And the Winner Is…
The halftime show is over. The Greeks have finished complaining. Well… That may be overstating it. But the players are back on the field, and the second half is underway. Except there…
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Why Do Greeks Complain So Much?
Welcome to the halftime show. ELTA and USPS are in the locker room. The score: ELTA 1 — USPS 0 And while the players regroup, we need some live entertainment. Fortunately, we…
Christmas Day of the Summer
Thursday night, August 13, I turned to Karen. “Anything else we want to add to OurGroceries?” “OurGroceries” is an app we use that keeps reminding us what we need before Sunday morning…
The Match — First Half
The whistle blew. ELTA had possession. And frankly, I wasn’t optimistic about the Greek side. This was ELTA, after all. We Greeks have opinions about ELTA. Many opinions. But then something unexpected…
Alive and Well. Delivery Pending.
What do Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, JFK, the Social Security Administration, YouTube, Dr. Ed Weir, PhD, former Social Security manager, and a room full of Greeks complaining have in common? One envelope. More…
Gyro, Jai-ro, Yee-ro: The Greek Food That Keeps Turning
There are many dangerous conversations in Greece. Politics. Football. Whether Athens or Thessaloniki has better food. And then there is the most dangerous one of all. How do you pronounce “gyro”? This…