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Why did you choose to move to Greece? Did you have to do it for your job?

I just want to go there, because it has so much history.
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I never wanted to leave my home. I came to Grecce to help my sister when she had her first child. While I was doing that i met and fell in love with a man. Either i had to move to greece or he had to move to the UK. Cercumstances made it clear I should be the one to move. Really I dont want to be here, but i love my husband and i need to make a life here. There are many positve sides, it is better for children, and life is calmer.
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My story is typical of someone my age,i first went to Greece on holiday,loved it,then saw more of it on subsequent holidays/travels.got to know locals and expats in a certain area,took a job in a bar in a tourist resort and the rest grew from there!
I love the place,the people are so charming and quirky,their way of life has a real set of values that i feel are sadly vanishing in the UK,the weather is fantastic,i've always loved the sea/beaches and now i have them at my doorstep,the food is really nice and also healthy,the general vibe of the place just seems to fit in with what i want from life,so why not make it home for good?
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My story is typical of someone my age,i first went to Greece on holiday,loved it,then saw more of it on subsequent holidays/travels.got to know locals and expats in a certain area,took a job in a bar in a tourist resort and the rest grew from there!
I love the place,the people are so charming and quirky,their way of life has a real set of values that i feel are sadly vanishing in the UK,the weather is fantastic,i've always loved the sea/beaches and now i have them at my doorstep,the food is really nice and also healthy,the general vibe of the place just seems to fit in with what i want from life,so why not make it home for good?

Did you manage to get to grips with the language
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Nea,mu milao ligo ellenhika....

It's coming on well,slowly but surely,it's hard to practive though when every Greek you know wants to speak to you in English!
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It's coming on well,slowly but surely,it's hard to practive though when every Greek you know wants to speak to you in English!
Its been my biggest challenge, speaking Spanish .... but when I listen to a Greek speak I just think I could never master that
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To be honest it's not really that hard,once you've learnt the alphabet it gets easier,the grammatical structure isn't that dissimilar from the french many of us were made to learn in school and as for the vocabulary,well that just comes along nicely,a word a day at the very least,on top of your normal learning curve.
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Sambacasual...do you live on an island or mainland? I am looking to move over within the next year or so to teach English, buy property and hopefully set up a business in a touristy area...any recs?
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