Post-Olympic melancholy

Four years after the acclaimed Olympic Games in Athens, the self-image of the Greeks has undergone major changes as a result of domestic political problems and the economic crisis, the daily Eleftherotypia writes. "The success of the Olympic Games and the positive reviews from abroad raised self-confidence to a maximum level. ... The problem is that Greece and the Greeks are now in a situation which is entirely different from 2004. ... There is a general sense of misery, ... a lack of creativity and .... expectations are low. ... Our international image does not even bear thinking about. The international media is full of reports on bribes, corruption, ... the name dispute with [the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia] FYROM, which only few can understand, and the economic and political crises."

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