Typical Armenian home life?

[Shiva]

Ok, any of you either live with your family or when you go back to Yerevan know what it feels like to live in a typical Armenian home? I don't, but I am busy working on something that requires some background info about this.

What is typical about an Armenian home? When you walk in after a hard day at work, what do you expect to see? What kind of music, what is your mom/dad doing?

If I could get some details I would be much obliged, thanks.

[xBaron Dants]

The only thing that I can think of and that has come up with many of my Armenian friends is the "fruit eating" tradition. lol, I don't know if this sounds familiar to any of you, but on most nights, my dad will peel a ton of fruits and expect us to all gather around and eat them.

[Hayq]

My mom makes me dinner, and my dad has not yet come home from work.

[Thai-Samurai]

My mom says, put something on, my grandma says, what are you doing? My dad works. My sisters do hw. I play games.

[nunechka]

coffee or tea, and yes i know about the fruit eating...

[TigranJamharian]

Hell yeah. theres always a big bowl of fruits in the living room and no matter what im doing i always have to be on guard for my mom or grandma to randomly pop in with a big plate of peeled fruits insisting that i finish it.
Other than that my parents drink a crapload of coffee and always have some friends over with whom they drink more coffee or tea, also wine is a big hit nowadays, we consume about a bottle every 2 days. My parents stay up into very late hours in the living room watching russian tv and occasionally Armenian dvds. oh and lots of talkin on the phone.

[xBaron Dants]

Coffee is definitely an important part.

[Che_Ka]

YES! Fruits!! lol How funny. It used to be a lot more common when we were younger. But just 2 weeks ago my mom opened my bedroom door while I was studying to hand me a plate of apples, pears, oranges, bananas - all peeled and sliced. "Kidem hos veruh nsder es anoti-anoti...haydeh, nsdir verchatsoor asi."

It's not coffee -it's SOORJ! :) Or in my dad's case, ahweh. But never coffee. ;)

My mom usually has food prepared when I come home. She'll be watching TV with soorj & cigarettes, or sometimes she'll have a friend or a sister over, or sometimes she'll be out.

My dad will play solitaire on the computer. Or he'll be in the garage working on one of his many projects. Or he'll be watching TV with my mom in the living room.

We never really have music playing. But my parents watch a lot of satellite TV from Arab countries. I suspect this is the same for many Middle East Armenians, but perhaps more so in my case.

[angelik22]

The only thing that I can think of and that has come up with many of my Armenian friends is the "fruit eating" tradition. lol, I don't know if this sounds familiar to any of you, but on most nights, my dad will peel a ton of fruits and expect us to all gather around and eat them.
OMG yea!! my dad does that after dinner- like a few huors later- or we gather round the shimishka.. or semooshka-- sorry im lenakantsi- we call it shimishka ;) ... lol yea and and and... the coffee after dinner

[angelik22]

heres what its like for me- i get home from work... late.... my mom gets mad at me caue i havent eaten anything the whole day- and she angirly opens the refridgerator door and starts putting all this stuff in front of me without even asking... lol then my dad starts annoying my mom and doing silly things and making jokes- then i never get food aue theyre joking around and then arguing-- so i fall asleep-

but usually its lke this- i get home from school (right nowi dont ahve schoool) i fall asleep- wake up study- or go to borders/ library and study... come home.. eat fruits... skip dinner.... and then sit down with my parents and watch law and order...or CSI.... or ER if its thursday night.... and if i get lucky and have a chance to go to the gym i get home and take a shower and repeat the second and third steps... lol
and if im uckier and im to tired- ill get a chance to catch a glipmse of my o su busy brother- and my dad before he runs to starbucks to get coffee.. and when he coems back im already knocked out and ready to wake p at 4am to drve to school...

wow i msis those....

[ArmoBarbi]

Omg! My mom always complains about me not liking fruit enough. "When I was your age I would wait for Babulya to come home from the market with fruit. I could eat a whole bowl, blah blah..." I had no clue that was Armenian, I thought my mom was just weird! lol

We drink tea religiously! Nice tea, not that bland crap in paper bags.

