by Jeremy Gaunt
Reuters
July 12, 2011
Fatalism is nothing new in the modern Greek psyche, as reflected by two of the most common expressions to be heard -- "Tha doume" and "Ti na kanoume."
The first literally means "We will see," but could more usefully be translated as "This probably won't happen." The second, "What can we do?," means in effect "I agree with you, my friend, but this is Greece, so..."
Add to this now a degree of desperation. A one-time resident traveling in Greece today is struck by a kind of resignation among the people, a punctured bravado that borders on embarrassment.
The debt crisis and "litotita" (austerity), are taking their toll.
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