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[[File:IMG_2349.jpg|thumb|250px|Hitchhiker [[User:Whisperingofthestars|Jason]] thumbing in Greece, June 2008. His hips have seemingly turned inside out.]]
It is forbidden to thumb on the motorways, and if the police passes, they will tell you to move out.
If you walk on a motorway and a camera sees you (bridges, tunelstunnels), they will send a vehicule vehicle and ask you to move away, and will stay with you until you comply. Toll stations are also considered "motorway". The best legal place to hitch-hike is the ramp just before the "motorway" sign.
It would be smart not to mention "Macedonia" as a country. Greeks call "Macedonia" the northern part of Greece. If you're going to the [[Republic of Macedonia|former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]], and want to avoid the political conversation, just say that you're going to [[Skopje]]
