Well, I tasted a few of their frappe's and they really were Nescafe. But I'm not judging the country on it's "frappe" anyway.
I've hear that the greeks were "gruff" but that just isn't so on Kalymnos. The attitude on this island is 100% climber friendly. It's almost shocking, as soon as the cab dropped me off, folks were handing me the route guide and letting me know about updated conditions, etc. I suppose that this island is a bit off of the main tourist circuit, so you can sense a bit of its need for some sort of tourism... Imagine, an island that relies on climbers AND loves them... OMG...
Also, I'm rather impressed w/ how reasonable the prices are on food and lodging - 20 euros a night for studio w/ 2 beds, furnished kitchen, private bath... (not in Athens though).
As for the climbing, yeah, all sport, but hey it IS fun and the rock is good. I felt guilty skipping Yosemite for this place, but being a classical history major, I had to go for it. Plus it's interesting to be the only American around. Though I suppose I could fit in better if I wore a bananna sling, spandex and carried more European labels(oddly, I noticed that Greeks love American t-shirts) More later...