5 Things You Should Never Say or Do in Greece 🇬🇷

🧿Planning a trip to Greece? In this quick video, discover the top 5 things you should never say or do when visiting this beautiful country. These tips will help you navigate Greek culture with ease and enjoy a more authentic and respectful travel experience. Subscribe for more insights on living like a local in Greece!

00:00 Intro
0:08 1. Mentioning The Parthenon Marbles
1:00 2. Calling Greek coffee "Turkish coffee"
2:01 3. Politics
3:08 4. Making Negative Remarks About Greece
4:19 5. Showing Disrespect in Religious Context
5:28 Outro

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[CurroEirini]

Greek watching from Spain: I would add no 6, don't call North Macedonia as Macedonia and no 7, don't mention Greece and Turkey relations. Thanks for loving my country and presenting it so nicely to the world! Φιλιά!

[apolitis]

Don't make negative remarks about Greeks and Greece. That's OUR job! And we are extremely good at it
Χαιρετισμούς απο Αθήνα!! 😁

[vywdrmp]

When you visit any foreign country respect for the nation and culture is crucial. Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[georgep]

Ωραία τα λες Ντάνιελ, έχεις εντρυφήσει στην νοοτροπία του Έλληνα. Έχουμε πολλά αρνητικά είναι η αλήθεια, αλλα χαίρομαι για ανθρώπους σαν και σένα που αγαπούν την χώρα περισσότερο και απο τους γηγενείς.

[phedonbilek]

As a Greek all I can say is that you, sir, are NOT a foreigner. You’re at home in Greece. Είσαι αδερφός.

[vasboot]

0:36 it’s actually not even “the marbles”. It’s just a translation of the term given by UK to downgrade the value of artifacts in discussion. Something similar with “the troubles” which diplomatically hide the context of social conditions in northern Ireland. “The Parthenon sculptures” is what describes them mostly.

[blackbeardsdaughter]

I'm watching from Northern California. I'm in love with Greece through my work, not vacation. I'm 100 percent Protestant but respect the Greek Orthodox. NO!~ Do not wear sleaveless shirts or mini skirts. RESPECT. I went to Patmos one time where John wrote the Revelation. I cried like a baby. GREEK COFFEE And I'm a tea lover. Do not mention Turkey or This is a sore subject unless you are with dear friends. I subscribed. I love your channel. I'm not able to travel like I did before and really appreciate you. Blessings to your family! ❤🤍💙

[elosah]

I am watching from Serbia. Greeks are our Orthodox brothers and I never felt I could not talk openly about anything

[stanciuflorin]

I'm following from Romania! I visited Greece almost every year and I have great respect for Greece and the Greeks!

[kanegforce]

Greetings from Germany - my wife is greek and I spent a lot of time in Greece. You are spot on.

[malpasome]

I am a great believer in the saying when in Rome do what the Romans do 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏

[captaingreek]

I once had a Turkish girlfriend. She never asked me if I wanted "Turkish" coffee! She was calling it Greek coffee. She was so respectful.

[roblesd]

Yakima, WA. Hi Daniel. I'm an Orthodox Christian. I have been to Greece, Mount Athos and the Greek islands 4 times for about 3 weeks each time. I love it. I'm also learning Greek and can take care of myself in Greek while in Greece. I like your channel because you are showing us little details that matter. I agree with you about "the Elgin marbles. I visited the British museum and saw the marbles there and I can tell you that I was FURIOUS when I saw what they are still in the museum when they should be returned to Greece. And that they called them Elgin marbles is so offensive. I'm originally from Puerto Rico. Thank you.

[annejepson]

Great Video, we should all show respect for the people of Greece. G'Day from Australia

[selenajosephina]

Great video. I’m planning to go to Greece this year and will take these tips with me. Thank you for sharing!

[angelaangelopoulos]

Greek American watching from California 🩵💙🤍🇬🇷

[voula]

Greek Canadian watching from Toronto. I love and miss Greece and look forward to when I will be back.

[Soleil]

A few things I'd like to highlight.
-It's very interesting when it comes to foreigners commenting negatively or making remarks as if the "perfect country" truly exists. Living abroad taught me that there is no such thing as perfect place or country to live. They all have positives and negatives and you have to appreciate the good aspects and learn to educate and improve the bad ones. For those who chose to live or visit Hellas and make negative remarks I usually answer with a proverb:"The camel can't see her own humps".
-The dispute about coffee and other foods can be answered simply by educating people about history. Most people unfortunately are not taught history in schools and especially the part about the Hellenic presence in Asia Minor. Most of the cuisine, recipes etc came to mainland Hellas from Greeks of Asia Minor; Constantinople, Smyrna and other cities after the Smyrna Catastrophe.
-Lastly, the dispute about Macedonia is non existent for those who know history. The name Macedonia indicates not only the geographical area but also the ancestry, thus the analogy would have been as if Athenians or Spartans are not Greeks. Macedonias from the kingdom of Philip II and before were Greeks who spoke the same language and worship the same gods. All the other shenanigans are political and have nothing to do with history. Cheers!

[mariadange]

Watching from Nice, France. The back drop was stunning 😍