Why we are proud to be Greek

[Makedonia25]

WHY ARE WE PROUD TO BE GREEK

Because we buy whole watermelons and not in slices
> > > . Because we buy whole lambs and not in pieces
> > > · Because nights in Greece finish in the morning
> > > · Because we take our coffee slowly, while smoking and not in "shots"
> > > · Because flirting is our national hobby
> > > · Because sex is our national sport
> > > · Because we always moan about the public sector and everyone seeks to get a job in it
> > > · Because we are not puritans
> > > · Because we are not racists
> > > · Because we go out almost every night even if we are penniless
> > > · Because we know how to spend better that we know how to save
> > > · Because we never visit others empty handed
> > > · Because there is no way to explain to foreigners what is "kapsoura"
> > (burning desire for someone)
> > > · Because in Greece family is still something valuable
> > > · Because we do not share the petrol with those we take in our cars
> > > · Because we always make it, albeit in the last moment
> > > · Because for the sake of a woman we made war for 10 years (Trojan
>war)
> > > · Because we are everywhere around the planet
> > > · Because we love and hate with passion
> > > · Because "filotimo" (friend of honor, helping someone because it is a
> > shame not to) doesn't exist in any other language
> > > · Because whenever foreigners cannot find a word, they use one of ours
> > > · Because we spend our bad and low times with our friends and family,
>not with shrinks
> > > · Because Socrates, Pluto and Aristotle were Greek
> > > · Because we invented theatre
> > > · Because we gave birth to Democracy
> > > · Because we discovered logic
> > > · Because we pioneered science & medicine
> > > · Because we are proud of our culture, not of our wars
> > > · Because when others were discovering meat, we already had
>cholesterol
> > > · Because when we were building the Parthenon, the others were still
> > sleeping on trees
> > > · Because we gave the light to all these leaders who are "striving"
>for peace by making wars
> > > · Because we can give anything up just to make love
> > > · Because Hundreds of women travel to Greece every summer just to get laid
> > > · Because we have a distinction between Eros (falling in love) & Agapi
> > (innocent love), while we feel both passionately
> > > · Because Eros was a Greek God
> > > · Because when others used to be clothed with wolf skin were weaving
> > see-through linen
> > > · Because "Greeks do not fight like heroes, heroes fight like Greeks"
> > (Winston Churchill, 1941)
> > > · Because we don't use ketchup with our food - it tastes good anyway
> > > · Because we gave our ancient alphabet to the Romans and our Medieval alphabet to the Slavs
> > > · Because we get angry quickly but we forget all about it even quicker
> > > · Because we are not ashamed to cry
> > > · Because we dance when we are sad
> > > · Because we work to live and we do not live to work
> > > · Because 97% of the stars' names are Greek
> > > · Because although we know danger well, we dare
> > > · Because when you shout "brother" in the streets everyone turns
>around
> > > · Because we always talk about getting in a diet after we had our meal
> > > · Because we speak loudly and laugh even louder
> > > · Because we do not know what anxiety is
> > > · Because we walk in the streets at 2:00 in the morning and there are>
> > traffic jams
> > > · Because we walk in the streets at 4:00 in the morning and there are
> > traffic jams
> > > · Because girls are not scared to walk alone in the streets at 2:00 or
> > 4:00 o'clock in the morning
> > > · Because we are direct
> > > · Because we never report people who cheat
> > > · Because we always have a solution to problems, even if usually
>indirect or illegal
> > > · Because we have tendencies to extremity
> > > · Because our parents do not forget that we exist when we reach 18
> > > · Because when we want to sunbathe, we go to the beach, we don't crawl on grass or jump into fountains
> > > · Because we confront every difficulty with humor
> > > · Because the Olympic games were born here
> > > · Because with our (Olympic) light, we unite the world and pass the
> > message of peace
> > > · Because our sky is blue, not gray
> > > · Because we have the cleanest seas on the planet
> > > · Because 40% of Oxford dictionary is made up with Greek words
> > > · Because we are a poor country with very rich citizens
> > > · Because we know what "Kefi" (propensity to fun) means
> > > · Because we like to spend money and eat fish while they are still
>fresh
> > > · Because Homer wrote Iliad 3500 years ago and Hollywood turned it
>into a movie just recently
> > > · Because in Greece nobody is hungry
> > > · Because in Greece nobody is homeless
> > > · Because we grow hallucigenic weed without biological engineering!!
> > > · Because our "model for life" has many curves
> > > · Because we wear sandals without socks
> > > · Because we get paid on Friday and we end up owing money by Monday morning
> > > · Because we gave the oath "freedom or death"
> > > · Because we are European Champions in football
> > > · Because we have a small, poor country full of people with big hearts

[Phoebus]

This is why I want to be Greek!

[Tsontos]

I dontknow about you but I find theses lists a bit tedious and annoying.

[Elliniko DJ Nate]

I hate that Churchill quote; I'd rather he say we are w*nkers but come good on Cyprus like he promised.

ahh.. If only Greece sided with the Nazis.

[Spartan]

Those list may be tedious and annoying but they are so TRUE!

[PhiliptheUniterchaeronea]

I for one am with the Spartan on this one. I like them b/c we poke fun at each other, ourselves and our xeni friends. All while speaking truths. Now, if we take it as a nationalist resume or something like that, then I don't care for them, but in this case, I get laughs out of it. Just my humble opinion.

[Tsontos]

Originally Posted by Elliniko DJ Nate

I hate that Churchill quote; I'd rather he say we are w*nkers but come good on Cyprus like he promised.

ahh.. If only Greece sided with the Nazis.

in which case Greece wouldnt exist

[Elliniko DJ Nate]

A Nazi Greece would exist and be far better off.

For a start, we'd be allied with Bulgaria and Italy would never of invaded.
We'd have conquered Macedonia/Vardar region.
We'd be in the same place or better of with Cyprus, Churchill is a lying pig who owes Cyprus to Greece.
And the US/England would never of invaded Greece as they were too busy on other fronts. Meaning we'd have been left to fight with the Nazi's instead of Alone.

[Tsontos]

Originally Posted by Elliniko DJ Nate

A Nazi Greece would exist and be far better off.

For a start, we'd be allied with Bulgaria and Italy would never of invaded.
We'd have conquered Macedonia/Vardar region.
We'd be in the same place or better of with Cyprus, Churchill is a lying pig who owes Cyprus to Greece.
And the US/England would never of invaded Greece as they were too busy on other fronts. Meaning we'd have been left to fight with the Nazi's instead of Alone.

yeah just that we would all be speaking German and have no national dignity like the albanians

[Elliniko DJ Nate]

Yes. Just like how all Bulgarians speak German.