Counterpoint: Greek uses a simple alphabet like Latin, but Greek typefaces are typically much closer to the "curly handwriting" end of the spectrum with Arabic.

Counterpoint: Greek uses a simple alphabet like Latin, but Greek typefaces are typically much closer to the "curly handwriting" end of the spectrum with Arabic. If I had to guess, I'd say the reason is something to do with the Renaissance and a couple of centuries of fashion in typeface design pushing the limits of the mechanised process, instead of just trying to reproduce the shapes that people were used to (there's a reason sans-serif typefaces were originally called 'grotesk'!).