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[unique_earthling]

lol... Thats the most truth i have ever heard on here...

[nk123]

Despite being an Island we murder fish.

A love of massively bloated, lazy and inefficient bureaucracies and therefore the desire of all to work in a government job

Thinking that we're being really clever and cunning when actually we're being played like fiddles by all and sundry. Politicos take note.

The ability to argue a problem for 43 years without even beginning to take the other side's views into account.

think about it, you could be describing the uk!

to be honest i believe you have to feel cypriot. i live in london with cypriots who live lives that are so different to people in the villages and even the big cities of cyprus. but they are proud of where they are from, and wouldnt want it any other way. i see those people, as well as myself, as cypriot

[michalis5354]

We have had the worlds youngest politicians who have been pursuing the public interest only and nothing else!

[MarsdenCuckoo]

ah not the language. when i think of cyprus, i only think of greek.

Why?

[MarsdenCuckoo]

We're the world's worst drivers - bar none. No, not even Mexicans, Indians or Turks are worse than we are.

The last sanctuary of unfettered chain-smoking - thank God for our civil liberties.

We eat moulahia, which even the goats dont touch

A love for hellim/halloumi, which, let' face it, is only even vaguely edible when its fresh from the grill. Otherwise its just white rubber.

Flying in the face of fact we're convinced that we produce decent drinks. As it is only our coffee is the best in the world. Our wine sucks and ziphania is useful only to strip paint.

The ability to outmoan even the English about the weather, despite having lived here all our lives ("Oooh it's cold, Oooh it's hot, and on and on and on).

Despite being an Island we murder fish. To get good fish we have to go to Athens or Istanbul (depending of course on you). In 6000 years we havent come up with a good fish meze of our own.

A love for really really dumb politicians.

A love of massively bloated, lazy and inefficient bureaucracies and therefore the desire of all to work in a government job

Thinking that we're being really clever and cunning when actually we're being played like fiddles by all and sundry. Politicos take note.

The ability to argue a problem for 43 years without even beginning to take the other side's views into account.

The absolute conviction that Cyprus is the centre of the world...actually the universe, that it's the most beautiful part of the world ever and dammit, I'm the King!

To start with I thought you were a bit off but by the end... you had my full agreement.

PS: Is there any truth in what I've been told that there's a widely-spoken insult (roughly translated) "You drive like a Turk!"?

[Swashbuckler]

No, It's "you drive like a donkey".

Given that donkeys are our national animal I think that about sums it up.

[MarsdenCuckoo]

No, It's "you drive like a donkey".

Given that donkeys are our national animal I think that about sums it up.

Oh, guess that's some 'mis-reporting' then. Thanks for the info - actually think the donkeys here show that, given the chance, they can look after themselves better 'in the wild' than man can in captivity.

Thanks for the info and good posting!

[Swashbuckler]

Michaelis,

Of course our extremely youthful politicos pursue only the public interest... heh heh.

I simply forgot that as half the public has a government job all the public is interested in is to sit on its collective backside drinking gallons of coffee from tiny cups waiting to knock off from a hard day's work at 1 in the afternoon...

[andri_cy]

We're the world's worst drivers - bar none. No, not even Mexicans, Indians or Turks are worse than we are.

The last sanctuary of unfettered chain-smoking - thank God for our civil liberties.

We eat moulahia, which even the goats dont touch

A love for hellim/halloumi, which, let' face it, is only even vaguely edible when its fresh from the grill. Otherwise its just white rubber.

Flying in the face of fact we're convinced that we produce decent drinks. As it is only our coffee is the best in the world. Our wine sucks and ziphania is useful only to strip paint.

The ability to outmoan even the English about the weather, despite having lived here all our lives ("Oooh it's cold, Oooh it's hot, and on and on and on).

Despite being an Island we murder fish. To get good fish we have to go to Athens or Istanbul (depending of course on you). In 6000 years we havent come up with a good fish meze of our own.

A love for really really dumb politicians.

A love of massively bloated, lazy and inefficient bureaucracies and therefore the desire of all to work in a government job

Thinking that we're being really clever and cunning when actually we're being played like fiddles by all and sundry. Politicos take note.

The ability to argue a problem for 43 years without even beginning to take the other side's views into account.

The absolute conviction that Cyprus is the centre of the world...actually the universe, that it's the most beautiful part of the world ever and dammit, I'm the King!

that about sums it up lol

[reportfromcyprus]

We're the world's worst drivers - bar none. No, not even Mexicans, Indians or Turks are worse than we are.

The last sanctuary of unfettered chain-smoking - thank God for our civil liberties.

We eat moulahia, which even the goats dont touch

A love for hellim/halloumi, which, let' face it, is only even vaguely edible when its fresh from the grill. Otherwise its just white rubber.

Flying in the face of fact we're convinced that we produce decent drinks. As it is only our coffee is the best in the world. Our wine sucks and ziphania is useful only to strip paint.

The ability to outmoan even the English about the weather, despite having lived here all our lives ("Oooh it's cold, Oooh it's hot, and on and on and on).

Despite being an Island we murder fish. To get good fish we have to go to Athens or Istanbul (depending of course on you). In 6000 years we havent come up with a good fish meze of our own.

A love for really really dumb politicians.

A love of massively bloated, lazy and inefficient bureaucracies and therefore the desire of all to work in a government job

Thinking that we're being really clever and cunning when actually we're being played like fiddles by all and sundry. Politicos take note.

The ability to argue a problem for 43 years without even beginning to take the other side's views into account.

The absolute conviction that Cyprus is the centre of the world...actually the universe, that it's the most beautiful part of the world ever and dammit, I'm the King!

We can add to that - a great sense of humour!

Good one