cornershop

a town of 60,000 people, my hometown

distances are short, families are close

more like a small place, not a big city

i was surprised to see a shop next to my parents' place the other day, with the above sign!

and for those of you who can't read greek, basically you call these people that work in this shop to pay your bills. a good service for a big city, at least a luxury for a place as small as Lamia is. Basically they deliver whatever you ask them for, from your shopping list to food, to cigarettes, to your bills payed.

it's a bit surreal, i thought. Are people in this town so busy, and i am the only person that hasn't noticed? or are we really so lazy to go out of our place and walk 10 minutes, that we are willing to pay smn else to settle our bills instead? Are we really becoming a big city or pretending to be one?

but well, whatever the reason, obviously these people found a need based on which they set their business.

it's just an absurd need for this place...