Sorry mate, but somebody really trolled you with that fish eye ball.
@diakojim1977
3 ай бұрын
Οχι φιλαρακο, δεν τον τρολαρανε καθολου. Το ακριβως αντιθετο μαλιστα..
@KS-mc1hy
2 ай бұрын
@@diakojim1977They are tasty and you are wrong my friend, it’s quite the honor.
@beafoxxylady
3 ай бұрын
I am Greek and I have never heard about that fish eye thing
@mariometaxas8923
3 ай бұрын
I am greek and i remember my grandpa offering it to the guest...
@lm7_gio
3 ай бұрын
Well my grandmas surely savoured them, but i've never heard it's an "honour" thing in my 40 years of living in Greece. Maybe this custom only survives in small villages or something. In cities, i can guarantee noone will take offense if you turn down a fish eye. Turning down alcohol is more likely to annoy people.
@theop.6056
3 ай бұрын
I agree. Lamps, goats, pigs eyes and brain though? THAT is another story, but again kinda as the "best part". Nothing more.
@delcogreek
3 ай бұрын
Same, but different parts of Greece have different customs i guess.
@ianklinkhamer9720
3 ай бұрын
I'm Ολλανδος and have been coming to Greece since 1972 (and live here permanently since 2008) and I have never heard of or experienced the eyeball thing either. I have, however, been offered the goats' brain at the πανηγύρι (fine with me, I used to love calf-brain as a kid and this is not so different).
@TheGlitterGlobe
3 ай бұрын
I think Greeks are the most hardworking people I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen people working until 3:00 am at breakfast at 7:00 am the next morning! Was it 2015 when the banks froze everyone’s money and limited how much they could have? Imagine if the US government tried that? I go to Greece every summer and find the people gracious, loyal, and tolerant.
@dave928
3 ай бұрын
i was there in late 2015. they were hurting for money. you'd come out of one restaurant after eating and the next restaurant over would be trying to get you in. they were literally BEGGING us to come in and eat something so they'd have some cash. you really felt for the people but you can only eat so much.
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
If it was another country, the government would have been ousted the next morning. I'm still amazed at their infinite wisdom and since I wasnt a supporter of that party that forced this and the capital controls that followed, all the more reason for me to not ever vote for them. This is also the most popular consensus among the population and thats the main reason they lost the elections twice and are now third in percentage.
@MKalia151
3 ай бұрын
@@Yiannis2112 Yes but the real reason was from decades of misuse of power and misuse of resources and capital.. it was not any ONE political party’s fault.. and THAT is why the people accepted the austerity measures not because being “soft” as some say ..”o if they happened in our country we would oust them” the next day. Greeks know better than any other country what democracy and fairness means.. they invented it
@Γιώργος-ΕυγένιοςΤζωρτζίνης
2 ай бұрын
@@TheGlitterGlobe That government eventually turned to a more soft policy and turned centre - left. But there were long - term good things more important than that summer's turmoil. It eventually became the first government largely independent from the cliques and the mafias that had governed the country for decades and bankrupted it. From 2015 to 2019, it was the first time many kinds of mafias were denied their shares and privileges. First time the government mass-bargained medicine and expendables and bought them at a cost akin to better-governed European countries, first time the government did not drop its EU - legislated tools in favour of cartels, first time the government used equipment and resources it already had instead of hiring or buying the same things from specific privates, first time government gave contracts to simple workers, such as the hospital cleaning ladies instead of paying premiums to outsource to companies who exploited them. That government renationalised bankrupt private monopolies, it introduced school meals and children stopped fainting in the classroom, the church didn't have the final say over what is taught at schools, the Labour Inspectorate raided big companies it had never dared lay a finger on, TV companies had to pay for broadcasting rights for the first time since their introduction in 1989. A decades - long dispute with neighbouring country was dissolved, paving the way for cooperation in the Balkans. And that government overreached its financial goals by billions. But the TV-stations who were forced to pay their taxes, religion clowns who began losing control over education and other institutions who lost royal contracts and privileges on public funds rallied the elderly and the rural people to bring the same people who had been plundering the country for decades, back in office in 2019. Even murderous - scale sabotage is suspected, as in July 2018, a wildfire killed 105 people and all the police and fire department officials who "failed" to respond appropriately to the situation were ALL promoted by the next government. Since 2019, with the conservatives back in office, public money embezzlement is worse than ever. They shared all over-surplus they received in unbelievable contracts to their friends. As we speak, 2 million euros are given for repairing the roof (!!!) of a local Health Centre in a conservative stronghold, and 50 million euros were given last year for the school meals of a province in Northern Greece. The same time, simple railway infrastructure was neglected, leading to a head on collision with 57 dead. Public debt has reached dangerous heights again, press independence has hit rock bottom (108th in the world from 57th under that previous government), the police is free to beat up opposition supporters and the Labour Inspectorate is told to do nothing against working rights violations. But TV stations behaviour under this right-wing government is much like a totalitarian regime. They still control the elderly and the rural people through heavy moral panic. If a conservative politician is caught plundering millions, it isn't even mentioned. If a relative of some of the guys who were in office from 2015 to 2019 is caught committing a traffic infraction, it is a news bulletin headline. Moreover, cartels are so unchecked and unhinged, that, at a lower labour cost, the very same products we export to you reach our own supermarket selves double the prize!!! Two years ago, a journalists researching government officials, Giorgos Karaivaz, was assassinated.
@MichaelLloyd-m2e
3 ай бұрын
I've been to Greece twice, and hope to go there many more times. I don't have Greek ancestry, but I am learning Ellenika to better experience the country. Much respect to the Greek people. Για σου!
@ΝίκοςΦ-η6ξ
2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much that you love my country and keep going with the language.. Where are you from ?
@Dolcosy
3 ай бұрын
Im from Greece and I have never seen the fish eyeball tradition
@indeofidemus
3 ай бұрын
I know right, I didn't even know it was edible 😂
@nicolasmoniqueeliadis5233
3 ай бұрын
Yiasas Me neither 😊
@marugav6632
3 ай бұрын
it was a thing for older generations
@diakojim1977
3 ай бұрын
@@marugav6632 I grew up like this..😅
@pixpinidk1394
2 ай бұрын
Hahaha... I was thinking exactly the same 😂
@warrenphelps5342
3 ай бұрын
Lazy? Was in Mykonos, April 2024. Not too busy, so many staff were able to talk. A few minutes to chat. Staff work the entire season 8-10 hours a day with no days off for the entire season. Heard this story multiple times from different locations. They were still friendly, helpful and appreciated the ability to work.
@jimmyj1969
3 ай бұрын
They take no days-off because after the season's end, they 'd probably be unemployed...
@melexdy
3 ай бұрын
A lot of ppl try it, too many get burned out after a couple of years. You have to live with 3-4 room mates, no privacy, work 10-12 hours in the greek summer with no days off , for months!!!! The money seems good but isnt not.
