Kombolói, also known as "worry beads" look like a rosary, but have no religious significance. Men can be seen all over Greece flipping and twirling these beads around. They are used to pass time, keep your fingers occupied while you don't smoke, or to give your fingers something to do while you ponder life's more important questions.
Greeks do love to smoke, a lot. I was told that smoking is legal everywhere in Greece except the hospitals. Granted, I did find more places that prohibited smoking, but not many. Also, almost all restaurants do not distinguish a non-smoking section.
This pic is of a man twirling his beads on Hydra, but I think he was twirling them too fast for the camera to capture.
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