Friends and relatives have asked me to keep them updated about the situation here in Greece; hence I’ve started to write daily posts on Facebook. I decided to post them here as well.
Things here in Greece are getting more surreal by the day: banks won’t open tomorrow and may not open until after the referendum. The latest news says ATMs may be closed tomorrow too and a โฌ60 daily limit will be imposed thereafter. (Someone pointed out that many older Greeks don’t even own bank cards.) Twitter is showing photos of long queues at ATMs and petrol stations right now. The prime minister gave a speech today in which he sounded even more defiant than before. I have mixed feelings about the man and his policies, but I really don’t like his current confrontational approach to politics.
People have asked me if we are alright. We are. I’m following the crisis from the unfairly easy position of someone who doesn’t even have money in a Greek bank. In fact, we were going to open such an account tomorrow — a plan which we have now obviously postponed.
I just saw a garbage collection truck making its daily round, the relevance of which is that in many ways, life goes on as normal. It’s going to be an interesting week though. Let’s hope for the best. Greece deserves it.
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