@jimmyj1969
3 ай бұрын
@@melexdy Of course, that's why employers in the islands cannot find employees any more! Who would like to work under dreadful conditions for months?
@nobody....168
3 ай бұрын
@@jimmyj1969 Immigrants are going to fill up these vacancies...
If someone knows of a country with people who have a better culture of hospitality than Greece, I would like to know! I am still searching 😁 Even though I knew like 4 words in Greek, never have I felt more welcome in a country as a tourist than in Greece. I was spoiled rotten with free ouzo, desserts and wines for two weeks straight. Also, their pastries still haunt me...
@303ks
3 ай бұрын
As a Greek I've never been suggested by anyone to eat the fishes eyeball and if someone were to pressure me to do it, I'll think that guy is weird no matter how old he or she is
@jionasis
3 ай бұрын
As a Greek myself I have tried the special treat of fish eyes, lamb's eyes and lamb's brain and they are all delicious. The latter is just like 'ossobuco' if you know what i mean!
@303ks
3 ай бұрын
@@jionasis My father was a great fan of lamb brains but It's a taste I never really managed to acquiesce
@cruisecrazy7066
3 ай бұрын
I will keep an eye out for you.
@eliassideris2037
3 ай бұрын
You can mention Turkey just fine as long as you're not implying something hateful about Greece. Many Greeks have relatives and friends that live in Turkey. Also, the majority of us have a neutral or even positive impression of Turkish people, we just don't like their government and their aggressive politics.
@eleftheriosmas
3 ай бұрын
On the Turkey thing: what he doesn't understand/say is that it's not just history, their insults, wrongdoings and transgressions are still present in these days and they only keep getting multiplying. So not a historic issue, but a present one.
@anneofgreengables1619
3 ай бұрын
See Cyprus...
@jasonlira2755
3 ай бұрын
Alexander has absolutely nothing to do with "North Macedonia" -- his birthplace and capital, Pella, is within the borders of Greece. Also the "North Macedonians" are slavs who migrated to the balkans 800+ years after AtG's death; there's no cultural or linguistic connection with the ancient Macedonians, who were more or less Greeks.
@jimmyj1969
3 ай бұрын
Υou're right on every single of these issues, but they still call themselves macedonians and their country Macedonia: this should have been a bridge of connection and friendship between the two countries, not hostility! Even if, let's say, some africans called their country Peloponissos, I 'd say the same!
@savvas666777
3 ай бұрын
@@jimmyj1969 This couldn't and will never be a bridge of connection, especially when you consider the underlying motives behind it. The whole Macedonia thing started when Tito of Yugoslavia started to entertain expansionist thoughts towards the Aegean sea, before that the area was called Vardar Banovina. What's more annoying is that within nationalist circles in North Macedonia, there are still maps that depict "Macedonia of the Aegean" as part of their country. So, the simple answer is NO there is no bridge of friendship over such matters because that's how you end up losing part of your country.
@jimmyj1969
3 ай бұрын
@@savvas666777 "Loosing part of your country" to a tiny country like ND sounds bizzare, to say the least...
@islander75
3 ай бұрын
@@savvas666777👏👏
@islander75
3 ай бұрын
@@jimmyj1969are you working for UN or what ??? Since when anyone has opinion about national issues and who asked you ?? I think you didn’t pay attention to the video content
@matenzo
3 ай бұрын
Never heard of the fish eyeball tradition. What part of Greece did that happen to you in?
@elenelen818
3 ай бұрын
I’m Greek and never heard about that fish eyeball thing - maybe someone made a joke?
@katpap6503
3 ай бұрын
Let me tell you that as a Greek close to 40s, I don't care if I insult someone.. I would say "No, thank you" to any fish eye ball offer!! 😂 Opression is over!!
@sylviadran
3 ай бұрын
Yes me too.
@alanpotter8680
3 ай бұрын
As a greek, i have never been offered one, or seen one offered. I guess my circle of people is different.
@ΣτελιοςΠεππας
3 ай бұрын
@alanpotter8680 Yep, I've never heard of it either.
@vasxatz
3 ай бұрын
It has to be something local. I am also Greek and have never heard that before.. But i agree with the rent of the list.
@katpap6503
3 ай бұрын
I think we are generally talking about the occasion that, a local offers some special food to a tourist who he thinks as a special guest, and sometimes this has as a result some discomfort for the tourist. and how he can manage it without insulting the local
@Jughead24
3 ай бұрын
I'm Greek and never heard about the eyeball thing. I think they were playing with you, man.
@jimmyj1969
3 ай бұрын
I' ve heard about it, but never in real life - just as a distant habit, buch in the day...
@fotinich9779
3 ай бұрын
Όχι φίλε δεν τον δούλευαν , ζουν ανάμεσα μας , μέσα κι ο μπαμπάς μου που με δίδαξε κιόλας πως τρώγεται το μάτι του ψαριού 😂
@MyGreekLifestyle
3 ай бұрын
Hit me up next time you come to Nafplio. My channel is dedicated to my life in Nafplio, Greece as a foreigner. I have been living in Greece since 2010 after moving from England.
@Iconoclasher
3 ай бұрын
".... lazy... wake up at 9... few coffees before anything gets done..." Sounds like me! 😂
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
Offered the fish eye??? Somebody got offended, for refusing it? Where does that come from. What a weird story...First time I'm hearing this.
@KoRnBaKo
3 ай бұрын
I went to Athens back in May, my first time to Greece and I have to say that it is one of the greatest cities I have ever been to. The history/culture, the very kind people, the beautiful food, how clean and safe it is there, very relaxing! I highly recommend visiting if you've never been before. :D Seeing the Acropolis up close in person is something you need to experience at least once in your life. Wow! :) Just don't touch the marble when up there. I seen a disrespectful tourist doing it and laughing about it... Anyway I'll definitely come back sometime, but next year I want to visit one of the Greek Islands, possibly Santorini, Corfu, Crete, or Mykonos. :) Cheers from Dublin, Ireland, and safe travels all!
@paganpoet3
3 ай бұрын
Go to Creta. Mykonos is overated and totaly bull. Santorini is great IN WINTER OR LATE IN FALL Corfu is also great. My tips. But if you want some real exotic expirience get a sail boat for 15-20 days. There are islands you wont belive they are real and do exist!
@KoRnBaKo
3 ай бұрын
@@paganpoet3 Thanks for the tips.
@ΝίκοςΦ-η6ξ
2 ай бұрын
@@KoRnBaKoSearch for Symi and Syros Islands..👌
@GlobalNiko
3 ай бұрын
Great advice. Yes for sure Greeks are very hard working, and also grotesquely underpaid. Greece is becoming a country whose people increasingly exist just to serve tourists because tourism is the only sector of the economy doing well, and incomes are very low vs. the cost of living for most people here. But Greece has long had a tradition of welcoming tourists, and most want tourists to continue to visit and see all the amazing things this country has to offer. Just be kind, respectful, and conscious of these things and nobody will have a problem with you in Greece.