[angelik22]

o and it used to be a tradition type of thin- every sunday my mom would make this thing called fool... i dont know what its spposed t obe caled -its lke beans type of thing- and u eat it with garlic and stuff- i remember she used to make it every sunday morning and wake u up early... and id start crying- cause i loved to sleep- and my mom would wake me up too early- i still LOVE to sleep- llike a freggin bear- i hibernate

[Che_Ka]

Haha, yeah, fool. Olive oil, tomatoes, garlic. Good stuff!!

And don't forget the mammounia. MMMM!!

[Emil]

I think I might be the only Armenian who doesn't drink coffee. Everytime there is a gathering they ask if I want coffee, they think it's funny. It's not damnit! :crying: :o

[XxgoeyxX]

I dont think Armenian coffee either. They think I'm crazy and start the convo about me getting older and getting married. Then it's the whole thing about finding a husband, blablabla. All because I said I don't want coffee. Next time I'm just going to drink some so they can just shut up already.

[Harut82]

I dont like armenianc cofee either. I don't know people drink that crap

[xBaron Dants]

I think I might be the only Armenian who doesn't drink coffee. Everytime there is a gathering they ask if I want coffee, they think it's funny. It's not damnit! :crying: :o

haha! Emil doesn't drink coffee! :laugh:

[sSsflamesSs]

Not to be repeating, but I can't stand Armenian coffee either. I thought I was the only one. It's so good to have your support!

[Emil]

haha! Emil doesn't drink coffee! :laugh:


You sir are banned!

Whew, thank god other's don't drink it either. So what else you guys consider typical Armenian home life? Do you guys drink tea after having dinner?

[angelik22]

ew only coffe i drink is starbucks caramel macchiotto yuuuuuuuuum i want some now!

[angelik22]

hey better thing to do is say ... im allergic- u get more mouth busting than evar- my relatives think im alleric to everything- when i go over its like- uff mary, ure a sick child, why are u allergic to all these things?... lol i thought telling them i have allergies would shut them up- but i guess i need t ofind a new paln.... LOL im alleric to meat btw... if anyone asks... lol esp the greasy kind!! ssaying the food ur aunt made is greasy= telling her u hate her... thats how offended they get... god thats y i love armenian gatherings- i cant wait til new years at my uncle's house.... all the shookoor... loud talking... cigarette smoking (EW i ahte cigs) khorovats smelling.... pepsi spilling... kiddie crying.... o man o man

[Yuro]

Before I arrive home, I smell the cooking of my mum. I get in, and get changed out of my school uniform, wash my hands. She asks me if I'm hungry, if no, I eat 10 minutes later, if yes, she puts on the table for me; whatever I'm having, cheese, marinated pickles, salad, something to drink, and bread.

When my dad gets home, we eat, again, together.

On holidays and hot days; my dad cuts up watermelon, and fruits. We eat on the coffee table. :)

...that's the cooking aspect.

[Thai-Samurai]

yeah i refused to drink armenian coffee for so long. Then i had my first one a couple months ago , and the second i drank it i could feel the caffeine go straight to my brain. After that it wasnt the same, so now i just drink one probably once a week or so, i play games and im a little bit faster w/ shooting people.

[HyePrincess]

o and it used to be a tradition type of thin- every sunday my mom would make this thing called fool... i dont know what its spposed t obe caled -its lke beans type of thing- and u eat it with garlic and stuff- i remember she used to make it every sunday morning and wake u up early... and id start crying- cause i loved to sleep- and my mom would wake me up too early- i still LOVE to sleep- llike a freggin bear- i hibernate


oh fool i thought i was the only person who knew about it :laugh: we eat that ocassionally actually well my family does i dont really like it :o

[sSsflamesSs]

i play games and im a little bit faster w/ shooting people.

You're a funny little Asian-loving guy, aren't you? :laugh:

I've been laughing at your posts more and more lately.



And oh yea, coffee is bad, baaaaaaaaaad I tell you!

I was cracking up at the peeled fruits "custom", haha. I had no idea it was so common among Armenians. In fact, I'm eating a bowl of fruits that my grandma gave me RIGHT NOW. :p

[xBaron Dants]

Ah, you see the things Baron Dants does for you guys!

The way I found out that it was so common for Armenians was this:

I was chatting with a Morrocan friend and I told her I had to go eat the fruits my dad had peeled. And she said something like "why would your dad do that?", and I had an epiphany! So I asked all my Armenian friends if they had the same thing going on at their house, and the results were overwhelming!

