Grandparents in action
It seems to me, Anglo-Saxons have a great deal less trouble when it comes to the generation gap issue. I cannot picture my grandmother marrying...
Air-conditioning
My first job in the U.S. was an office job. There had been a few reasons for me wanting to quit that job, yet...
Politically Correct Dating
Singles of any cultural background face the challenges of trying to date in the era of "political correctness". Don't get me wrong, us Greeks...
Retail subculture
Greek or American fashionistas share equal amounts of obsessive compulsive behavior when it comes to clothes. Fashion and its ability/promise to glamorize our simple...
Culture Shock regardless
There must be a certain amount of time that dooms you. A certain amount of time that once you go over it, that's that,...
Dress sense
I'm not quite sure where dress sense comes from. Is it a cultural thing? Is it an ideological thing? Is it a stage-in-life kind...
Bad Economy
The economy in Greece is bad just the way it was in the US a few months back and a fuss needed to be...
Culture Shock: Where is a person’s home?
Home is a key word in the whole "culture shock" pavillion. Where is a person's home? What defines it? Level of comfort? Professional/financial opportunities?...
Christmas shopping…
Consumerism is not solely an American plague. It's pretty much international -for those who can afford it or for those who can not afford...
Barack Obama: our new President.
I woke up this morning (or should I say yesterday morning) both elated and scared. Dead scared. Elated the moment of truth was here....
Former Banker Leaves US to Reconnect with Parents’ Homeland in Greece
Peter Manuselis was once in many ways a typical Greek-American -- but growing up in North Canton, Ohio with his immigrant parents, he simply...