The Real Truth About Dating in Greece (Toxic Relationships, Mama’s Boys, Late Marriages)

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• As toretto usually says "Family is everything" and the men of Greece seems to like that

• I mean, the economy is a huge part of the "mama's boys" phenomenon. What would you do if the rent is 500€ ( best case in Athens ) and your wage is 850€, having to buy some of the most expensive products in the eu?

  • I have met men who are well off financially, one of them a lawyer, the other two were working in their family business and were making owner's money... yet they lived with their family. I remember out on a date, 32 year old man, was telling me how he got his mama a gift card for a spa as a thank you for getting tired for them. I mean, it is not a bad idea to do it so you can put money on the side but when your day involves organizing your day with your mother, things are getting serious.

  • Re rent vs income: similar situation is in Vancouver, BC.
    Some people earn
    C$ 3,000/month & the rent is C$2,500-3,000.

  • @ it’s really difficult to convey the realty we experience to someone that is not living in a country in economic crisis, but let me try.

    According to google, the average rent in Vancouver for a one bedroom apartment is about 2500$/month, and average spending on food is about 600$/month, that, with an average salary amounting to 5900$/month. That leaves you with an average net amount of 2800$(47% of the original salary) to live and pay for all that you need.

    In Athens ( where half of Greeks live), the average monthly rent for one bedroom apartment is 700 € and food spending is about 271 € euros, whereas the average salary is 1200 €. This leaves you with a monthly 229 € ( 19% of the original salary ) to live and pay the bills. Then, take also into account youth unemployment percentages ( about 31% for people under 30 because of lack of jobs) and you will get a hint for the situation here.

  • @@MsMinoula Although I know of many people like the ones you describe, I also know of many lawyers that have been living on their own since they started their careers ( chances being 50/50 they live by them selves ) . I am not telling you that this phenomenon exists only because of economic reasons, but for most young people ( because MOST people don’t make this kind of money ) it is simply unaffordable (not to say economically unimaginable) to live by themselves for the reasons I explain in a recent comment.

  • As a 28year old greek guy I can say that I live with my mother for 2 reasons 😂 1of I love mom's cooking..😂 2 of all I'm single for a long time,so why waste money for rent and just being alone to an apartment?? At least we both have company ❤❤😂

• Unfortunately , hellenic family structual norms tend to export their intrusion in relationships . Wanting the best for their family is one thing but not at the cost of a quick or slow destruction of it . The U.S is not suited to this irritations family and parental involvement after a certain age and yet it still occurs here . They in your videos blame males but the same occurs with females and their modeling family's .

• When family values and traditions are declining across the West, please stay strong and protect your own values. There must be something worth cherishing in Greek families. Don't lose your traditions because they are considered weird and laughable in the West. Stay strong and never get affected my Greek brothers and sisters💪🇬🇷

• Like your videos!

• Do a video of international dating at EDM festivals and clubs or at Ibiza Thanx

  • THAT i'll tune in for!!

  • It would be a 15 sec video. Just have drugs

  • @@bigworm3886 hahaha funny..

• No problem of being mama’s boy, some people even have their mom’s passed away! Every call from mom is a blessing ❤

• Well Greek women when you become mothers don't raise your sons to be 'mama's boys' than. Greek ladies complain about that but they are complacent in it as well. Just raise your boys a little differently. I'm Greek man and I am certainly not like that. My mother did not raise me like that. Of course not all Greek men and women are like this. Just a general thing.

  • @@Alex-s-m2p totally agree...for ex. it's very similar with Serbs

  • @TT-ef8sq  Yep 👍

  • My dude we speak for the Greece of the late 90s and early 00s, once a woman becomes a mother, the perception of everyone of her is being a mother. The only validation they receive is for being good mothers. To an individual level, it is impossible to go through a relationship that requires so much of you mentally and physically without any validation. The greek culture due to patriarchy has not developed the idea of family boundaries and individual relationships beyond the figures of the family. With the only exception of the man of the family that he is both a man and a father, but beyond that not even grandparents have the privilege to escape their family roles.
    Nowadays things are relatively different but patriarchy still exists to a much lesser degree, yet the expectations of the family models are almost untouched.

• Canadian guys be.. like" Wanna see the fish i just caught or the Bear i just shot" I'm a guy. I won't have anything to do with a Mamma's girl.. or someone never left home.. i hear that i'm gone.

• 7:10 that aint no lie.