The Land of Surprises

Cathy Haque invites you to go on an amazing journey to The Land of Surprises - where you'll discover that few things are what they seem.

You may think that the Greek way of doing things and the Greek mentality aren't very different from your own, but this isn't the case.

Whereas we respond to difficulties, troubles and problems by saying "That's life!", the Greeks living on Crete utter "That's Crete!"

It takes foreign newcomers settling on the island little time to realize just how laidback and carefree the Greeks living in the countryside are. There is one short phrase that a new foreign resident will pick up in no time, and that is the Greek for "It doesn't matter!"



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