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  • #101
    Originally posted by ArmoBarbi
    Then why bother telling me?
    Because I like to post to increase my post count.
    Achkerov kute.

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    • #102
      Originally posted by Shoshan
      I just had a thimble-sized portion of raki and I'm giggling.... It made me wonder if booze is yet another thing that sets us apart. I have never heard of an alcoholic Armenian. Not one.

      Kiavar region in Armenia is famous for its alcoholics They look kinda Russian too, and they have very cold winters. Maybe they are some kind of crypto-Russians

      Anyway, I know one thing for sure: home-made vodka from Siunik region in Armenia is the best alcoholic drink I have ever had in life. Better than all these western fancy things for sure. But it has to be the real thing, not what they sell to tourists and Yerevan citizens

      My friend's mom was telling me that when Soviet government banned the home-made vodka production, people in Siunik had to buy the factory-made vodka in boxes of 20 bottles (it was so much weaker than what they were used to) And that resulted in widespread alcoholism in the region

      And those guys are really violent alcoholics. I heard my friend telling me the story of three guys drinking whole night and sniffing a tomato after each shot Then one guy had a weakness to take a bite from their only tomato - and as a result was violently beaten up by his alcoholic comrades
      Last edited by rabinovich; 03-19-2005, 09:38 PM.

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      • #103
        Originally posted by Shoshan
        Rabinovich:"I have many more suggestions in case you're interested. We might open a new thread for that though, or PM me later."

        Why must we open a new thread? This is a: "What cultural traits do we share?" thread after all.

        My first impression was that you are the kind of Armenian who had never heard or seen anything Armenian, but I guess this is not true. Anyway, I have some very nice Armenian cartoons and songs, for example. I don't know if I can attach any, but I will try now, let's see if it works... Well I just tried, it didn't And the site I got them from is down now

        Anyway, I'm glad to hear you liked Parajanov's film. I think he was a grand master of his profession. He has other nice films too, one about Ukrainians I like a lot, but haven't even seen the whole thing yet

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        • #104
          The files I was trying to attach were 4 MB and 8 MB, that's too big for a forum I guess?

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          • #105
            Originally posted by ArmoBarbi
            "other ethnics"? lol you mean like us "blacks"?

            The Greeks can afford to use one word for many things, because they are smart enough to be able to figure it out every time! Just like in Russian there are no articles, but we know what we mean. (just wanted to say something snobby)
            No other ethnics (in this case) meant Albanians, Iranians, Koreans, Swedes - 2 (a busty blond mom and her [party hard] busty blond daughter! ], a Palestinian (awesome fellow), and perhaps some others that I don't recall...then there were the waspy Americans...and one black guy (Jimmy) - a cook - who was one of these old black guys that really had a wisdom about him/about life etc - I miss him (likely no longer living I imagine) as I miss a very many of the Greeks from there....

            Its funny there was a clear caste systme (as well as some other interesting divisions among the staff). First - at the top tier were the Greeks, next were all the ethnics who wer'nt Greek, then last were the waspy Americans. I was a special category. As an Armenian I garnered more respect then all but the other Greeks. And this only increased when I brought my Grandmother by one day and she spoke to them in perfect Greek - they were so amazed (and loved me even more then they already did)...yeah. The stratification came into play in regards to the type of meals you were served and what and how much you could drink from the bar - food they gave you to take home and so on and so forth...and just in general respect and recognition.

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            • #106
              winoman, nice post where was this? I still haven't met any Greeks in my life and I'm so curious what they are like are there big Greek communities in US?

