What’s it like to grow up on Santorini? | Young and European

The Greek island of Santorini in the Cyclades is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. But what is it like to grow up and live there? Anna Delamani, 18, takes us through paradise - which sometimes has downsides.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:44 Living arrangements
02:37 Locals vs. tourists
04:09 Discussing equality in Greece
05:50 Smoking in Greece
06:40 Playing basketball
07:30 Leaving the island?

#Santorini #Greece #YoungEuropeans
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CREDITS
Report: Theodora Mavropoulos
Camera & Edit: Raphael Kominis
Supervising Editor: Mirja Viehweger
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[Merrilyn_Cotton]

I love your videos, keep it up, it's great!🍎🍎🍎

[MrHorse-bymp]

For all its problems, Greece is an absolutely enchanting place. I've even made a few feeble efforts to learn some of the language, which to me is one of the most beautiful, but I confess it's so complex I've not made much headway. I actually live in a part of the United States that once had large numbers of Greek immigrants. In hindsight it's a bit difficult too fathom, but I suppose if you're living in desperate poverty even America's horrid Rust Belt must have looked good. Anyway, thanks for sharing this young woman's story and I wish her the best of luck.

[thehpw]

I’ve been to 47 countries and the Greek islands is still my favorite place in the world. But I don’t think I would go to Santorini anymore. I would find another island with fewer tourists

[ardiris]

I live in a small resort town that draws 1.5 million tourists a year. I laugh when locals whine that all the jobs are in hospitality.

They simply cannot fathom that making beds and flipping burgers are just the small first steps toward a highly lucrative career. Tourists are MONEY!! (:

[patrickfitzgerald]

Santorini is a nightmare of mindless, environmentally destructive mass tourism, especially when a cruise ship is in port. I pity the people who live there.

[timbuktu]

You should give these people what they want and not go there for tourism.

[aperson]

The video was kinda put to a halt with all of the patriarchy talk. Its so sad to see young people worldwide put their focus on such a nebulous idea. This is 2024. Not 1824 or even 1924. That doesn't mean sexism doesnt exist. But dramatically overstated.