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binaryapparatus on Dec 21, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Don’t Americans Understand How Poor Their Live...

I spend at least one month in Greece every year, they are _almost_ as relaxed as 20 years ago.

Is there a chance that mass media tries to push one specific narrative, which does not reflect actual state?

TheAdamAndChe on Dec 21, 2017 [–]

Both you and your parent comment can be true. The economy may be doing terribly relative to other European countries, but if Greece values quality of life over economic development, then this wouldn't be terribly surprising.

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