Living in Athens

• Many people told to me that even for greeks Athens is a jungle. I moved here years ago for work and I still don't have any greek friend but one... My personal experience is this: many of them have a sort inferiority complex. They are proud beacause of culture, philosofy and etc.. but very few really knows in deep what they are showing off about.
  I find that greeks (here in Athens) are very expertized in wearing big sunglasses, driving noisy motorbikes or coarse cars, sitting hours in caffeteries, singing greek lovesongs and being scared by foreigners.
  
  Apart this, the obvious truth is that you can find extraordinary people everywhere in the world, even in Greece!
  
  Now a good word: When I see greeks dancing in circle looking at a lonely dancer in the middle it seems to me they respect a tradition... a tradition that makes them feel a population, an elite, even if I'm not sure they aware about this.

  Andrea from Italy 22 Feb 2009, 10:40 - Report

Why is it so hard to make friends in Greece?