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Athens is an extremely ugly city. It's so ugly that, if you grow up there or live there long enough, the ugliness slowly seeps inside of you and empties your in

by erfgh 6y ago

Athens is an extremely ugly city. It's so ugly that, if you grow up there or live there long enough, the ugliness slowly seeps inside of you and empties your inside, too. Everything looks as if beauty has no role to play in our lives. The ugliness is not confined to the buildings, people dress in ugly clothes and are poorly groomed and rude. Working for a Greek employer is hell. People hate working and all the time they talk about how much they hate working. Everyone is eager to start their own business in order to avoid having a Greek boss. This has resulted in a fragmented economy with a huge number of self-employed people that invest nothing. Litter is everywhere, stray dogs are everywhere, dog shit on the pavement is a certainty.

yagodragon 6y ago
Have you ever lived on a different country? Despite it's ugliness, Athens is a vibrant and diverse city that never sleeps. Everything you need to do is close to your home. Jobs, night life, shops, bookstores, etc even a walk by the sea near mikrolimano. It's an interconnected community of human randomness that depicts the randomess of the real life.
- StavrosK 6y ago
  I can confirm that most Greeks will agree with both comments above.
inertiatic 6y ago
>Litter is everywhere The busy parts of Athens are much much less dirty than the busy parts of Paris or London. >People dress in ugly clothes and are poorly groomed and rude. So it's like a typical big city then. >People hate working and all the time they talk about how much they hate working. So, these people are experiencing city life. A couple of other points I'll give you, but I think this is mostly a case of the grass always being greener.
lazyjones 6y ago
Perhaps you just need a good therapist to lift your spirits. I enjoyed my stay in Attica (not the center of Athens, but I visited it frequently) from 1980 to 1990 and a couple of times later. Greeks (I'm half greek) whine a bit too much (for historical reasons presumably, such a formerly grand civilization faring so poorly today) and this probably affects their opinions of greek bosses. How can they not tolerate procrastination, laziness, moaning!
Shorel 6y ago
Now I want to visit the city and find out by myself.

by erfgh 6y ago

yagodragon 6y ago

Have you ever lived on a different country? Despite it's ugliness, Athens is a vibrant and diverse city that never sleeps. Everything you need to do is close to your home. Jobs, night life, shops, bookstores, etc even a walk by the sea near mikrolimano. It's an interconnected community of human randomness that depicts the randomess of the real life.

StavrosK 6y ago
I can confirm that most Greeks will agree with both comments above.

inertiatic 6y ago

>Litter is everywhere The busy parts of Athens are much much less dirty than the busy parts of Paris or London. >People dress in ugly clothes and are poorly groomed and rude. So it's like a typical big city then. >People hate working and all the time they talk about how much they hate working. So, these people are experiencing city life. A couple of other points I'll give you, but I think this is mostly a case of the grass always being greener.

lazyjones 6y ago

Perhaps you just need a good therapist to lift your spirits. I enjoyed my stay in Attica (not the center of Athens, but I visited it frequently) from 1980 to 1990 and a couple of times later. Greeks (I'm half greek) whine a bit too much (for historical reasons presumably, such a formerly grand civilization faring so poorly today) and this probably affects their opinions of greek bosses. How can they not tolerate procrastination, laziness, moaning!

Shorel 6y ago

Now I want to visit the city and find out by myself.