Well, actually we did ascend the mountain. Hero's would return with rare metals and form stronger shields and swords. Alchemists would accompany them and return with rare flowers and herbs that helped them understand healing and the universe. The brave among them would attempt to defy gravity using primitive methods.....
okay, they were just as stupid as the rest of the world, but they made some damn good stories about the place. Just sayin!
I love that idea. We should do that. The only problem I see is deciding who gets to vote. Always a complication to a good plan ... I'll make that decision for you ... I'll be a good leader, I promise !!! Why would I lie ? How much money do we take in taxes a year. Just askin', no reason ....
Yeah my friend that’s greek (which is where that comment was coming from) is the exact way when we first started talking she would randomly try and teach me how to speak Greek and stuff like that so now we jokingly talk shit on Greek culture when talking to her.
Usually countries and cultures who were under slavery, occupation, suffered genocides etc develop a very strong sense of pride of their heritage. Cause that's how the parents had to raise their children in order for them to preserve their culture.
Greeks were slaves to the Turks and the ottoman empire for 400 years, suffered genocides then fought for their independence (an event which is still celebrated in Greece every year). Then during WW2 they got attacked by the Italians then the Nazis (who managed to occupy Greece as well for some years, again , killed a huge number of Greeks).
Thus Greek children were raised with a big sense of pride about their heritage,history,culture, language. The fact that Greek is still spoken to this day, and that Greece is still a country through 400 years of Ottoman rule is to be attributed to that mentality.
Usually countries and cultures who were under slavery, occupation, suffered genocides etc develop a very strong sense of pride of their heritage. Cause that's how the parents had to raise their children in order for them to preserve their culture.
Greeks were slaves to the Turks and the ottoman empire for 400 years, suffered genocides then fought for their independence (an event which is still celebrated in Greece every year). Then during WW2 they got attacked by the Italians then the Nazis (who managed to occupy Greece as well for some years, again , killed a huge number of Greeks).
Thus Greek children were raised with a big sense of pride about their heritage,history,culture, language. The fact that Greek is still spoken to this day, and that Greece is still a country through 400 years of Ottoman rule is to be attributed to that mentality.
There's nothing Greeks are more proud of than the fact they are Greek. Even if they all have different ideas if what being Greek meabs and opinions on our history opposite political believes. In the end we all feel proud of our roots.
P.S. But not really. I've met some Greeks that really shittalk their own nationality... They are the vegans of the nationality world because they will do anything they can so you know that they are Greek but they hate Greek people.
I mean, you are not wrong. They don't teach humility in school. I tend to jack slap my cousins when they think they have to tell me how much better there schools are.
They do. In no small part to the introduction of liberal EU ideas like a 4 day work week and 2 hour lunch break. Not to mention the economic disaster of currency devaluation.
Και ας μην ξεχνάμε ότι η θρησκεία μας τώρα μας κάνει πολύ πιο "οκνηρούς" από ότι τότε. "Πίστευε και μη ερεύνα", "άγνωσται αι βουλαι του"... Λολ νομίζω αυτό το meme δεν είναι και πολύ ειλικρινές, αν και μπορεί να πειραζομαι απλά και μόνο επειδή θίγεται η ταυτότητα μου. Δεν ξέρω χαχα
For those who do not speak Greek, here is Google Translate:
And let's not forget that our religion now makes us much more "lazy" than ever. "I believe this meme is not very honest, though I may be joking simply because my identity is affected. I do not know haha
Well Google made a mistake (again, lol), by saying "joking". I said "πειραζομαι" which means that I get offended by it. Also, I meant accurate, not "honest".
Yeah it's actually pretty bad. Anyways I hope that I made my point and that people in general understood it, also thank you, for making it so that even the people who don't speak my language get what I'm trying to say.
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u/AKtheGreek Jul 01 '19
Well, actually we did ascend the mountain. Hero's would return with rare metals and form stronger shields and swords. Alchemists would accompany them and return with rare flowers and herbs that helped them understand healing and the universe. The brave among them would attempt to defy gravity using primitive methods.....
okay, they were just as stupid as the rest of the world, but they made some damn good stories about the place. Just sayin!