ok, i suppose you're kinda right, but the language means nothing, australians speak english too but they're completely different from americans,
traditions? ok, but again the same as any other orthodox country

what i'm trying to say is there is a completely different mentality, greeks are not big fans of the americans and have not been assimilated into the culture that most european countries have adapted to, on the most part our own identity has been preserved.
i personally have problems identifiying and connecting with a lot of the greek-americans that come over here, they have a very warped image of what greece is like, it is NOT like astoria!!