Not to worry - i thought i had pressed the wrong button. A propos Brussels: i have never seen so much dog shit on the streets as in that city, and I remember when i was there in 1983 that I used to see old ladies come out of their houses and encourage their dogs to shit in front of the house next door, and then the next door lady would appear and send hers in front of the first one’s house…I’ll leave you to guess the ethnicity of said elderly ladies…

Welcome BondWoman,
Sorry not to have said hi when you posted your comment. My spam catcher was being a little over zealous for some reason.
Here in Greece it is generally believed that the foreigners create all the litter. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen Greeks themselves opening packets or eating a souvlaki and blatantly throwing the wrappers on the ground, while standing NEXT TO A BIN. It’s an epidemic here. But hey, let’s blame the foreigners rather than do anything about it.
I will check out your blog in a while. I hope to see you around here again.

this blog is close to my heart diva..no need to comment on my rants haha
just gave your link to my sis..

Thank you sha, much appreciated. I do the same with all my blogroll friends. I read all new content but often have nothing to add or no time to leave a comment. It’s great to know people are reading what you write, isn’t it?

Diva there are times I dont comment but I read all the thread… just to show my support!!!

Well spotted SeaWitch ! LOL

What I find odd is that this commenter has chosen the name of a American-Greek poetess whose work appears in books about Human Rights. I would have thought someone with such views would have chosen a more appropriate Greek nickname…perhaps right winger parliamentarian and the leader of LAOS party, Georgios Karatzaferis (last paragraph)
instead of Eleni Fourtouni.

You’re absolutely right, Laurelin. I seriously could not keep doing this without my bloggy support network.
Hi Tanner, Thanks for the link. Much appreciated.
The problem with people like eleni and the rest of the anti-immigration bunch is that nothing you can say or do will ever convince them that they are wrong. I have had my fair share of arguments on the issues but failed entirely and completely to reach any of them. They quote “statistics” and “facts” to prove their arguments. There is the fatal flaw. You cannot fight an argument with statistics. You throw one back at them, they’ll find another one. Any idiot could tell you that statistics can be, and are, distorted to “prove” an argument. So I have tried to appeal to the more human part of that person and I am accused of not having facts, of being ignorant of reality, of being a liberal or a leftie (as if they were bad things to be), of being more prejudiced than they are “because I am arguing for my people!” That was the best one. Anyway, I know what you mean. It is impossible to argue for human rights and immigration rights by saying it’s just the right thing to do, because we are human beings and we should be responsible towards other, and we should behave like the civilised people we say we are. You’ll be shot down before you reach the end of the sentence. So, I do not aim to reach the extreme types anymore. They will go off and start their own blogs or frequent other peoples blogs that spout out all the bile they feel. I will never succeed in “winning” the argument. So I concentrate on those people who have not yet decided one way or the other on the issues. My focus is more on appealing to that humanity in all of us, that I know we have the ability to reach.

If I had it my way, Greece’s rejected refugees would be shipped immediately to America, where they’d probably all be able to find gainful employment in about three days.

I’m always pleased when people comment on my posts to tell it like it is to the trolls- it just reminds me how supportive the blogging community is.

Thanks for your clearheaded standing up for principles and rights. I’ve only glanced at your blog so far, but I subscribed to it, because I am (professionally and personally) interested in the issues you raise about “foreigners” in “other countries”. If you want to get really angry about racial stereotyping at this difficult time, can I take the liberty of directing you to our blog, and suggesting you follow the links from this post about the Brussels Journal to the source material. I got to thinking about it because of your mention at the beginning of your post about litter. Apparently, we have the “Moslems” to thank for all the litter in European cities…as you will see if you follow the links. It made me so, so angry to read the post on Brussels Journal and follow the link back.