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Manners

For both sexes, quiet, considerate good manners are noticed and appreciated. Young Cretans tend not to display affection in public.

General information

Public holidays

Orthodox Easter weekend (April or May, dates vary each year) is the most important holiday in Greece. All public transport is crowded as people visit relatives around the country, including the islands. Other holidays include Independence Day on 25 March (town parades) and 1 May, 15 August and 28 October. Main route bus services will operate except on Easter Sunday and Monday. Tourist shops and village shops will stay open.

Time difference

Greece is on Eastern European Time.

 Summer: GMT plus 3hrs

 Winter: GMT plus 2hrs

The ‘language barrier’

Like all Greeks, Cretans communicate easily with foreigners. Older people involved in the tourism business have learnt foreign words and phrases by ear. Nowadays English is seen as important for getting on in life and is taught in schools and widely spoken at least by the younger generation as well as by returnee emigrants from the US, Canada and Australia.