Studying in Greece- Any Thoughts?

[queequek]

Originally posted by kdonline

One thing: there is A LOT of anti-American sentiment. I'm sure it hasn't gotten any better, now that Bush was re-elected.

When we were studying abroad in Rome back in 2003, the Iraq war had just begun. We were STRONGLY advised not to flash around the fact that we were American students (i.e. not big USA shirts, no obnoxciously (sp?) speak English too loud, etc).

Our most horrified experience happened in London, in a busy "tube" station, when a Norwegian lady suddenly shouted at us for being Americans, simply because she saw airline tags on our backpacks (it was American Airlines tags). It is unbelievable that the busy platform was quiet all of the sudden, and everybody was looking at us. Then, fortunately, our tube arrived, and we safely retreated to the tube. Talking about almost being crucified in the middle of London!

One thing for sure: do NOT pretend to be Canadian, if you were caught. Be proud to be an American!

Don't forget to visit Tessaloniki and Santorini (one of the southern most island). Gosh, I envy you, Greece is a very beautiful country. Keep us updated!