Africans share the same history with the Pakistani immigrants. They arrived in 1997 but most of them came during the 2000s. They employ themselves in the “third market” sector by selling illegal copies of music and software cds and dvds of movies while few of them work in low intensive jobs in industry.
Most of them come from Biafra, Nigeria and Senegal. Some of them also come from Congo, Zambia and Angola. The majority of them lives in Patisia and Kipseli area, in Athens. Greeks love the African immigrants, they get influenced by their culture and some reggae alternative movements have incorporated them. Greek girls started having relations with them and generally they are well-perceived. If you are a backpacker or alternative tourist, it will be nice to find yourself in African restaurants-bars in Patisia area. They are full of African languages, people and exotic cheap food. I remember myself visiting such places when I was living in Athens and I have nice memories. They are fantastically friendly.
As for Latin Americans, you will not find a lot of them. I think that the whole community gathers in Fuego bar in Nea Smirni, Athens or in Cubanita.
Arabs? Well, not may of them too. Egyptians work in fisheries, Palestinians and Lebanese are mainly doctors or medicine students.
Kurds is another ethnic group, with good networks and a lot of social capital in Athens. They work in all kind of jobs. They are asylum seekers and Greeks do not discriminate against them, as they feel that they share the same enemy; Turkey.
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