| YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN GREECE WHEN... | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. A Mercedes is not a car, it's a Taxi. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Talking sounds just like arguing. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. You walk around in jumpers when it's 25C.... | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. ...but put your air conditioner to 15C and still find it hot. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Going to buy a newspaper needs at least a 10 minute make-up. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Not smoking is considered 'weird'. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Not eating meat is unthinkable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. You take a generator when camping (to supply your fridge, micro, TV!). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. All men over 30 look 50. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. You text message people sitting at the same table with you. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11. You text message while lifting weights. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12. Police park on the pavement to book you for a parking offence. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13. It's truly a task telling the difference between a pimp and undercover police. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14. The Greek word for 'thank you' is..... "thank you." | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15. The Greek word for 'sorry' is....."sorry." | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16. The first thing a police officer asks you is "what does your dad do?" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17. The messenger/clerk of a Ministry can get you a job! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Your next door neighbor cooks on the "souvla" all 52 Sundays of the year. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19. The pick-up truck in front of you has charcoal fuming at the back..getting it ready for the time it reaches the beach! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20. You call everyone "koumbare" ('best man')...and they probably are! | |||||||||||||||||||||