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@geraniumgiftI can only say that Im very pleased to get to phone my doctors personally and clinics,I normally use private doctors as we have insurance but I can also phone my pathalogo/GP who is registered with IKA.I get the mobile numbers of all my private doctors/surgeons,try for that in UK,NO WAY,they are Gods who will also charge you an arm and a leg to see them.my friend went back to Wales recently,got worried about a bowel problem,wanted a Colonoscopy,went to a private clinic and was quoted two thousand pounds,here I recently paid two hundred in the navy hospital in Athens with my private doctor who works there,I phone him,I sometimes phone my ear/nose/throat doctor rather late of evenings if I have a problem,he calls me back on my phone if he is with a patient,my orthopedic private surgeon I call rather late too on his clinic nights,the phone is fabulous.he called after a recent surgery of mine to see how I was,MOBILE,are they really going to email me,am I going to email them...no....they aint got time....my husband works at Athens airport and is supposed to send emails to various people in there for communication,waits until the next full moon for a reply,pick up the bloody phone,My son worked for a well known travel agent in UK years back,they told him...we want you not to speak to the person working next to you,dont even phone them,send an email about work matters.....oh help us!....So I love phones,Greeks love the phone...yippee...And the dot on the map is not indicative of exact location of property,the dot is often in the middle of the ocean.