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People and
Lifestyle
 Everywhere in the Peloponnese the people are lively, hospitable, and above
all proud of their origin. Like the spirited people of the wild limestone
region of Mani, they feel they uphold long established traditions and share
strong feelings about their local identities. Often Peloponnesians go as far
as to regard themselves as original Greeks, looking a bit down upon those
Greeks born beyond the Isthmus. The reason for this is probably the fact
that there hasn't been much population mobility in this area for the past
hundreds of years, juxtaposed to the reality for the rest of Greece, which
underwent severe population shifts because of wars and population exchanges.
Yet the people here share the innate tendency of the Greeks to enjoy life to
its fullest, which is the original Greek ingredient that completes the
recipe for a good life.
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