Living in Greece as a Foreigner, 34 Years Later | About Life in Greece | Expats in Greece (Ep. 2)

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Meet Neil McRobert, a passionate racing sailor and ex motorbike rider Brit. He's talking about his experience of living in Greece as a foreigner, after 34 years since he decided he'd be spending the rest of his life in Greece.
Hello! We are "Living on a Greek Island" and we are delighted to bring you the second interview about life in Greece as a foreigner. Here is the first one: • People assume you're o...
It seems that living in Greece as an expat is not a new trend. But people from all over the world have been moving to Greece mainland or The Greek Islands while buying a second home or even retiring in Greece, for many years now.
We believe the experience of these expats who were courageous enough to move to Greece 10, 20, 30 years ago, is truly valuable, encouraging and inspiring for the ones who are now thinking about relocating to Greece.
Thus, we created this series of interviews with expats living in Greece, asking them if they would be willing to share their experiences and how they adapted to the Greek lifestyle. These people are open-minded by default, so they happily agreed to share their personal experiences.
Moving to Greece, you'll quickly get to learn about the Greek saying "siga siga", which means "Slowly Slowly" or "avrio" that means "tomorrow" and is a generic term for "not today", which could mean anytime in the future :)
If there's one thing that expats living in Greece have in common is their negative answer to the question: "Would you move back to your home country?". Because life in Greece as a foreigner fitted like a glove to most of them. And going back is not an option.
ABOUT US
We are a couple in our 40's deeply in love with Greece. We relocated to Greece about 3 years ago, choosing our most beloved holiday destination - Lefkada Island of the Ionian Islands in Western Greece. Sharing what we discover each day in this new playground called Greece and talking to people who moved to Greece way before us is what makes us happy.
Hungry for more "Living On A Greek Island"?
This is our own story in a (too) long blog post on our website✍️
aworldofhavingtime.com/living...
Follow the story on our social media 🙌
INSTAGRAM: @livingonagreekisland / livingonagreekisland
FACEBOOK: / livingonagreekisland
TWITTER: @LifeGreekIsland / lifegreekisland ✍️
Email us for whatever reason: livingonagreekisland@gmail.com
Our B-side project "HelloFromParadise" with its own RU-vid Channel showing our cinematic view on Lefkada
/ @hellofromparadise
👍 Share this video with somebody who's dreaming about living in Greece 😉 • Living in Greece as a ...
👍 Subscribe to our channel to watch the next interviews with foreigners living in Greece 🤗 / @livingonagreekisland 🙌
Life in Greece as a foreigner | Living in Greece as an ex-pat | Moving to Greece | Retiring in Greece | Inspiring ex-pat stories
Similar topics on RU-vid: #greeceexpats #expatsgreece #livingingreece #lifeingreece #relocatingtogreece #movingtogreece #greekislandslife

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@marian.9026 Месяц назад

He may be speaking English but his mannerisms and cadence of his speech- the slight way he jerks his shoulders, tilts his head, blinks his eyes are absolutely pure greek. What a great interview!

@SP-nx8qx Месяц назад

Good man. Sounds like he had a good life in Greece, found what he came for and gave back to the community. I love Lefkada, he picked a good spot.

@lefkasman 2 года назад

I would like to thank Sol-Maria and Adonis for inviting me to do this interview, it was a lovely experience ! I was a little nervous in the beginning having never done a video interview but they made me feel very relaxed ! To all my friends far and wide I hope you enjoy the video and please feel free to share it where ever you can ,also please leave a comment below if you can.

@livingonagreekisland 2 года назад

Hey Neil, we had a really good time! Was afraid we messed up the sound 😛 But it worked out in the end. You are inspiring for our generation and we feel some of us need a bit of courage to get going towards what we dream of. Good luck with the renovation project!

@andronicemarinis1072 2 года назад

Ou were great. I'm in cape town contemplating a move to Greece. I speak the language, but I'm hesitant of the bureaucracy.

