Culture Shock from Living in Greece? (Athens)
We hit the streets of Athens, Greece, to interview locals and expats about the biggest culture shocks they've experienced since moving to Greece. From the Greek mentality to lifestyle differences and everything in between, we dive into what surprises newcomers most about living in Greece.
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0:00 Intro
0:52 Meet the foreigners
1:37 Expectations vs reality: living in Greece
2:28 Culture shocks of living in Greece
6:49 What do you like about living in Greece?
9:04 What don't you like about living in Greece?
12:03 What is the Greek mentality like?
12:48 What advice would you give for moving to Greece?
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Buon Giovedi Maria e Marina! Saluti da Miami, Florida ❤
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
@@lizelantt interessante. What is the hardest aspect of living on a Greek island in winter? And the best one?
@@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.
@@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
Almost Hungary!:P
I had good Greek friend who lived in Budapest, had lot of crazy stories together, should be interesting.
No. Hungarians are pessimist people.
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!
Hahaha I do! 😜 Finnish, Swedish and Dutch 😂
@@DatingBeyondBorders kind of seems like you have a type. Alright. I gotcha. I’m picking up what you’re laying down.
Tha girl is more german than persian LOL plan 50 weeks in advance loool
Ethnically persian, culturally german. Not rocket science.
She speaks English with a German accent, so definitely internally German with a Persian exterior.
I thought Greeks smoke a lot until I went to Bosnia and Serbia! It felt like Greece in the 90’s!
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!
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!
Maybe he got Greek DNA, because there is no something similar between Greeks and barbarians.
@bountytracker. I was expecting racistic comments, but not that fast.
@@bountytracker. Chill, we lived together for 400 years and you think we’re not similar? The main difference is the religion
They talk about their impressions with Greece like describing any Latin American country :V!
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.
Agreed
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.
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
@@ΓεώργιοςΧαραλαμπάκης-ι5υ probably i am thinking the past decade? Not everyone is as old as you
The lady complaining that the Parthenon is not in top condition after 2500 years 😂
Lol I know right? XD
she’s from the USA. Basic knowledge and logic is not basic there
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
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.
also, most are doing service and touristic jobs, which are not fulfilling to someone with degrees and dreams, just a necessity to get by.
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.
@@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”.
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Beautiful ❤
i’d be culturally shocked in Athens and i am a greek
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!
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 😜).
14:00 Aga, en doğru tespitleri sen yaptın. 😁
LMAO at 6:30 she’s got that face that she’s worried of getting spat on.