Born and raised Cypriot, never lived in any other country in my life, but I've visited about 20 of them.

All my life growing up, I thought the same. I thought "damn, when I graduate I'll really have to get out of here and go somewhere like the UK or the USA to live my life, there's nothing here". Well, when I did graduate, due to circumstances (no rich parents that can pay for my expenses etc), I couldn't go study/live abroad. Eventually, I came to realize that I'm glad I didn't.

For context, I'm a 90s kid, and even back then growing up, the whole "koufetta" of "Cyprus is just a tiny island that's nothing like the real world out there, you gotta go live in the real world if you wanna know what life's all about / if you wanna be a big shot", this koufeta was just as prevalent.

I call it the grass is greener on the other side syndrome. Life's tough for many people, obviously. And when life's tough, what do most people do? Naturally, they try to figure out why. What to blame/change. After examining all the why's, one of the easiest copes is "It's just this fucking place. I gotta get outta here. Then it'll be fine". It then becomes a confirmation bias/feedback loop, and eventually you really do end up hating the place. But it never was the place.

Opportunities? Man we've been living in a globalized economy since the mid 2000s. You can get a job literally anywhere in the world if you're good enough. Some of them will even pay you to move there. Some of them don't care and they pay you anyway while you live from where you are. Is it easy? No. Was life ever easy? Maybe in the 70-80's, sure. But complaining about how much easier older generations had it isn't gonna make today easier. Neither will moving to another country.

Live within your means and grind it out. You weren't born in fucking Burundi of Africa and you complain about your circumstances. You basically rolled a 99 on the dice by being born in a country like this. Yes it sucks to be running on capitalism's hamster wheel but that's how it is and how it's always been for the vast majority of us. Cyprus isn't the villain here.

Nothing against it, it's just when I'm hanging out at a coffee place or whatever, when young people talk to each other, they say "re brooo, brooo, ate ree brooo" and "re malakaaa, en na pame?" 😂😂. Idk, I cringe when I hear them talk like that.

Hi everyone,

I recently launched AutoCare CY, a mobile app built specifically for drivers in Cyprus.

The idea is to keep everything related to vehicle ownership in one place instead of relying on notes, calendars and memory. Being a car enthusiast myself, I found it hard to keep up with my family's cars ownership and maintenance so i decided to build myself this app specifically for Cyprus.

With AutoCare CY you can:

• Track MOT, Road Tax and Insurance expiry dates

• See at a glance whether your vehicle is Road Legal

• Track oil changes, tyres, minor and major services

• Get reminders based on date and mileage

• Keep mileage, documents and service history

• Track maintenance and legal document costs

• See real time fuel prices, estimated consumption and running costs for your vehicle

• View weekly, monthly and yearly fuel costs

• Get vehicle insights and reminders

And more.

App Details:

• Manage up to 5 vehicles per account for families

• One time vehicle setup using your mobile camera

• Use the app in English, Greek, Russian, Romanian or Bulgarian (for now).

It supports petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

Available for both Android and iOS.

I’d really appreciate feedback from the Cyprus community about this app — especially ideas for features that would make it more useful for drivers here.

AI disclosure: AutoCare CY uses AI-assisted OCR to extract vehicle specific information from vehicle documents - this is during first time setup. Also uses Ai and vehicle data to provide advice based on your vehicle.

Many thanks!

Philippos

Before dawn, I gathered tiny lost turtles from the road. Cars stopped - drivers of Cyprus, thank you ! My friends dog stood silently beside me, guarding them and me ). When the last one touched the sea, the world has become a better! 🤗

Video of the last rescued turtle I removed from the road.

Hey! 👋

I’m a 30-year-old developer living in Paphos, and honestly, I’m a bit tired of spending so much time behind a screen xD

I’m looking to meet some English-speaking people, grab a coffee, chat about tech, side projects, life, or pretty much anything.

My English isn’t perfect, so it would also be a nice way to practice and get more comfortable speaking.

If you’re around Paphos and up for a casual coffee, let me know!

Hey everyone! 👋
I’m 23F and currently in Cyprus. I’m looking to meet some new people and make genuine friendships because it can be a little difficult making friends after moving somewhere new 😅
I’m into cafés ☕️, going out, exploring new places, food, shopping, random late-night conversations, and just having fun/chilling together. I’m pretty easygoing and would love to meet people around my age, but everyone is welcome!
If you’re also looking for new friends, feel free to comment or DM me. Maybe we can grab coffee sometime! 🫶🇨🇾

Hello, I’m 19F and recently moved to Paphos, Cyprus.

I’d love to make some friends to hang out with irl (no relationships).

I’m autistic + ADHD and might come off as a bit weird or blunt sometimes, but I promise I’m not trying to be mean.