@wuerzelburg Год назад

Thank you for loving Greece so much. Did I understand correctly that you are married with a Greek? . I know many cases were Greek men in the islands married tourists (women) but not the other way around. What was the reaction from the local community and your wife's family? Do your children feel more Greek or British? I suppose they speak Greek as their native language.

@lefkasman Год назад

@@wuerzelburg Hi , you are right not many Greek girls / ladies marry foreigners. My wife's family were suspicious in the beginning, I feel very accepted by most locals. Our children as you say are bilingual but prefer English to Greek as they use the internet way too much.

@aalliaandreadis5109 Год назад

@@lefkasman 🇬🇷❤️🇬🇧

@MrSham61 Месяц назад

A very modest man, when you find them they're worth listening to.

@es9382 Месяц назад

Nice interview. Nice having in Greece a sturdy Scotsman. I always thought we share some common craziness with our cousins up north 😂

@qwinegp2000 Год назад

Greece is a paradise

@glpro2696 4 месяца назад

You're obviously never lived there

@Notlikeyou1401 Месяц назад

@@glpro2696and you have never lived outside of Greece! Obviously!

@glpro2696 Месяц назад

@Notlikeyou1401 I'm living for the past 5 years out if Greece

@Kevin-zz9nc 21 день назад

You get two Greeks....you get THREE opinions.

@karenwightman7631 2 года назад

Great to hear Neil chatting about his "new" life. Maybe we could have further (annual) updates??

@jayaet Год назад

Met Neil in 1994 in Meganisi. We have a similar life story. I also raced motorcycles and became an expat around the same time as he. Neil is an extra-ordinary guy, a one off. His early life story left him with some massive obstacles to overcome. A true fighter and a winner. I feel privilaged to know ya mate.

@lefkasman Год назад

Thank you for your kind comments, I am embarrassed to say I cannot remember you. As you can imagine I have met hundreds of people from all over the world, wishing you all the best !

@jayaet Год назад

@@lefkasman How many people do you know who raced bikes between 1976 and '82, at Snetterton, Donnington, Mallory, Cadwell, Aintree, Croft and so on? Have fun guessing.

@lefkasman Год назад

@@jayaet Hi, it is so long ago I cannot remember. I knew so many people back then, I belonged to several clubs. British formula racing club, Newmarket, racing 50 and Bemsee. That meant I was racing nearly every weekend, Snetterton was my main track and I only lived 30 miles away from it. Raced also at Cadwell , west raynam, once at brands and Watton. I was quite good friends with a guy called Tony Richardson, Kenny Irons and Colin Pole were the best guys if I remember correctly in the 500cc proddy class. In my first year everyone was on rd 400's second year LC 350's .

@lefkasman Год назад

@@jayaet here's a few, Greg Paige , Andy Key , the railton brothers Dave and Nick, Simon buckmaster, Fred Curry, Alan Marshal, Kurt Langham, NAT Woods ( he lived close to me) Knew so many people but cannot remember them all. I got seriously hurt at Snetterton and had to stop

@Panos835 11 месяцев назад

Interesting story - for as Greeks it is really interesting hearing stories from people coming to our country New subscribe 👍

@heikebeckmann6340 2 года назад

Respect👍This is one of the best videos for me🤩We are going to greece 3x4 Times a year since 1988.We have seen a lot of Islands and the mainland . We love Greece.The people,their way of live,the nature...everything.In may my husband will go again to Lefkada for sailing👍all the best and take care.

@stevensalt3683 2 месяца назад

Way of life...

@emjotes 2 года назад

That was really interesting! Thank you for that. I can't wait for the next episode 😎

@livingonagreekisland 2 года назад

We can't wait to do the next episode 😉 Thanks for watching!

@118ball118 2 месяца назад

I want to live in rhodes, beautiful Place. On the coast near the city. Not too far north but close enough for interaction during winter. Perfection.

