12. Why Is Everyone Honking at Me?

Crossing the street in Greece can be a harrowing experience. A biker on a motorcycle almost ran me over once, and that was when the light was red and the crosswalk was green! That being said, you probably don’t want to make other folk angry by making rude gestures at them.

It’s an easy mistake for a lot of people to make, as in a lot of places, having a full hand up and pushing like that is considered by many to be a universal symbol of “stop.” Oh well. When in Rome… or, in this case, when in Athens.