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              • #107
                Originally posted by rabinovich
                winoman, nice post where was this? I still haven't met any Greeks in my life and I'm so curious what they are like are there big Greek communities in US?
                It was around Baltimore. Baltimore for one has a big Greek community (so does New york and even up in New York state -many places). There are some nice Greek restaraunts (nothing too wonderful) and lots of little "in the know" private Greek gambling clubs and such. Most of the Greeks I worked with had homes back in Greece that they visited for a month out of the year and most all of them have retired and returned to Greece full time. My boss - whom we just called "Chef" (he was 1/2 owner - and a great story there) not only went back to Greece but was elected mayor of his town! (he was very poltically connected (in high places as it were...and with the socialists - which helps as things are there currently. Yeah Chef and "little George" were the two owners. They had been put in business togher (long story) - otherwise hated each other. Chef was a Communist and Little George a Fascist. Chef was the nicest, gentlest, friendlest, loose and loved person..little George was mostly a bastard. They divided the workforce at the kitchen doors and I was kitchen staff (we had it good). Anyway after chef returned to Greece he sold his end of the business to another Greek (who I worked with in the kitchen) who subsequantly sold out to Little George (actually I think they split the restaurant somehow - don't know the details as I was living in Cali at the time. Anyway a few years after - little Georges son - a twit (but I used to do some martial arts training with him - so we got along OK...helped that I could beat his ass and he was always afraid of me...) - well yeah little George fired his son and kicked him out of his house....so later his son and a (greasebag) partner came back and robbed the place...during the robbery the partner shot little George dead! Yeah. Somehow little Jimmy (the son) got off and then contested his sister for the business and won half! I'm sure he's pissed it away long ago....

                But yeah - Greeks are very much like us - in a great many ways. They too long suffered under the Ottoman Yoke. In general i find Greeks to be maybe a bit looser - less high strung then most Armenains - but by and large I see the cultures and the people as very similar.

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                • #108
                  Originally posted by winoman
                  It was around Baltimore. Baltimore for one has a big Greek community (so does New york and even up in New York state -many places). There are some nice Greek restaraunts (nothing too wonderful) and lots of little "in the know" private Greek gambling clubs and such. Most of the Greeks I worked with had homes back in Greece that they visited for a month out of the year and most all of them have retired and returned to Greece full time. My boss - whom we just called "Chef" (he was 1/2 owner - and a great story there) not only went back to Greece but was elected mayor of his town! (he was very poltically connected (in high places as it were...and with the socialists - which helps as things are there currently. Yeah Chef and "little George" were the two owners. They had been put in business togher (long story) - otherwise hated each other. Chef was a Communist and Little George a Fascist. Chef was the nicest, gentlest, friendlest, loose and loved person..little George was mostly a bastard. They divided the workforce at the kitchen doors and I was kitchen staff (we had it good). Anyway after chef returned to Greece he sold his end of the business to another Greek (who I worked with in the kitchen) who subsequantly sold out to Little George (actually I think they split the restaurant somehow - don't know the details as I was living in Cali at the time. Anyway a few years after - little Georges son - a twit (but I used to do some martial arts training with him - so we got along OK...helped that I could beat his ass and he was always afraid of me...) - well yeah little George fired his son and kicked him out of his house....so later his son and a (greasebag) partner came back and robbed the place...during the robbery the partner shot little George dead! Yeah. Somehow little Jimmy (the son) got off and then contested his sister for the business and won half! I'm sure he's pissed it away long ago....

                  But yeah - Greeks are very much like us - in a great many ways. They too long suffered under the Ottoman Yoke. In general i find Greeks to be maybe a bit looser - less high strung then most Armenains - but by and large I see the cultures and the people as very similar.
                  very interesting story indeed
                  and thanks for the info!

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                  • #109
                    Ooo Ooo I have been wondering about something...

                    I have no good source for this, but my cousin was told by her humanities teacher that in Ancient Greece there were four groups of people - not just Greeks - one being Armenians. This doesnt really fit into the puzzle I have seen so far. What do you guys think of it??

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                    • #110
                      ArmoBarbi -

                      I don't think that Armenians were a part of what would be considered as Ancient Greece. However - if one were to consider the Byzantine Empire as essentiallya Romanized Greek Kingdom - well it had a significant Armenian presence - including quite a few Emporers who were Armenians and a substansial Armenain military component. Perhaps this was what your cousin's teacher was refering too.

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