[leana]

well done ... mr dants
your sentences are always interesting (like YOu)...so all armenians keep on eating fruits cause it's very useful for our health...
& because i'll be busy for a month by preparing my univ. exams so i wish all of you a fantastic year & merry christmas....all the best for the Armenians all over the world...





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[Mags]

When I get home from work, depending on my moms schedule, she's either in the kitchen cooking dinner or at work...and my dad is most probably watching some various game of sports in the living room, and my little sister is doing homework in her room....If my mom's at work, it's either leftovers or take out. And if by some miracle we're all home at the same, we'll have dinner where we will regale each other with stories of our day...and afterwards everyone will go off to their little corner of the house...towards the end of the night, my dad will want tea or coffee (both of which I despise) and my mom will bring out the fruit (which I don't eat) At this point, I'm either not home...or I'm up in my room either reading or on the computer.

[Inna]

The only thing that I can think of and that has come up with many of my Armenian friends is the "fruit eating" tradition. lol, I don't know if this sounds familiar to any of you, but on most nights, my dad will peel a ton of fruits and expect us to all gather around and eat them.

WOW..my mom does the same thing. We always have fruit in the house.. all kinds of fruit depending on the season. I once spent a week from home and thought I would die because the people I stayed with had practically no fruit in their kitchen. I never thought of this as an Armenian thing, I just thought my mom wanted us to be healthy and eat lots of fruit.

[ArmoBarbi]

Exactly. Baron, Im glad you shared that. It makes me feel closer to you guys (my only Armenian contacts). :)

[xBaron Dants]

aaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwww, now let's all gather around as I peel fruits and lovingly shove them down your throats..

My favourite part of the fruit eating ritual is the comparison of today's fruit to yesterday's/last week's...always very insightful and thought-provoking..

[ArmoBarbi]

Hehehehe so true

[Emil]

Baron, you're correct as usual. There's a bowl of fruit sitting on the dining room table here.

[HyeJinx1984]

aaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwww, now let's all gather around as I peel fruits and lovingly shove them down your throats..

My favourite part of the fruit eating ritual is the comparison of today's fruit to yesterday's/last week's...always very insightful and thought-provoking..

I don't want you shoving any fruits down my throat...

[sSsflamesSs]

I don't want you shoving any fruits down my throat...

But he said he'll do it lovingly. That has to count for SOMETHING!

[HyeJinx1984]

But he said he'll do it lovingly. That has to count for SOMETHING!

Yea? let me shove something lovingly down your throat :p

[!EEK]

Yea? let me shove something lovingly down your throat :p
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eheh NOOOOOOOOOOOOO I joke, and I don't think thats a "typical armenian home life"...



Hey watchu doing, I said stop it :mad:

[HyeJinx1984]

Armenians would be even weirder if our home life revovled around shoving things down each other's throat...

[!EEK]

Vasken, yegoor, aiss layn kebabe kezi gertssenem! :laugh:

THere shoukd have been "Full house" but with armenian characters

[sSsflamesSs]

Yea? let me shove something lovingly down your throat :p

I don't like the sound of that. :mad:

[Shiva]

Armenians would be even weirder if our home life revovled around shoving things down each other's throat...

And kinkier, too! :eek:

[xBaron Dants]

Armenians would be even weirder if our home life revovled around shoving things down each other's throat...

Thank you for ruining a beautiful Armenian family moment with your perverted ideas...

[HyeJinx1984]

Thank you for ruining a beautiful Armenian family moment with your perverted ideas...

:D Anytime, bro :wave:

[Tres Bien]

When I was your age I would wait for Babulya to come home from the market with fruit. I could eat a whole bowl, blah blah..." lol my mother tries to be traditional so ive heard her say that a couple of times too...only she ate fruit and spidak panir with grapes and no candy..ooooooooookkkkkkkkkkk :)

im not even going to go into my family life. its much like the sovietuniion , with regime changes and revulotions.

[Neli]

:wave: :crying: Ok, any of you either live with your family or when you go back to Yerevan know what it feels like to live in a typical Armenian home? I don't, but I am busy working on something that requires some background info about this.

What is typical about an Armenian home? When you walk in after a hard day at work, what do you expect to see? What kind of music, what is your mom/dad doing?

If I could get some details I would be much obliged, thanks.

