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GreecBeing a tourist in Greece can be a fantastic experience, especially if you are young and female. Greece really is the land of sun, fun, and irresponsibility: luxurious swims amidst breath-taking beauty, long siestas with the songs of cicadas in the background, fresh seafood dinners in romantic settings, drinks in a bar by the sea, and those Greek men…Ah! how they charm you, making you feel like the most beautiful woman in the world! There’s even a name for this game of charm they play so well, it’s called "kamaki," the harpoon used to catch a fish in one deft stroke. But to the young, unsuspecting tourist, this charm is real and can feel extremely romantic.

As a tourist, you can leave behind that dreary job, the relationship you’ve squeezed dry, and become someone new in a country with a beauty that few places can match, and a passionate people that truly enjoy having a good time. Greece is the land where you laze about on hot summer days and let your wild side out at night. Home to the all important erotas (love, passion, romance) Greece is a land that comes alive at night, where no one who’s anyone goes out before midnight, nor to bed before dawn.

Working in Silicon Valley and can’t find a date? Come to Greece! No computer nerds here—for a Greek there’s always room for fun and passion, as the story of the great Onassis so clearly demonstrates. Broke? No problem! Everyone in Greece is broke all the time! But money is to be spent, and those Greek men sure like to spend it on a pretty tourist!

But is the grass really any greener?

Being a Greek-American, I have come to know Greece both as a tourist and as a resident citizen. To the tourist Greece can seem like Paradise, but when you live here, it often seems more like Purgatory.

As a woman, I have come to the sad conclusion that there is little respect for women as people in Greece. There is passion for the feminine, but no real love for the female, admiration for the lady, but contempt for the woman. An educated woman is doomed in the face of a sweet ignorant one, the experienced one scores far fewer points than the innocent. The Greek woman, however, knows the rules, and the clever ones play the game to their own advantage. Women in Greece are trained to make a good catch. But if you are a foreign woman, well… good luck!

The Rules of Dating

If you are determined to get involved with a Greek man, there are several rules you should follow. First, it is imperative that he NOT still live with his mother. Second, not only should he not live with his mother, but she should live as far away as possible. DO NOT marry a Greek man and move into the apartment on the floor above his mother. Rules 1 and 2 are the most important because it is virtually guaranteed that as the wife of a Greek man, you will despise all mothers-in-law in no time flat. You will quickly realize that even if your husband thinks he loves you, it is really just taken for granted by him and his entire kin that you are one of his appendages. There is a reason for the Greek tradition of stomping on your husband’s feet during the wedding ceremony: success in this venture is said to guarantee a wife the upper hand throughout her marriage. The problem is, she tends to dominate throughout the duration of her son’s marriage as well!

Third, your man of choice should be educated in a foreign country or well-traveled, preferably both. These experiences will broaden his mind so you won’t suffer from so much culture clash. And fourth, be sure you truly understand how your prince feels about women . How shocked I was when a 35-year-old acquaintance whom I’ll call Akis informed me that he really doesn’t think women are as mentally capable as men. As proof he offered, "There are so many more published male authors than female." My explanation that the discrepancy is owed to the fact that women have only been allowed to publish books relatively recently in comparison with men was petulantly answered with, "Well, no female writer has ever sparked my interest." I wonder if he’s read any? When I saw him last he was reading Freud. God help us!

A conversation with a lawyer friend of mine left me even more disappointed. This young man whom I believed to be open-minded, with great depth and intelligence, casually explained that for a Greek man there are two kinds of women: the ones that bring out great passion and with whom every man desires a tumultuous love affair, "and the ones that you marry." I twinged inside as I looked at this truly beautiful man, so capable, so full of potential, caught within the vice of the madonna-whore complex. And he is living it out. He had his tumultuous affair with an incredibly beautiful and vibrant woman throughout his years at university. Once it came time to go back to his island and take over his father’s law firm, however, he dropped the exotic mistress for a plainer, simpler, younger girl that matches his and his family’s expectations of a wife.

Another lawyer I know, in his late 30s and married with children, doesn’t even like his wife (and this is also not uncommon!). Why did he marry her? First, a wife is essential for having a family, particularly a son to carry on the family name. Second, she comes from a "good" family, meaning that her existence as his wife will be beneficial both to his career and to his wealth, for Greek women are usually provided with property, the essential bargaining tool for a good marriage.
So  in conclusion save yourself a lot of problems and just join a Greek dating website,Nicegreeks.com is a good one.g c....the East and the West and by the many occupations endured by the Greek people throughout history.

In general, the Greeks are particularly proud of their culture and speak of their country with an intense passion, feeling that their Greek culture is a definition of their national and ethnic belonging. Traditions, religion, music, language, food and wines are the major composites of the Greece culture and constitute the base for those who wish to visit the country.