16. Eat It Up
If you’re accustomed to early lunches and dinners, you might want to readjust that timing while in Greece. Lunch at three and dinner at nine is perfectly acceptable. On a no-carb diet? Either way, expect bread with your lunch as Greeks don’t consider it lunch unless there’s bread. Quick coffee? Think again, as the Greeks’ emphasis on the “just chill” lifestyle extends to coffee breaks and you can expect one to last up to two hours. If you’re at dinner and waiting on the rest of your party to arrive, don’t look for a waiter to bring anything before then, as guests are never expected to eat alone. If a waiter approaches prior to the rest of the party arriving, it’s considered presumptuous and rude. Then what time are we going to eat you ask? Dinners can run till well after midnight. Opa!
17. The Club Scene
Forget about heading out at eight and partying till one in the morning, you’ve just finished dinner around that time as it is. Nope, get your club ticket—which is usually good for the first drink too—and party from after midnight until the sun rises. There will be lots of Greek music rocking you in the early hours, since locals prefer their music to international tunes.
