2. The women dress very appropriately- jeans and jackets in winter, shorts and t-shirts in summer. This is a great contrast to Panama, where women crammed themselves into tight jeans and 6" heels to go to the grocery store.
3. Education is very valued here. Everyone goes to college, and many people have advanced degrees. Everyone speaks some English, most are fluent in Greek and English, and a surprising number are also fluent in Russian and/or French.
4. Many Cypriots don't often leave the island. Flights off island are expensive and inconveniently timed, and on-island, we have beaches, desert, mountains, skiing, diving, hiking, urban, and rural olive farms.
5. However, when they do leave, they go to London, usually for university. Almost every Cypriot I know either grew up in London, studied in London, or has siblings currently living in London.
6. Thus, many Cypriots think Cyprus is dead boring- probably b/c their only point of comparison is the amazing bustling metropolis of London.
7. They say "Bravo" when you agree or understand anything. Even the man who sold me a memory foam pillow said "Bravo" when I told him that I already owned a king size pillowcase.
8. They are welcoming and kind, and I am very happy to get the chance to know them.
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