[Walkingfeather]

I am not sure anyone will attend... they have not built the stadiums and the venues that are to be used for the games.

[Ciexyz]

I traveled thru Greece on a train in the early 70's. I was a college student carrying a backpack and staying in hostels. I found that the intellectuals and students were universally anti-American, but they were friendly to individual Americans. I have fond memories of sitting around outdoor cafes drinking ouzo and reading the Intl. Herald Tribune and discussing issues with people of many nationalities.

Visiting the islands, I remember one incident when our little cruise ship passed an American battleship on the seas. The crowds on the boat starting booing the ship and the USA. Everybody around me on deck, except the few American students, was booing. It made me uncomfortable.

But I found the shopkeepers very friendly. They all spoke German, moreso than English, because there were so many German tourists. I remember several of us students sat on a step and talked for an hour with a housewife as she knitted lace. It was a nice time.

I wonder if everything changed after the Achille Lauro terrorist incident.