@nickgreu4ever
3 ай бұрын
Hey Wolter, great video as always but allow me to give some context/comment on some of the points you made. I think your experience with Greek people has been predominantly with quite traditional families. I never had my grandma or anyone else's grandma forcing me to eat a fish eye. In general the host would want you to eat, but no one is going to force you or be mad at you if you're full. This is quite a generalization. About the moutza (open palm) gesture, sometimes even greek people if they want to indicate the number 5 with their hand sometimes they may use it palm face out. We're not that intense with this, it really depends on the context, no one will get angry if you have your hand like that for some other reason other than trying to actually offend someone. About Turkey no, the majority of the Greeks we don't hate our neighbours. Do we hate their government and their army, absolutely yes, but the people get generally along. Turkish tourists are very respectful when they visit us and the great majority of Greeks that have visited Turkey (including me) will tell you the same, that basically we were welcomed warmly. Yes we're not the same country and there are tensions but not as bad as you made it.
@andimitris24
3 ай бұрын
The fish eyeball??? No, don't worry about that, no one is going to make you eat the fish eyeball. First time I hear that.... Actually, apart from the first two, being called lazy and Macedonia, all other not accurate. Even the palm thing is insulting only when fingers are spread.
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
He's been here a gazillion times and haven't even understood the basics.
@johnnymartinjohansen
3 ай бұрын
Strange video... I've been several times to Greece, and it's rare to see them getting upset about anything. That marble thing is something I've never heard about before. And twice I've been a guest in private homes with fish being served, and no one touched the fish eyes at all. And when it comes to Turkey, my experience is that the Greek like to trash talk, they do NOT shy away from the topic at all, heck they may even be the ones bringing it up.
@EJ1443
3 ай бұрын
I especially agree with you about people bragging about how Greek they are without even being able to read the language never mind actually having a conversation. I always thought it was weird and rather insulting to people who are actually Greek (or insert nationality here )
@kevindagame
3 ай бұрын
I was gonna say don’t anything about Turkey. And don’t say malaka
@TechieConnoisseur
3 ай бұрын
Could you possibly make a “Hidden gems of Greece” video? I’m sure your knowledge on Greece goes way deeper than your average travel guide
@RetiKingKnight
3 ай бұрын
I’d prefer he didn’t reveal the “hidden” gems, because they would no longer be hidden!
@uindy4
3 ай бұрын
Don’t show where the Greeks go because it will be expensive and they will be priced out
@cindy-ml7vo
3 ай бұрын
If it's on KZitem, it will no longer be hidden gems. They should remain hidden. I hope he does not. The hidden gems are for you to find, when you are there. Don't put them on social media when you do find them.
@TechieConnoisseur
3 ай бұрын
Guess those are all valid takes, keep some hidden, but there’s nothing wrong imo with showing some of the lesser known spots or amazing places often neglected or not known by many. Most Greek videos just recommend the same handful of things it’s unfortunate. I also don’t think Wolter making a video about it would catastrophically change a location but I can understand and agree with y’all’s sentiments to a degree
@TechieConnoisseur
3 ай бұрын
Perhaps that’s something Wolter would just have to weigh on his own before talking about or not talking about certain places
@Thanos_Kyriakopoulos
3 ай бұрын
Ancient Macedonia included Greek Macedonia and only a southern slice of North Macedonia, for example Bitola, Gevgelija and Dojran. The biggest part of Northern Macedonia where Skopje is was called Paeonia anyway. Second, in 1000 AD Basil II of the Macedonian dynasty destroyed the First Bulgarian Empire with Skopje as capital, and was named Basil II the Bulgarocide. Could a person who called himself Macedonian slaughter his own people and consider it a badge of honour? It is obvious from this incident that as late as 1000 years ago Macedonians spoke Greek and the people of Skopje called themselves Bulgarian. The confusion came afterwards, because Skopje was cut off Bulgaria and remained for many years under Serbian control, both in the past and recently, so knowing they weren't Serbs but feeling estranged from Bulgaria found an identity in the name the region they lived in. But this name has nothing to do with its those people but is a Greek term even linguistically. Macedonians means "tall people" in Greek.
@Dodo-ym8cc
2 ай бұрын
Macedonians means "tall people" in Greek. So genetically they were not related to Greeks but to South Slavs. Greeks are not tall. Linguistically perhaps they are considered Greeks.
@Thanos_Kyriakopoulos
2 ай бұрын
@@Dodo-ym8cc there are tall Greeks too. And height is relevant to time. In 500BC 1,60 could be tall.
@darkotanevski9081
Ай бұрын
Alexander Macedonian!! Cheers
@Thanos_Kyriakopoulos
Ай бұрын
@@darkotanevski9081 we agree, Alexander Macedonian you Bulgarian
@Tina_Pedirn96
3 ай бұрын
Was just in Greece the last week island hopping. Man what wonderful places. Such nice people and great historical info. Thanks for this video. I saw a lot of the things you talk about. I will def be back. Already missing gyros and fries
@flukos79
3 ай бұрын
Who starts work at 9??? 7.30-8.00 is the most common time to start working. And I don't have issues with my Turkish neighbours
@arisgaliatsatos595
3 ай бұрын
I do start at 09.00 as an office worker. Majority of the clientele also starts at 09.00.
@mariak143
3 ай бұрын
I think most businesses tourists deal with start work at 9, but that is because that's what makes sense. A cafe in a residential area or one with offices that start work at 7.30 or 8 will certainly be open soon after 7. A cafe in a touristy area has no reason to open before 9, as very few customers will even be awake the.
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
Many start work at 9. Depends on the kind of job. Its 7:30 for you, but its 5am for a baker...
@joannaheart8167
3 ай бұрын
In general I like and respect tourists visiting my country. I have even hosted a few friends which did not turn out in the best way. I don't like it when they make me walk miles and miles when it's hot just because they do it in their country. Just because you want to see everything it doesn't mean I have to go off my schedule when I work and warned you that I'm not the walking type. Things go slow here, you have to accept it and the heat makes you idle. We are not lazy, it is our way of life. Greece is also facing crisis so don't expect free stuff and maps and facilities like you are used in your country. I had an Italian friend complain about that but I didn't see her complain about the outrageously cheap airbnb flat she stayed in in Athens and our low wages. She also brought some food in her suitcase so she could spend less. So you like cheap prices but you complain that Greece is not like affluent countries. Right. One also borrowed money from me and never sent it back. Another wanted the keys to my summer house for free. In general all wanted to exploit me. I'd never behave this way or impose myself as a guest. I also don't like it when they are totally ignorant about our history or traditions, esp. Americans, I'm afraid. These are experience with guests, though. I'd never host again. I'd rather help tourists out in the street.
