Post by petra on Mar 18, 2009 13:22:29 GMT 2
No, not me, I am Dutch, but I found this on the hyve of my Dutch-Greek friend Despina;
Beware, here it is ;D ;D:
-Because we are European Champions in football & basketball & Voleyball
-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 languages
-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 jumpstarted science
-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
we were weaving see-through linen
-Because "Greeks do not fight as 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 indirector 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 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 have a small, poor country full of people
with big hearts.
-Because when we invented democracy & civilisation, everyone else was living in caves.
Beware, here it is ;D ;D:
-Because we are European Champions in football & basketball & Voleyball
-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 languages
-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 jumpstarted science
-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
we were weaving see-through linen
-Because "Greeks do not fight as 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 indirector 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 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 have a small, poor country full of people
with big hearts.
-Because when we invented democracy & civilisation, everyone else was living in caves.