 Traveling to Greece
"Alexander Arnakis" <invalid@address.none> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 1 May 2007 11:44:36 +0200, Marianne Kristiansen
> <mixelite@m> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:50:56 GMT, Alexander Arnakis wrote:
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>>> (They have a kind of radar to identify "foreigners" -- I think I gave
>>> myself away by wearing khaki pants. No local Greek wears khaki pants.
>>
>>LOL
>>
> I think I have to amend my comment about khaki pants. In Crete, khaki
> pants are worn as part of the local costume -- but only if they're
> khaki *riding breeches* worn with riding boots. (But an actual horse
> is rarely part of this picture.) The rest of this traditional outfit
> is a black shirt, and a black Cretan "mandila" (a crocheted head
> scarf, worn so that the fringes hang down over the forehead).
> (Needless to say, this is strictly a *man's* outfit.)
Sadly it's years since I last saw the proud sight of a Cretan in this
wonderful gear.
Henry.
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