@unafacciaunarazza
3 ай бұрын
Oh men! I do appreciate your video and the gesture in general to speak about what pisses us off but there is a lot of misinformation. If someone is planning to go to Greece here are the corrections by a local. 1)The country in the north of Greece isn't Macedonia by any standards. Just neighbors the real Macedonia and it is the first woke nation that "identifies as" without any proof. You can call this pseudonation "West Bulgaria" which is correct. 2)Fish eye? Doesn't exists. No idea where Wolter got it but it is not true. Feel free to toss the eye to the cats or to trash and if someone tells you they're offended by it, shove it down their throat! By I guaranty you guys NOBODY ANYWHERE is going to "honor" you with the fish eye. 3)The moutza hands...I don't see that very often but most likely 1/100 will get offended by it. Mostly people will see it when driving and another driver violates the driving laws. Maybe also in football games. 4)No, the driving laws exists and people should follow them. Unfortunately there is no traffic police 24/7 to enforce it and people take advantage of the situation. Please do NOT drive on the side of the road, it is for emergencies only. Under control situations if someone behind you wants to speed up and you go slow, yes, move to the side temporary and enter the primary lane. Just because people are ****** doesn't mean you have to be as well. 5)Greek-American or other nationalities...well depends on whom you are talking with. Learn a bit of the person you're chatting if he or she is up to talk about patriotism. I like to hear stories about people, of any nationality. Just because I had a rough life doesn't mean I hate or dislike those who had a better one. I am glad for them. On the patriotism, we can talk about it but my view is: my grandparents stayed here and fought, yours fled...how are you a patriot again? I did 2 years of military service, you did how many? How are you a patriot again? Again, no hate towards anyone, we do conversation here, but no, you might have Hellenic ancestry but this were your relation with this country ends. Unless you do some good deed for the nation. 6)Yes, there are lazy Greeks as there are lazy people from every nation. I don't mind those jokes, I even ask to learn for new ones. Again try to analyze the person you're talking to first as you ought in any situation. 7)Austerity, again as above, analyze the person you're talking with. The vast majority won't get aggressive to talk about Germany, after all those with more than 1 functioning braincell can tell that we did that to ourselves. You can joke about it but to the audience that can hear it. If you are a German, don't feel any bad at all, nobody is going to discriminate against you. Enjoy your vacations :) 8)What? Never heard of anyone being offended by talk about Parthenon marbles...yes we are upset that they were stolen and that the British museum refuses to sends them back. But what does that have to do with having a conversation about it? No guys, feel free to chat about it, even if you support the British museum holding stolen history. 9)Turkey? No, you can guys talk about Turkey as much as you want. If you are a Turk who visits Greece, hello neighbor! What annoys Greece is talking politics of Turkey which is always aggressive and expansionist towards Greece. If you come over here and say "Turkey would do good to enslave you" or "those islands belong to Turkey" well, yeah you won't have good time, limbs or teeth or maybe a life any more. Other than that there is no issues with normal citizens. Please guys, do not take literally the advices in this video!
@unafacciaunarazza
3 ай бұрын
There is no North Pacedonia, don't ever use Macedonia or Makedonia term for this different group of people. The people in the North titostan are a mix of Slavs, Albanians AND mostly Bulgarians and they have arrived in that region as invaders and conquerors 1000 years after the Macedonian Empire which by the way never had this land in it. Their language is a copy/paste 1:1 of the Bulgarian language. Their heroes (those who aren't stolen from Greece) are stolen from Bulgaria. If you keep calling them something they clearly aren't by any standards, I will call the Americans East Russians fair and square. So yes, of course this will piss us off, in US of A the woke culture is predominant with people identifying as something they are not. Here is Europe, we do not tolerate people stealing our culture. Capish?
@nicschu456
3 ай бұрын
The thing with claiming you are 100% xy honestly annoys all Europeans. You rather say I am of xy heritage, much better!
@alexhousakos
3 ай бұрын
On the topic of never refuse food, this also includes the coffee, tea, beverages, small confectionaries and even water. Depending on the time of the day. If you visit in the evening for dinner or lunch time, do not eat a big meal beforehand, because you're gonna eat there. As for road etiquette, follow all road rules in major cities, especially Athens, and road markings.
@LondonPower
3 ай бұрын
Only the British tourists annoy the Greeks the young British tourists of course 😂
@tzef73
3 ай бұрын
I’ve worked as a chef in Greece for 25 years. I’m back in the States now due to the financial crisis in Greece. Both my parents were Greek so I consider my self purebred Greek 😂 Not to mention I served the Greek army for 18 months. And that’s where I really fell in love with Greece. The downfall of Greece started when the Euro transitioned from the drachma. I was there for all that. I was working on the islands during summer, had a blast with girls parties etc. I remember one summer these German people came to eat at a restaurant on the island I work at. After they ate and their tummies were full, when the time came for them to pay, they had the audacity to tell the waiter that we aren’t going to pay cause Greece owes money to Germany 🤦♂️🤦♂️ The owner came and all hell broke loose. 😂 Let’s just say the Germans ate at the wrong place 😂 Look it up on google it happened a few years ago.
@ballybunion9
3 ай бұрын
Offering a guest a fish eyeball and expecting him/her to eat it is enormously offensive!
@JaneAustenAteMyCat
3 ай бұрын
If it's considered an honour in their culture, of course it's not offensive
@matenzo
3 ай бұрын
I'm greek and I've never heard of anything like that. Don't worry about it.
@JaneAustenAteMyCat
3 ай бұрын
@@matenzo Maybe they were pulling Mr Wolter's leg (which is hilarious if true)
@littlesorin
3 ай бұрын
@@JaneAustenAteMyCat okay now i can't stop thinking about this XD
@sylviadran
3 ай бұрын
@@JaneAustenAteMyCat In Greece its not considered an honour.its considered a NO NO
@MatthewBrannigan
3 ай бұрын
Mocking Greek music, saying that it begins and ends with Nana Mouskouri and Demis Roussos. Also quite a lot of Greeks really hate the Movie Zorba the Greek, say that it's portrays them badly, it's very sexist and worst of all long and boring!
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
Oh, yes indeed. A 60 year old movie (admittedly very well filmed, especially considering the era and the means available over here, at the time) that was barely representative of half the Greeks, even back then. Nowadays? Almost none. Let alone the obnoxious and hilariously moody character of A.Quinn, which regardless of what I think of the movie, he portrayed extremely well.
@desiderata2209
3 ай бұрын
Just FYI, Elgin is pronounced with a hard G as in garden. I should know--I lived just off Elgin Avenue in London (the place to which thieving Brits brought the stones) for some time.
