tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post4020271738234907077..comments2024-03-28T09:40:06.621-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Mykonos Was Different Then.Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-61189133424226503402011-05-04T17:33:22.464-04:002011-05-04T17:33:22.464-04:00Jeff - you are a lucky lukcy man. I am looking for...Jeff - you are a lucky lukcy man. I am looking forward to your next posts.<br /><br />YrsaYrsa Sigurdardottirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889410114439001207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-10583197496626939792011-05-01T23:28:51.098-04:002011-05-01T23:28:51.098-04:00Lil, it is my pleasure and purpose with pieces suc...Lil, it is my pleasure and purpose with pieces such as this to present that very perspective on "my island." Thank you for making me feel that my efforts are worthwhile. <br /><br />And thank you, too, Anonymous, for a thought provoking comment (and Mykonos 55 for seconding it). You raise a dilemma confronting Mykonos that every special place discovered by the world has faced: to change or not to change, that is the question—though I think it more the nature of the change that matters most, for change has shown itself both desired and inevitable. <br /><br />As you suggest, differentiating the “real” from the “pseudo” Mykonian is not simple. Yes, one could draw the line at place of birth, but I think a better measure is not in how long the “roots” have set in island soil, but in their likely beneficial yield to their host over time. Wouldn’t you think that those who view their island simply as a place for short-term seasonal profit without regard for its future should be judged as “real” or “pseudo” based upon that standard and not some happenstance of progeneration? <br /><br />After all, native Mykonians have not been around all that long. One hundred and fifty years ago or so, the island population was so decimated by starvation and disease that the Church had to draw settlers from other islands to save it. As you suggest, commitment is what matters, as it should be. <br /><br />And yes, Dan, I share your hope and hasten to point out to those readers who might wonder what you meant in referring to Mykonos as “a Greek bolthole,” that most certainly it was in the context of English slang for “a place of refuge.”☺<br /><br />One to which I shall return in a matter of days! <br /><br />—JeffJeffrey Sigerhttp://www.jeffreysiger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-42626362272941818312011-05-01T13:19:27.291-04:002011-05-01T13:19:27.291-04:00Just a wonderful "trip" to your fascinat...Just a wonderful "trip" to your fascinating island. Too often, we only see the tourist picture, and miss the solidity and character of the folks who live there.lil Glucksternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288522126331817172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49776538555228372522011-05-01T02:04:39.364-04:002011-05-01T02:04:39.364-04:00You are so right!You are so right!mykonos 55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07298174348613724515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-91055231289238777192011-04-30T20:10:56.415-04:002011-04-30T20:10:56.415-04:00So many 'Mykonians' need to remember where...So many 'Mykonians' need to remember where their roots are and to 'be real Mykonians' - not 'pseudo Mykonians' who come and go with the seasons!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-66358209535918413332011-04-30T05:45:27.760-04:002011-04-30T05:45:27.760-04:00Great pix Jeff. A Greek bolthole! I envy you enorm...Great pix Jeff. A Greek bolthole! I envy you enormously. Looks like a great place to go. Hopefully Mykonos still holds fast to some of its old traditions, as shown in those fascinating photos.Dan Waddellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320741202757960766noreply@blogger.com