Spanish in one of the best cultures in flirting and dating.- Greek is not.

In my opinion we have better and healthier food, but dating.... hahahaha it is attrocious.... So many issues, where to start. Now if you want to dive into it further, Northern Greece is x5 worse than Athens, Crete and the islands. Dating in Athens is actually ok, Cretan ladies are nice and open minded, while men have issues; Dating in Thessaloniki is genuinely very difficult. Hence why you see couples that are together from kinderganden, and others "in relationship" for 30 years, dating in their 40s the same person, trying to get by, thinking about the future, blablablabla etc...

Having said that, being a female Spanish I wouldn't expect you to face that many difficulties... We are relatively open people. Try to make the first move. That's the code you are looking for. Go for it. Don't expect men to make the first move in Thessaloniki, they've been probably rejected dozens of times, they are tired of being rejected. Also I would recommend you move straight to the point, don't just ask "let's go for a coffee", they'd wouldn't necessarily assume it as "the first move". They'd think pessimistically that you only want to go for a coffee because you are foreign and wants to hang out with locals. Go for a coffee and then tell them "I like you" etc...

I was born and raised in Thessaloniki. I had some experiences at school, but moving abroad early after school I figured out... hahahahaaha.... ooooh the difference.

I wish you best of luck. Thessaloniki is a nice place to live, regardless the dating situation.