapi256]

A beautifully done, really honest, video - well done!

[@questionmark3949]

It's like we live in different countries... The difference between their experiences vs the average person's experience is tremendous.

[@pwp8737]

I lived in Greece for 4 years and yes what you say is true. Greeks bypass the stifling bureaucracy by using family connections in the civil service to get things done, in smaller places people will do things for other locals that they would never do for aliens. I was fortunate to become very close with my work colleagues who helped me navigate things.

[@aivalistavro]

I love that the Argentinian man has cat food with him to feed the cats. Muy bien.

[@pwp8737]

I lived in Kolonaki for 4 years, always used to see elderly women putting out aluminium trays with water and cat food for the neighbourhood strays. Very civilized.

[@SamCapozi]

Love Greece ❤gorgeous country, excellent hospitality, good food, best tan colour to get !

[@xandrios]

Plenty of cities that are in-between Athens and small village island life. Any prefecture capital will be large enough for there to always be things to do; without all the Chaos that is Athens. Like Patras for example.

[@Robert89349]

The guy is from Turkey. There are 20 cities with more than 1 million people there, and they are provincial capitals, some of them are not even capitals of a province, that's what he meant. In Greece 40% of the population lives in Athens, if you include Thessaloniki, 50% of the population lives in 2 cities, so there is a stark contrast with what smaller cities have to offer. In countries that the population is spread in more medium sized cities, the contrast between the largest urban area and the rest of the country is not that huge

[@Ν.Τ-η9β]

​@@Robert89349No. You just don't know enough Greece.

[@Ν.Τ-η9β]

​​​things are not exactly as this Turk says. First of all distances between cities and towns and villages and islands is very small. My city for example belongs to another Nomos (region) to Athens and it is just one hour/one and a half hour from Athens. I go very often and I have both the goods of both Athens and my smaller city. Then there are many better cities from Athens in Greece even if there are not so big and even if they don't have some things that Athens has or they have everything Athens has just with not all this chaos, mess and not needed to take a car etc. (for example Larissa) . There is something in "between" and for anything in between in Greece from megacities to the most picturesque little towns or villages just for every taste, if one knows well Greece or have lived here for some decades (i have travelled all Greece, and many places abroad. Greece is the best country in the world, despite the known economical etc problems. It has everything for every taste and very quickly in small distances . The landscapes change very fast and has of every kind, from snowy and wild mountains to lakes , beaches and sea, from big cities, smaller towns to beautiful villages, very quickly to islands, and one never gets bored. The same is the climate from cloudy and rain can turn fast to sun and whatever. Harmonical full climate. Everything balanced. Not too hot not too cold. Not too much winter not too much summer. Greece is harmony and perfection and nothing less. It is our sacred and beloved home. I don't ever get bored in Greece and I love it - only the politicians and some certain side of Greece I dont like. But the other side is so interesting, full of little corners of wonder and unexpected surprises, magical, so deep historical and of the great beauty ! )

[@Ν.Τ-η9β]

​​​​​also the most intelligent and deep people i have met or seen or read in my life still live here. I have travelled a lot and met many ppl in my life from every corner in the world and Greeks can be the most stupid ppl or annoying, to the most genius or interesting or beautifully sentimental, or elegant and sophisticated, beautiful , harmonious or natural in the world. They are defently the most mature people from all (other people can be intelligent or whatever but they are like they lack of something Greeks have, it is not easy to put this in words) Here are still today people intelligent and beautiful like the ancient Greek philosophers and artists (exactly as good or better ! ) The most "wise" or intelligent human beings in the world still live and walk in Greece. I don't know why is that. Maybe it's the place that makes Greeks like that , maybe ...some other things also. Only our politicians are total sh*tty ! I don't want to talk for this

[@pwp8737]

for me, Chania

[@belakitajka5741]

Almost Hungary!:P I had good Greek friend who lived in Budapest, had lot of crazy stories together, should be interesting.

[@gezyeoku]

No. Hungarians are pessimist people.

[@mikmerl1]

the mama mia girl who believes that the world was created in 1776 found that the 2500 years old Acropolis was "falling apart" 🤣

[@patriciarosario8195]

The good thing is that she chose Greece!!!! She will learn and mature -- there's hope!!!!

[@johngonzalez4298]

Buon Giovedi Maria e Marina! Saluti da Miami, Florida ❤

[@marcusbale8396]

Greek Time sounds very, very similar to Fiji Time! Haha. Love it! See you soon Athens.

[@reena247-c6e]

Really informative - thank you Just got engaged to a Greek national from an island …I’m British Indian living (currently) in the U.K.

