Moving to Greece, 5 Things We Wish We Knew Before | Foreigners Living in Greece

5 Things About Moving to Greece That Surprised Us! Insider Tips for Anyone Moving to Greece like expats, digital nomads or foreigners that want to live in Greece!🇬🇷
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About this video: This video is for people that want to move to Greece from other countries or places like the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe, etc. We share the five things that surprised us and would have helped us before moving to Greece. Living in Greece can be amazing, but there are some unexpected downsides you should know about and tips to help you avoid them. We talk about the surprising aspects of living in Greece that we wish we knew beforehand. If you're planning to travel to Greece or thinking about staying long-term, these tips are essential. Hear from us, foreigners who have experienced both the surprises and challenges of living in Crete Greece. This video will help you be better prepared for your Greek adventure.

[@Sunpire]

We NAILED English in this one! Please consider Subscribing, hitting the 👍, to convince us that we shouldn't give up on making videos!😂

[@remixatl]

These days, we take the content we consume for granted. Seeing what the loading times are for you to be able to upload, makes me appreciate what you do even more. Thank you for the dedication you show to your viewers.

[@Sunpire]

Thank you!🙏 This means a lot to us! It gives us a lot of motivation! We really appreciate all of you guys watching and taking the time to connect with us!

[@remixatl]

@@Sunpire We are all mirrors. We are simply reflecting what we see in others.

[@tyxeri48]

As an expat in Greece, I'm telling you that there are excellent Greek online stores with fantastic prices. Please do your research. As expats, we must support the local market and even more, the local physical shops.

[@Sunpire]

Thank you for watching and for sharing! 🙏💙I agree it's really important to support the locals!🇬🇷 We're always doing that whenever possible.

[@user-mb6hi9jm7m]

I hope you both continue making videos. I enjoy them and find them informative. I have pets that are everything to me so I have not traveled the past fifteen years. Before that traveled often to many places. I live vicariously this way. Your English is super. You provide a lit of practical advice. I am considering moving and if I do I only have one chance because of pets. Keep up your super efforts. Thank you again.

[@Sunpire]

Thank you very much for your support 🙏 💙💙. If Greece is for you and your beloved pets 🐈🐕 , than you will find here everything you need 🤗

[@Madivnar]

When i was on crete, i had a cosmote mobile sim for internet, worked really well almost everywhere. Cable/fiber is a different option :)

[@eftaliotis]

I second that. Greece has 5G so a wireless connection is best. Greece is not known for her fiber connectivity..😊

[@Sunpire]

We have a sim card inserted into a router, but for WiFi, this option is not that good. For mobile on the other hand, does the job and more.

[@brasni1]

The internet speed is important these days. Different providers deliver different speeds, depending on the area you live in and where the antennas are located. If there is a hill or buildings blocking you and many other things influence the speed. I live in a village on an island. I have wireless mobile data. I changed provider and thus improved the speed x 4. Then I put an extern antenna on the roof and connected it to the router with a SIM card and limitless data. This increased the speed still x 2. Now I have a download speed between 130 - 20 mbps. Best very early in the morning and when there are no holidays or tourists around. The tourists seem to stream a lot. The upload speed seems to be much lower then the download speed in Greece. Unproportionally so, most often.

[@Sunpire]

I think we should try the antenna thing that you said next. Maybe we can improve our speed. Is the upload that bothers us...

[@brasni1]

@@Sunpire In general Cosmote has the best coverage in Greece. Especially on the islands. I had Vodafone before, but it was extremely volatile, and with a bad signal at best. NOVA was even worse. I tested it with a SIM card. By the way, I am not a fan of any of these companies with their money grabbing practices.

[@sanekabc]

Right on Romania, wow!!

[@Sunpire]

4th place in the world is something right? 💙🙏

[@Realizationist]

She is soooo beautiful..lucky guy..love her nose

[@jimjim8645]

As a (very) general rule, best and less windy beaches in Crete are in the south...

[@Sunpire]

Thank you very much for watching us and for advice 💙💙🙏🤗

[@brasni1]

You have to choose a beach that is protected from the wind. On a small island that is possible, on Crete it is not that easy. The northern Meltemi wind rules most of the summer. Unlucky for an island like Crete, where the most resorts are on the northern, quite straight coast. Not many bays to seek shelter in.

[@zoemak4749]

Hello, I am from Crete educated USA , wife and I travel to Crete EVERY year for two months at a time WITH our two small dogs, in cabin ..,!!! And we stay in Apokoronas area, Kalyves , Fones areas! Yes, it is very easy after you get pet passport … only thing is needed yearly is a rabies shot!!!!! Go travel with your pets..!!!! Good bless…!!!

[@annapiperaki8199]

Oh my God! Fones! My father's village! I have relatives there! Do you come from there ? Or you just chose this place? Because it is such a small village and if you do not originate from there , i find it strange that someone goes there, due to it being a very small village! Waiting for update!

