Dear Kathy

There are many oppinions about the greeks, but go give you an insite of the everyday life for a foreign mother with children from abroad in the greek sosiaty. I brought my daughter then 8 years old to a greek Island and enrolled her into the greek school. It was one of the toughest experince my poor daughter had to go through in life. As she did not know Greek in the beginning, she found it hard to play with the other kids as they did not aproach her. But later when she did speak greek, she still did not make friends as she was a "xeni" foreigner, and they just avoided her. She is a very open little girl, and used to have lots of school friends in her country, but her the kids learn from their parents to not play with any foreigner. She has now passed 3 years here in Greece and still having difficult in beeing exepted by the children. I feel so sorry for her that she had to have such a afull time moving to a wonderful country.
To also say that I have some greek friends, but it has taken time to win their trust and freindship. Concering buisness, dont ever trust a greek, as they will lie to you in you face, or never keep a gentelmans agreement. They can not be trusted at all concerning money. Not even a greek trusts another greek, so why should we.....
A very good friend of mine told his son, that he will not be allowed to mary his foreign girlfriend, as he is brought up in other ways then a foreigner, and that a greek women will not be of a burden. Many think like this.
A good exampl. is my friends has rented a field for their horses from an old farmer for many years. Suddenly withour notification, he turned the water of, why? the daughter did not agree.
You have to live with them, but you cant beat them. So find some few Good friends, and enjoy the greek lifestyle, sun and sea..... That is why we came her........

Kari 10 Mar 2009, 11:04 - Report

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