[@misanthropas]

If you survive both families' "rituals" you can be very happy. In such case may I have the royalties for the film? Congratulations anyway!😁

[@Fous1978]

great video, definitely needs to visit whoever hasn’t

[@dylankoltzhale8575]

We got Slavoj Zizek here at 6:36

[@panosp2710]

Finally someone said it! 😅

[@pwp8737]

I was thinking exactly the same thing lol

[@Tommy-c8j6e]

Commented the same then seen this😂😂

[@realfake8269]

39,9 hours per week is something I never did in my whole life in Greece. more like 45-50 minimum and when I made my own shop there was no count, sometimes 80 hours like Elon Musk. but the research doesnt couny entrepreneurs !

[@veatrikhblana6437]

I just want to add to the last comment. There is a in between. Patra, Hrakleio, Chania, Larissa, Ioannina are some greek cities that have a night life, jobs, population and slower pace that if you want to combine the 2 its possible. Ofcourse everything is comparable if you are coming from New York and you think Athens is slow paced, in the cities I mentioned you will feel like a "snail".

[@nad9695]

We are not late. Surprised me how they all mentioned that we are not on time

[@al3463]

Nah i think we are but for sure not 2hr. I think that she is overreacting

[@pwp8737]

Yes you are, I grew up always wearing a watch. After 2 months in Greece I took the watch off, forever.

[@TheNewArtSchool]

As a Greek, I can say that was an excellent video.

[@sarojdwivedi8643]

Loved your work❤❤❤.. Very informative❤❤❤

[@richiecabral3602]

In your outro, for half a second before I made sense of it, it sounded like you said, "I wanted to let you guys know that I have a set of guys I'm dating around the world!" And I was like, damn! Ok. Right on. You go girl!

[@DatingBeyondBorders]

Hahaha I do! 😜 Finnish, Swedish and Dutch 😂

[@richiecabral3602]

@@DatingBeyondBorders kind of seems like you have a type. Alright. I gotcha. I'm picking up what you're laying down.

[@randomanimefan3265]

I live in pireaus and its pretty peacful but also kinda exciting Its not boring per say

[@BigBear59]

My Greece …..🇬🇷 …..it’s organised chaos…….one can try and change it …..but it is what it is……so embrace it ……I Love 🥰 my blood 🩸………Alex🇬🇷

[@milksmoothie]

Loving your videos!🫶🏼

[@klimtkahlo]

I think this applies to Portugal too! Beautiful countries for foreigners, mostly.

[@koszim]

I am from Greece and the city of Piraeus and have traveled all over the country. With its good and bad things i can't imagine myself living anywhere else, except maybe Italy, France, Spain or Portugal.

[@gaarakabuto1]

13:50 this is a talk of privilege. This is not an attack on the individual, Greeks used to be incredibly privileged and have the same mentality, that mentality used to be a Greek mentality. Things came into today's situation and most people lost this privilege and now we are the most stressed people in the greater europeanasian area (not in the EU nor just in the european area). Pretty much most of the stuff that makes Greece great in the eyes of most people in the video are things that became a thing out of privileges. Night life is refuced to dirt compared to early 2000s. Hospitality for a local feels much more lucrative and far far less genuine from what it was in the early 2000s etc. The only thing that changed organically is the weather. There is an arguement to be made here, but for most locals the weather has become worse, with hotter summer and milder winter and a flattening of fall and spring to the point that we barely get genuine four seasons but rather two prelonged ones.

[@konstantinosl6992]

"My culture shock is not to have a culture shock"😂😂😂 Yep on point

[@santopaok4585]

turkish guy about greek taxi driver : he said Malaka for 45 times 😂😂😂

[@pwp8737]

must have been a short trip

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

I'm Greek and i live in the Netherlands 11 years . I visit 2 times a year my family and it's very difficult to go back .😅 P.S I mean I don't want to go back in the Netherlands lmao .Some of you misunderstood

[@LondonPower]

Me too I have depression when I go back

[@kostapapa1989]

Me too. I prefer the US ! I only miss the archaelogical sites which I love.

[@sbarros78]

Καλά και στην Ολλανδία δεν είναι κάθε μέρα η χαρά της ζωής

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

@@kostapapa1989 I prefer to stay in Greece I mean

[@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas]

@@sbarros78 Δεν είπα τέτοιο πράγμα. Εννοώ δεν θέλω να γυρίσω στην Ολλανδία 🙃

[@evangreen3080]

Love Greece.

