Simon A.Rawicz
@fckdupathens
English expat in Greece
Forum posts
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Contacts
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About me
English
Lives in Athens
Speaks English, French, learning Greek
Registration: 22 January 2011
About
Occupation
I am Self-employed.
My expat journey
Athens, Greece
Ongoing...
Creator of fckdup.com, Artist & Designer / media specialist and Tea whore:
fckdup.com - Home of E's a Dude, Spank the Munky and the P.I.B., the Penguin Investigation Bureau and much more.
Since I moved, the madness that is Greece inspired me to write about my observations and so EMG - (Englishman in Greece) was born.
Unfortunately due to the ongoing economic problems and after finding myself fighting the system through bad luck with my choice of employer, I discovered the corruption that runs rife here as you try and fight to expose it. EMG later became fckdupathens :
fckdupathens.wordpress.com
Its a truly beautiful country full of opportunity and promise. The experiences here are wonderful, the history of the country and the places to visit are endless and the culture is mind blowing.
Everything about Greece is decadent, the food, the wines, the spirit of the people and the zest for life is truly magical.
Moving to Greece is the equivalent to relocating to a strange new Planet, one which resembles what you once new about life, and yet redefines everything you need to know about survival.
Inspirationally as well, Greece feeds your soul.
Learning the language... It has 5 (e)'s and trying to adapt to 40 degrees in the shade, being from the UK it's extreme. I don't think my English cooker even got that hot!!!
The worst thing for me has been having to fight the corruption and experiencing all the social and economic misery which is strangling this great place. This isn't mandatory and is just subject to my own personal experiences - It's not like Papandreou personally meets you at the airport and introduces you to some while you're waiting for your luggage to arrive but it's bad.
Sadly it has also been allowed to fall into recession due to years of economic unrest, lies and the wholesale corruption and widespread systematic abuse by a select few people who have plundered everything that could have been great about this country.
Now the majority of Greek's all fight to survive as best as they can while they watch everyone fight amongst themselves during these hard times...
Amsterdam, Netherlands
It's Holland, what more needs to be said. . .
2D/3D designer and part time Hash cake tester at my local coffee shop.
It's Holland.
Leaving.
Antwerp, Belgium
Temporary stay in the suburbs of Antwerp.
Worked for a Gaming company producing 2D/3D animated video games for Vegas, involved in the concept design, the visuals, the game graphics and printed glasswork.
15 minutes from Holland.
15 minutes from Holland.
Nottingham, England
What's to say really, another one of the UK's finest cold & wet, damp miserable sh*tholes...
Not really, I loved it while I lived there but needed the chance to stretch my proverbial travel legs.
3D Artist / Designer and media specialist, musician and Tea addict.
A Great City surrounded by some beautiful landmarks and area's, it's nice and central so when it it wet and miserable you can easily travel to another wet and miserable city for a change.
Family roots are in the Midlands so it always played a large part of my life.
What's to say really, another one of the UK's finest cold & wet, damp miserable sh*tholes...
(See above...)
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New members of the Greece forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Greece forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
My names Simon, If from the UK, Nottingham, lived in Greece for 6 years now, unfortunately ended up having to fight corruption through my first job here in Athens and after 5 years of hell, got my life and most of my sanity back. Looking to network ... Read More