What not to say to a Greek person?
What not to say to a Greek person? Avoid making comments that could be perceived to question someone's integrity. Greeks tend to take personal offence to undertones of statements that suggest a person is dishonest, disingenuous or stingy . Avoid drawing on ideas of ancient Greece to inform your assumptions of contemporary Greek culture.
What is considered disrespectful in Greece?
Always keep your palm turned toward you. Making a fist with your thumb between your index and middle fingers is considered obscene. Thumbs up signals approval but thumbs down is a rude gesture. A single nod of the head downward is the expression for yes and a single nod of the head backward means no.
What is the most common crime in Greece?
The most widespread crimes to affect Greece are human trafficking, people smuggling and drug crime. A number of global organized crime groups operate these trafficking rings in Greece, engaging also in large-scale theft - particularly works of art - and financial crime.
What is offensive in Greek culture?
Gestures: The hand gesture that signals 'Okay' (by putting one's forefinger and thumb together to make a circle) is an obscenity in Greece. It is also severely insulting to hold up your open palm, fingers spread, at someone's face.