GAZETTE
Published by My Big Fat Funny Life
Volume I, Number 005 June 14, 2026
A weekly-ish dispatch from Greece, with questionable authority and excellent coffee.
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This week’s showcase
Stop Asking for Lettuce in Your Greek Salad
A field guide to Greek meals, misunderstandings, and unsolicited dessert.
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How to Move to Greece (And Survive): A Practical Guide for the Emotionally Unstable)
People dream of feta, sunsets, and a simpler life. Reality offers: paperwork, humidity, and the slow realization that your pen is now your most valuable asset.
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In Greece, Nothing Is Ever Broken Enough to Throw Away
From immortal refrigerators to sofa pillows with a second life, Greeks have long believed that “finished” is just an opinion.
Coming Up Tuesday, June 16
The Other Greek Revolution
Not against the Ottoman Empire. Against seat belts, helmets, and the tyranny of the beep.
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Reader Voices
A few voices from readers of this issue.
“Ahhh, so much here. well done, Nick. you capture so much of my greek experience in this. Had to laugh, here in Athens, I was just remarking to my wife, a couple of weeks ago, that I was the only one wearing shorts on the street or at coffee (it was in the low 90s)…she just shrugged..its not summer yet! The heat is on!”
— Robert L For: Greek Summer Begins With Noise
“I can’t forget the time when I was a kid and we had three dinners in one night walking from relative to relative in my dad’s remote village on Andros. I felt like I was gonna explode after dinner number one so our dad gave us tsipouro (yes we were kids) and said «είναι Χωνευτικό!»”
— Chris K For: Greeks and the Sacred Right to Offer You Food Immediately
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