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[denizaksulu]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

Yes but dare I say it ... you are the exception which proves the rule! Kikapu too!

But I'll wager, if you spoke Greek to me, maybe even English, I could pick you out as mother-tongue of Turkish!

You are the ultimate Hellenised Turk ... the stuff of the future.

Scholarly, patient, temperate, loyal ... you have acquired the Hellenic memes if not a few stray genes

I dont speak Greek Oracle. GR can testify to that. Understand yes, talk no. So much for your 'Hellenised Turk'. You are clutching at straws here. What future? I am no spring chicken. Just a dreamer. Sorry to disappoint. Had you called me a Cypriot, your disappointment would be minimal.

[Oracle]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

That goes same for my late father and uncles..
Having born/raised in a neighbourhood populated mainly with GC's in Limassol they could speak the lingo as good if not better than GC's..

Yes, to your untrained ears.

Really iceman, things like that don't matter and may even complicate things. Let's just accept we have different backgrounds but all want to live in Cyprus and some of us our entitled to, because we love the RoC .... and others are not because they are traitors!

[Oracle]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

Yes but dare I say it ... you are the exception which proves the rule! Kikapu too!

But I'll wager, if you spoke Greek to me, maybe even English, I could pick you out as mother-tongue of Turkish!

You are the ultimate Hellenised Turk ... the stuff of the future.

Scholarly, patient, temperate, loyal ... you have acquired the Hellenic memes if not a few stray genes

I dont speak Greek Oracle. GR can testify to that. Understand yes, talk no. So much for your 'Hellenised Turk'. You are clutching at straws here. What future? I am no spring chicken. Just a dreamer. Sorry to disappoint. Had you called me a Cypriot, your disappointment would be minimal.

That's why I said if you spoke Greek to me, I would pick you out as mother-tongue of Turkish!

[denizaksulu]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

That goes same for my late father and uncles..
Having born/raised in a neighbourhood populated mainly with GC's in Limassol they could speak the lingo as good if not better than GC's..

Yes, to your untrained ears.

Really iceman, things like that don't matter and may even complicate things. Let's just accept we have different backgrounds but all want to live in Cyprus and some of us our entitled to, because we love the RoC .... and others are not because they are traitors!

Traitors are those who steered us into this impasse. A better word is 'victims' of the misdeeds of misguided politicians. They come in all colours.

[Oracle]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

That goes same for my late father and uncles..
Having born/raised in a neighbourhood populated mainly with GC's in Limassol they could speak the lingo as good if not better than GC's..

Yes, to your untrained ears.

Really iceman, things like that don't matter and may even complicate things. Let's just accept we have different backgrounds but all want to live in Cyprus and some of us our entitled to, because we love the RoC .... and others are not because they are traitors!

Traitors are those who steered us into this impasse. A better word is 'victims' of the misdeeds of misguided politicians. They come in all colours.

I agree ...

[DT.]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

That goes same for my late father and uncles..
Having born/raised in a neighbourhood populated mainly with GC's in Limassol they could speak the lingo as good if not better than GC's..

Yes, to your untrained ears.

Really iceman, things like that don't matter and may even complicate things. Let's just accept we have different backgrounds but all want to live in Cyprus and some of us our entitled to, because we love the RoC .... and others are not because they are traitors!

Traitors are those who steered us into this impasse. A better word is 'victims' of the misdeeds of misguided politicians. They come in all colours.

I agree ...

Its gonna snow

[CBBB]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

That goes same for my late father and uncles..
Having born/raised in a neighbourhood populated mainly with GC's in Limassol they could speak the lingo as good if not better than GC's..

Yes, to your untrained ears.

Really iceman, things like that don't matter and may even complicate things. Let's just accept we have different backgrounds but all want to live in Cyprus and some of us our entitled to, because we love the RoC .... and others are not because they are traitors!

Traitors are those who steered us into this impasse. A better word is 'victims' of the misdeeds of misguided politicians. They come in all colours.

I agree ...

......... but?

[halil]

The Maronite Church has millions of members throughout the World. 94 % of the
Maronites are from Lebanese Descent. Over one million Maronites live in Lebanon.
There are 3,500,000 Maronites in the World.
Lebanon: 1,432,000
Syria: 46,100
Palestine: 7,500
Jordan: 1,000
Cyprus: 10,000
Egypt: 5,000
EUROPE: 71,500
• • France: 50,000
• • UK: 5,000
• • Germany: 5,000
• • Belgium: 3,000
• • Italy: 2,500
• • Sweden: 2,000
• • Switzerland: 2,000
• • Netherlands: 700
• • Spain: 700
• • Portugal: 200
• • Austria: 100
• • Luxembourg: 100
• • Norway: 100
• • Finland: 30
AFRICA: 40,000 Maronites
BRAZIL: 500,000 Maronites
MEXICO: 150,000
VENEZUELA: 25,000
ARGENTINA: 700,000
USA: 200,000
CANADA: 80,000
AUSTRALIA: 150,000

[Oracle]

I can't tell Armenians or Maronites apart from Hellenic Cypriots .... Their Greek is indistinguishable from GCs. No accent or dialect and no strange habits.

I knew a Maronite for a few years and just thought he was a regular GC until something cropped up.

Whereas TCs ... Lordy, lordy lord

I hope you are not surprised Oracle. Had you known any TCs who had lived among GCs all there lives, you would also been unable to tell the difference. Maybe only by their old fashion village attire.

Wrong sweetie. I can tell TCs apart from GCs .... if there is any confusion in looks (unlikely) then when they open their mouths, it's a dead give-away.



I don't object, there is room for all RoC-respecting types, but I will not deny what I know in practice. The easiest to distinguish are the London TCs (rough lot ... apart from you I am sure ).

Oh, sweetie, I am talking pre-1963, before you were a mere twinkle in your fathers eye perhaps. Well nearly. You would not be able to tell my father and uncle apart from any GC.

That goes same for my late father and uncles..
Having born/raised in a neighbourhood populated mainly with GC's in Limassol they could speak the lingo as good if not better than GC's..

Yes, to your untrained ears.

Really iceman, things like that don't matter and may even complicate things. Let's just accept we have different backgrounds but all want to live in Cyprus and some of us our entitled to, because we love the RoC .... and others are not because they are traitors!

Traitors are those who steered us into this impasse. A better word is 'victims' of the misdeeds of misguided politicians. They come in all colours.

I agree ...

......... but?

I agree ..... with the general statement, but not necessarily the detail on who were these traitors ....

[Oracle]

I agree ...

Its gonna snow

Are you suggesting that now, Hell is gonna freeze over?