Volume 2, Issue 5
November 2009
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There are a lot of immigrants who choose Greece as their home and the north of Corfu is particularly popular. The country we now identify as Greece was, in fact, originally populated by races from the middle-east who claimed this exciting land to the south of the Balkan peninsular and made it the base from which to promote their unique culture to rest of the world. With their new
land being wild & mountainous by nature, the Greeks became sailors, adventurers & merchants, learning how to
survive far from their homeland. Greek settlements sprang up everywhere and they became the first true cosmopolitans, the first global citizens.
Several hundreds of years later, when ‘New World’ opportunities arose, and further stimulated by post-war poverty, hundreds of thousands of Greeks left their villages in search of a better life and, with their rich heritage, they quickly fulfilled their potential as emigrants in developing countries. The solution for Greeks has always been to look beyond their country’s limits to lands where their innate ingenuity could create a better life and their example serves to prove that ‘home’ is not just the spectacularly beautiful country of their birth, but the whole world. The idea that all human beings, regardless of their origins or political affiliation can, if they wish, belong to a single community is a concept that seems to flourish in Roda where everyone prepared to contribute something to the village is made more than welcome.
theories to the origin of the snake curled around the staff, which has been linked with medicine for eons. Asclepius was the son of the Greek god Apollo, who practiced medicine. There was the development of the cult of Asclepius, which is when the staff and snake symbols became combined, making the recognised
some a group of people. Where would such an animated conversation occur? A group of local medical practitioners having coffee in Pirates? A late night discussion at Nemo’s? No to both those, the local EKA (state) doctors’ waiting room amongst patients.
There was a lot of talking and arm waving, and then one lady held up her bag, in which her prescription book is kept, showing the symbol of medicine worldwide, the rod and the serpent. There then followed more arm movements and the obvious imitation of a snake’s motion.
The subject seemed to be about the origin of the symbol, the Rod of Asclepius. There are various
There was a lot of talking and arm waving, and then one lady held up her bag, in which her prescription book is kept, showing the symbol of medicine worldwide, the rod and the serpent. There then followed more arm movements and the obvious imitation of a snake’s motion.
The subject seemed to be about the origin of the symbol, the Rod of Asclepius. There are various
image of today. Hippocrates was a follower of the cult.
Greek waiting rooms are not quiet venues, the people there carry on as any group of locals whether its a taverna, a wedding, a kafeneion, it’s a social gathering and therefore the conversation flows
Greek waiting rooms are not quiet venues, the people there carry on as any group of locals whether its a taverna, a wedding, a kafeneion, it’s a social gathering and therefore the conversation flows
and the voices talk over each other and increase in volume. If you happen to be at the doctors’ surgery for a headache then a seat outside might be preferable. If you can manage to stay in the waiting room, then it’s one of the best places to experience Greek society!
Kalos Ilthate!
Where indeed....?