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[devil]

Yes, we have the badly dressed (mainly tourists), the occasion ill mannered and plenty of gossips, but it is still a very fine location to live.
The major downside are the Timeshare Touts,

And that is exactly why I consider Paphos is not a very fine location, coupled with the very high humidity. This is why I chose to live in a peaceful village in the E. Troodos foothills, totally distant from all these people. I may be "badly dressed" in the privacy of my own house and garden, but I never pass the front gate without changing my shorts into trousers, even just to nip down to the village supermarket for a litre of milk. If the shopkeeper (and other villagers) is decently dressed, why should I insult him by not being the same?

FYI, as I write this, the relative humidity in Paphos is 70%, as measured at the airport Metar station. Where I am, it is 24% and dropping. This makes an enormous difference in terms of comfort when the temp is in the 30s. (you can see what is happening at my weather station, with METAR data for the 4 airfields of Cyprus)

[iceman]

The Cypriots are in the minority in the Paphos region. Brits go there because of other Brits. They feel comforted by a Colonial way of life.

Twinkle
No disrespect but how old are you?
have you any idea of what colonial "way of life" was (i say was because it does not exist anymore)..
Until late 70's and early 80's there were genuine ex Colonial Brits living in Cyprus but due to old age they are extinct now..These people were the finest samples of Colonial British etiquette,speaking very good English,dressing well displaying excellent manners in every way and most important respecting the local way of life..
The attitude of most Brits i see today in Cyprus by no means have anything to do with Colonial "way of life"

I had the privilage of working with these people for some years running a bar/restaurant and i am gratefull for what i have learned from them..

[Crivens]

Colonial way of life? Heh heh heh Maybe when my coal mining granddad was a kid Very amusing...

Back to the original thought about spelling; I have many excuses. Including I'm Welsh (education sucks), I'm a programmer (we always use spell checks on computers, so you become lazy), and no matter how bad I have become (I used to be pretty good back in the day) I will still be miles better than the current school grad by the looks of things.

Top tip though, either get Firefox 2, or the IE7Pro plugin, to allow on the web that incorrectly spelt underline functionality you get in Word. Very good for forums and the like. Right now Firefox is underlined red in this textbox.

Cheers

[Michael Coumas]

devil
Congratulations, I have been away for a couple of years but am comforted to note via this thread that you have continued to stand for all that is good, right and proper. I could not have put what you have highlighted better myself & I agree with every word. As guests in any Country we perhaps should show some respect for whatever that Countries traditions, beliefs and religious monuments are.
Like you I feel Paphos was a lovely place some 20 years ago, I steer well clear now except for visiting family, but that is in Pomos a long way from the current Paphos urban sprawl. A blot on the landscape if ever there was one and yes I have spent time there albeit long ago.

PS. Apologies for any mistakes as I am not competant enough to use a spell checker & have no idea how to but in any event would not a spellchecker approve an incorrectly used word as in ' red or read'

[devil]

devil
Congratulations, I have been away for a couple of years but am comforted to note via this thread that you have continued to stand for all that is good, right and proper.

is that not the Devil's function in life?

[Michael Coumas]

Quite right sir, and keep up the good work.
Might I ask where Mr CannedMoose is, as I recall he was halfway through his PHd thesis when I left & now seems to be missing. A fine man & a great loss if he has moved onto pastures new. Hopefully he will end up with a professorship somewhere. As I recall it was Cypriot Politics & Political parties that drew his interest.
Pleased to have remade your aquaintance.

[Sotos]

Yes, we have the badly dressed (mainly tourists), the occasion ill mannered and plenty of gossips, but it is still a very fine location to live.
The major downside are the Timeshare Touts,

And that is exactly why I consider Paphos is not a very fine location, coupled with the very high humidity. This is why I chose to live in a peaceful village in the E. Troodos foothills, totally distant from all these people. I may be "badly dressed" in the privacy of my own house and garden, but I never pass the front gate without changing my shorts into trousers, even just to nip down to the village supermarket for a litre of milk. If the shopkeeper (and other villagers) is decently dressed, why should I insult him by not being the same?

FYI, as I write this, the relative humidity in Paphos is 70%, as measured at the airport Metar station. Where I am, it is 24% and dropping. This makes an enormous difference in terms of comfort when the temp is in the 30s. (you can see what is happening at my weather station, with METAR data for the 4 airfields of Cyprus)

Why would the shopkeeper be insulted if you go with shorts? I agree with you about banks but I don't have a problem to go to a supermarket with shorts. Nobody is insulted don't worry

[devil]

A village supermarket and a bank are very similar. They each provide a service that you pay for. Why should you dress differently? And where do you draw the line: bare top? If I saw a customer with a bare top in a food shop, I would walk straight out. Shorts are OK for the garden or the beach or even for some kinds of outdoor work, where H&S are not involved. They are not OK for commerce. You are much more likely to get a better deal if you are appropriately dressed. In the US, I've often seen shops, even in tourist areas, with notices stating the dress code they require for entry.

[Southerner]

A village supermarket and a bank are very similar. They each provide a service that you pay for. Why should you dress differently? And where do you draw the line: bare top? If I saw a customer with a bare top in a food shop, I would walk straight out. Shorts are OK for the garden or the beach or even for some kinds of outdoor work, where H&S are not involved. They are not OK for commerce. You are much more likely to get a better deal if you are appropriately dressed. In the US, I've often seen shops, even in tourist areas, with notices stating the dress code they require for entry.

I think the attitude regarding shorts is a bit OTT.
During the summer dress of the day for UK service personel when I was stationed in Cyprus during the 60s was KD Shorts and Shirts, after 1800 it was long KD trousers.
Shorts were just as accepted as smart casual as long trousers were, in what bit of summer we get in the UK even the post men and women are issued with shorts, the same applys to many many countries.

[Southerner]

Colonial way of life? Heh heh heh Maybe when my coal mining granddad was a kid Very amusing...

Maybe very amusing but very true. When the colonial empire was at its height that's what my Wife's grandfathers were doing, hacking coal nearly 60 hours a week in a Derbyshire footrill coal mine, some reward for owning a third of the world eh.