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[avyixy]

Far be it for me to tell anyone they are a "foreigner" in any country.

For your information, I am a British Citizen born to Cypriot parents who immigrated to the UK when they were teenagers, spent most of their lives in the UK and returned to Cyprus when me and my sisters were teenagers. All my siblings were born in the UK and we frequently came to Cyprus on holiday.

My reason for pointing this out to Miltiades is that, even though I am British, when I was living in the UK and going to school, I still did not feel completely British because the kids at school classed us as foreigners and because of our Mediterrenean skin we stood out of the crowd.

Having been in Cyprus for most of my adult life, I get the same feeling here! That I am not completely accepted as a Cypriot because I was born and lived half of my life in the UK, but maybe this is just me.

However I must point out that wherever you live, you must respect that country and accept it's way of life (as Miltiades did) not expect that country to change it's beliefs and opions to suit you.

[B25]

Far be it for me to tell anyone they are a "foreigner" in any country.

For your information, I am a British Citizen born to Cypriot parents who immigrated to the UK when they were teenagers, spent most of their lives in the UK and returned to Cyprus when me and my sisters were teenagers. All my siblings were born in the UK and we frequently came to Cyprus on holiday.

My reason for pointing this out to Miltiades is that, even though I am British, when I was living in the UK and going to school, I still did not feel completely British because the kids at school classed us as foreigners and because of our Mediterrenean skin we stood out of the crowd.

Having been in Cyprus for most of my adult life, I get the same feeling here! That I am not completely accepted as a Cypriot because I was born and lived half of my life in the UK, but maybe this is just me.

However I must point out that wherever you live, you must respect that country and accept it's way of life (as Miltiades did) not expect that country to change it's beliefs and opions to suit you.

Avy, you are not alone in this feeling, it is ALL charlies and diaspora cypriots are get this treatment.
Home is where you make it.

[avyixy]

Exactly my point. Which makes me wonder why Miltiades can so confidently say he is British.

[CBBB]

Exactly my point. Which makes me wonder why Miltiades can so confidently say he is British.

He is more British than most of the current population there. As he said. he didn't try to change the way of life of the real Brits who have many generations born in the country. He fitted in, while still keeping his Cypriot heritage without pushing it on anyone, unlike the bastards in the video that started this thread!

We have had the same situation in Cyprus for the last 10 years or so, pushy ex-pats trying to make this place like the UK (without the immigrants they came here to get away from). Leave us to carry on with our traditional life-style, we know things take a long time to get sorted, we know it helps to know someone, we know capturing Ambelopoulia is illegal, but that is our life and we like it.

I know I was born a Brit with no Cypriot heritage, but I have adopted the local ways and fit in, I am not trying to turn Cypriots in to something we are not!