@michaelbrooks267 2 года назад

Hi Neil, Great to see and hear you. Nice to hear you're doing well in Lefkada. Had an amazing time in Lefkada with you and the gang and learnt a lot from you all at the start of my yachting career in the early 2010's. You, your family and Lefkada will always hold a happy place in my heart

@paulh9017 2 года назад

Rewind to 1999 and I'd booked my first Villa Flotilla sailing holiday, based at the Athos Hotel in Nidri for the first week and I think I used to see you at the Tree bar Neil. I'm sure you were living on a yacht moored off the pontoon near to the hotel. Great to see you are keeping well and are still enjoying life in Greece :)

@carolynwright8889 2 года назад

Great to see your video, and that you are so content on Lefkas! We are in November now in the Uk with dull dark days, but the colour of the autumn leaves are quite something. We have our fireworks and Christmas lights to brighten life up. Great we can all meet up again after the restrictions of Covid. The Yare pub in Brundall is closing in a weeks time - that is sad, if you remember the interior has a lot of social history and has not changed since the 1960’s. All the best to you and your family!

@goosewing19 2 года назад

Looking good Neil. Lovely to hear your story, Susie and Joe.

@Kevin-zz9nc 21 день назад

2.10 Yes....i too succumbed to the windsurfing fever.

@mohammedsharif2651 2 года назад

Great interview. Love it. 👏🙏

@kathdevitt3746 2 года назад

Loved this interview. Funny and honest. Made me home sick for Lefkada 🙁

@amouraviva 2 года назад

Bikes, boats and beer! Cheers! RH

@billbrown3240 2 года назад

Very well put Neil. I have to say I can identify with a everything you said and so agree with your comments.

@gp9112 2 года назад

Very nice video and what a wise man

@chrismichal8242 2 года назад

Reporter : Favourite Greek word ? Neil : Ae sto diaolo...! Me (as a native Greek) : hahahahahahhahahahhaha You are one of us my dear Neil! You definitely are!!

@occihum9115 2 года назад

He isn't a Greek, he just lives in Greece. Also, my (Greek) culture isn't defined by curse words, I don't know about yours

@chrismichal8242 2 года назад

@@occihum9115 No, he isn't a Greek and i know that. You like it or not, it is a part of Greek culture! It's not acceptable from all people, for a thousand reasons, but it does exist in the (my, your, his, her) Greek culture as well.

@occihum9115 2 года назад

@@chrismichal8242 He's an expat in Greece, not a part of the people. Stop naming foreigners living in Greece as Greeks

@nikolaspappas1282 2 года назад

@@occihum9115 are your parents greek?

@jbac45 2 года назад

@@occihum9115 …it’s meant as a compliment……what would you call me ,with 5 west and south European nationalities, speaking 8 languages, having lived in many countries ? So much nicer being cosmopolitan …than typical something.

@christiank2202 Месяц назад

Very nice questions. ❤

@eprohoda 2 года назад

this video is great!

@livingonagreekisland 2 года назад

Hey there! Thanks for your kind feedback! Yamas!

@souziematsou2291 Месяц назад

What a sweet guy !!!

@RobWhittlestone 2 месяца назад

Very nice interview. I'm a 68 year old Brit and Swiss having lived in Switzerland for over 34 years. I was born in Cyprus and am currently learning Greek as my 5th European language. I am very tempted by the climate, landscape, sea, mentality and food of Greece or Cyprus. Most of my loved ones live a flight away, so it would only add another hour or so to the flights necessary. My only concern is that I live alone and would prefer to make such a move with a partner, if I had one. I don't want to move to a new country again without knowing anyone at my age. All the best, Rob in Switzerland

@jimmorrison2657 2 месяца назад

Rob, I am learning Greek too. And I did live in Zurich, only for a year though. Good on you mate.

