Nothing Good Happens After Midnight

So, for the most part, whenever I used to go out at night my dad would ask what time I would be home, and he always reminded me that nothing good happens after midnight. The only thing you could possible be doing after midnight would undoubtedly get you into some kind of trouble. Nothing was open, nobody with any sense was out, and it wasn't safe to just be hanging out in parking lots. Apparently, the Greeks do not feel the same way. I haven't spent a whole lot of time out late here because I usually have to be up early the next day, but there were a few nights were I didn't get in until late (including last night) and the nightlife always seems a little shocking to me. For starters, everything is open until about one in the morning. Restaurants, kiosks, coffee shops, etc. It seems they don't ever close. A lot of this may have to do with the fact that the Greeks usually eat dinner so late, so all of their social interactions are pushed back a couple of hours, but what is really surprising to me are the age groups that I see out running around all hours of the night. Until about ten or eleven, you will see elementary aged kids running around (thankfully, with a parent, guardian, or older sibling) in the Plataea, which is apparently the central hangout spot considering it's always crowded with people. Then, last night at two in the morning when we drove by, I decided to take a look and see what was going on. Some of the restaurants had finally started to close down, but there were still a lot of teenagers out running around. I don't mean college aged teenagers, I mean sophomore in high school teenagers. And what's worse is they're smoking, drinking, being regular old hooligans, and nobody seems to mind. I suppose as long as they're not hurting anyone but themselves, it's alright. Anyway, the initial shock factor was great, but as I watched them interact with each other, it made me miss my friends back home because teenagers and friends everywhere basically act the same kind of crazy around each other. Except for the cheek kissing. I do not kiss my friends on the cheek.