- "at 5 (minutes) to (the hour)" is a Greek idiom, equivalent to "at the last minute".
- The lyrics of the song "Kiss after kiss, you are saving me" were written by Giorgos Kapoutzidis (the writer of the TV series and actor who plays Spyros), as a comment on the countless ephemeral hits that are flooding the Greek music scene and often contain rather silly lyrics.
- "Socrates" was Greece's entry in Eurovision 1979.
- In Greece, the school marks go from 1 (very bad) to 20 (excellent). 18 is considered a good mark for an average pupil, hence Alexis is quite sarcastic.
- "Two sex movies" and "The theatre is air-conditioned" were the usual titles on the boards of adult cinemas of the 1980s. At that time, air-conditioning was not common in Greece. Regular cinemas were closed during summer, and only the adult cinemas remained open, advertising their air-conditioning in the very hot weather!
- Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. Zouboulia thinks it's a type of coat.
- Zouboulia confused Trinidad (which she hadn't heard of) with chewing gum brand "Trident".
- Kileler is a village in Thessaly. It's famous for the "Kileler uprising", which took place in March 1910. Local farmers began mass protests against the expanded privileges of the landowners and the restriction of their own rights. The protest ended on the 6th of March 1910, when the gendarmes shot the farmers in cold blood. More than four protesters were killed, and many more were injured.
- Vasilopita (or "Vasilis pie") is a New Year's cake, which contains a hidden coin that gives good luck to the receiver. The cake is cut by the master of the home, close to midnight of New Year's eve. The sign of the cross is etched with a knife across the cake. A piece of cake is sliced for each member of the family and any visitors present at the time, by order of age from eldest to youngest. Slices are also cut for various symbolic people or groups, depending on local and family tradition. They may be some of the following: the Lord, St. Vasilis and other saints, the poor, the household etc. However, normally these are not that many as to constitute more than half of the cake!
- The type of big candle that Theopoula holds is only used during Easter.
- In Greek, Santa Claus is called Saint Vasilis. He is celebrated on the 1st of January. Hence, it's Vasilis' name day.
- Alexis drops the plural of politeness when he speaks to Dalia on a personal level.
All rights belong to their rightful owners. This video is for educational purposes only: to help learners of Modern Greek and also help non-Greek people understand the Greek culture. This is a fan translation, as no official professional translation of the show exists.
- The lyrics of the song "Kiss after kiss, you are saving me" were written by Giorgos Kapoutzidis (the writer of the TV series and actor who plays Spyros), as a comment on the countless ephemeral hits that are flooding the Greek music scene and often contain rather silly lyrics.
- "Socrates" was Greece's entry in Eurovision 1979.
- In Greece, the school marks go from 1 (very bad) to 20 (excellent). 18 is considered a good mark for an average pupil, hence Alexis is quite sarcastic.
- "Two sex movies" and "The theatre is air-conditioned" were the usual titles on the boards of adult cinemas of the 1980s. At that time, air-conditioning was not common in Greece. Regular cinemas were closed during summer, and only the adult cinemas remained open, advertising their air-conditioning in the very hot weather!
- Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. Zouboulia thinks it's a type of coat.
- Zouboulia confused Trinidad (which she hadn't heard of) with chewing gum brand "Trident".
- Kileler is a village in Thessaly. It's famous for the "Kileler uprising", which took place in March 1910. Local farmers began mass protests against the expanded privileges of the landowners and the restriction of their own rights. The protest ended on the 6th of March 1910, when the gendarmes shot the farmers in cold blood. More than four protesters were killed, and many more were injured.
- Vasilopita (or "Vasilis pie") is a New Year's cake, which contains a hidden coin that gives good luck to the receiver. The cake is cut by the master of the home, close to midnight of New Year's eve. The sign of the cross is etched with a knife across the cake. A piece of cake is sliced for each member of the family and any visitors present at the time, by order of age from eldest to youngest. Slices are also cut for various symbolic people or groups, depending on local and family tradition. They may be some of the following: the Lord, St. Vasilis and other saints, the poor, the household etc. However, normally these are not that many as to constitute more than half of the cake!
- The type of big candle that Theopoula holds is only used during Easter.
- In Greek, Santa Claus is called Saint Vasilis. He is celebrated on the 1st of January. Hence, it's Vasilis' name day.
- Alexis drops the plural of politeness when he speaks to Dalia on a personal level.
All rights belong to their rightful owners. This video is for educational purposes only: to help learners of Modern Greek and also help non-Greek people understand the Greek culture. This is a fan translation, as no official professional translation of the show exists.
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