Greece-Water Purifier Market Update

1. An Emerging Water Purifier Market
   Why do we say this? I personally visited three cities in Greece, including Athens, Santorini, and Thessaloniki. After asking several restaurants and cafés, the general response was: “Our tap water is very clean, we don’t need a water purifier.” In other words, restaurants and cafés don’t use water purifiers.

During our eight-day stay in these three cities, we didn’t see any water purifier specialty shops on the streets. We stayed in four different Airbnb accommodations, and none of their kitchens had water filtration systems installed.

I took a pressure gauge to measure the water pressure across various locations in Greece, and the readings were as follows:

• Café in Agias Irinis, Athens: 3.8 kg/cm²
• Airbnb in Athens city centre: 4.95 kg/cm²
• The water pressure on the small island of Santorini, however, was lower, at 2.5 kg/cm².

For further information on the quality of tap water in Greece, please visit the following website: https://goo.gl/VppjcT

2. The Extreme Graffiti Walls
   Another notable feature of Athens city centre is the overwhelming amount of graffiti on building façades. It’s almost everywhere—hardly any wall is spared, and even delivery vans are covered in graffiti. It’s even more prevalent than the graffiti seen in New York City.

3. Lifestyle Habits Similar to Those of Middle Eastern Countries
Although Greece is a member of the European Union, its culture, cuisine, and lifestyle habits are still profoundly influenced by Middle Eastern Islamic countries. There are many similarities with Middle Eastern countries, such as smoking shisha and traditional flea markets, among others. Nearly every citizen can communicate in English, which is a distinct advantage compared to other European countries.

It is worth mentioning that pickpockets are rampant in central Athens; during our stay, my family and I were pickpocketed twice, once even by a duo of girls. Fortunately, we had been cautious and reacted quickly, so we didn’t suffer any losses. Even our Airbnb host and Uber drivers repeatedly warned us, “Be careful of pickpockets.”

4. Santorini
Due to my business, I have visited many countries, and the second place I discovered was the island city of Santorini, which has a population of 14,000 and features no traffic lights at all. Strangely, despite the relatively high density of cars and its small land area (73 square kilometres), there are no traffic lights and no worries about accidents. From my observation, Santorini is a rectangular island with roads running from south to north and not many intersections, so traffic lights seem unnecessary. Unlike Palau, which has a larger population (21,300), it has a much larger area (466 square kilometres) but not many cars.

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