Thoughts on financial crisis and people’s mentality inspired by a ‘trendy’ restaurant

So the other day my friends and I decided to visit a trendy restaurant to see what is going on in flavor life. We do it every now and then as we are food lovers.

I don’t know if you are aware of my country’s situation but we are bankrupted; I am talking about Greece. For various reasons that I personally believe are political, financial and geopolitical, huge investments of funds and borrowed money flooded Greece up to 10 years ago. Once the global crisis in 2008 started, it hit us severely and unfortunately came here to stay. Nevertheless the crisis that affected Greece was driven, in my opinion, by other reasons – irrelevant to the international crisis. And unlike the international crisis, the problems are still here - 10 years later.

So up to 2008, Greek citizens, were in a fairly good financial state but since then poverty has hit our doors. Nevertheless, perhaps this is the greatest opportunity that has been given to Greece in its recent history. I mean, people that were opportunists had suddenly become rich and were driving around in expensive cars, wearing extravagant clothes and going on vacation to Gstaad. Why? What had they offered to their country, to humanity or to their profession to say the least? Nothing. People that are pioneers don’t get paid here. So to cut the long story short, along with the crisis in our wallets, came the crisis in expensive living and to our mindset; so I thought.

Until I went to this restaurant. I thought that this kind of services had died out. But, I was – am mistaken. Not only do people visit this place, but it was not their first time (I heard the talks with the waiters).

This restaurant tricks you. The flavors it offers are really good and ahead of many other places of this kind, nevertheless the ingredients used are not top ones. It is described as Modern Greek cuisine and the basic ingredients used, are not. The lamp was imported and the fish was imported and not fresh. Also when you offer innovative Greek cuisine, you don’t try to imitate French cuisine. The quantities in Greek cuisine are ample; you don’t get to be served fish in the size of two small matchboxes here… I am stopping now.

This post is a few thoughts on our mentality, not on the restaurant. If we don’t change, the crisis will not disappear. To all people that are here in Steemit: be rock, be innovative, be rebels. Don’t eat light-heartedly whatever you get served. You have minds: use them! Read, get educated, be persistent.

I am not a food critic; just saying my opinion. I am not even a writer.

Also, I am not writing the name of the place, for obvious reasons.

Enjoy!

p.s. The cook had amazing skills..