Oracle wrote:Bucksboy wrote:kafenes wrote:denizaksulu wrote:My answer to this problem, is to use a bit of psychology OrPh. Show these Cyprohobes how much you love them and what a lovely person you are. I am sure they will respond in kind. Just try it, you will see it works.
That won't work Denize. The problem is that their jealousy is driving them crazy. They can't accept that a little nation like us can be happier and better off then them.
Kafenes,
Cyprus is not a nation but merely a little sunny rock in the Mediterranean.The Greeks are a nation, the Germans are a nation etc. etc.
But the Cypriots are definelty not a nation of people.
Which of these definitions of nation do the Cypriots not fit in with?
Nation as in people:
body politic, colony, commonwealth, community, democracy, domain, dominion, land, people, populace, population, public, race, republic, society, state, tribe.
Oracle,
Considerable group of people having common descent or history.
I don't regard Cyprus as having a "considerable" group of people. Certainly not enough to describe it as a nation. This is not a criticism by the way Oracle. You would describe Greece as a nation of people as you would of France etc. but I don't think that would apply to Cyprus.