Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

[Siggie]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

Mos, you made your point several times already; why do you keep harping on it? What is your purpose in continuing to hound the girl in her introduction thread? Are you trying to chase people off right from "Hello"?

[Mos]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

Congrats on your awesome heritage and welcome to the forum Hyegirl. You gonna like being Armenian.....don't get discouraged.

Eddo jan, how is she going to be Armenian?

[Eddo211]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

Hi

I am from a mixed fam and didn't grow up as Armenian as I would have liked (after all, it is a pretty cool heritage, you gotta admin, with our history and stuff) and never had the chance to be around a large, loud Armenian community until almost the end of college (and still don't live near one). I am looking to learn more about being Armenian instead of just American.

Ok, you can all congratulate my on my awesome heritage or just serve lokum instead. Your choice, but I'm leaning toward the food myself.



Tstesutyn (phrase from website, don't hate if I misspell. I can't read the alphabet yet.)

Congrats on your awesome heritage and welcome to the forum Hyegirl. You gonna like being Armenian.....don't get discouraged.

[Mos]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

Hyegirl, welcome to the forum.

Take these opinions as what they are, individual opinions.

The rest of you... WTF? Someone comes here to learn more about their Armenian background and history and instead of being supportive that she has chosen to do so, you want to cut her off at the knees. Instead you send messages like 'it's too late for you'? I don't care when a person does it... if you, at any point in your life, decide to learn more about your culture and heritage, then that's a cause for praise. That's a person who is not lost. Those who are lost are those who aren't in touch with their Armenian roots, don't know or don't care, and do nothing to remedy it.

What I have said about identity is not an opinion, rather a more-or-less universally accepted definition of identity. People can often be confused and other around them not tell them the direct truth. I just want to make sure that this user here is facing reality upon her endeavours, so she doesn't take false paths and be hurt as a result. Sometimes, you simply need to show the cold water.

[KanadaHye]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

Hyegirl, welcome to the forum.

Take these opinions as what they are, individual opinions.

The rest of you... WTF? Someone comes here to learn more about their Armenian background and history and instead of being supportive that she has chosen to do so, you want to cut her off at the knees. Instead you send messages like 'it's too late for you'? I don't care when a person does it... if you, at any point in your life, decide to learn more about your culture and heritage, then that's a cause for praise. That's a person who is not lost. Those who are lost are those who aren't in touch with their Armenian roots, don't know or don't care, and do nothing to remedy it.

She didn't have to write a word on the forum to learn about her culture and history. She's writing because she wants to converse. Mos is telling it like it is, and I think Hyegirl realizes the reality as we all do.

[Mos]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

That I can't be even 1% Armenian or have an even tiny minute shred of who I am be Armenian.

What exactly means 1% Armenian? You're either Armenian or not. Maybe I should try to be 2,7% Chinese, may help me in my endeavours....

Identity is not a percentage. All I'm tell you is the reality. Your willingness to learn about Armenia and Armenian culture, may add to your surface, but you cannot change the core which is American.

I can learn all I want about Chinese culture and language, my core is not going to become Chinese. I am not trying to discourage you, just make sure you don't fall into false realities. Even within Armenians there are cultural divisions and certain groups of Armenians interacting only or more easily with certain groups of Armenians.

[KanadaHye]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

That I can't be even 1% Armenian or have an even tiny minute shred of who I am be Armenian.

We expect 100% or nothing. Take it or leave it

Seriously though, I'm curious as to why your interest has suddenly increased. I can tell you that I really didn't think at all that culture and/or being Armenian mattered till my grandparents who had a great deal of influence in my upbringing passed away.

[Siggie]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

Hyegirl, welcome to the forum.

Take these opinions as what they are, individual opinions.

The rest of you... WTF? Someone comes here to learn more about their Armenian background and history and instead of being supportive that she has chosen to do so, you want to cut her off at the knees. Instead you send messages like 'it's too late for you'? I don't care when a person does it... if you, at any point in your life, decide to learn more about your culture and heritage, then that's a cause for praise. That's a person who is not lost. Those who are lost are those who aren't in touch with their Armenian roots, don't know or don't care, and do nothing to remedy it.

[Hyegirl]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

What are you exactly disagreeing with me on?

That I can't be even 1% Armenian or have an even tiny minute shred of who I am be Armenian.

[KanadaHye]

Re: Hello and Parev (getting in touch with my roots, and not with hair dye)

What are you exactly disagreeing with me on?

She's not. You are both saying the same thing. Readyyyyy.... fight!!!