I'm not downgrading the signifficance. Every culture is signifficant and equally worthy. I am just saying that all countries have things that make them unique, and also things that make them similar to others. Greece is similar in many elements to other Balkan countries, but it doesn't want to be grouped there because it overemphasizes the differences, while neglecting the similarities.

Sadly, the reason for neglecting the similarities and common characteristics is based on their false sense of cultural superiority - thinking that their culture is better than other cultures, and that this is the reason why they can't be grouped with other countries. They also harbor disgusting stereotypes about the rest of the Balkans, which is ridiculous, because there are rarely lesser civilized people on the Balkans than Greeks (talking over each other, eating with their hands, screaming on the streat like goats, throwing trash everywhere, polluting their environment, dressing tackilly, talking nonsense without shame, being rude for no reason, being petty, gossiping and scheming for the thrill of it, driving like crazy, being the most corrupt country with the least media freedoms in the EU).

Still, living and behaving proposterously in this trash hole, Greeks always have something to say about how Balkans are bad and they don't belong there because of some silly reasons. I'm not saying other Balkaners are better that Greeks, but for sure they are not worse.

Ok, Greece had great Ancient times, but for instance had 0 renaissance compared to some other Balkan countries, or was very behind scientifically and academically throughout 20th and especially 21st century. Everyone has strenghts and weaknesses. But Greeks don't want to see it that way, they look at the rest of the Balkans with snobbery while some of the Balkan countries a much better place to live than Greece for an average citizen.

Also, you can't say just "Greece" when you compare it to other Balkan countries. For instance, Northern Greece is so similar in everything to Serbia, Bulgaria or N. Macedonia, some areas are very similar to coastal areas of Croatia or Montenegro (to a much bigger extent than let's say coastal parts of Croatia or Montenegro would ever be similar to Romania etc).

Just to conclude, I actually do love Greece and Greeks, I think it's a wonderful country with many good things, people are overall kind and warm, very generous and helpful, the food is great, the music is amazing, and I am rooting for Greece to stop being economically abused by the West and to do good again. But having experienced the Greek racism towards other Balkan nations, having lived with Greeks for 7 years, this assumption that "Greek culture is better than other cultures" and other cultures are lesser worthy, that is so prevalent here and so wrong - absolutely no. I'm allergic to it. It's wrong and you guys are lying to yourselves. Stop living in the past. Not everyone cares for some stuff from thousands of years ago. Other cultures value other stuff, and everyone is equally valuable.