How to Behave in Greece

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Say "Kali-Mera" for "Good Morning.

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   Step 2: Say "Kali-spera" for "Good Afternoon"

   , , A more informal approach to saying hello can be done by saying "Ya-soo".
   
   Note that "Ya-sas" also means goodbye. , Say "ef-ha-ri-sto" when giving thanks and "Para-Kalo" when saying "please" or "you're welcome". , Don't take photographs,too. , to take home as souvenir.
   
   That is illegal. , Do not show your open palm to people with the fingers apart,especially when you clap you left hand to the outside of your right palm.
   
   This is called a "moutza" and it's an insult.If you want to show the number five,always the inside of your palm must be facing you. , Learning basics can be a great step to putting together phrases. ,
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   Step 3: Say ""Kali -neeh-ta" for "Good Night."

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   Step 4: Say "Ya-sas" for "Hello."

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   Step 5: Always please and thank you to people; it's polite.

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   Step 6: When visiting a monastery

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   Step 7: do not ask the priests or nuns if you may take their pictures.

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   Step 8: Don't carry back anything: When visiting tourist sites such as the Acropolis in Athens

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   Step 9: do not pick up any stones

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    Step 10: pieces of chipped wall

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    Step 11: Watch your palm.

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    Step 12: Try to speak Greek.

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    Step 13: Respect the elders.

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