Αmerican kids: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of their parents.
Greek kids: Move out when they're 28, having saved enough money for a house, and are two weeks away from getting married..... unless there's room in the basement for the newlyweds.
Greek kids: Move out when they're 28, having saved enough money for a house, and are two weeks away from getting married..... unless there's room in the basement for the newlyweds.
American kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt cake, and you sip coffee and chat.
Greek kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food, begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the furniture.
American kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them, and it's usually only
on special occasions.
Greek kids: Are not at all fazed when their dads show up, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00 , and starts pruning the fruit trees. If there are no fruit trees, he'll plant some.
American kids: Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages when they need to have something done.
Greek kids: Call their dad or uncle, and ask for
another dad's or uncle's phone number to get it done.
American kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only cake and coffee. No more.
Greek kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and
get antipasto, wine, a pasta dish, a choice of two meats, salad, bread, a canoli, fruit, espresso, and a few after dinner drinks.
American kids: Will greet you with 'Hello' or 'Hi'.
Greek kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a pat on your back.
American kids: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
Greek kids: Call your parents Mom and Dad.
American kids: Have never seen you cry.
Greek kids: Cry with you.
American kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
Greek kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.
American kids: Know few things about you.
Greek kids: Could write a book with direct quotes
from you.
American kids: Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft mushy white bread.
Greek kids: Eat Genoa Salami and feta cheese sandwiches on crusty Greek bread (for breakfast).
American kids: Will leave you behind if that's what
the crowd is doing
Greek kids: Will kick the whole crowds' ass who left
Greek kids: Will kick the whole crowds' ass who left
you behind.
American kids: Think that being Greek is cool.
Greek kids: Know that being Greek is cool.
American kids: Will ignore this.
Greek kids: Will forward it.
