Another Day Another Dollar

Today was a longgg day, with two trips to the weekly neighborhood farmer's market, two trips on to campus, two walks to the store, and activities that spanned the length of the whole day. A side note on the farmer's market: AWESOME. Fruits and veggies galore, all fresh, all tasty, and all cheap. I got a bunch of apples, pears, green beans, and carrots for under 10 euros. We will make two trips every Monday without complaint for those delicious arrays of goodies. But back on track, to the main reason for my post. I learned a new and unexpected cultural similarity between Greeks and Americans when I attended a PR in non-profit class with a friend. Our animated Greek professor mentioned a Greek saying that basically boiled down to this: Greeks never do anything without a purpose. Which is such an American concept, in my mind. We always maximize our time, economize it, and squeeze every last drop of production out of it. His Greek saying fit with this American view of things in the context of the lecture about designing a PR campaign for a non-profit with the problem of needing to raise funds. They never do anything without a purpose in mind, and they are driven to accomplish that task. Which seems funny coming from a society that takes smoke breaks, coffee breaks, and naps. But they are also very hardworking and exceptionally motivated here, which offsets their otherwise laidback lifestyle and mentality. Maybe I'm not Greek after all?