A Greek Trump supporter joined the dive today.
(I’ll sprinkle some dive pictures throughout to break up the story. I had a lot of trouble with backscatter today so I didn’t get many good shots. We went into a cavern and a few swim throughs, so I’m pleased with my final Greek dive!)
The conversation began similar to many in the past. “What has happened to Trump?” He asked. I looked down and shook my head. Before I could say anything he followed up. “He used to be such a great person, but now he’s acting weird.”
Um. Ok. This is new.
He theorizes that Trump is playing the fool to get everyone to underestimate him. After the election he’s going to reveal his plan to bring peace to the Middle East.
No lie. That’s what’s going on.
Also, he assures me that Brexit is exactly what the EU needs. There needs to be a restructuring from the way it was setup. “By the Germans.”
There’s more.
He’s been to New York and San Francisco. New York he found boring, and San Francisco was not as “full of homosexuals” as he feared. I made the mistake here of saying something like: “Or you just couldn’t tell, because they don’t look any different.”
He assured me I was wrong.
He then went on to explain how the financial crisis has hit Greece hard, but the people he knows in London haven’t even noticed. He hasn’t had heat in the winter for six years because he doesn’t want to spend money on the heating oil.
Ah. Now we start to understand a bit. While still not engaging, at least now I know how to empathize.
But let’s be real. I’m just glad nobody can talk underwater!
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