Friday, 8 May 2015

Paradoxical Collective Behaviour of Greeks Today -- or Why My Dutch Friend Was Wrong

...He rarely is.
Also he is most polite and reserved and rarely judgemental.


What are three strange traits that may confuse us if we travel or live in Greece today.

I don't mean, voting a not-so-complimentary-for-the-country, party to power (rude with a predilection of doing anything that goes against the grain -- any grain, to the extent of proposing to free from prison  a serial killer, for "humanitarian reasons" etc)


A) being rude = being assertive



B) being antisocial & unhelpful = being free
Example: a bunch of trouble-makers are allowed to demonstrate to the detriment of the community, block the highway, or forbid entry to cruise-ships; the community, the country as a whole suffers. Likewise,

C) being polite to a stranger = servility


What else can one say other than, offer Greece group therapy and send them the bill  (because psychoanalysis needs commitment).

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