Greek or Turkish? Depends Who You Ask
How to Start a Fight in Greece (Just Say “Turkish Coffee”) If you ever want to start a fight in Greece, forget politics or soccer or who took whose parking spot. Just…
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Welcome to Vrioniville
“Vrionis, Vrionis Everywhere” In Greece, it is customary to name your children after the grandfather or grandmother. So my grandfather was Nikolaos Alexandrou (his father) Athanassiadis, and I am Nikolaos Alexandrou (my…
“WHERE DO YOU LIVE?”
I’m asked that often. Well… after nearly 30 years in the U. S. of A., my New Yorker wife and I decided to move to Greece—my homeland. Armed with a few suitcases…
MAYDAY, MAYDAY
MAYDAY, MAYDAY My father was a shipowner of commercial vessels. One of them, NikosNasos II—named after a mix of my brother’s and my first names—was loaded with palletized cement bags in Turkey…
America, Please Update Your Operating System
When we moved to Greece, our biggest concern was healthcare. Turns out, the bigger surprise was technology. We expected a certain amount of disorganization here. Greece, after all, is famous for its…