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For our children
For the future
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Γ Ι Ν Ε Τ Α Ι!
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Friday, September 13, 2013
Ημέρα Θετικής Ενέργειας: Η δική μας πηγή - ΓΙΝΕΤΑΙ! Our source of Positive Energy: GINETAI
Παρακαλούνται θερμά αυτοί που πιστεύουν ότι
"δεν γίνεται"
να μην διακόπτουν αυτούς που το κάνουν...
ΓΙΝΕΤΑΙ!
All those who believe that
DEN GINETAI
are kindly requested to stop interrupting those busy
DOING it!
GINETAI!
Thanks to Lucia C for posting
At Global Greek World, We ♥ Greece...and it shows!
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
And the Bronze Medal Goes to... Greece!!! Bravo Alexandra Tsiavou and Christina Giazitzidou!!! GINETAI!
Alexandra Tsiavou and Christina Giazitzidou
Bronze Medallists - Women's Lightweight Double Sculls
London 2012
GINETAI!!!
Despite the economic doom and gloom fantastic news from London 2012 this afternoon!
A well-deserved bronze medal for Team Greece at the Olympics in the Women's Lightweight Double Sculls for World Champions Alexandra Tsiavou and Christina Giazitzidou, giving us all another shot in the arm after the bronze from Ilias Iliadis in the first week!
It was an amazing race... we watched with bated breath as Christina and Alexandra fought to the end for a medal.
For a while there they were coming 2nd....
but an extra push from Team China at literally the last second put
Alexandra Tsiavou and Christina Giazitzidou an oar away from the silver!
Yay, we did it!!! Ta kataferame!
Thrilled!
Moments to remember - Η Γαλανόλευκη
The Greek Flag flies proudly with the British and Chinese flags
Proud and happy Olympians!
Well done to all of you!
Well done to all of you!
Μπράβο κοριτσάρες μας!
Γ Ι Ν Ε Τ Α Ι...
Bravo Alexandra, Bravo Christina!
Bravo Alexandra, Bravo Christina!
You made all of us in the Global Greek World
very proud today -
check out the post on our Facebook Page for all the likes and comments!
very proud today -
check out the post on our Facebook Page for all the likes and comments!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Γ Ι Ν Ε Τ Α Ι - IT'S POSSIBLE - G I N E T A I....
On Sunday evening, on one of MEGA TV's most popular programmes, Protagonistes, some of Greece's best and brightest Global Greeks discussed Greece's image with journalist/host Stavros Theodorakis and how it needs to be
changed to combat the recently acquired negative stereotype of the lazy
and corrupt, non-tax paying Greek who lies on the beach all day
drinking coffees....
Brand Strategist extraordinaire, and Global Greek of the Year runner up, Peter Economides (Greece), Athens 2004 Opening and Closing Ceremonies' Mastermind Dimitri Papaioannou (Greece), journalist/showman Nikos Aliagas (France), MP Jorgos Chatzimarkakis (Germany) , CEO of V+O Communication creators of the Give Greece a Chance Campaign,John Olympios, along with journalist Rika Vagiani (Australia) and writer/journalist Soti Triantafyllou (USA) discussed ways of how Greece can reverse the negative stereotype which has prevailed recently because of the economic crisis and has led to almost racist jokes, snide remarks, sneers and odd behaviour not just from other people but from some otherwise seemingly respectable institutions such as airlines and pilots ...
Last year a cafe owner in New Zealand woke up to find this on his shop door, citing running up debts as a Greek Cultural Tradition (!!!)
A few weeks back we were appalled to read on our Twitter Feed about a so-called joke made by a pilot to the effect that ' now that we have established that our Greek passengers have paid their tickets we can take-off', or the more recent language tests forced on a Greek passport-holding passenger by an Aer Lingus agent in Spain before she and her family were allowed to board , an incident for which the airline apologised but the harm was done...
Thanks to the economic crisis in Greece and the negative and distorted image which has fed through to the international media, it means that the average Greek anywhere in the world has to fight to prove that he is not corrupt and lazy, pays his taxes and dues on time, and lives up to his responsibilities while he enjoys his life; to fight the negative stereotype that has taken over from that same guy who was lying on the beach and was known as Zorba, a fun-loving but wise philosopher of life, who everybody loved and admired...
Brand Strategist extraordinaire, and Global Greek of the Year runner up, Peter Economides (Greece), Athens 2004 Opening and Closing Ceremonies' Mastermind Dimitri Papaioannou (Greece), journalist/showman Nikos Aliagas (France), MP Jorgos Chatzimarkakis (Germany) , CEO of V+O Communication creators of the Give Greece a Chance Campaign,John Olympios, along with journalist Rika Vagiani (Australia) and writer/journalist Soti Triantafyllou (USA) discussed ways of how Greece can reverse the negative stereotype which has prevailed recently because of the economic crisis and has led to almost racist jokes, snide remarks, sneers and odd behaviour not just from other people but from some otherwise seemingly respectable institutions such as airlines and pilots ...
Last year a cafe owner in New Zealand woke up to find this on his shop door, citing running up debts as a Greek Cultural Tradition (!!!)
Photo Source: Stelios Manousakis
A few weeks back we were appalled to read on our Twitter Feed about a so-called joke made by a pilot to the effect that ' now that we have established that our Greek passengers have paid their tickets we can take-off', or the more recent language tests forced on a Greek passport-holding passenger by an Aer Lingus agent in Spain before she and her family were allowed to board , an incident for which the airline apologised but the harm was done...
Thanks to the economic crisis in Greece and the negative and distorted image which has fed through to the international media, it means that the average Greek anywhere in the world has to fight to prove that he is not corrupt and lazy, pays his taxes and dues on time, and lives up to his responsibilities while he enjoys his life; to fight the negative stereotype that has taken over from that same guy who was lying on the beach and was known as Zorba, a fun-loving but wise philosopher of life, who everybody loved and admired...
Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates in Zorba's Dance...
In the days when Zorba was considered cool ...
There is a lot of work to be done by all those of us who love Greece, Greeks and non-Greeks alike, to bring confidence back to Greece and our people's belief in ourselves, and it must be done. We need to reverse that negative image!
We all need to believe that we can succeed, that we can do what it takes to turn things around.
We need to take that feeling of euphoria that we all had after the success of the Olympic Games and put it on tap... remembering how good it felt to have succeeded and made those who doubted Greece around the world eat humble-pie so to speak.
FORGET what the others say we CANNOT do, we need to set our own goals and achieve them, and if possible surpass them...it is a question of pride, in ourselves and in our people...
We all need to believe that we can succeed, that we can do what it takes to turn things around.
We need to take that feeling of euphoria that we all had after the success of the Olympic Games and put it on tap... remembering how good it felt to have succeeded and made those who doubted Greece around the world eat humble-pie so to speak.
FORGET what the others say we CANNOT do, we need to set our own goals and achieve them, and if possible surpass them...it is a question of pride, in ourselves and in our people...
As Peter says, and we endorse it wholeheartedly...
We will never be Good Germans but we can be Great Greeks!
Γ Ι Ν Ε Τ Α Ι ! G I N E T A I !
IT'S POSSIBLE! IT'S DOABLE!
YES, Greece CAN!
If you missed Protagonistes, it is well worth taking the time to watch it: Here it is
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