More than that

Just yesterday, I presented a talk about context and perception. My words seemed persuading enough, enough to make myself think about how I viewed things and wether or not I actually took into account all the different sides of the story. And guess what, turns out I didn’t.

Maybe it was a european spark or an economic standpoint that narrowed my point of view when it came to Greece. While well aware of the economic crisis, there was so much that I was unaware of, even blind to.

You see, the media portrays what attracts attention, and that’s why I saw burning trash cans, raging masses and a pool of deficit spending.

Now that I’ve lived in Greece and sipped at my Cappuccino fredo on the metro or under the glazing sun, I’ve come to see the ’more’ that there is to Greece.

I’ve been embraced by greek hospitality and warmth, I’m amongst the swarm of people that squeeze their way onto metro at early hours of the morning and the engulfing heat waves of the afternoon.

’Stereotypes are not bad because they are wrong, they are wrong because they are incomplete’ - Chimamanda Adichie

The news doesn’t portray them right. I’ve slowly started piecing together my own views on the Greeks and as far as I can say, there are indeed worthy of the creation of democracy, philosophy and an array of amazing things.

I’ve come to respect the old man that sips at the same beer for an entire day or the woman with a phd that remains unemployed, because they are not the terrible crisis I saw on the news.

Just because I saw wrong in their legislation of financial bodies, there are no less people. If anything, they are stronger than I could have ever imagined.