Once upon a time I was very proud to be Greek. But no more

Gstaad

A naked, very good-looking young man skied down the mountain evoking shrieks of laughter and admiration from the hundred or so skiers lining the slopes. He turned out to be J.T., my son, and it was an act of protest against the mind-numbing conversation about titles among some at the Eagle club.

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TaggedEagle club, Golden Dawn, Gstaad, J.T., manners, Sir Denis Thatcher, skiing, Stephen Fry, Syriza, Tsipras, Wafic Said, Yanis Varoufakis

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