How can you assure someone who is scared of going to Greece that it is safe enough to go there?

Almost everything here is translated to english and almost everyone can speak english.And whoever told you that we are not civilized enough tell him to read a history book to see who's civilized and who's not. I can assure you that Greece is much safer than your country is.

That is so insulting. Tell your family that the uncivilized are those who are unaware of the condition in other countries. Especially those ones that are members of the E.U. You are ignorant and not worth coming to our beautiful country sorry... Visit Mars for a change. There are no wars there...

Wow that's funny! My friend, I'm a Greek gurl and I have to reassure you that everything's fine with my country! There's nothing to worry about! USA is more dangerous than my country, which is not at all near the Middle East! It's really civilised; have you not heard about the ancient greek civilisation? I'm not saying that in Greece there are no criminals, but it's not like "a country full of terrorists"! As for the language, most of the signs are written in both Greek and English. A last thing for you to laugh: last year I went to Crete, the biggest Greek island, on summer vacations. There, near a beach, there was a hotel which had a sign. The sign was written neither in Greek nor in English; it was written in German, and I couldn't understand what it said! Sometimes you feel like a foreigner in your own country. So don't be afraid to feel like a tourist in a foreign country! It's reeeaaally fun! Have a good time in Greece. :-) (If you need any information about Greece,don't hesitate to e-mail me.)

Why don't you leave that person at home, and find someone who has some sense to go along with you?

At first:Taaaaaakiiiiiiiiii!!!!My boy wht are u talking about?Is your "kapsa" to have sex with 8-year old thailand girls? Secondly as for your question I will try sth tht no one mentioned.Olympics 2004!!!! It seems as Osama Bin doesn't enjoy tht much greek vacations!!!!! You are welcome!!! Greetings from Athens,Greece....

1. All of the signs are in english or at least bilingual. 2. Millions of tourists come here every year and they have no problem, in fact they are very satisfied. 3. Greece is not in the middle east, and it probably is the safest place to be in the world, because we have not hurt anyone so no one hates us. 4. People in Greece are very hospitable and they speak english. 5. Criminality levels are very low - actually I am really afraid to go to the US, for fear of murders and terrorism! 6. We are a european country, completely modern and very much developed, and we have held very difficult events to prove it. 7. As for civilisation, I am sorry to say this, but our civilisation was sublime 2500 years ago and it still is, and no other people can compete with us in civilisation, so really there is no point to try to persuade anyone. If they still don't want to come, they will be losing something, out of wrong preconceptions.

you pathetic undereducated american make me sick when you americans were jumping from tree to tree eating bananas the GREEKS have already developed one of the greatest civilasation ever i cant imagine how an american can doubt Greece about Safety when every other day in the usa a 15 year old enters a school and kills a bunch of people You make me SICK

Greece is in Europe. Athens is not New York but not a little village either if you stay at a Hilton you're ok . No street names but youn can ask around. Some places are crowded even at 4am safe as any other place. Best to visit Greece from May to october stay 1-2 days in athens and then off to an island. (funny thing is that when robberies and murders take places guys in Greece say "oh god we turning like America"). Ideal destination for Christmas is Thailand where you can have sex with 8-year olds

I doubt you'll be able to convince them completely. Perhaps it's better not to make them come. They might just frustrate you rather then allow you to enjoy yourself.