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  • #1

    Only in Armenia....

    Description: Only in Armenia do you spend 2 hours chatting with your friend over the phone complaining about the lack of time to see each other.

    Only in Armenia do you invite few of your closest friends to your birthday party and 300 people show up.

    Only in Armenia do people stand in the doorway saying goodbye for 30 minutes and then get back into the house for a cup of coffee.

    Only in Armenia are you not supposed to say "NO" at a meal.

    Only in Armenia do you agree to meet your friend at 6.00 sharp and you both show up at 8.00. (And only in Armenia will you do this 5 times in a raw)

    Only in Armenia do people leave their country straightforwardly, then miss it desperately, but never come back.

    Only in Armenia do you spend 2 hours on Abovian street explaining to a complete stranger why you don't want to sit in a cafe and have a cup of coffee with him.

    Only in Armenia do you look out of your window at Mt. Ararat located in Turkey and say, "what a beautiful mountain do we have!"

    Only in Armenia do you meet someone for the first time in your life and can be sure you will find at least 5 people both of you know.

    Only in Armenia will you find people who say "you can travel to Paris, Rome or London but you will never find a building as beautiful as our Hamalir!"

    Only in Armenia will you see people tinkering with their car engines in their best clothes in full view of their "hayat".

    Only in Armenia do people go weak at the knees with exhilaration when discussing apricots. (Yuuuuummmmmm... )

    Only in Armenia can you tell the story of your life to someone you meet for the first time, and then wonder why and how gossips spread so fast in Yerevan.

    Only in Armenia do you start making wedding plans after meeting your "future spouse" for the second time in your life.

    Only in Armenia should you refuse 3 times before having a meal when visiting someone.

    Only in Armenia are there more American dollars circulating than in the whole country of the US

    Only in Armenia would they have a banknote (10 drams) equal to about 2 cents.

    Only in Armenia can you fit 30 people in a mini-bus that seats 12.

    Only in Armenia does the Constitution require all citizens to wear at least one piece of black clothing at all times.

    Only in Armenia do they believe than an Armenian invented the Georgian alphabet (the Georgians certainly don't believe it!!)

    Only in Armenia is there absolutely no junk mail - in fact, there is no mail at all.

    Only in Armenia you think that Armenians invented everything.

    Only in Armenia you can pronounce "gh" and "kh" and are proud of it.

    Only in Armenia do you believe that the most important people in history MUST have Armenian blood in them.

    Only in Armenia you make up rhyming words that start with the letter "m" like "oosh- moosh", "sirun - mirun".

    Only in Armenia do you talk with your hands when you are on the phone.
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  • #2
    The above are very good. Though not only Armenian do them.

    Only in Armenia would you say "Let me Take away your pain (Cavt Tanem)" to a person you just met.

    Only in Armenia is there a day in a year (Vardavar in June) when you're allowed to shower complete strangers with water.

    Only in Armenia can you see people selling individual cigarettes on the street.

    Only in Armenia would you show some guy disrespect by spitting in his direction and probably get in a fight for it.

    Only in Armenia did people learn to professionaly handle kerosine heaters and lamps (not anymore thank God).

    I'm pretty sure these ones are done in other countries as well.

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    • #3
      Actually they have water day in Thailand, and it's very close to the say day we do ours. (where you spill water on strangers.)

      -Only in Armenia do you have to avoid potholes in the street while avoiding pedestrians while avoiding other cars.

      -Only in Armenia do you say "those rocks are so beautiful." or "they made that wall so nice."

      -Only in Armenia do you say, "why the hell are they building so many hotels"

      -Only in Armenia everyone asks me to teach them English.
      Last edited by Thai-Samurai; 06-17-2005, 05:04 AM.

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      • #4
        Here is something similar - but about Turks (living in Australia). Spot the overlaps.

        You know you are a Turk when.......

        your family or relatives owns a restaurant on Sydney road.

        your parents pronounce Brunswick as Branzvik.

        you know where "Ford'un arkasi" or "Corum parki" is.

        your dad has 3 or more bottles of Raki stashed away somewhere in the house.

        your dad's favorite English insult it "Blady poofta!".

        you argue with your Greek friends about if Turks or Greeks invented kebabs.

        your parents watch the 'Ibo Show' or 'Kara Melek'.

        your father used to work at the Ford factory.

        your father now is a Taxi driver or owns a Restaurant.

        you are forbidden to speak English at home but speak Anglo-Turkish e.g.
        "Mom ben tonight disari cikmak istiyorum" (this is especially true for Cypriot Turks).

        you have watched all the Kemal Sunal movies and think they are hilarious.

        you are 24 years old and still living with your parents.

        you always bet money on Turkey in a soccer match even if they are playing Brazil.

        your name ends with han, kan, tan.