@seamussc
3 ай бұрын
This one surprised me, as Elgin is also the name well-known town in the Chicago metropolitan area and a famous Watch Company in the US. I also lived near a town called Elgin in South Carolina (a failed attempt to get the Watch folks to build a factory there) as well. I just looked up that there are 21 towns/cities in the US named Elgin, all pronouncing "gin" like the liquor. As far as I can find, the Illinois town name comes from an old hymn, and the hymn itself named after a town in Scotland, and the town in Scotland is also the source of peerage/title... so we have been saying it wrong for at least almost 200 years, lol. I guess the title of the song isn't in the lyrics so there was some guess work.
@krisrizakis9989
3 ай бұрын
I remember when I was a teenager visitng my family in Greece, I would constantly get asked by family which was better Canada or Greece. My response was always this: I was born and raised in Canada. I live my every day life in Canada. In Greece, I'm here on vacation. I experience "vacation" Greece. I would need to live in Greece and experience the day to day life to be able to answer that question. Sure, Greece is fun now, but I'm at home in Canada.
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
Yep, it applies to everyone. Night and day difference being a tourst as opposed to live there.
@despinakyraleos2234
3 ай бұрын
Excellent answer, mine was almost the same.
@diasspeed
3 ай бұрын
The "fish eyeball" thing, you completely made it up. Nowhere in Greece this happens and no Greeks even know about this thing you are saying.
@3dScience_uk
3 ай бұрын
love from Greece 🇬🇷❤❤❤❤
@billtsirtsis7060
3 ай бұрын
I'm a Greek and I love turkey but only on Thanksgiving day!
@ΑντριαναΔ
3 ай бұрын
We don’t celebrate thanksgiving 😁
@rosafilippidi6440
3 ай бұрын
Unless you think the 25th of march is that because we all eat cod fish(?)
@alexandros6000-l6w
3 ай бұрын
So do i
@danmayberry1185
3 ай бұрын
When you leave a country that is ten minutes old to visit the inventors of modern civilization - democracy, mathematics, philosophy, science, medicine - you might want to show a little respect.
@hassanalihusseini1717
3 ай бұрын
Yes, I am physicist and I know (especially my great colleague Archimedes) that past, and I tried to do.... but most modern Greeks have not so much knowledge about their great past. And some are even a little bit racist towards Muslims (nooo, I am not Turkish. 🙂)
@Sokratis-qv9ld
3 ай бұрын
@@hassanalihusseini1717Did you examine the Greeks about their past and they failed collectively? Well,YOU need to study Greek ancestry.We are it. By the way, did the Germans produce a modern Goethe?Or the English a modern Shakespeare?
@annapiperaki8199
3 ай бұрын
@@hassanalihusseini1717 You can not be racist towards a religion , only to race! That is the one! And the second is that , we as Greeks , spent hundreds of years under turkish occupation, and we managed to end it. Do you think that we want them back? And by them i means muslims in general!
@hassanalihusseini1717
3 ай бұрын
@@annapiperaki8199 Haha, suffered under Turkish occupation? You redevelopped I would say. I like Greek inventions, Mathematics, philosophy.... but modern Greeks forgot about it. And don't blame Muslims... the one who killed my beloved collegue Archimedes had a name like "Markus" or "Julius" I bet..... not Ali or Hassan.
@vullings1968
3 ай бұрын
@@annapiperaki8199No need to quarrel about history. Greece should be proud of its multicultural history that spans thousands of years! From the Minoans on Crete to modern day Greece, from Romans to Venetians and Ottomans. All have left their mark. And yes, there are also sad stories in all those centuries. But there are very few countries in the world that have such a diverse number of ancient and not so ancient landmarks as Greece.
@adamtsiolas
3 ай бұрын
I' m Greek and you nailed ...except that little thing with the fish eye, that i hear for the first time.
@Seedmember
3 ай бұрын
One thing about the "mountza" (the showing the palm thing). It is considered a mountza if you thrust your palm with force and have the fingers open (like showing the number five). If you do it with the fingers closed people might think you want to high five them.
@eleftheriosmas
3 ай бұрын
And in the Macedonia issue, he gets it too confusing. We dont care about its Constitutional name (aka North Macedonia), they are just not Macedonia at all. Neither historic, nor geographic. Their areas are the ancient Paeonia, a bit of the ancient Dardania and only a small part of the country in the south is part of the actual Macedonia, around Monastiri which we didn't manage to liberate during the Balkan wars. So if you want to avoid the topic just dont mention the word Macedonia as a referance to anything else than the actual Macedonia aka the Greek region.
@Marina-l3n8c
2 ай бұрын
Greeks are so hardworking and for such low pay. Tourists should look around and see who is serving them and by the way getting basic poverty wages, so leave a tip and don't bargain and negotiate prices at retail stores. You don't do it your country so don't do it in Greece.
@unafacciaunarazza
3 ай бұрын
what about the fish eye? I am Hellene, did the DNA test and all so I can back up my claim, where are you at and there is this tradition about the fish eye? Never ever heard of it before and I have travelled most of Greece. No, no people that fish eye thing is not a fact. Toss it to the cats if you do not want it
@jimmymartinez2585
3 ай бұрын
All this would be rude in general 😅 any culture
@soundart1760
3 ай бұрын
I am Greek over 60 years old and I have never heard of the fish eyeball thing in my entire life. We Greeks do not eat the fish head. We cut it off and feed the cats with it.
@sylviadran
3 ай бұрын
Exactly
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425
3 ай бұрын
well you make soup from it, and my mother who is Greek ate fish eyes.
@LondonPower
3 ай бұрын
I eat it all my life the best part of the fish
@soundart1760
3 ай бұрын
@@LondonPowerOK but then you are not Greek i suppose
@LondonPower
3 ай бұрын
@@soundart1760 Έλληνας απο Σαλονίκη Εύοσμος δυτιξες συνοικιες τι να λεμε τωρα
@TheEverfever
3 ай бұрын
On the Turkey thing: Last time we were in Greece the locals were super friendly to us. When we said we are Turkish we were welcomed as neighbours. Some Greeks even talked in Turkish with us. Yes there's always some rivalry/hostility between the states but I haven't encountered any between the people.
@joannedrobnica6940
3 ай бұрын
I've been there 3 times and never thought of them az lazy! I love getting a late start in the morning. I love it there!
@sakisgr1396
3 ай бұрын
The lazy thing was perpetrated by Germans whose banks Greece has been paying off for years now because of the financial crisis
@KanLedbetter
3 ай бұрын
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@NadineSigle
3 ай бұрын
Hello!! how do you make such monthly, I’m a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down of myself 😭 because of low finance but I still believe God
@FarnellCannaday
3 ай бұрын
Thanks to my co-worker (Carson ) who suggested Ms Christy Fiore
@IbrahimFilipe
3 ай бұрын
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@AndreHsieh
3 ай бұрын
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@IvanPaula-ck9sl
3 ай бұрын
I've always wanted to be involved for a long time but the volatility in the price has been very confusing to me. Although I have watched a lot of KZitem videos about it but I still find it hard to understand
@leohickey4953
3 ай бұрын
In the _Iliad_ , when Homer talked about the Achaeans slaughtering an entire flock of sheep for breakfast, I thought he was exaggerating.
