The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

[Armanen]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

I too would like to know what you (yeraz) would do if war resumed between Armenia and azerbaijan?

[yerazhishda]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

Lezoun vosgor chonee!

It has no tounge bone??? lol «լեզուն ոսկոր չունի» կ՛ըսես, այ՞ո:

[Armanen]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

It has no tounge bone??? lol «լեզուն ոսկոր չունի» կ՛ըսես, այ՞ո:

Armenian version of "talk is cheap".

Now why don't you respond to the question I asked you.

[KarotheGreat]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

It has no tounge bone??? lol «լեզուն ոսկոր չունի» կ՛ըսես, այ՞ո:

You even mistranslated it; lol the tongue has no bone

[yerazhishda]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

You even mistranslated it; lol the tongue has no bone

I would say for a 3rd-generation quarter-Armenian that's only been speaking for a couple months I'm doing pretty good.

I can also point out all the grammatical errors you make in English but I'm not that petty. I understand that I'm a native speaker of English and you're not (or at least that's how you come across in your writing).

This is exactly the type of attitude I'm referring to in some Armenians. They claim it is necessary for non-Armenian speakers to learn Armenian but when one makes an effort they drag them down instead of helping them. I don't speak Armenian everyday like those in Glendale and when I do I'm grateful to those who take the time to try to understand my Armenian.

[yerazhishda]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

I too would like to know what you (yeraz) would do if war resumed between Armenia and azerbaijan?

To be honest it's not like I would go over there and fight. I'm a 3rd generation American. In fact, I would say I would be lucky if I ever got to go to Armenia in my lifetime.

Does that make me a bad Armenian? If so, then I think you'll have to include most everyone in Glendale.

[KarotheGreat]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

I would say for a 3rd-generation quarter-Armenian that's only been speaking for a couple months I'm doing pretty good.

I can also point out all the grammatical errors you make in English but I'm not that petty. I understand that I'm a native speaker of English and you're not (or at least that's how you come across in your writing).

This is exactly the type of attitude I'm referring to in some Armenians. They claim it is necessary for non-Armenian speakers to learn Armenian but when one makes an effort they drag them down instead of helping them. I don't speak Armenian everyday like those in Glendale and when I do I'm grateful to those who take the time to try to understand my Armenian.

It was a joke chill out
Some people are very uptight around here

[yerazhishda]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

It was a joke chill out
Some people are very uptight around here

Sorry. It's a little hard to tell someone's facial expressions and body language through a computer screen.

[Armenian]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

I would say for a 3rd-generation quarter-Armenian that's only been speaking for a couple months I'm doing pretty good.

OK, now I'm impressed. What is the rest of your mix?

[Anonymouse]

Re: The Case for Siamanto and Other Forward-Thinking Armenians

To be honest it's not like I would go over there and fight. I'm a 3rd generation American. In fact, I would say I would be lucky if I ever got to go to Armenia in my lifetime.

Does that make me a bad Armenian? If so, then I think you'll have to include most everyone in Glendale.

Hang on there. Many "Armenians" in Glendale don't speak Armenian. They are as "white-washed" and "otaramol" as they come. They are disgusting pieces of work, really. Knowing Armenian, and being able to spit out a few disjunctive sentences, does not mean you speak the damn language.

Most of them don't know anything about being Armenian other than parroting the same thing about April 24, "1915 Never Again." They really don't know the language, nor the history. They just mimic each other and stroke each other off on April 24, feel good about themselves, fulfill their yearly duty of pretending to be Armenian, and voila, back to being thugs, bros, hos and myspace sluts, what have you. That's most of Glendale.