I like:

shows like Big Bang Theory, House MD, Rick and Morty, Family Guy, American Dad

anime: JoJo’s, Watamote, Evangelion, Kaguya-sama, Saiki K

games (not super actively): Portal, Needy Streamer Overload, Minecraft, Mario Kart

music: S3RL, Gorillaz, and honestly anything that scratches my brain just right

baking (I will feed you)

random activities (honestly anything, even slightly stupid stuff)

I speak Russian, German, and English.

I’m not really into clubbing, heavy shopping, tanning, etc.

More into just chilling, walking, coffee, or doing random things.

Crab observing on the beach is very welcome.

I have a wiener dog.

I’m online a lot, so my humor can go from complete brainrot to slightly offensive jokes.

I don’t judge much, but I am honest (in a practical, not mean way).

I’d say I’m nice as long as the effort is mutual.

I don’t love talking about myself too much, but yeah—if this sounds fine, feel free to message.

if this was a dating site I’d say “swipe right to see my wiener (dog)”

piss out 🤟🏼☮️

Καλησπέρα!

Είμαι φοιτητής Ψυχολογίας και διεξάγω έρευνα για τη διπλωματική μου εργασία με θέμα το «looksmaxxing» (βελτίωση της εξωτερικής εμφάνισης), τις πρακτικές βελτίωσης της εμφάνισης και την ψυχολογική ευημερία.
Αναζητώ **άνδρες συμμετέχοντες, ηλικίας 18–25 ετών,** για τη συμπλήρωση ενός ανώνυμου ερωτηματολογίου, η οποία διαρκεί περίπου **5 λεπτά.**
Θα εκτιμούσα πολύ τη συμμετοχή σας! 🖤

Ερωτηματολόγιο: https://forms.gle/WHuEjb5RhsHs9qP27

Most of the companies are from the fintech, crypto, and gamedev sectors. There are relocation programs available.

If I missed any, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll add them.

• Alber Blanc
• Aylo
• A-Players
• Almus
• 3Commas
• Betcore
• B2Tech
• Brainrocket
• Brainsome
• Capital.com
• CoreStar
• Exness
• EasyMarkets
• Findev
• FP Market
• Finom
• Freedom24
• FxPro
• FXBO
• Gitmax
• inDrive
• IC Markets
• Inktech
• Irev
• ISX Financial
• JetBrains
• Uspio
• Unlimit,
• Libirtex
• Mayflower
• Muse Group
• Mercuryo
• MetaQuotes
• PayCC
• Pinely
• Plata Card
• Paytech
• Paydepot
• Parimatch
• Praxis Pay
• Prodly
• Redcore
• Robomarket
• Semrush
• Simple Life
• Space307
• Spacewhale
• Spotware
• Scale Final
• Tria Finance
• TangoMe
• Tickmill
• Thetradingpit
• Trading 212
• TradingView
• Quadcode
• Vivid
• Wheely
• Wisebits
• HFM
• XM

Gamedev:

• Easybrain
• Mundfish
• Awem Games
• Playkot
• Pressfire Games
• Guli Games
• Chillbase
• Hyperhug
• Helio Games
• Scorewarrior
• Nekki
• Nexters
• SyaGames
• Zeptolab
• X-Flow
• Volka Games

Hello everyone, if you have a 3DS/2DS bring it along to CCC26 and lets bring streetpass back to life.

For the pokemon fans, if you have pokemon OR/AS and want the eon ticket i can streetpass it to you. i will have my 3ds open during CCC.

With the Average population and immigration increasing. Do you think that the Cypriot government have plans to stop overpopulation ? Thoughts ?

I got banned for this comment, for “promoting hate”. They gave me 3 days ban and after that i contact admins and ask where exactly im promoting hate? After that they ban me pernamently.

Hi all, I want to go deeper with Cypriot culture, so I am a 34M looking for friends. If you play League, Riftbound, Endfield, BDO, or nothing at all, welcome. I just want to have some practice in Cypriot Greek in the future and maybe share some good moments.

Pray for me that I will get a job one day.

Every time when I look at the news in Cyprus, all I see is this guy got killed that guy got killed, people beating random delivery drivers, random shooting, random weird car crash ,random fireworks explosion, random police chase, etc etc....

"καπετάνιε κοίτα"

"τι γίνεται;"

"ο σατανάς"

It looks suspiciously well made to be an accident but it's been here for as long as i can remember. Thought I'd share :)

Anybody waiting for their results for tomorrow? Please tell me I am not alone in being stressed right now (not sure about the flair tbh)

I’ll be in cyprus for about a week i’d be happy to receive place recommendations. And if anyone is down to hangout let me know!