@jjjddd231
3 ай бұрын
How to annoy a Greek Australian: tell them they're not Greek. You see in Australia, the great wave of Greek migrants in the 1950s and 1960s carried with them and held on tightly to all their cherished Greek traditions. All of these have been passed down to their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. So much in fact, that it is quite common for people from Greece who visit Australia to tell us that we are more Greek than the people currently living in Greece.
@sdwill66
3 ай бұрын
Half the guys I went to high school with were Greek Australians, the others were Italian Australians. I was one of the few Poms. Lots of banter ensued.
@bwana-ma-coo-bah425
3 ай бұрын
how so?
@anneofgreengables1619
3 ай бұрын
Many speak the language also.
@vasilischristopoulos1501
3 ай бұрын
I don't know anyone that eats the fish eye in Greece.
@iCandyFlip
3 ай бұрын
we do in crete... not just the eyeball but its whole head, including the cheeks, brain, whatever gelatin is found there. yet i never know of someone forcing someone to eat it lol, i think he got trolled ;p
@ThomasTuttle
3 ай бұрын
I know no Greco-Americans, who don't speak/understand modern Greek. In fact, the ones I know live, when I speak it to them with what few phrases I can.
@thehapagirl92
3 ай бұрын
I live in Anaheim by Disneyland and used to work at Build A Bear when it was at Downtown Disney (12 years ago). I liked Greek tourists who came to make stuffed animals because they were always so friendly and the men were always so handsome. Greek gods indeed.
@michalisp1121
3 ай бұрын
I'm from Greece and I really don't get upset about Turkey that easily the way you mention. I actually sympathise the country. I have turkish friends and I even know people from Greece & Turkey getting married. Also people from both countries are constantly travelling to each other's country without issues. For sure, there are greeks, more nationalists than others, whose problem is Turkey, but that should be their problem, not a general rule. Other than that, it's politics which could potentially give raise to old hatred, people have not much to divide them.
@hassanalihusseini1717
3 ай бұрын
But there is some problem with racism and bias you cannot deny against Muslims in Greece. (I am not Turkish by the way.)
@leohickey4953
3 ай бұрын
I used to contribute to a (US-based) forum online, and a moderator posted a comment to the effect of "I will never believe anything any European* says ever again!!!" because I happened to post that the Greek government had formally expressed support for Turkey's admission to the EU. Of course, I was aware of the long history of tension between the countries, but he couldn't accept that there was any attempt at resolving it. *I'm English
@paholainen100
3 ай бұрын
so true. I agree with you. It's mostly in the media and with stupid or close-minded people.
@angelkf65
3 ай бұрын
@@SunMoon-ft6xb The arms industry must keep their table full mate. Most of the Greeks especially the younger ones have no prob with Turkish people. Politics is another issue. Personally I hold Portoguese and Turks as the most hospitable and friendly people I've met on my trips. Greetings from Athens
@mariosathens1
3 ай бұрын
Nice video As a Greek i have to say that first time I hear about this "Fish eye ball".. Maybe they do it in some villages but in general it is not a Greek habbit to offer eye balls to guests.
@marcopolo2395
3 ай бұрын
as a greek when you were saying the topics that anger greek, i was making scenarios in my mind of tourists saying that stuff to me, and was getting myself angry over haha
@TechieConnoisseur
3 ай бұрын
Holy cow I’m early. Going to Greece in September, so these are very useful to me
@nobody....168
3 ай бұрын
@@TechieConnoisseur good choice September...No overcrowded places...
@rosafilippidi6440
3 ай бұрын
As a greek I get more upset with North Macedonia than Turkey. Maybe because most of my ancestry is from Anatolia... I like the turkish people . I don't like that they are not taught and accepted the genocides.
@Nefferious
3 ай бұрын
This is my first time hearing about the fish eyeball thing. Are you sure it isn't some weird family tradition you stumbled upon? lol The only two out of the ones you mentioned that i think would genuinely piss of a Greek are Macedonia and the lazy stereotype. The rest i feel like most people would find just mildly annoying, maybe even pretend they didn't hear/notice.(The Macedonia naming debacle kind of falls in this category as well but it is honestly so ridiculous for us to the point that many Greeks can't NOT argue about it)
@annapiperaki8199
3 ай бұрын
Ridiculous? Are you serious ?
@Nefferious
3 ай бұрын
@@annapiperaki8199 If you have even an elementary knowledge of history it is so obvious that North Macedonia has literally nothing to do with the ancient kingdom, so ,yes, even the existence of a slavic people so deluded and misinformed, where they have come to believe they are the descendants of ancient Macedonians, IS frankly ridiculous.
@annapiperaki8199
3 ай бұрын
@@Nefferious So it is better for us to turn a blind eye? Unfortunately ,for all of us and also for the future of this world, not a lot of people tend to have an elementary knowledge of history! Do you know what most of the world is calling them and their country ? So the least we can do is to set the record straight with them and not simply calling it ridiculous! As Goebbels said :"if you repeat a lie ofthen enough, people will believe it, and you will come to believe it yourself "
@Nefferious
3 ай бұрын
@@annapiperaki8199 Nowhere did i say we should turn a blind eye. How was that your takeaway from what i wrote? Ridiculous does not mean "insignificant". My comments clearly infer that their claim of being "Macedonians" is stupid and wrong, to use words you cant possibly get confused by. What i'm implying in my initial comment is that Greeks get so baffled by the sheer ridiculousness of the ahistorical claims of our neighbours thet we cant help get angry. Nowhere did i downplay the feelings of the Greek people on the matter but you obviously misunderstood. I didn't mean to say that we should downplay anything, that is not what "ridiculous" means. Μπερδεύτηκες με μια λέξη οκ δεν έγινε και τίποτα.Ισως θα μπορούσα να είχα χρησιμοποιήσει απλούστερη γλώσσα για να καταλάβαινες καλύτερα, με συγχωρείς.
@annapiperaki8199
3 ай бұрын
@@Nefferious Δεν τίθεται θέμα συγχώρεσης, δεν χρειάζεται. Απλώς η χρήση της λέξης γελοίο με προκάλεσε, διότι κατάγομαι κατά το ήμισυ από τη Μακεδονία και με ενοχλεί! Επίσης τα αγγλικά μου είναι σε πολύ καλό επίπεδο και δεν χρήζουν απλούστευσης για να καταλάβω τι ήθελες να πείς, αλλά μάλλον χρήση άλλου επιθέτου, από το γελοίο. Διότι εσύ γνωρίζεις την ιστορία και σωστώς το βρίσκεις γελοίο το ότι πιστεύουν κάτι τέτοιο, ( για μένα καλύτερο θα ήταν το επίθετο παράλογο absurd ), αλλά δυστυχώς πάρα μα πάρα πολλοί δεν την γνωρίζουν και τυγχάνει να πιστεύουν το αφήγημα τους!
