GAZETTE
Published by My Big Fat Funny Life
Volume I, Number 001 May 18, 2026
A weekly-ish dispatch from Greece, with questionable authority and excellent coffee.
Showcase Story
This week’s showcase
America (ok USA), We Need to Talk About Technology – Updated
Where Greece quietly went digital — and nobody told us
Trending This Week
Reader favorite
Things Greeks Pretend They Understand
In Greece, full understanding is optional. Strong opinions are not.
Coming Up Tuesday, May 26
One Problem Twelve Experts
Mention one small problem in Greece and within minutes you will have a doctor, a lawyer, a contractor, and somebody’s cousin on the case.
You made it this far. You may as well do the right thing.
Free, of course.
No forms, no stamps, no appointment at KEP.
(If Substack flashes the paid menu first,
choose None and carry on.)
The Kafeneio Spoke
A collection from this week’s table.
“I am pretty sure that for the first few years in our apartment buildings, our Greek neighbors called us something like "the Americans who try to speak Greek". Now I am almost certain I am either "the woman who broke her leg" or "the woman who was in a wheelchair" and my husband is "the husband of..." one of those descriptors of me.”
— Diane B For: You Had A Name. Greece Improved It.
“My παππού was a magician when it came to tailoring. When I was in 6th grade, I had battered my favourite pair of Nike's so much that there was a hole in the leather. Me and my mom took them to several cobblers in Canada and they told us to just throw them away. I brought that pair of sneakers with me to Greece that same summer and asked παππού if he thought he could fix them. He not only repaired them, but you couldn't even TELL there was a hole there to begin with. One of my most cherished…”
— Maria T For: In Greece, Broken Things Still Have a Guy
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