Most people tend to look back in the year that passed and evaluate what they have done and they have not. I’m not doing that, what’s done is done and it’s well done 
. I’m only saying the past year has been full for me by all means, workwise, funwise, personal life. Not a boring year at all!
However, during 2008, I felt more than ever that me moving back to Greece is highly unlikely to happen (of course never say never). Altogether, the social, political and economical situation in the country are far from what i would call promising to tempt me.
Very briefly:
Social: within 2008, and as i have posted during the past months, i noticed and realized how impolite and unfriendly have we become, pure misery! I don’t think we put too much effort on understanding how could we be perceived by tourists either.
Political: scandal after scandal after scandal (don’t have to mention the #griots and what lead to them), the prime minister is lost somewhere between his party’s impotent and corrupted members, admitting not having a clue of what is going on. The leader of the opposing party is promising an Obama-like change (which by the way none has yet seen) using most of the same impotent and corrupted party members his father used to use. And no other party seems to have potential to take over. The traditional ideologies are namely there but inadequate to express people’s needs and thoughts. Left, right, center, they are all dead (not only a Greek problem though)!
Economical: well, don’t need a lot to say, the famous crisis has hit the world not only Greece. However, and that combines both the social aspect, during, my current visit i have been engaged in several conversations with people of my age (27) and most of them were not accepting the fact that a great number of people are underpaid and have to support themselves with 800-900€ per month, etc. Wake up and look outside the bubble people!
It’s the last day of the year and given my 2008 experiences (and not only), I wonder why should i even consider moving back to my country for good. So far I haven’t got any answer, not even one close to being convincing (just like facebook ). It’s just that to me, nowadays, bad aspects outweigh good aspects of living in Greece.
Happy New Year, full of happiness and joy!
January 1, 2009 at 12:08 |
Hey C, I’m a lot like you. I don’t reflect on what’s done or what was most this or that, which is the reason I was resistant last year to filling out a meme looking back. It’s the past. The past has its uses, but it is not a place to dwell or look upon with regret or what ifs. I also don’t make New Year’s resolutions because every minute of every day of the year can be one of change.
I’m glad we found each other if only virtually and that we got to exchange thoughts and know each other better. Happy 2009!
January 1, 2009 at 15:58 |
Just I’ve said in the past (i was told it’s a Chinese saying, though i haven’t validated it cause i like it anyways): “Time is coming”, thus, look ahead!