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Greece: “Europe, come be in my shoes, before judging me”

Written byAsteris Masouras

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Posted 29 September 2011 2:55 GMT

Global Voices in Greek translator Margie Lazou posts an open and unvarnished account of her daily struggles as a single mother in crisis-ridden Greece on her personal blog: “All those people out there in Europe, please, come live here, be in my shoes for some time before judging me.”

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