[@Sunpire]

Hello! Thank you for watching and for the advice! It's good to know!🙏

[@zoemak4749]

@@annapiperaki8199 what’s your name, and who’s your father, I may know him…!!! I’m nikolaos makridakis, born in Fones moved with family as a preteen, my grandfather on mothers side was damouli papadakis, both our house are still in the village, and we are starting to build a villa on my other property hillside.

[@zoemak4749]

@@annapiperaki8199 what’s your name, I may know him…, I was born there and left for USA as teen and would like to talk to you! 🙏👍

[@annapiperaki8199]

His name was Nikos Piperakis, his brother's Mihalus son is also Nikos Piperakis and his first cousin's Artemis's son ( who owned the club / restaurant "Esperos" ) had a son Nikos Piperakis. Yes by all means, I would be very glad to talk, whenever you want.

[@CASIUSGELAEI]

The one with the African dust was once in 5 years but now it is 5 times in a year!.. (Southerly winds and it is not a phenomenon of Crete but up to Thessaloniki now) ps: Cockroaches and mopeds are fast in Greece, not the internet!.. 😁

[@Sunpire]

Man, you're funny! Always looking forward to your comments 😂🔝 keep them coming!

[@CASIUSGELAEI]

@@Sunpire 😜

[@NickZaharakisChiefOfficer]

I have a cosmote mobile plan so with it you have the options to get another 3 sim cards for 5g internet . it costs like 3 euros a month and you have unlimited speed. So try get a 5g router with a sim insert and you will be happy.

[@Sunpire]

Thank you for watching and sharing!🙏 we have a router with a sim, but I'm not sure if it's 5G or not

[@fterototsekoyri]

the african sand is not only in crete even in thessaloniki 1000 km away from crete

[@Sunpire]

It's everywhere in Greece 🇬🇷

[@stevefoxg]

Yes I am from Australia and the internet speeds have shocked me. I try to do all my work in the morning, before I go out - in the afternoon, here on Syros in the summer, it slows down to be almost unworkable at times.

[@Sunpire]

Internet is a strange thing in Greece. Until Starlink will be very affordable...

[@user-mb6hi9jm7m]

The extreme weather is here in Connecticut, USA too. We have more bugs now especially ticks. More windy. We get bad air from Canadian and western USA wildfires. We also have some areas with flash flooding. We have more thunderstorms. I think my cats would like the weather in Greece better. But my dog probably likes it where I am now.

[@Sunpire]

😂😂😂 and how about you, where do you think you would like it better? 💙🙏

[@user-mb6hi9jm7m]

@@Sunpire I don't know yet. Still researching. I lived in Greece when I was 3-4 years old. Otherwise USA. I speak, read, and write Greek at elementary level. Also some Spanish. I am dual US & Greek citizen. I have relatives all over US, Greece, Australia, and UK. I feel like I don't belong anywhere. If I were to go to Greece, if I were to go to an island Crete is on my top ten; however, even on Crete it is difficult to decide where to reside. Because I love animals it may be good for me to go near Lerapetra where Jutta and Takis shelters are. But that is hours away by vehicle to the western part of Crete where you are. The benefits of Crete to me are the sea and sun. The negative is wildfire, water scarcity and stress, earthquake, and immigration where they may want to steal or harm me due to necessity. War is always a concern too. The weather and war seem to be affecting all of us on the planet. Again, thank you for your videos. I enjoy them.

[@user-oi2el4hw9e]

i work few times from greece in a village in thessaloniki and i use a mifi with an unlimited internent for a month from cosmote and although its not as fast as uk i can work without issues, also do video calls and meetings with no problem and thats in a village.

[@Sunpire]

Maybe it depends on the location. We have the same wifi router sim from cosmote and is not working great...

[@user-oi2el4hw9e]

@@Sunpire give it some love brother and it will work

[@TintesanDarius]

❤

[@Sunpire]

💙💙👍🏻

[@yiannispalm7486]

I would say 5G w unlimited data is a solution but yet it doesn't give you a quality answer to your upload needs. Have you thought Starlink? Residential plan is 40eur/mo at "Unlimited high-speed, low-latency internet". You can always have two non-contract 5G connections for backup and when out of home. And you don't need a land line.

[@Sunpire]

Thank you for watching and for the advice 🙏 yes, we're considering Starlink. For our situation it might be the best option.

[@horror11]

greece has fibre and 5g and if u rly need fast internet in remote areas u can just get starlink for 40euros a month. dont know if crete has fibre but starlink is covered 100% in greece

[@Sunpire]

Thank you for watching and sharing!🙏 we're considering Starlink!

[@sanekabc]

We do want to hear about your UK time.

[@Sunpire]

Then, it will be done! 🤣🤣🤣

[@killbit01]

Starlink, maybe? :D

[@Sunpire]

Maybe, for the moment we have a contract...

[@killbit01]

@@Sunpire Maybe when it ends, then

[@panagiotisballas354]

Haha😂 oh my god you thought that we are to back from the rest of the west? Don't get me wrong we are 😂 but not to much

[@Sunpire]

Thank you for watching and commenting! 🙏