when you are in other countries then people look at you as Greek, so you feel very Greek, but when you are in Greece you probably stand out as being more international, more widely traveled, and speaking more languages, so you don't seem typically Greek.

There's that, and also how when I'm abroad I miss things from home (like when I lived in the UK, I can't tell you how much I missed SUNLIGHT), but when I'm back home, I'm reminded of things here that annoy the living crap out of me. Distance does make the heart grow fonder.

Yay, it would be awesome if you moved to NY. Because I still plan to travel there at some point, so I'd get to see you and Lenny and Alice!