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In Athens

Submitted by kieronb on Thu, 2011-11-24 14:20

In Athens "Athens is drifting back to how it was in the 1950s and 1960s, Stasinopoulou thinks. Old support mechanisms are being activated in a way unimaginable in Britain or Germany. 'My father's going to send me oil and olives for the year. One aunt's going to send me a chicken or eggs or cheese.'"

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