@Arcadian1821
3 ай бұрын
I am a Greek American and I was invited by a fellow parishioner for Pascah dinner once. I politely refused and she never spoke to me after that again. Your wife is lovely. Hold in to her.
@zoobie2000
3 ай бұрын
you mean just American right? did you watch the video?
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
Why refuse?
@jenniferburchill3658
3 ай бұрын
@Yiannis2112 Well, some people think the other person is offering out of obligation. Hence, they refuse because they believe they're freeing them of the "obligation".
@Yiannis2112
3 ай бұрын
@@jenniferburchill3658 OK yes that might be the case, but is it? Until he answers, we don't know
@Kgy1371
3 ай бұрын
I think the suggestions apply to several cultures, including here in the USA. If you go to someone’s home in the South and you refuse to eat everything on your plate that was cooked by someone’s mother or Memaw/grandmother, or nana, it’s considered rude. You eat what’s given to you, even if you are completely full! Lol! And never turn down dessert. Just know you’ll be talked about if you do and be considered rude. It’s a human nature to want to show your appreciation for someone “stopping by” by loading them up on food. And a lot of home cooks take pride in their meals because it’s their creative outlet. I recently went to Italy and it was the same thing. Best advice, if you’re going over someone’s home who’s going to really feed you, go there hungry!😅
@johnkoch1888
Ай бұрын
Economic benefit is the primary reason Greece, or any other country, welcomes tourists. Thus, the greatest annoyance tourists cause anywhere is failure to spend money. Examples: 1) occupy a restaurant table, during busy hours, and spend a tiny tab; 2) spend a long time in a shop (raising concerns of shoplifting), without buying anything or only a token item; 3) expect change when tendering a 10.00 euro note for an 8.50 euro purchase; 4) expect to pay by card or online, which prevents merchants' tax evasion; and 5) cruise passengers who spend a half-day on shore, expect free restrooms, but spend nothing. Curiously, as of April, 2024, all Greek businesses are required to allow customers to pay by card or other digital means. Wonder how that is working out.
@tsoliaspn354
2 ай бұрын
We (Greeks) have no issue with Turkish people. They are fun and pleasant. We have an issue with the politicians though and what they say.
@xx0xristine0ee
3 ай бұрын
i don't think young people have issues with Turkey anymore , it's mostly older generations! about the fish eye ! NO , we don't really do that ! i don't know, maybe you expienced that in someonce's house as a guest from some yiayia or papou, but it's no commont at all!! and Yes we don't really like the "lazy" thing, it's just so stereotype thing... everyone here works really hard ....but yes, Greek people Do know how to take a break and enjoy the moment too! but i don't think you can say it's Lazy!
@ntonisa6636
3 ай бұрын
I'm Greek, but I never eaten a fish eyeball, I didn't even know it's edible 😂 Edit: also I'm not instantly triggered by any mention of Turkey... for example you can say 🤬 Turkey or Turks are 🤬, that won't offend me ...only mentions of Greece by Turks are sometimes offensive.
@renovation2188
3 ай бұрын
Thank for your understanding my friend. We are not lazy, we never been. In nowadays we work more than 12 hours/day for tourists vacations. I would like to ask from the people around the world not to believe the propaganda news that they get from their local news. We are very proud to put kneel, put our heads down and ask for mercy or help from an outsider. We know how to survive and even if have our issues...we always smile to tourists and we are ready to offer them a relaxing stay in our land. Thank you and God bless you and your family!!! ✌️&♥️
@willhovell9019
3 ай бұрын
Navplion, the first capital of the Independent Greece
@dionisisbalas6990
3 ай бұрын
we are ok with the Turkish people and so are they with us....its more of a politics thing rather than a people thing, yes we had a lot of bad blood but I think the youth is getting over that stuff up to a certain degree
@4400seriesFAN
3 ай бұрын
Some corrections here: About the fish eyeball... I have never heard of this and I am Greek. About the palm of your hand. It is not the palm, it is the palm with open fingers. The origin of this gesture is still a point of discussion. Two theories are the best: In ancient Greece, of someone had done something very bad, locals would take either charcoal or excrements with their hands and rub it on that person's face, with their entire palm an open fingers. The second theory is that this gesture had been a curse on someone, meaning "to lose all your five senses". We still don't know the origin, but basically, it is like the middle finger, these days.
@zenentos7373
Ай бұрын
I heard two different stories, that in ancient Greece it had the meaning of "may all curses of the gods fall/be cast upon you" and from later Christian era that resembles the anathema against the excommunicated that were considered "cursed" etc after the ceremony.
@ThemisGR979
3 ай бұрын
It's not exactly giving the palm. Giving the palm with the fingers spread is a special gesture called μούτζα. It is actually a curse and it is considered worse than finger. It is also, believe it or not, forbidden by law while driving.
@larsedik
3 ай бұрын
I went to a Lebanese restaurant in Vancouver and asked them if they had Turkish coffee, and they very adamantly said, "NO, we have Lebanese coffee," which was essentially the same. I get it that so many people hate Turkey and the Turks, especially considering what they did to Armenia. Greece is on my bucket list, but Turkey is not, even though I would love to visit some archaeological sites there. I'm upset with Turkey for flooding extremely ancient sites with lakes before allowing complete excavation.
@videakias3000
3 ай бұрын
I am greek and I have never eaten a "fish eyeball", I don't know which part of greece you are refering to. also you did the "palm" thing wrong. this gesture is suppossed to have the fingers wide open. the fingers closed are the stop signal, the fingers oper are that gesture you are refering.
@culgan86
3 ай бұрын
Very easy to annoy Greeks. Just say Macedonia is a country up north, and not a part of Greece.
@SpartanLeonidas1821
3 ай бұрын
Nah, they will usually laugh 😂 Nobody with any form of education believes that bulgarian speakers have anything to do with Antiquity 😆
@Hippocampus-dm8ku
3 ай бұрын
I always behave as a human being and not as a Greek. If someone insults me (Greek or foreigner) I always respond,... but if somebody force me to behave as a Greek, I don't only/simply respond,... I become merciless,... and there is always something to say, to all of them (every single nationality),... I am nearly 53 years old but have never came across people eating fish eyeballs. If someone offers me something I can't eat or drink then, I politely refuse. In regards of more specific issues, such as Ethnic or political, I would never discuss them with foreigners due to the fact that most of them they are narrow headed or ignorant (in most cases both,... which is something scary).
