People are TOO kind in this city/ I distrust them, and I am convinced that I'm min away from being attacked!!! I just strolled past an elderly man whose hunchback and arthritic shaking hands were a clear indication that he must wake up on the "wrong side of the bed" regularly. The hunchback and I shared a narrow cobbled sidewalk, and I was obliviously in his way. The gentleman catching sight of my tourist camera, did not shake his unsightly finger in my face, or command me to "move my shit" (which is what I expected); but surprised me by quivering with utter delight!!! Jovially he cried out ," WELCOME to aTHENS!!!!". Who are these people? How much lithium are they putting into their tzatziki? Anyways, it was so welcoming and lovely.... Growing up in California, I've never in my life confronted visiting tourists with a "welcome to America" or "hope you are enjoying California's Disneyland!!!"... How lovely of an impression would it have made if I did this, and how well i would represent my country ??? I'm going to start. This man made my day!!!!
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