tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post5354666891705746161..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: They Might As Well Have Paid Off The Greek LoansK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-50918826321137258962015-06-21T05:33:53.327-07:002015-06-21T05:33:53.327-07:00JMI: Yeah, that sounds like Greece. In my opinion...<br />JMI: Yeah, that sounds like Greece. In my opinion, Athens is a polluted dump. And there's <i>always</i> a demonstration to avoid.<br /><br />As far as I can tell, the entire mainland economy depends on the sale of cheap tchotchkes in the Plaka.<br /><br />The Greek islands are nice. I did not meet a single cretin on Crete. Except for the tourists, of course.<br /><br />The retsina is good, too. I don't know why it's so hard to find decent retsina in the States.Trigger Warninghttp://triggerwarnings.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-64279894483061681722015-06-20T14:24:58.534-07:002015-06-20T14:24:58.534-07:00We got back from a trip to Athens on Tuesday. We ...We got back from a trip to Athens on Tuesday. We were there for a week. <br /><br />Grafitti is everywhere. And I became deeply familiar with the state of city roads and sidewalks as we do lots of walking on our trips. Road work is sloppy and sidewalks are crumbling. I was pushing a stroller the whole time, so you better believe it. We actually walked through a protest one day. There were a bunch of little fliers on the ground. I couldn't read the Greek, but there were Anarcho-Commie symbols on them. Protesting generally was light. The occasional banner hung up and there was usually one or two protestors in Syntagma Square. One of the more interesting encounters we had was at the airport. <br /><br />I was buying snacks for the flight and the cashier commented on my 3 children. She wanted to know where we were from. When I told her America she said "This is okay then". And I asked "Greek couples don't have this many children"? And she said no, not at all. She said "couples get married, but they don't have children. They both work, but they don't have enough money for children". Very sad.<br /><br />Anyway, wanted to give you some of my impressions. Jedi Master Ivyannoreply@blogger.com