Cariadco
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Just paid mine, at the Post office, just off Tzavros Junction, far end of Gouvia. (As I did last year) but paid with a Greek Bank Debit Card. Dunno if you can pay with a non-greek card though.
RT, look at the latest posts on this thread 're blocked accounts. How to unblock your account.I am paid up until May 2020 via port police office. as my on line account is still blocked. I phoned the help line to talk directly ,was onl y for Greeks .
Worth trying before then.Hi
will do , however I am paid up until end of April ,
Simples. Don't be a pussyI am frightened that i could make a bad situation worse ...lol
Gawd. It appears that you can do either then. Not that I disbelieve you but could you look at the bank payment form to double confirm please.
And who can complain about that!!!!It is 21 years that I sail the Greek waters and I still don´t understand how they think.
I admire the way they live, it is not of this era.
You can ask them to sell you some stuff or do a little job and they will do it when they think it is necessary. Or not at all. Why work if you have enough to live?
A while ago I visited a small boatyard. The two brothers owning the place had just demolished an old yacht. There was a nice tan storm jib lying around. I asked if I could buy it.
No, they had no interest in selling. Two days later I went back and the sail was burning on the pile of rubbish.
Same yard, I needed a big piece of wood for something. I pointed at a nice dry piece of wood standing in a corner of the workshop, asked for how much they would sell.
No, they did not want to sell the wood. Why? I asked. I was willing to pay good money.
The guy said “my father bought this wood, now it is for my son when he grows up. “
I gave up. Mind, we have a good relationship, they know I pay cash, without arguing about price and often give a bit more “for the kid “. They just dont need the money.
They do live a very different life. Family is everything here, if a Greek ever tells you that 'you are family' they do really mean it. Selling property here is not that common, the general view is that you don't own the house you're living in (which your parents and their parents also lived in), the family owns it. You won't sell because it already partly belongs to your children and their children. That extends to a whole bunch of other stuff too.It is 21 years that I sail the Greek waters and I still don´t understand how they think.
I admire the way they live, it is not of this era.
You can ask them to sell you some stuff or do a little job and they will do it when they think it is necessary. Or not at all. Why work if you have enough to live?
A while ago I visited a small boatyard. The two brothers owning the place had just demolished an old yacht. There was a nice tan storm jib lying around. I asked if I could buy it.
No, they had no interest in selling. Two days later I went back and the sail was burning on the pile of rubbish.
Same yard, I needed a big piece of wood for something. I pointed at a nice dry piece of wood standing in a corner of the workshop, asked for how much they would sell.
No, they did not want to sell the wood. Why? I asked. I was willing to pay good money.
The guy said “my father bought this wood, now it is for my son when he grows up. “
I gave up. Mind, we have a good relationship, they know I pay cash, without arguing about price and often give a bit more “for the kid “. They just dont need the money.
Tony just to put things in the right context, this isn't the Greek way, it's the Mediterranean way,The Greeks will show you the blue sky, the warm sunshine and the clear water, and ask why you insist on rushing around? What do you have to do today that can't wait until tomorrow? Enjoy life now, because you don't know how much you have left'.
Tony just to put things in the right context, this isn't the Greek way, it's the Mediterranean way,
Us from northern Europe rush around like no tomorrow , everything need to be done now , in the Med life is not only slowly but longer too ,
What doesn't get done to day get done tomorrow or the day after .
Whenever i have done that, the result ends up with me being plied with Tsipouro and ending up pissed, then i forget why i went in the first place.The way to have bought that sail was to arrive bearing gifts; some wine, olives, cheese and sit with them talking, as best as you are able in whatever Greek you have, about how long you've been in Greece, where you've sailed, how wherever you are now is your favourite place. Turn up the next day with more wine, cheese and olives and they will start to see you as a friend. If you keep that up for a few days they will more than likely give you the sail as a gift.