tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.comments2023-07-09T10:38:49.097+03:00THE GREEK OUTLOOKPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-34676574440008361812016-11-21T05:31:52.304+02:002016-11-21T05:31:52.304+02:00One of my favorites. Truly beautiful -- and under ...One of my favorites. Truly beautiful -- and under appreciated.Gourdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784716413929508430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-10320316361048252932015-02-17T08:00:28.177+02:002015-02-17T08:00:28.177+02:00I side with Lord Byron, Melina and the majority of...I side with Lord Byron, Melina and the majority of the British people on this. Tokin Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073281813794040013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-49087687867234486052014-05-03T01:21:40.577+03:002014-05-03T01:21:40.577+03:00I feel agree with this but change Greeks and put S...I feel agree with this but change Greeks and put Spaniards ..<br />Salud<br />A.Alicianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-32476661637777916292013-08-20T11:46:08.530+03:002013-08-20T11:46:08.530+03:00Thank you Yannis for commenting and glad the posti...Thank you Yannis for commenting and glad the posting wasn't displeasing to you. I think you did a beautiful work on those and they deserve to be better known through the link to your wonderful site. <br />You're most welcome! Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-70980949685857529802013-07-08T15:43:27.674+03:002013-07-08T15:43:27.674+03:00Thank you very much for showcasing my photos as am...Thank you very much for showcasing my photos as ambassadors of beautiful Greek architectural elements. <br /><br />Even more so, for showcasing credit. I really appreciate it.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Yannis LariosYannis Larios | Wedding Photographer Greecehttp://www.yannislarios.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-66201945214919299112013-03-21T22:49:18.671+02:002013-03-21T22:49:18.671+02:00Whatever is worth doing, it's worth doing righ...Whatever is worth doing, it's worth doing right :-)<br /><br />You're most welcome! Glad I could provide a glimpse. Any other question, feel free to ask anytime and I will answer to the best of my ability. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-18745493996833806482013-03-21T18:38:37.668+02:002013-03-21T18:38:37.668+02:00Thanks so much E for your extremely thoughtful pos...Thanks so much E for your extremely thoughtful post, and I learned a lot from it. (I did know some of what you spoke about, but not all, and truly appreciate your time to explain to me)<br /><br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-32236808827368351162013-03-20T23:09:19.887+02:002013-03-20T23:09:19.887+02:00Carol, wow, I see you're very much into things...Carol, wow, I see you're very much into things! Kudos!!<br /><br />Good question. Let's see if I can address it in a logical manner. <br /><br />On the one hand, banning someone who has proven to be an international calibre player from all national teams in the tournament for life seems excessive. It probably would be in most situations.<br /><br />On the other hand, we're dealing with a very crucial case study. There was another athlete, Voula Papachristou, who was ousted from the London Olympics for tweeting a racist joke before the games last summer (even though athletes were routinely warned not to use social media with comments that might offend). There was also a well-known and outspoken Golden Dawn party member (and now MP) who publicly slapped another MP on air, live! And has generally a thuggish behavior. <br />The common thread of all those people is that they are connected to a nostalgizing Nazi attitude (as personified currently by the GD party locally), probably fueled by a need to vindicate their ethnicity's dignity (dragged through mud, as attested and chronicled here on these pages) and the understandable youthful need to wreck havoc & act recklessly. <br />In two out of three cases this is also backed up by a total lack of historical knowledge and appreciation and what is more enraging, by a total denial to OWN anything of what they did after the fact. Katidis and Papachristou both said "I'm only a child", " I don't have any relation to political stuff", "don't implicate me in politics, I'm an athlete" etc in order to escape the wrath they unlocked. This is a chicken-shit attitude which proves that without punishment there can be no fear of repercussions and therefore no restraint for the next time. They simply don't have strength in their "beliefs", therefore this "bravado" is a dangerous and provocative show-off. <br /><br />Kasidiaris is another case altogether, because he does own what he does (even if it is something reprehensible), but he also tried to avoid punishment and managed to disappear just enough for punitive charges to drop! <br /><br />The bottom line is: without harsh punishment in these very public cases, more and more youths will imagine that it is "cool" to be a neo-Nazi or a fascist. (In fact this is how the ideology is sold, with -sacrilege of sacrileges- this "coolness" being tied to the defiance for which ancient Greeks are famous for.) It needs to be stopped now. Greece has suffered IMMENSELY during Nazi occupation (search Nazi massacres in Wiki) to have people think it's OK to bring back those times/beliefs. It's a matter of respect and a matter of a sane and democratic state, especially right now. <br /><br />In view of the above, banning him for life is exemplary to anyone else who might think that doing something like that in front of school-age children is "cool". <br />I'm sorry he had to have this implemented on him, but he should have stopped and thought about it twice before doing it. He's 20 years old, there are no excuses, he's not a child. <br />Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-32076763300963663192013-03-20T17:31:02.676+02:002013-03-20T17:31:02.676+02:00E, this probably isn't the place to post this,...E, this probably isn't the place to post this, but I was wondering about your thoughts about Giorgos Katidis, (as an outsider, I thought his being banned for life was a little outrageous).Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-90624030581951929412013-02-04T11:11:07.730+02:002013-02-04T11:11:07.730+02:00Also you have to watch the new Folli Follie backst...Also you have to watch the new Folli Follie backstage 2013 video which was shoot in Santorini and in beautiful Caldera! Watch here the new <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8jQmXPcCo4&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow"> Folli Follie backstage 2013 video</a> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-22894977151650545002012-10-25T16:46:09.422+03:002012-10-25T16:46:09.422+03:00She is, rather! Handsome in the very best sense. She is, rather! Handsome in the very best sense. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-18630892372198693652012-06-23T19:19:12.502+03:002012-06-23T19:19:12.502+03:00I meant to type: "and you can *bet* the avera...I meant to type: "and you can *bet* the average Greek won't see a single cent into their wallet."Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-45112360019443097832012-06-23T19:16:25.966+03:002012-06-23T19:16:25.966+03:00Evan,
I totally get what you're saying. Makes...Evan,<br /><br />I totally get what you're saying. Makes sense. And I don't know how old you are or how much you know about history between Germany and Greece (and it would be presumptuous of me to think that you're relatively young and not specifically versed in that historical bit, but let's run with it for the time being, if you excuse me), but there is a very real, tangible *dread* among Greeks of all ages about Nazi Germany because Greece suffered a LOT (a hell of a lot! more than most countries) during WWII and no reparations (or even an official "sorry") were ever issued. Compared to what Nazi Germany did to France for instance, that was "small potatoes" as Americans say. <br /><br />Now, I understand that modern Germany isn't Nazi Germany. And that we can't look into the future without making peace with the past, such as it is. But there is a very ingrained strong feeling, because most grandmothers & grandfathers have tales to tell (and relatives killed) and grandchildren are taught from a young age how much the country suffered in the 1940s because of all this. Whole villages were pillaged and burnt, their whole population exterminated as retaliation for resistance, women knifed, babies bayonetted in the cribs, did you know all that? You can check Wikipedia: <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_atrocities#World_War_II<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_occupation_of_Greece_during_World_War_II<br />There's a great body of literature that's even in the school curriculum taught about those difficult times. The point is: we haven't forgotten. <br /><br />It's natural that in difficult times, this old feeling is rekindled, often to unjust results, as you mention. Germany has contributed a LOT to the world and has a long line of thinkers and scientists and artists, but this whole WWII thing is still very much a stigma. I know it's not nice, but there you have it. <br /><br />It doesn't help that most Europeans see the economic flourishing of Germany as an attempt to impose a 4th Reich, this time in economic terms. I think this is something that is not the fault of the average (well mannered and well meaning) German, but of the administrations, who cater for their electorate rather than the wellbeing of the European Union. It also doesn't help that a VAST amount of the money given as a bailout is returning back to the rest of Europe: of the one billion euros withheld till there was an administration coming out of the elections in Greece and now trickling into our reserves, 900 millions are going back to the European solidarity bank scheme!!! That's never mentioned though. Make of that that politicians will almost certainly embezzle a few millions as well and you can be the average Greek won't see a single cent into their wallet. <br /><br />It also doesn't help that Greeks and other Southern Europeans have a totally different mentality regarding life in general. I've been to Germany and have seen the way of living up close. It's something which Germans do appreciate when they're coming to our countries for holidays, please note, so it's not totally reprehensible for you, I assume. <br />But to subjugate all people into one uniform model of living is a sort of imposition and Greeks, rebels as we have always been, resist to that first and foremost. <br /> <br />I hope you get a better understanding of the thoughts that run into the mind of the average Greek and realize why they can't really be "thankful" or "grateful". On the other hand I do sincerely hope that we get to bypass this tension in the two countries' relations. The European Union and Europe in general needs both its square minds and its rebels, I think, don't you? :-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-81193695924104451052012-06-22T16:05:10.805+03:002012-06-22T16:05:10.805+03:00Here is the problem: Germans don't mind paying...Here is the problem: Germans don't mind paying and supporting the Greeks. But why would we give MORE money to people who burn our flag in public and insult us. Is that how they say thank you, is that how they express their gratitude to us? We're giving away Millions of Euros and that's what we get back? Seriously!Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403411531794292983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-9224631042515909632012-04-21T17:52:25.003+03:002012-04-21T17:52:25.003+03:00beautiful...beautiful...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-57845187913767057652012-04-15T16:28:48.788+03:002012-04-15T16:28:48.788+03:00https://www.facebook.com/ToniaSotiropoulouhttps://www.facebook.com/ToniaSotiropoulouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-27713728191299192842012-04-07T14:06:50.473+03:002012-04-07T14:06:50.473+03:00She is indeed rather too good looking for her own ...She is indeed rather too good looking for her own safety! :-p<br />I very much like that classic intensity of dark brows over dark eyes and "jutted" cheekbones.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling great (and happy Easter if you're celebrating), thanks for stopping by!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-69779741859462702812012-04-06T18:52:25.453+03:002012-04-06T18:52:25.453+03:00she's gorgeous!she's gorgeous!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-45359469465656564212012-03-29T03:23:50.259+03:002012-03-29T03:23:50.259+03:00Not pleasant indeed. I don't even have the w...Not pleasant indeed. I don't even have the words to articulate what happened to Greece and others that were victims of the Nazi's. I will look at the link(s). <br /><br />~DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-14883268772400476302012-03-27T16:56:41.275+03:002012-03-27T16:56:41.275+03:00You're welcome, I guess :-) (Not a pleasant su...You're welcome, I guess :-) (Not a pleasant subject, but...)<br /><br />There's a long list of Nazi atrocities in Greece if you're interested (link to wiki):<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_occupation_of_Greece_during_World_War_II#Nazi_atrocities" rel="nofollow">Nazi atrocities in Greece</a><br />All of them, btw, NEVER given war reparations by the German state (As a gesture of good will at the end of the war on the nation's side there were no demands made, as a favor to our ally, the USA, who also -needs to be said- didn't demand reparations themselves. Later, they were not given, even though there were demands on them and they were officially admitted as war crimes) <br /><br />I have been to Kalavryta village ~where every male present from 12 onwards was machine-gunned by a Nazi fire squad (and the women & children locked in the school and set on fire!) and the mass graves memorial is heart-stopping: hundreds of oil-lamps burning inside a crypt...<br /><br />In Distomo the Nazi savagery was such that babies were bayonneted in their cribs, pregnant women speared in the belly, elders tortured and shot, children skinned alive. It was truly barbaric. <br /><br />It's fascinating to also see how the Nazis treated their Italian "allies" troops at the massacre of Cephallonia. This is the central plot in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/067976397X?ie=UTF8&tag=perfshri-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=067976397X" rel="nofollow">the Louis de Bernières's novel "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" </a>(if you haven't read it, the book is far superior to the -rather nice, if not 100% faithful- film starring Nic Cage and Penelope Cruz).<br /><br />You see, this is why there is so much bad blood now that Germany is taking over the fates of Europe again. There are still elders who remember... <br /><br />It's a people who have greatly suffered, the Greek people. It's even evident in our language. But that's fodder for another post soon ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-46033321820067294692012-03-27T01:58:43.166+03:002012-03-27T01:58:43.166+03:00Whoa! I never knew that piece of history and/or t...Whoa! I never knew that piece of history and/or that that massacre had happened in Greece! That is tragic. Thank you for the history lesson. I always wondered about the black dresses that I see on the elderly women in Greek photographs and even postcards. Now I know. <br /><br />~DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-81824141763921689812012-03-24T12:12:19.940+02:002012-03-24T12:12:19.940+02:00Heartening to hear you say so!Heartening to hear you say so!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-28829823518235027272012-03-23T20:31:42.169+02:002012-03-23T20:31:42.169+02:00<3 - Yes, there's hope where people bask ...<3 - Yes, there's hope where people bask under the sun. <br /><br />~DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-47293328869523152682012-03-07T19:11:01.440+02:002012-03-07T19:11:01.440+02:00It sure is. :)
~DIt sure is. :)<br /><br />~DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248259481547414898.post-89238145046173900622012-03-05T09:15:13.436+02:002012-03-05T09:15:13.436+02:00Glad you liked it Dawn! :-)
Small things, for smal...Glad you liked it Dawn! :-)<br />Small things, for small stolen moments, in our small life...That's Greece all right.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.com