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[Nickp]

Here's an interesting article on Greek and Turkish language gaps on Cyprus:

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArtic ... AGE-DC.XML

[magikthrill]

this is pretty true:

Over the years the island's Turkish and Greek dialects developed a substantial shared vocabulary and even a similar accent -- to the untutored ear they can sound strangely alike.

and this is pretty cool:

Niyazi Kizilyurek, head of Turkish Studies at the University of Cyprus in south Nicosia, said the department had expanded its intake this year by about one-quarter.

[...]

Back in the North, students taking beginners' Greek at the Management Center said they were spurred by intellectual interest and a simple desire to communicate with Greek Cypriots.

I am slowly leaning Turkish online but also from a Turkish "pen" pal (much more effective) but we always end up making fun of the GCs and TCs use of the language respectively

[cannedmoose]

Which website are you learning Turkish from Thrill?

P.S. I want a Turkish pen-pal!!!! Sounds like fun

[garbitsch]

I never had the chance to learn Greek, because I did my BA in Turkey and my damn uni didn't offer Greek courses. I will definitely start learning Greek when I get back to Cyprus.

[magikthrill]

Which website are you learning Turkish from Thrill?

P.S. I want a Turkish pen-pal!!!! Sounds like fun

eek i can't find it. every since i got a pen pal i havent been using it. it was a good one though cause you could play the sounds of each word and sentence. i remember i found it from one of the search engine links provided in the "Greece Turkey" forum Spartan was advertising but I cant find the link to that forum either now. PM it to me and I'll try to find it.

PS he is quite fun. i teach him my minimal knowledge of ancient greek and he teaches me turkish as im also trying to arrange a date w/ his sister .

[Viewpoint]

magikthrill

im also trying to arrange a date w/ his sister .

why this fascination?????

[magikthrill]

magikthrill

im also trying to arrange a date w/ his sister .

why this fascination?????

american and greek-americans are boring. i like mediterranean women in general whether their portugese, turkish or lebanese

greek women are the top of my list but at my age they all get tangled up

[EOKA-Warrior]

magikthrill

im also trying to arrange a date w/ his sister .

why this fascination?????

american and greek-americans are boring. i like mediterranean women in general whether their portugese, turkish or lebanese

greek women are the top of my list but at my age they all get tangled up

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY FRIEND LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO YOU MY FATHER ONCE TOLD ME!

HE SAID:

"YOU MUST MARRY GREEK GIRL BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU ARE A TRAITOR AND SHARING SUPERIOR GREEK BLOOD WITH XENI!"

[Hazza]

Ekao - Let me tell you something that I tell everyone. Don't get restricted to one of a kind. Open your mind and your horizons to fulfill your happiness.

[cannedmoose]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY FRIEND LET ME EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO YOU MY FATHER ONCE TOLD ME!

HE SAID:

"YOU MUST MARRY GREEK GIRL BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU ARE A TRAITOR AND SHARING SUPERIOR GREEK BLOOD WITH XENI!"

I hope you're happy with the company you're keeping... shame on you and your family for bringing you up to think in this way...

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Nuremberg Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor,
September 15, 1935

Moved by the understanding that purity of the German Blood is the essential condition for the continued existence of the German people, and inspired by the inflexible determination to ensure the existence of the German Nation for all time, the Reichstag has unanimously adopted the following Law, which is promulgated herewith:

Article 1.

1) Marriages between Jews and subjects of the state of German or related blood are forbidden. Marriages nevertheless concluded are invalid, even if concluded abroad to circumvent this law.

2) Annulment proceedings can be initialed only by the State Prosecutor.

Article 2.

Extramarital intercourse between Jews and subjects of the state of German or related blood is forbidden.

Article 3.

Jews may not employ in their households female subjects of the state of German or related blood who are under 45 years old.

Article 4.

1) Jews are forbidden to fly the Reich or National flag or to display the Reich colors. They are, on the other hand, permitted to display the Jewish colors. The exercise of this right is protected by the State.

Article 5.

(1) Any person who violates the prohibition under §1 will be punished by a prison sentence with hard labor.

(2) A male who violates the prohibition under § 2 will be punished with a prison sentence with or without hard labor.

(3) Any person violating the provisions under § 3 or §4 will be punished with a prison sentence of up to one year and a fine, or with one or the other of these penalties.

Article 6.

The Reich Minister of the Interior, in coordination with the Deputy of the Führer and the Reich Minister of Justice, will issue the Legal and Administrative regulations required to implement and complete this Law.

Article 7.

The Law takes effect on the day following promulgations except for §3, which goes into force on January 1, 1936.

Nuremberg, September 15, 1935at the Reich Party Congress of Freedom

The Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler
The Reich Minister of the Interior Frick
The Reich Minister of Justice Dr. Gürtner
The Deputy of the Führer R. Hess