You've come to Greece for your holidays and your friends and family are good-naturedly envious.  You feel obliged to bring a Greek souvenir back for them as a gift, and also for yourself because there's no doubt that a trip to Greece is memorable, whether that be to Athens or the Greek Islands.

What Greek souvenirs are you going to take back for your friends, and yourself?  And what will fit in your luggage?

Kompoloi

These are a string of beads found used by elderly Greek men as they stroll down the streets.   Interestingly there is the Quiet and Loud method to using them: Quiet is usually used in the home where the user threads them - using thumb and forefinger - from the base to the end, then repeats the other way. Loud is more common in public and involves more of a clicking ie: palm up, beads resting on the finger divided into two groups, then swing one end up to click against the other group, repeat on the other side. There's quite an art to it.