Greek Civilization, Western or Eastern?

[brennus dux gallorum]

Greeks are the centre. Neither Western nor Eastern. Greece is the middle point of both, unique in its own way.

There's no center. You're either middle eastern or European, you can't be both regardless from having influences from the other side

[Rgvgjhvv]

There's no center. You're either middle eastern or European, you can't be both regardless from having influences from the other side

He didn't say European or Middle Eastern. He said Western or Eastern. Obviously your definitions are different than mine, so it seems.

[brennus dux gallorum]

You misunderstanding me.I didn't mean that bouzoukia are trashy...but that is an eastern/ottoman lifestyle.It is coming from Turks due to ottoman occupation!

Bouzoukia came in Greece more than a hudred of years after ottomans, and they do not represent all of Greek society

Why bouzoukia and not folklore, entehno, kantades etc which are all Greek music but western?

And gyros is heritage of people who came from anatolia, its not part of the Greek tradition

[brennus dux gallorum]

He didn't say European or Middle Eastern. He said Western or Eastern. Obviously your definitions are different than mine, so it seems.

Western nation according tp the most widely accepted definition of Paul vallery is a nation with greko-Roman heritage, Christianity and Roman law

[Voskos]

It's all relative. I feel like we're a little bit more western than Germanics and at the same time quite eastern compared to Turks.

[brennus dux gallorum]

It's all relative. I feel like we're a little bit more western than Germanics and at the same time quite eastern compared to Turks.

Did you actually mean the opposite?

[Voskos]

Did you actually mean the opposite?

Nope.

[Dušan]

Going to bouzoukia or eating giro is definitely not a western habit.

Your music and cuisine are great!

[Rgvgjhvv]

Western nation according tp the most widely accepted definition of Paul vallery is a nation with greko-Roman heritage, Christianity and Roman law

I mean, there's many interpretations and opinions on this topic. No point in arguing. Western civilization has been influenced by the Greeks, but that doesn't mean Greeks themselves are Western. Just another opinion. This can go on forever though.

[Adamm]

What defines western civilization? When I think of Western civilization I think about Renaissance, individuality, individual freedom, freedom of speech, democracy and other stuff. I think Greece mostly embrace these values (Russia also) so in my opinion both Greece and Russia are in that sense part of 'Western' civilization.