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.

Oh My Gods, I am a bit nervous here, this can't be right. This is my first blog and I feel like a virgin. 

Or at least how I imagine a virgin must feel like during his/her first time. 

You see, being born Greek means that I was automatically spared the embarassment of losing one's virginity since a Greek is born a Non-Virgin. 

Instead, like all Greeks, I was born a very competent sex machine who knew how to please...well...myself. As I grew older other people joined me in the activity, (of pleasing myself), but not before years of practise took their toll on my mental state.

These are some of the most important qualities of being Greek, Self-reliance, Self-sustenance, and Self-standing. 

In Greek this is called: ΜΑΛΑΚΑΣ and is one of the main platforms (some would say the cornerstone even), upon which Greeknes is built. The two meanings are so inseperably intertwined that you cannot longer be the one without the other. Greek and ΜΑΛΑΚΑΣ are stuck twins sharing vital organs. Surgical seperation is not realy an option so one can pray instead.

In the epistemology of AllGreekToMe being Greek and MΑΛΑΚΑΣ simultanuesly is self-evident, but I am sure we will have plenty of opportunities to examine in greater depth the abysmally great depths of this national trait.

But don't get me wrong. This is not going to be just the self-pitying, self-flogging blog ramblings of a lost Greek mind. I promise that you will also get your fair share so you don't feel left-out of this crazy party. I want you to be included, I want you to be part of the Success Story that is Greece. That way you will also feel succesful.

But enough for now. More about the meaning of a Greek Self will follow tomorrow. You can have too much of a good thing all at once so I will be pacing you. Till then...Go practise your Greekness, because you are after AllGreekToMe.