[@chrisbfmv7389]

i dont think our big cities like athens are so safe nowadays. i live in the second largest city thessaloniki and although im a man i cannot feel safe enough in athens, my guard is always up. cities used to be safer. also drivers are the worst. i used to work as delivery man with a scooter and i had accidents almost every year sometimes multiple. they do not follow the traffic rules and they are not punished enough for it. And please other greeks that might be reading this.... yes i know delivery boys at their majority break the traffic rules and sometimes cause the accidents themselves so i shouldnt be the one talking about bad driving but im not one of them and im proud for it so i feel that i can talk about it.

[@dunnowy123]

I love the warmth, the slow pace of life, the culture...but I'm just too used to the structure of North America. I can't lol. You can find warmth and make connections with people, it just takes effort. But, I always believe different societies have something to teach us all.

[@solidsn2011]

After visiting Canada this summer I now understand why Canadian people find greek food really healthy. We have healthy options in Greece everywhere! Instead, in Canada it is so hard to find healthy food unless you pay a lot of money. My kids were asking me to eat spinach after 3 days in Canada 🤣

[@massiveelectrohead1054]

They talk about their impressions with Greece like describing any Latin American country :V!

[@John22T]

And does this surprise you in any way?

[@pwp8737]

the mentality isn't all that far off

[@donaquinilator4959]

the Toronto girl is so gorgeous

[@BoogieBubble]

She has more plastic than the mediterannean sea.

[@BoogieBubble]

Plastic surgeries. Not her real face.

[@willtherealgeorgemichaelpl5879]

@@BoogieBubble wtf are you on?

[@ptrsrfns]

People from Toronto are generally more uptight.

[@sbarros78]

Toronto babes are hot❤

[@antoniotrialonis7957]

Beautiful ❤

[@captaingreek]

I have never been late more than 5 mins in my life. Some people are late, but not the majority. Maybe 1/3 of all Greeks (which is still a big percentage).

[@tatinwanderlust]

Im living in Greece and its worth it to live here if you are rich or coming for tourism in summer

[@Mud_AleX]

Greek saying: "When men make plans, gods laugh"..

[@demmyvla640]

As a greek who had been living in Athens the last 15 years, i can tell you that things are getting worse every year. For me the worst thing about Athens is the lack of oxygen. We really do not have green places and every summer is a new wound. We have many many of our forest in Attica burned. Many people have their houses burned. And guess what ? They do not even receive any compensation. I also do not agree with the slow pace. Athens is a jungle. Specially for someone who works and has family, he has to do an everyday marathon. Of course there are lots of beautiful places and cafes and all these good things said on video but come on unless you are a student or without children Athens is not a city for u. No life quality...

[@toniaevi5952]

The guy talking about the cats ❤❤❤❤

[@DividebyZero666]

Greece is not Only Athens. Something that Atheneans forget and that makes them the biggest villagers in Greece. They are the only ones not having a clue about what happens in the majority of the rest of their own country.

[@platforma1974]

με γεια το μετρο καρντάση

[@DividebyZero666]

@platforma1974 Δεν είμαι απο Θεσσαλονικη έχω μεγαλώσει σε μια σχετικα μικρη πόλη αλλα έχω ζήσει στις 2 μεγαλύτερες πόλεις της ηπειρωτικής Ελλάδας και την μεγαλύτερη της Κρήτης τα τελευταία 20 χρόνια. Έχω σίγουρα μια σφαιρική άποψη για την χώρα boy.

[@glykokoutaliousyko]

As Greek raised up in Greece, I agree with most people on the video! I'm adding one more negative thing: street dogs can be dangerous in many places and keep you from enjoying the nature.. Positive: connecting with people🩵.For example it is perfectly normal to smile and wave at a child in the bus/subway etc.. and give a wish to the parent (sth like: wishing health for the child) . In northern European countries you are seen as a pervert if you do that 😜).

[@thesmilingpaws3372]

the negative thing isn't the street dogs that try to survive a difficult life, the negative thing is those who abandon them and those who make their lives worse. I am very happy and proud that Greece isn't the usual northern European country which kills animals behind closed doors and pretends to be civilised. Also, we are not alone in this world and entitled to walk wherever we want, but other creatures not. Nature is for everyone, not only for humans. Have you ever thought about what happened to these animals and if they haven't eaten anything for days? Easily judge the vulnerable.

[@porcomalo]

as a half greek who spent his childhood summers in greece i have to say that the street doggos were my best friends! amazing characters! never understood why some people were/are afraid of them.

[@adolescentdeviation133]

that's kind romantic view of how Greece is .

