My name in Shawn and I am from a town in Northern New York called
Lockport. My Frence-born Grandmother took me to Europe in 1963. Here
are my Greek experiences.
After visiting with Grandmother's family in France we also went to Greece to visit with more relatives. I remember in Greece that I wore a sort of shortall with suspenders and sandalls. Every outfit I had included suspenders rather than a belt. Also While in Greece I don't think I wore socks except for a couple of times. All of my pants were really short. I was the only blond haired boy there and my skin was much lighter than the other boys. They knew I was different and that made me quite popular. By the end of the year I was speaking Greek perfectly. I also remember that while shopping, the clothing stores in Greece did not have boys clothing with long pants. Even the older kids (I would say thru about 13 or 14 years old) wore shorts for all occasions.
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