I'm Greek American. I'm a very good driver. I passed my driver's test in the US at the age of 16. When I moved to Greece, I decided to get a Greek driver's licence (my American licence had expired by this time and I could not convert it into a Greek one). I thought, how hard can this be. I signed up for a few lessons (as required under the law). I passed the theory test - in Greek - on my first try. About a week before my driving test, my instructor said: "Look, I know you know how to drive and you know you know how to drive, but the examiner doesn't care. Examiners in this country never pass someone on the first try if they don't pay a fakelaki. It's worth it - you can either pay 180 euros now or a little bit more than that to retake the test". At first, I objected and threatened to call the authorities. And then I realized that there's really no way to prove anything. On the day of the test, my instructor asked me if I had the money. I said I had the money in my pocket. He said that he was going to get out of the car and that I should put the money discreatly into the glove compartment. And that's what i did. I don't know where the money went or how it was split up - there were two examiners during my test. All i know is that I passed.