GAZETTE

Published by My Big Fat Funny Life

Volume I, Number 018 September 13, 2026

A weekly-ish dispatch from Greece, with questionable authority and excellent coffee.

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The Eternal Greek Plastic Bag

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The Eternal Greek Plastic Bag

Because in Greece, nothing is ever really thrown away

If you open a Greek kitchen cabinet, you won’t just find plates and glasses. Somewhere, usually stuffed between the baking trays and the mop, you’ll discover the national treasure: the plastic bags…

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The Scarlet Ν

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The Scarlet Ν

In Greece, even the new-driver sticker has drama, geometry, and a department-store insult from old Athens.

In Greece, there is a famous letter you see on the back of cars. Ν. Not “N” exactly. Ν. Greek capital ni.…

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Is Karen Becoming Greek?

Thursday · September 17

Is Karen Becoming Greek?

Karen is a world traveler. She loves ethnic cuisines. Mexican. Thai. Japanese. Hungarian. You name it, she loves it. She is adventurous. Me? Not so much. Yes, I have traveled. Yes, I have tried local cuisines. But most of the time, I…

At 3:00 PM, Greece Disappears

Tuesday · September 22

At 3:00 PM, Greece Disappears

There are many things Greece does not explain to you when you move here. The paperwork, for example. The plumbing. The driving. The mystery of why every appointment is both “tomorrow” and “we’ll see.” But one of the greatest cultural shocks in…

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Reader Voices

A few voices from readers of this issue.

“haha…totally love this, Nick. And so spot on!! We have the building group both in Athens and Epidavros..and the struggle is constant…and we have the HOA in America where that one continues as well. My favorite, in Athens, was having little notes from one of our neighbors that I closed the outside garbage lid too loudly as I left for my walk at 630am…I woke her with the noise. well done!!! write on!”

— Robert Linegar For: You Moved to Greece? Forget the HOA.

“Oh gosh, I love Greek music! Unfortunately, my body stays pretty inert although my soul soars in the heavens, especially when I hear the introduction to Marinella's Πες πως μ´αντάμωσες. What a wonder narrative about the evening! Movingly told. I was there with you. I bought a bouzouki once in Thessaloniki from a shop that makes them and the bouzouki eventually found a new owner in Seattle. I never managed to figure it out, so I'm back to occasional German folk tunes on a tuba. Maybe time for another try.”

— Jeffrey Brendecke For: Meraklosa – When the Music Gets Inside You

“So true. And the amount swings energetically up and down from month to month sometimes without too much explanation 😜(no added use of aircon , heating etc)”

— Linda Cockinis For: Cracking the Code of the Greek Electricity Bill

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