Better Greek: August 2014

Sharing

is the joint use of a resource or space. In its narrow sense, it refers to joint or alternating use of an inherently finite good, such as a common pasture or a shared residence. It is also the process of dividing and distributing.

Apart from obvious instances, which we can observe in human activity, we can also find many examples of this happening in nature. When an organism takes in nutrition or oxygen for instance, its internal organs are designed to divide and distribute the energy taken in, to supply parts of its body that need it. Flowers divide and distribute their seeds.

In a broader sense, it can also include free granting of use rights to a good that can be treated as a nonrival good, such as information. Still more loosely, “sharing” can actually mean giving something as an outright gift: for example, to “share” one's food really means to give some of it as a gift.

Sharing is a basic component of human interaction, and is responsible for strengthening social ties and ensuring a person’s well-being.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharing

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Frappé coffee

Frappé coffee

(also Greek frappé or Café frappé) (Greek: φραπές, frapés)

is a Greek foam-covered iced coffee drink made from instant coffee (generally, spray-dried).

Accidentally invented in 1957 in the city of Thessaloniki, it is now the most popular coffee among Greek youth and foreign tourists.

It is very popular in Greece and Cyprus, especially during the summer, but has now spread to other countries.

The word frappé is French and comes from the verb frapper which means to 'hit'; in this context, however, in French, when describing a drink, the word frappé means chilled, as with ice cubes in a shaker.

The frappé has become a hallmark of the post-war outdoor Greek coffee culture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frapp%C3%A9_coffee