[sad_eyes]

Not to be repeating, but I can't stand Armenian coffee either. I thought I was the only one. It's so good to have your support!


Personally, I do not like it either. I find it to grainy.

Typical armenian home life, from what I know of. When the husband getshome, the food is prepared and waiting to be eaten. The children may eat earlier, however they tend to eat with the rest of the family when the father comes home. The wife does the cooking and cleaning and ironing, or the females anyway. There is always fruit, tea, coffee, or karnyak to be given out.

[Emil]

Personally, I do not like it either. I find it to grainy.

Typical armenian home life, from what I know of. When the husband getshome, the food is prepared and waiting to be eaten. The children may eat earlier, however they tend to eat with the rest of the family when the father comes home. The wife does the cooking and cleaning and ironing, or the females anyway. There is always fruit, tea, coffee, or karnyak to be given out.


Uh what's karnyak?

[hyebruin]

Yea? let me shove something lovingly down your throat :p


:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: that was funny!!! you bad bad boy! :p

[HyeJinx1984]

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: that was funny!!! you bad bad boy! :p

*blushes* Sowwy, mommy...

[sad_eyes]

Uh what's karnyak?

My appologies, it appears that I do not know how to spell. I meant cognac...oops :rolleyes:

[Inna]

Typical armenian home life, from what I know of. When the husband getshome, the food is prepared and waiting to be eaten. The children may eat earlier, however they tend to eat with the rest of the family when the father comes home. The wife does the cooking and cleaning and ironing, or the females anyway. There is always fruit, tea, coffee, or karnyak to be given out.

yep, thats pretty much how my family is, except my mom also works.

it drives me insane now more than ever. I never questioned on why I had to help my mom around the house, it was just expected out of all of us(the girls). but now that my brother has grown up I expect him to help out as much as my sisters and I do but my mom or dad never force him to do anything. It's the battle of the sexes that drives me crazy :mad: It's the 21st century for goodness sake, men should contribute!

[ArmoBarbi]

I love how you got karnyak from cognac. Hehe We have it at home as well, although I dont care for it.

[sad_eyes]

yep, thats pretty much how my family is, except my mom also works.

it drives me insane now more than ever. I never questioned on why I had to help my mom around the house, it was just expected out of all of us(the girls). but now that my brother has grown up I expect him to help out as much as my sisters and I do but my mom or dad never force him to do anything. It's the battle of the sexes that drives me crazy :mad: It's the 21st century for goodness sake, men should contribute!


Personally, I am rather fond of cleaning and cooking. I love doing both, so in that situation it wouldent bother me. But I can understand your point of view.

ArmoBarbi, I know, cognac is very strong, especially when it is direct from Armenia. The first time I ever drank (when I was 17) it was armenian cognac. I was imensly drunk. Now, for the past 2 years I dont drink at all, and if I ever come across the scent of armenian cognac I gag. Ick!

[jessoussi]

hmmm........well...depends what time you get home....if it's around five pm, then you'd probably find my mom in the kitchen, me in my room studying, my 4 year old bro in the living room watching tv, and my 13 year old bro in his room studyin....as for the what kinda music you'd hear? in our house, u hear rock music from my room, my brother's hummming as he tries to memorize his history lessons, and the cartoon network songs! as for the kitchen...you'd hear religious songs!

[Ari]

my armo house -

theres crosses and Jesus all around the house

old persian rugs from the 60s my mum got it from when she moved lol dont know how that happened its huge

evil eye near the front door

parents still dont know what dvd is lol they watch crappy armo videos

the garden has flowers and vegetables everywhere

my grandma every saturday puts the church smoke everywhere i dont know what its called but she got her hands on it somehow

grandma also makes the bread for church in our area

mum has mcdonalds tissues and kfc wipes from about 10 years ago

oldman has 80s tops still in the closet which i wear now :)))) mum always bags his fashion on hot 30c days has his socks up to his knees lol

the olds always watch neighbours and price is right here in australia

olds go to every single armenian function here in melbourne to fish nights lamajoon nights to picnics anything they can think of is a fuction

dad works alot mums at home doing the housework me and my sis dont do much the armo way just that she plays basketball and paints for armenian community and i play soccer

2 words u know your armenian your RELIGIOUS and SUPERSTIOUS