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[Mickleham]

I think we need to start a political party or movement to emphasize out true

Cypriot Identity and start claiming it from every Cypriot true loving Cyprus citizen

[cadaunovera]

I'd like to see Cyprus as one independent and united state too.With Greek cypriots and Turkish cypriots (and English and Russians and whomever else wants to live here and integrate with the rest of society) as equal citizens.

Even if we had a free hand to choose between an indepented state and uniting with Greece, i'd still pick the first. Why? Because I'd much rather keep the ba***rds that govern us right here in Nicosia where we can keep a better eye on them, instead of in distant Athens...and i rather like the illusion of having more importance and say in things, being one citizen in 800 000 instead of one in 12 000 000.

But I'm Greek.That's my nationality.It doesnt't make a difference if i was born in Cyprus or Crete or Athens or wherever.....I celebrated as much as anyone else when Greece won the Euro 2004 for example(and started cursing them when they began going downhill again ), and i feel right at home when i'm visiting Greece....

But so what?

i dont need cyprus to be part of greece to feel greek and i certainly don't have to invent a "cypriot identity" to be able to live with other people in a Cypriot state.

Come on people, this is the 21st century.The whole idea of nation-states is dead and buried.This is a globalised society we live in.Just accept who you are,try to get along with the rest whatever they may be, and that's it.No need for "artificial" identities......

Anyway that's my 2 cents...

And I agree

[Swashbuckler]

TRust me the mainland Greeks would disagree with you on that whole Greek Speaking part. lol

Funny that.

Our friends in Anatolia alternate at laughing uproariously at how TCs speak "kibrisça" and telling us off for mangling Turkish. It seems that our accent is to Turkish what a hardcore Glaswegian/Brummie mix is to BBC English.

Naturally, we advise them that our version is older, closer to ottoman Turkish and therefore more authentic than their's (probably nonsense of course but we love a good row and besides, who do they think we are to be patronised like that anyway... bloody upstarts!).

Do some GC's maintain the same about GC Greek versus Athenian Greek? Wouldn't surprise me and would be something else towards a common cypriot identity. .

[cypezokyli]

ofcource.
our dialect has inevitably assimilated words from all the conquerors that came that are not "greek".
but nevertheless the cypriot dialect possesses characteristics that are kept from the ancient times while the athenians lost them.

this is not difficult to explain for both dialects.
we are an island. it was way more difficult for the language to evolve

[MARIKKOU]

ofcource.
our dialect has inevitably assimilated words from all the conquerors that came that are not "greek".
but nevertheless the cypriot dialect possesses characteristics that are kept from the ancient times while the athenians lost them.

this is not difficult to explain for both dialects.
we are an island. it was way more difficult for the language to evolve

Marikkou agree's completely and goes further to suggest that we should all try to keep this beautiful Cypriot dialect going as long as we can!