I am Hellene

I am Hellene - http://katerinam.com/

Greek and English Subtitles available.. click the CC button on the lower right of the video.

Based on the original "I am Canadian" video: http://youtu.be/BRI-A3vakVg

Image "Navagio (shipwreck) beach" by Dimitris Kilymis used under Attrobute CC license: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkilim/2...
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Hey, 

I'm neither a public service worker, nor a thief. 

And, I don't drink ouzo, break plates or say Opa in my daily life. Oh and I don't know Yorgo, Yanni, or Niko from Greece, although I am certain that they're really really nice... 

My country is a democracy, actually it invented the concept... 

I speak Greek and five other languages, and most of the people from my country speak at many foreign languages... 

I could probably sew my country's flag in my backpack, but Greece's heritage goes far beyond the geographical borders. It invented the West... 

I believe in Hellenism... The entire world aspires to its ideals...

And if I owe anybody any money today -and by the way I am not the only one- it's because I invented the idea of a free market! 
And if you critique me today, it's because I invented the idea of critique.

I believe in Freedom , so if I need to, I protest... 

I believe in the joy of life. I have the right to. There's nothing wrong with that!

I can swim in the waters of over 6000 islands!

My country is of exceptional beauty, and tradition. And my family is a sacred institution!

You call me Greek, but it's Hellene, NOT Greek, HELLENE!

My name is Katerina...

And I am Hellene...

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[Lampros Stavrinopoulos]

There is no reason to be overly proud to be Greek (?), let me give you some reasons :

1) The Olympic games were born here

2) When we invented democracy & civilization, everyone else was living in caves

3) 40% of Oxford dictionary is made up with Greek words

4) we have the cleanest seas on the planet

5) we gave our ancient alphabet to the Romans and our Medieval alphabet to the Slavs

6) with our (Olympic) light, we unite the world and pass the message of peace

So before you speak ... think !!!

[Derrymaine148]

Κατερινάκι, αν είσαι Hellene, καλό θα ήταν του κανάλι σου στο youtube να μην το έλεγες Katerina MOytsatsOS αλλά MoytsatsOU. Λέω εγώ τώρα.

Χαλαρώστε όλοι οι Hellene εδώ μέσα

[Thodoris Palaiologos]

dream on mongol....



[OTheognostos]

Truth@fotobolostoxotis.blogspo­t.com

[OTheognostos]

Truth @ fotoboldotoxotis.blogspot.com

[SuperGeco11]

Hassiktir pezevenk, orospu cocugu, turk Köpek.

[Zlatko Georgievski]

Poyrazoglu? Are you a muslim Greek from Karadeniz?

[Ahmet Poyrazoglu]

By the way, 1821 was not a nationalist rebellion, it was mostly economic, The (Hagia Lavra) and (krifo Sholio) were later added to legitimize this rebellion. I hope there are still good and professional history professors in Greece!!

[Ahmet Poyrazoglu]

SENIN ANANI ESEK SIKSIN. OROSPU COCUGU. GOTVEREN, PUST!!Albanian Kokotronis and his Albanian Arvenites warriors are not going to save you this time, right??The time is tough! This time, Germans, not only Turks!! Germans created you in 1821 with myths, Germans are destroying you again with myths!Good Luck! Easy come, easy go...

[Holowachuk]

besides, what is all this good for when you cannot run a state due the lack of such fundamental things as a functioning tax collecting system?

[Holowachuk]

you have not spelling.

[unikagia]

my friend if you have not past you have not future