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[boklu]

I found this article about TC feelings over comments by the Cypriot Jury in Eurovision

http://www.toplumpostasi.net/index.php/ ... me/English

[miltiades]

boglu , I as a Cypriot , agree with you 100% , its about time we think as Cypriots first if we are to live harmoniously on our island. For those who may not know my ethnicity , Im a Cypriot Greek .

[saravakos]

lol but not a Greek Cypriot no?

[miltiades]

saravacos , ime kipreos prota apo ola ke oxi kalamaras .If the Greeks of Greece were asked their nationality they would reply Greek. We are Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks , no difference but I put the Cypriot first to ephasize my Cypriotness . If the T/C and the G/C did the same we would be half way towards resolving our problem.I believe that its is nationalistic pride directed at either Greece or Turkey that has caused so much damage to Cyprus.

[saravakos]

DONT say kalamaras...you may think its funny but i dont like it. would you like it if i called you a xoriati?

[Kikapu]

What does kalamaras mean...is it edible!!... I hate to ask what is xoriati...

[andri_cy]

Kalamaras comes from kalamari because they used to use kalamari ink to write with. It actually means "educated". The Greeks themselves started calling the educated amongst them that because they knew how to write. Xoriati means essentially a redneck or a hilly billy.

[miltiades]

Kalamaras is the commonly used name of Greeks from Greece used by my generation , it actually means pen pusher I believe , I don't see this term as derogatory , if it offends you then you have my apology. You may call me a horiatis if you so wish I was born in a village and have nothing against the phrase " horiatis " , which loosely translated means a villager or a peasant , and although these terms tend to sound offensive I don't necessarily prescribe to this. Just to again highlight the fact that my generation , that born in the 40s , referred to Greeks from Greece as" kalamarades "
In fact I wonder if the T/Cs have a name for Turkish Turks

[Kikapu]

andri_cy,

Thaks for the explanation. If Kalamaras means educated, then I don't know why Saravakos was offended. Maybe it was an underhanded compliment, meaning he was not educated, which would explain Saravakos's displeasure. I can understand the red neck and the hill billy thing as being offensive.

[saravakos]

kikapu...i've been to university and am well educated thank you very much. i dont like the term and i do find it offensive.