[@victoriacov]

Loved the Turk guys reaction, "my cultural shock was that I had no cultural shock", "the first word I learned was 8:18 Makaka" 😂😂😂😂

[@yaakovpavlov1879]

25 lone ones. I hate my country for the same reasons my Greek compatriots do and I don't love any other country more than Greece. That's the kind of paradox you get after 10 years. When you believe it you're one of us!

[@Zeus-ez6rf]

GOL from Persia :) Love Persians but hate the Islamic state that is occupying Persia

[@Mithroun]

shia is not islam

[@TheJokeOnYouLol]

Hahahaha Greeks are very early people and the coffee shops and the bakeries are always open from 05:00 In the morning

[@vasiliskarkalas]

I'm Greek and my advice for anyone who wants to move to Greece is the following : Don't do this to yourself, Greece is good only for vacations. I left Greece and did not regret it. I now go only just to see my family and that is enough.

[@alexandratzouloufi]

I’m Greek too and live between Greece and Sweden . Greece is a beautiful , lively country , period . There is no respect and the laws in Greece are only made to be broken .

[@Niko2Alek2]

I am from Bulgaria, Hello neighbor! I have the same sentiment for my country and am planning to work abroad. Which country do you live/work currently in?

[@alexandratzouloufi]

Hello neighbor ! I am currently in Sweden

[@Niko2Alek2]

@@alexandratzouloufi Thanks I read you comment. But I was asking @@vasiliskarkalas

[@vasiliskarkalas]

@@Niko2Alek2 I live in the United States

[@fivos833]

It is normal to be late, maybe not two hours but certainly things are looser here. I don't like that people cancel, that's annoying. The food is top notch

[@MPAROR]

Sometimes I close my eyes and i dream that George (blue shirt) is Slavoj Žižek

[@reneleinthaler439]

Once Turkey was a part of Greece bzw. minor asia was a province of the Eastern Roman Empire and the capital was Istanbul and from 1500 onwards the former empire was part of the Turkish Empire till the mid of the 19. century. Both people have many many things in common...

[@Karin-tl5pw]

MONGOLS will never have anything in common with Greeks!

[@reneleinthaler439]

@@Karin-tl5pw Let your DNA be scanned and you will see where your ancestors Camembert from....

[@Fokas-n8t]

@@reneleinthaler439 Greek nation's genetic origins are the most tested origins of any nation in the world - already studied in the 19th century, throughout the 20th century and of course DNA-studies verified everything known up to now, i.e. that modern Greeks come straight from early Bronze Age populations of the Aegean. There is no Eurasian-element to modern Greek populations unlike the Turkish (and even Bulgarian and Albanian) populations which have a small but still notable Eurasian (i.e. turkomongolic) percentage. And this turkomongolic percentage is what differentiates ethnic Greeks from Turks of central-west Minor Asia.

[@LondonPower]

What part of Turkey man 😂😂 the nomadic Turks become part of the byzantine empire

[@PetrosGolt]

@@reneleinthaler439 Actually its mostly the other way around, alot of Turks who have taken DNA tests are shown to have Greek DNA, so much so that Turkey banned DNA ancestry tests because the sensetive government thinks this threatens the national identity of turks.

[@nuromeroglu]

1:03 He’s name is Alper not Albert 😂

[@KadriyeUlgen-q3n]

Thats what i was thinking😅

[@CineMairon]

That was pretty accurate, both good and bad.

[@John7No]

as long as you have a good salary or enough money Greece is great. Although not sure how great will be moving forwards since we are becoming more and more like Sahara . If this summer repeats it will be only for people that like being cooked under the sun

[@Nastya.22-keg]

Guys please do Armenia in your series.I am an Armenian lady living in diaspora and i want to marry an Armenian men but i have no idea how do they behave and how can i impress them.Best regards 💗🙏🇦🇲

[@panagiotis7946]

παρε εμενα

[@MAXIMUSLOK]

The worst thing it's the interrogation; Greek's alwas asking all kind of rude questions the moment you say Hi. Things like are you married and stuff. It's vacations NOT interrogation so none of your business. For me it's not worth it at all. MAX.

[@konstantinosl6992]

In Greece you can definitely throw toilet paper in the toilet. Just ignore the signs etc, this is like a 50 year old mentality that 99% of Greeks still have but have no basis whatsoever. I've been doing it for many years, never had a problem

[@chetyoubetya8565]

Isn't this supposed to be what it's like to date a person who is Greek

[@greatguy2141]

How is the air quality in Athens, especially in the wintertime? Do the residents mostly use natural gas to heat their homes, or do they still have to use coal?

