Saint Jimmy wrote:Kifeas wrote:The way you wrote the above sounds like the way some TCs speak Cypriot Greek.
Don't think so, Kifeas. Notice:
EOKA-Warrior wrote:kypraio
What does the 'ai' spelling, instead of 'e', tell you?
I think it's just another Greece-obsessed Cypriot youth who hasn't even bothered to learn proper Greek, but still feels qualified to speak of reviving the Byzantine Empire, restoring the Agia Sofia and Karampela's balls (ta paparia tou Karampela). And I'm not so sure that our local Greece-obsessed youths are any better, either.
I thought about the "ai" too but on the other hand the wrong endings of the words are a typical mistake made by people who learn Greek by hearing rather than by the book.
I do not think there are people in Cyprus who genuinely believe in this nonsense, nowadays. Not even the most fanatics. I am sure this person, whoever he is, perfectly knows that all these "ultra -patriotic" slogans are nothing more than just nonsense. The reason he is doing it is probably to wind up and provoke others and then to get him self amused by having them reply back to him. Once someone replies back to him either to reprimand him or to attack his postings in a similar fashion, then he feels content for having achieved his purpose, which was to irritate people.
Furthermore, I tend to believe that it is the same person coming back with different nicknames (NicktheGreek, NikosSampson, Eoka-warrior, etc.) The writing style seems quite similar.
I personally know no one who has such ideas in Cyprus nowadays. No political party preaches such ideas today and definitely nothing like that is taught at schools either.
Who is Karampelas by the way?