@wuerzelburg Год назад

If I may say that the background noise just adds authenticity to your great video. So nothing to apologise

@rrocketman 4 месяца назад

Ωραίο βίντεο

@discotech7455 2 года назад

🧡

@chipbuck8219 Год назад

Love your videos on Lefkada. I'm a sailor, windsurfer and sailmaker with a goal of moving to Greece. My wife and I are visiting Greece in Oct '22 for the first time and are driving west to see the Ionian Sea and it's beautiful islands. I enjoyed Neil's story, his windsurfing and sailing are similar to mine.

@lefkasman Год назад

Did you make it to visit Lefkada ?

@chipbuck8219 Год назад

@@lefkasman We did! Stayed two nights in Lefkas town and another in Visilaki. Really nice. As a sailmaker I was amazed at the quantity of sailboats in that part of the world.

@lefkasman Год назад

@@chipbuck8219 it is over crowded now to be honest, crews are more concerned about getting quay space than sailing nowadays.

@christopherhouse7937 Год назад

Very Nice Video! Is this video meant to be a documentary of your life? 😊👍🏻👍🏻

@amandabooth8313 2 года назад

That's a great photo of Taxi Bill!

@pvag17you 2 года назад

🍻

@charr007 Год назад

Meganisi is located in 7 islands its a small paradise

@osivkos Год назад

Chicken is not supposed to be served cold in Greece either !! Restaurant must have been crap 😁

@r3ddim832 Месяц назад

his mannerisms are soo greek

@zGamebro Год назад

real

@LondonPower Месяц назад

When the Normans occupied Britain, all the old aristocracy got into 50 ships and came and found asylum in the Byzantine Empire, where the emperor of Constantinople2 behaved very friendly and gave them estates and a place in the Crimea, then Greek territory, to build their city.

@johndunkley6671 2 года назад

Well Neil, what a crazy and brave thing you did back in 1987. The only thing that Lefkas and the Norfolk Broads Cantley have in common is that both are fairly small communities. I’m surprised how little Cantley has changed but you are so right that the time and place of our youth no longer exists. What a different life you chose and carved out for yourself from tiny Norfolk village boat-builder to ex-pat yacht racer, you are the master of your fate and the captain of your soul.

@jbac45 2 года назад

Why brave?

@willemvdspek 2 года назад

love this intervieuw..how about hospitals ect??

@jbac45 2 года назад

What do you mean “brave enough”, to move to Greece? Makes Greece sound like a far off, dangerous non European country .

@vvelvettearss 2 года назад

if you were a Brit you'd understand, everyone will call you "brave" for doing it, we're kind of scared to do things like big moves as a rule

@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas Год назад

Greenpack my love

@nicolasbouyiouclis4726 Год назад

Interesting video and interview overall.. A very interesting man and his story! Thumbs up but, Horrible audio.. aspecialy seating next a very loud group of people etc... Also the way you've presented the questions was a bit difficult to read... Sory

@SP-nx8qx Месяц назад

It's very unusualy that you call the island "Lefkas", I mean don't get me wrong it's still perfectly legitimate Greek, it's just old Greek, nowadays everyone says "Lefkada" (with that very soft "da" in the end which kinda sounds like "tha"). Do locals still call it "Lefkas"?

@christiank2202 Месяц назад

Still windsurfing?

@johndunkley6671 2 года назад

Well said, Neil, not about Brexit obviously

@djbrock65 2 года назад

Well said about Brexit Neil : it’s an utter disaster !

@ThomasGazis 2 года назад

Neal is a likeable gentleman but apparently Greece has not affected his English manners. After so many years in Greece he should be gesticulating a lot and have emotional bursts every now and then...

@livingonagreekisland 2 года назад

As you can imagine when you give your first interview ever you are a bit anxious 😉

@ThomasGazis 2 года назад

@@livingonagreekisland yes, but that's exactly why he should be bursting emotionally and gesticulating - as an average Greek would do! Neal completely maintened his composure and that's a rare gift of English gentlemanly behaviour! More than 30 years in Greece did not affect that!

@stevensalt3683 2 месяца назад

I lived in mainland Greece for 15 years. The countryside is beautiful, but the people are not! You are ALWAYS an outsider...xenos.