[@polha4966]

noone ever had coal.... gas, and wood too but also electricity

[@greatguy2141]

@@polha4966 so, if that’s correct, I imagine the air quality is pretty good in the winter right?

[@stamK.]

​​@@greatguy2141 If you live downtown Athens, not really. Air quality can be pretty bad in the colder winter months. Living in the suburbs, it can be better but it depends on the status/level of the suburb you're in.

[@Gk-ug6gu]

It all depends on the weather. If it's humid is unbearable. Because the smoke from the fireplaces - which is still a big thing in Greece- is trapped in the Attic basin and it's like a huge fog all over the city. On the other hand if the weather is cold, windy and dry the air quality is better. Anything below 10°C at night for the city centre is considered cold. Northern you go it gets colder.

[@demmyvla640]

Air Quality Index of Athens is one of the worst of all European capitals!

[@jean-zq2wg]

The lady from Canada saying that where she comes from there's repercussions if people don't perform at their job. You do realise Greece is not Canada. The two countries' economy is not the same

[@danthadon87]

LMAO at 6:30 she's got that face that she's worried of getting spat on.

[@gezyeoku]

14:00 Aga, en doğru tespitleri sen yaptın. 😁

[@KadriyeUlgen-q3n]

😊

[@LitsaPodara]

As a Greek-American, born in Greece but raised in the States, my culture shock in the States was that it lacked the warmth we had in our Greek neighbourhood. Returning to Greece fourteen years later, my culture shock in Greece was the SLOOOOOOW public sector and the problem with a lack of responsibility again in the public sector. The driving was horribly scarry so I haven't driven once for the 41 years I've been living here. BUT, would I ever change this country with another one? NEVER! I'm impressed with all the young people (foreigners) that came and are still here.

[@lindasim649]

Άρα,μιλάτε για πολιτισμικό σοκ το οποίο βιώσατε πριν από 41 χρονια που ήρθατε στην Ελλάδα. Νομίζω ότι έχουν αλλάξει πολλά πράγματα από τότε. Και λυπάμαι που δεν οδηγησατε ποτέ. Είναι δύσκολη πόλη η Αθήνα χώρις αυτοκίνητο.

[@LitsaPodara]

@@lindasim649 I also spoke about the culture shock I experienced in the US as a 7 year old child. When we experience something new, it's usually a shock.💜

[@platforma1974]

I am originally Greek but I have lived many many many years abroad. .. on how many years abroad you stop being Greek ?

[@grapejuice3356]

Everything said is true and i 100% agree! And as a Greek myself I can vouch for it

[@steveflatbush]

I would like to see a video on Slovenia please. : )

[@captainzeppos]

Living in Greece and living in the craphole that is Athens are completely different things. I should know, I lived in Athens for decades.

[@lolOmgKK]

I don’t know where these people are staying but I’ve been to Greece many times and I’ve never had anyone tell me don’t throw the toilet paper in the bowl.

[@sakispriniakoa7484]

It's common knowledge that you never do that here. All the toilet paper goes in the bin. In Tourist areas you are sure to find signs all over the place asking you to not toss them in the bowl.

[@pennybleta2300]

You don't throw tolier paper in the toilet. My mother when I was younger always shout to us not to do that. It can clog the pipes. And it's disgusting.

[@lindasim649]

​@@pennybleta2300 Στο εξωτερικό που έχουν αλλού τύπου αποχετευσεις το κάνουν.

[@pwp8737]

really? Every place i've been to in Greece, from the islands to renting an apt in Athens has always informed of that.

[@tobiasgoldman]

There's no data to corroborate that guy's claim that "good weather" makes you happier. Sweden and Denmark rank very high on the happiness index and the climate is tough.

[@bcperry1973]

Had no idea Sylvester the Cat lived in Greece

[@helebaby5225]

Love all of Greece. The islands the cities and the villages. I wish 🇦🇺 was closer. The only bad thing for a greek living abroad and visiting is all the beauracracy. It gets on my nerves when public servants don't serve the public.

[@odysseusfromithica]

That sounds like the public servants in the states..they all forgot who they work for here..

[@nikmar77]

I'm glad the cancel culture is not strong here, although the media try to push it, especially the morning shows. You throw toilet paper in the toilet in other countries???

[@lostmypassword1]

Yes. US, Canada, Austria,Switzerland and Germany. Probably other countries as well.

[@simplesmith3704]

Straya, UK

[@nikostriantafyllou1044]

the fact that a 50/60yr old male is talking about women's safety in Athens at night is top comedy!