        you can speak perfect Turkish even though you have lived in Australia all your life.

        you are an adult and your mother still thinks she can bash you.

        your parents pronounce Coburg as Koburk.

        your name rhymes with your brothers and sisters names.

        your parents pronounce Thursday as Turzdey.

        your mother can cook at least four different kinds of dolma.

        your dad drinks a bottle of wine every day.

        you brag to your friends about how your great grand father shot dead 50 skips in Galipoli.

        you learnt to dance the Zeybek by watching your drunken relatives at a friends wedding.

        at least one of your aunts or uncles is married to an Albanian, Bosnian or a Bulgarian.

        you think kick boxing is the Turkish national sport.

        you go out with a Turkish girl, your parents automatically think that you're going to marry her.

        your mother thinks that all Australians are uncultured, convict, pigs with no respect for anyone.

        you have at least three evil eye beads (Nazar boncuk) hanging over your doors in the house or hanging on the rear view mirror in the car.

        you don't know half the people on your dad's side but know everyone on your mothers side of the family.

        your parent's friends always confuse you with your older brother/sister.

        your parents want you to go to University just so they can show off to their friends.

        if you think that Turkey is still a world power.

        if your great grand mother was from Russia or Greece.

        when your mum gets really angry at you she says "agzina sicayim!" (i'm not going to translate that).

        if you think that Galatasaray is the best soccer team in Europe.

        if your uncle has been arrested for shooting a rifle in the air at your sisters wedding.

        if your grandmother rubbed Raki on you when you were sick.

        your father thinks he knows everything and there is no way you can win an argument with him even if you are 100% right.

        when you were 14 years old you used to stop fasting so you could go to day time Metro.

        you went to learn folk dancing on Saturdays when you were young.

        you are an adult and your parents still expect you to kiss the hands of. visitors (misafir) .

        you go on mIRC 24/7.

        your parents belong to a dernek.

        you passed Turkish school with out doing any work because your Turkish teacher is a family friend.

        your parents still buy Turkish music on cassettes instead of CD.

        you have an account with every single free Internet service provider.

        someone in your family is a panel beater.

        you have an Optus SIM card [7pm - 12am] (yahudi time).

        your Baba hangs out in the Kahve (Cafe) with his friend's playing cards or Okay.

        your parents used to make you go to the Bakal (shop) to buy a newspaper when you were 5 years old.

        your mother used to hit you when you were small to make you stop crying.. I still don't understand that one.

        you ever got really angry with someone and said something stupid.

        like "gotunu sikerim lan ibne!" and than you thought 'if I did that wouldn't that make me an ibne too?'.

        your father or uncle buys smashed cars, fixes them up and sells them for twice the money he spent on them.

        your parents play tattslotto or as they call it "totto".

        you have never paid money for a program or game for your computer, instead you just borrow it from your friends or just get it burnt.

        when you were small you used to egg peoples houses that gave you 20 cents for Bayram.

        when it's Bayram and you go to someone's house and they offer you lollies, you take a handful.
        Plenipotentiary meow!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by bell-the-cat
          Here is something similar - but about Turks (living in Australia). Spot the overlaps.

          You know you are a Turk when.......

          your family or relatives owns a restaurant on Sydney road.

          your parents pronounce Brunswick as Branzvik.

          you know where "Ford'un arkasi" or "Corum parki" is.

          your dad has 3 or more bottles of Raki stashed away somewhere in the house.

          your dad's favorite English insult it "Blady poofta!".

          you argue with your Greek friends about if Turks or Greeks invented kebabs.

          your parents watch the 'Ibo Show' or 'Kara Melek'.

          your father used to work at the Ford factory.

          your father now is a Taxi driver or owns a Restaurant.

          you are forbidden to speak English at home but speak Anglo-Turkish e.g.
          "Mom ben tonight disari cikmak istiyorum" (this is especially true for Cypriot Turks).

          you have watched all the Kemal Sunal movies and think they are hilarious.

          you are 24 years old and still living with your parents.

          you always bet money on Turkey in a soccer match even if they are playing Brazil.

          your name ends with han, kan, tan.

          you can speak perfect Turkish even though you have lived in Australia all your life.

          you are an adult and your mother still thinks she can bash you.

          your parents pronounce Coburg as Koburk.

          your name rhymes with your brothers and sisters names.

          your parents pronounce Thursday as Turzdey.

          your mother can cook at least four different kinds of dolma.

          your dad drinks a bottle of wine every day.

          you brag to your friends about how your great grand father shot dead 50 skips in Galipoli.

          you learnt to dance the Zeybek by watching your drunken relatives at a friends wedding.

          at least one of your aunts or uncles is married to an Albanian, Bosnian or a Bulgarian.

          you think kick boxing is the Turkish national sport.

