• Waker@lemmy.pt
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    16
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    As a Portuguese person I feel so bad for Greece. Besides all the similarities, both our countries depend a lot on tourism. Having those huge fires had a huge impact for sure and now they’re paying holidays for the tourists. Which is great btw.

    I hope Greece recovers from this fast (same with Italy). 🇵🇹♥🇬🇷

    • auth@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      Did Greece ever recover from being in deep financial trouble due in large part to corruption? Did the handout from EU help any?

      • Waker@lemmy.pt
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Well, Portugal is on that same boat as well :) Maybe not quite as bad but close enough.

        We (Portuguese) did kindof get better(?), but still far from perfect… I still feel like there’s an abnormal amount of corruption and evasion compared to other countries.

        As for Greece I honestly can’t comment on it, only thing I know is I was there in 2018 and I loved it :)