Trigger Warning: Racism -- Looks like Greece has another problem...

[littlelauren86]

Greek police beat up another ‘illegal immigrant’ who’s actually a tourist

Even after Greek police handcuffed him without giving cause, took his passport and beat him on three separate occasions as they dragged him to the station, South Korean tourist Hyun Young Jung insisted on being sympathetic. ”I can understand them asking me for ID and I even

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[soundczech]

Greece is such an amazing place to visit. Lately my students (I'm an English teacher in Japan) ask me for travel recommendations and I have to be like, "well, Greece is unforgettable........ but not right now."

It's really scary to think that the situation there is probably going to get worse before it gets better.

[fifthmorn]

Where are you living in Japan? I'm in Ibaraki on the eastern coast.

[soundczech]

I'm in Tokyo! I'm going back to Australia in early February, though. I'm kind of traumatised at the idea.

[fifthmorn]

Gah Tokyo is so expensive, but I'm only two hours away from it! I'm leaving April 1st to the UK with my boyfriend, though I'm American--don't really wanna go back to America.

[soundczech]

Sadly Tokyo doesn't seem crazy expensive to me because the cost of living in my hometown (Melbourne, Australia) is exorbitant too. Actually a lot of things in Tokyo are cheaper. Even my rent is cheaper, though of course I got a much larger place in Melbourne. Maybe the only things I think are significantly cheaper in Melbourne are dairy, fruit, and vegetables. Almost everything else is cheaper in Tokyo. The example I always give is that a 600ml bottle of Coke costs about 330 yen minimum in Australia, but I've never seen one for more than 150 yen in Japan.

God I miss plentiful cheese, fruit and vegetables, though. When I get back to Australia I'm going to eat my weight in chinese broccoli.

The UK, exciting! I've still never made it there.