          you go out with a Turkish girl, your parents automatically think that you're going to marry her.

          your mother thinks that all Australians are uncultured, convict, pigs with no respect for anyone.

          you have at least three evil eye beads (Nazar boncuk) hanging over your doors in the house or hanging on the rear view mirror in the car.

          you don't know half the people on your dad's side but know everyone on your mothers side of the family.

          your parent's friends always confuse you with your older brother/sister.

          your parents want you to go to University just so they can show off to their friends.

          if you think that Turkey is still a world power.

          if your great grand mother was from Russia or Greece.

          when your mum gets really angry at you she says "agzina sicayim!" (i'm not going to translate that).

          if you think that Galatasaray is the best soccer team in Europe.

          if your uncle has been arrested for shooting a rifle in the air at your sisters wedding.

          if your grandmother rubbed Raki on you when you were sick.

          your father thinks he knows everything and there is no way you can win an argument with him even if you are 100% right.

          when you were 14 years old you used to stop fasting so you could go to day time Metro.

          you went to learn folk dancing on Saturdays when you were young.

          you are an adult and your parents still expect you to kiss the hands of. visitors (misafir) .

          you go on mIRC 24/7.

          your parents belong to a dernek.

          you passed Turkish school with out doing any work because your Turkish teacher is a family friend.

          your parents still buy Turkish music on cassettes instead of CD.

          you have an account with every single free Internet service provider.

          someone in your family is a panel beater.

          you have an Optus SIM card [7pm - 12am] (yahudi time).

          your Baba hangs out in the Kahve (Cafe) with his friend's playing cards or Okay.

          your parents used to make you go to the Bakal (shop) to buy a newspaper when you were 5 years old.

          your mother used to hit you when you were small to make you stop crying.. I still don't understand that one.

          you ever got really angry with someone and said something stupid.

          like "gotunu sikerim lan ibne!" and than you thought 'if I did that wouldn't that make me an ibne too?'.

          your father or uncle buys smashed cars, fixes them up and sells them for twice the money he spent on them.

          your parents play tattslotto or as they call it "totto".

          you have never paid money for a program or game for your computer, instead you just borrow it from your friends or just get it burnt.

          when you were small you used to egg peoples houses that gave you 20 cents for Bayram.

          when it's Bayram and you go to someone's house and they offer you lollies, you take a handful.
          Eghpairs, the topic says what do people do only in Armenia. Personally, I have no interest whatsoever in what only Turks do. None. Get back on track duuuude.
          Last edited by karoaper; 06-17-2005, 02:26 PM.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by karoaper
            Eghpairs, the topic says what do people do only in Armenia. Personally, I have no interest whatsoever in what only Turks do. None. Get back on track duuuude.
            Your narrow(minded?) range of interests are not shared by everyone, I hope.
            Plenipotentiary meow!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by karoaper
              Eghpairs, the topic says what do people do only in Armenia. Personally, I have no interest whatsoever in what only Turks do. None. Get back on track duuuude.
              If he does not include his *urkish friends, he may feel isolated, kuro jan!





              Originally posted by bell-the-cat
              Your narrow(minded?) range of interests are not shared by everyone, I hope.
              I believe that the title says: "Only in Armenia..." If you're missing your friends, you can always dedicate a thread to honor them!


              Note: I have chosen to auto censor the words "*urk" or "*urkish" because it is commonly perceived as unpleasant and offending, evokes unpleasant emotions and imagery and is pregnant with immoral and evil connotations!
              Last edited by Siamanto; 06-17-2005, 06:14 PM.
              What if I find someone else when looking for you? My soul shivers as the idea invades my mind.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Siamanto
                If he does not include his *urkish friends, he may feel isolated, kuro jan!

                What I'm amazed about is how could he know such intimate details about my personality, that I'm narrow minded or have a narrow-minded range of interests. Uncanny!!! From now on, I'm gonna be suspicious of cats. They might all be secret spies for bell, giving him insights into my personallity.

                And Siamanto jan, I have no idea how I managed to channel more estrogen than testastorone through my posts, but I'm a guy
                Last edited by karoaper; 06-17-2005, 08:11 PM.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by karoaper

                  And Siamanto jan, I have no idea how I managed to channel more estrogen than testastorone through my posts, but I'm a guy
                  Is it me or is that ironic? =)

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by karoaper
                    And Siamanto jan, I have no idea how I managed to channel more estrogen than testastorone through my posts, but I'm a guy
                    karoaper, not at all! At the contrary, I find you to be virile and manly! I swear that I've seen the expression "kuro jan" used to address a man! Do you think that it's wrong?
                    Last edited by Siamanto; 06-17-2005, 10:14 PM.
                    What if I find someone else when looking for you? My soul shivers as the idea invades my mind.

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