The understanding of the importance and meaning of SELF for a Greek arrives at a very early age and never changes or develops further till death do them apart. It is easy to remember and their mothers make sure that they will never forget. A Greek Self is the centre of the world and it's well being more important than the entire universe. Greeks are really Really selfish and suspicious of anyone who is not. Yes, there are exceptions but these are not called Greeks, they are called Malakas and they never excell in anything, so you don't want them as your friends. Because each Greek is more important than any other Greek, when they engage in conversation, they don't really converse but they are holding parallel monologues instead, sometimes even on different subjects. Do not be offended if you try and participate in a conversation and Greeks ignore you, it is only because you are not worth listening to as you have got nothing to say about anything that they don't already know. You must all remember that a Greek knows everything about everything better than anyone else. Equipped with this knowledge you can now understand why so many hours are spend debating leaving no time for acting. The self-worth of a Greek is measured no by his/her personall happiness but of the relative misery of those who surround him/her. You must also remember that it doesn't matter how much you love a Greek, a Greek will love himself more than you. I hope you don't get the wrong idea about Greeks, they are lovely people, they are just crap as individuals.