Yes, customs in Greece are completely corrupt. They will overvalue your items, and you will not be able to pick up without paying them, basically a bribe price. If the items are valuable, you would be very disappointed at losing them, or you can go without, I would do so.

Source: Lived in Greece for several years.

You know why? Because people in India knew him. He was spending time in that community forming bonds. And he stopped building the community in the states so the emotional ties weren’t there.

When my grandmother died, my grandpas house was full of people for over a month. You know why? They chose to be active in their church and community and people felt connected to them in their recent memory.

The grass is greener where you water it.