https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/world/europe/denmark-immigrant-ghettos.html
Smart, but controversial.
I see how Greeks are doing these days, no ghettos, there are a bunch of Pakistanis and Africans, young men and women, living in certain areas of Athens, some have small shops, deli markets, shoe repair, etc., but no ghetto like stuff. The Athenians have taken back the squares, and the crisis of the last 8 years did the rest. Any other places and cities in Greece have no such populations.
Greece is heavily on the upswing now. A bustling place, and Athens a beautiful, vibrant city, where you can go out at 11pm, and have ...dinner, like always, the vampires of the world.
Was coming back to Athens yesterday on a boat from Kythnos, and could not believe the number of small boats and sail boats, some were racing boats, all around, and boats are costly to own and maintain.
As I always said: Ancient societies, like the Greeks can never fail and fall. They will still stand when the world collapses. As I travelled south to the lush, beautiful Peloponnese, I realized that those living there are so self sufficient, they could close off all access, and never look back. That is true of all of Greece. Eating a Greek tomato, from the vine, redefines the look and taste of it forever: soft, red like blood, juicy, sweet, flavorfull, needs no salt at all.. So goes for every food category, that grows here, and that means everything. Exception is for some Texas steak and beef ribs, bison, and a few other foods of the west that are exceptional. In Greece, you can get a small glass of lemon juice from a single lemon, soft to the squeeze with a thin skin.
Anyway....it does seem unnatural here to see Africans and Asians, but so long as they work and be part of tne mix, it is fine with me. After all Antetokoumbo, the young NBA star, is from Nigerian patents, was born in Athens, and every chance he gets is back here hanging out with all the Greeks he grew up with. He seems to never want to go anywhere else. That is good!
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