@SunMoon-ft6xb
3 ай бұрын
Hi from Turkey. I understand and appreciate the points you make. But I'm not sure about the last one. You see, I'm not that young either and I don't prefer to discuss politics with foreigners too. But not because I found most people norrow headed and ignorant but also I sometimes find myself norrow headed and ignorant too. I have realized this as I got older. Don't you ever hesitate that the ideas you are sure are right may actually be wrong? Even though most people are narrow-minded and uninformed, has it ever occurred to you as you get older that you might be one of them? This realization came to me some time ago and after that, I stopped talking politics with people, but I also stopped accusing them of narrow-mindedness or ignorance, and I focused on improving myself by gaining more knowledge.
@Hippocampus-dm8ku
3 ай бұрын
@@SunMoon-ft6xb Dear friend, I understand your point too. I can't say you're wrong or right, sometimes it's better and healthier for our soul to avoid certain things, but sometimes it's our duty to fight negativity and stupidity and there's a lot out there,… All the best to you and Turksish peolpe in general. I know the financial difficulties you are going through and I hope the situation will improve soon. Every human being deserves to have roof over its head, some proper food and dignity,... but unfortunately the powerful elite doesn't like this idea,... My greetings from London UK. PS One of my favourite songs is this one ''Dario Moreno - Her akşam votka rakı şarap'', every time I hear this, I am bursted into tears.
@SunMoon-ft6xb
3 ай бұрын
@@Hippocampus-dm8ku Thank you my friend for your answer and for you good wishes. All the best to you too and to Greek people. I had heard the name Moreno before and even passed the street where the house where he lived for a while was located. But I hadn't listened to his songs. Now I will listen to the song you mentioned. As I said, I need to improve myself :)
@Hippocampus-dm8ku
3 ай бұрын
@@SunMoon-ft6xb All the best for you!!!
@diakojim1977
3 ай бұрын
About the fish eyeballs, is a tradition related to fishing communities, so you found it more on the islands as well as in the coastal parts of Greece. And yes, I eat them..😅
@Nasia2
3 ай бұрын
Enough with turkey vs greece. It is another stereotype, a rascist one.
@SunMoon-ft6xb
3 ай бұрын
So Greeks don't get that angry when someone just talks about Turkey? Is he exaggerating?
@angelkf65
3 ай бұрын
@@SunMoon-ft6xb If someone mess with politics then yes they might get some Greek angry. It depends mostly on the Greek's age, education, political views etc. But if someone talk about TR in general, no Greek will get mad or angry. The great majority of us have no prob with the Turkish people. The over-patriots the religious biased people are idiots on both sides
@Nikosk00
3 ай бұрын
you know what to do if you want to end up in the hospital 🤣
@dimitrispappas-xt8iq
3 ай бұрын
As a greek my self i can say that thing with the fish eye is not a thing for us, also we love our brothers from Turkey! We also work probably harder than anyone in Europe..
@deutschegeschichte4972
3 ай бұрын
Well I wouldn't say out of all of Europe, but you certainly do work hard.
@ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑΣ
3 ай бұрын
Turks are not brothers with hellenes.
@aokiaoki4238
3 ай бұрын
Who eats the fish eye balls i think they prank you 😂
@diakojim1977
3 ай бұрын
It is a tradition related to fishing communities, so you found it more on the islands as well as in the coastal parts of Greece.
@Carol.Allison
3 ай бұрын
Ive been to Greece 8 times & never been offered a fish eyeballs, no I just couldn't 🤮
@Croz89
3 ай бұрын
Certainly on the islands, expect to see a lot of unlicensed teenagers roaring around on quad bikes and scooters. They're not usually anti-social, they're generally just trying to get somewhere like everybody else, but they're generally not the best of drivers.
@jionasis
3 ай бұрын
they eat so much food because they share!!!
@wholelottaelevation6442
3 ай бұрын
Man be yourself..dont nobody care about “annoying” someone..tf
@jort93z
3 ай бұрын
Instructions unclear, started a bar fight in athens.
@MercenaryTX
3 ай бұрын
If only he had an inside track for the Greek’s views. Should this be titled what sets Jocelyn off.
@jocelynwoltersworld
3 ай бұрын
Actually, a lot of these don't upset me but do upset our family and friends who are Greek. So, yeah, this is based on what real Greeks think. But thanks for the comment.
@zoobie2000
3 ай бұрын
right, I will stop calling it South Macedonia. No wonder I got lynched last time I visited ;) edit: sorry for silly comment. Having watched the whole video even more silly comments I could have made. great video as always
@woltersworld
3 ай бұрын
Thanks zoo. Glad you got out alive 😀
@marksuddjian4570
3 ай бұрын
Thanx in advance! Going there in 2 weeks. Now I look forward more than ever to annoying the Greeks.
@hollygibson1801
3 ай бұрын
People always have stereotypes wherever they go, unfortunately. watch and listen, don't speak
@ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑΣ
3 ай бұрын
The fish eye thing is a thing here.
@SewardWriter
3 ай бұрын
What if they offer food you're allergic to?
@cindy-ml7vo
3 ай бұрын
He referred to going to someone house. They would be your (or friend's) family, so tell them (or your friend) you have allergies, they don't want to send you to the hospital. Or there is always the take the cookie and stuff it in your pocket when noone is looking trick, make sure you take a napkin too.
@desiderata2209
3 ай бұрын
Accept the food, move it around your plate, whatever. Don't issue a verbal manifesto about your supposed food allergies (that exclusive American thing about how special your requirements are. Food allergies may be real in the US but are extremely rare elsewhere on the planet).
@Khabezette
3 ай бұрын
@@desiderata2209 Thanks for the info, guess my severe peanut and fish allergies are just all in my head.
@jocelynwoltersworld
3 ай бұрын
You can explain food allergies and they will understand.
@teiher
3 ай бұрын
No one wants to send you to the hospital. Just mention your allergy.
@acuriouscompass
3 ай бұрын
Another excellent video! This is the first time I heard about eating the fish eyeball! I know some people eat the lamb's eyeball, but fish is a new one for me 😂 Anyway, I've never eaten it and neither has anyone else in my family. ☺
@japanneedsjesus
3 ай бұрын
How many countries have you been to Wolter? I'm guessing at least 50? 🇪🇬🐪🌴
@lucastoft4948
3 ай бұрын
2:34 okay, but does it taste bad? Seems like something you can eat in one bite and have it over with
@M_SC
3 ай бұрын
It helps to mentally prepare in advance so this video is perfect
@shingosshojiopoulos6608
3 ай бұрын
It doesn't have taste , only texture. The eye itself is kind of squishy and hard at the same time
@alexhousakos
3 ай бұрын
It's a bit of a gooey texture but its delish.
@diakojim1977
3 ай бұрын
Taste good for me, the texture is another thing..😅 You spit the little hard "plastic" ball inside, like a pith
@MirzaRehan-e4y
6 сағат бұрын
Good speech
@Cali-707-ica
3 ай бұрын
Since when was waking up at 9 or 10am and not doing anything until after my coffee considered lazy? 😂
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