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Planning a trip to Greece (Jan/2011) and wondering what you guys think of Greece and the Greek people. I am really excited about this trip and I think it will be lots of fun. Do a lot of Greeks speak English? Attitude towards Americans? Greek women, please tell me about them. I am single and I would love to meet some Greek girls.
Many Greeks speak English, certainly better than most Italians. Greeks pretty much keep to themselves, but if you seek help humbly they can be, well, helpful. If you seek to appreciate and be part of their culture, they can be generous, even warm-hearted. On the other hand, they may remain sceptical.
Stop thinking of yourself as an American, and think of yourself as a human being first instead, and your chances with "the girls" will be that much better.
Having said that, Athens is pretty much a feces hole, apart from the Akropolis, and young Greek women for the most part, especially in urban areas, are like average European women. Good luck with that.
If you want fun, you should probably head to some of the Aegean islands, you'll probably have better luck with non-Greek women in the same boat, as it were, as you.
Personally in Greece I would pursue culture, not "fun", but to each his own.
Going to Greece mid winter is a strange choice, If you were planning to head to the islands keep in mind that most of the tourist resorts and clubs shut down over winter. You can still get to the islands (people live on them) but their wont be much if any action on them. I assume plan to stay on the mainland and go sking or Hiking? a trip to the larger islands (such as crete) still might be fun. It will also be a great time to get to know a lot about greek culture, with few tourists around.
Agreed with bale002, athens is the most disapointing place I have ever seen in lots of travel.
Their were too many georgeous scandanavian and american girls around for me to even worry about the locals when I was in greece.
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Although one should not expect the average Greek citizen to speak English, most bus/train/subway/ferry/museum/airport signage is available in English, and English is also common in all kinds of commerce. Tourism is 20% of the Greek GDP. They depend on your money.
Rules are loose. Greeks hate government. They do what they want. Be prepared.
Greece closes after lunch (for a nap) and reopens around 6 PM then on goes till the small hours. Don't try to get anything done in the mid afternoon.
I used to think Crete might be interesting to visit. It seems like I heard Greece is fairly anti-American, but presumably that's more opposed to the US government than anything.
I used to think Crete might be interesting to visit. It seems like I heard Greece is fairly anti-American, but presumably that's more opposed to the US government than anything.
Nothing anti-American about the Greeks. Except perhaps for the odd malcontent.
And like I said, they don't like government. They're not particular about which government.
I used to think Crete might be interesting to visit. It seems like I heard Greece is fairly anti-American, but presumably that's more opposed to the US government than anything.
Crete was wonderful; we spent almost a week there.
The Greeks we encountered were friendly and interesting.
When my son visited Greece on a class trip in March 2003 (remember what was happening in Iraq then?) some Greeks said "$*&# Bush" but that was the only anti-American experience they had.
Planning a trip to Greece (Jan/2011) and wondering what you guys think of Greece and the Greek people. I am really excited about this trip and I think it will be lots of fun. Do a lot of Greeks speak English? Attitude towards Americans? Greek women, please tell me about them. I am single and I would love to meet some Greek girls.
I just spent a month in Greece and I was excited to share some of the tips I had.
However, seeing that you started the thread, and having read many of your posts in the P&C forum, I think I will decline to share with you any more than my feeling that the typical 'Greek girl' will see you as a 'Typical American' and won't be impressed.
I'm headed to Athens on Thanksgiving for almost a week-friend's wedding. Any tips to make the trip more enjoyable?
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