shahmaran wrote:Kikapu im sure you entertain yourself plenty with your little sarcasm.
You claim to know where we (the people of the TRNC) are from better then we do ourselves from thousands of miles away, yet our Passports say KKTC and so does our drivers licences and our ID cards, and we travel with them, i have rented a car with that from Madrid and drove all around Spain and Portugal, i have done the same in Germany and in Holland, so to be honest what you think means jack shit really but you are more than welcome to come over to the TRNC and try to preace otherwise, i hope that gave you the chukkles you were after my friend.
Shahmaran,
I was not being sarcastic with my question, honest. When I said "humour me" it was meant as, "could you please take the trouble again" to explain something, for the benefit of another. Maybe it's an American expression. Anyway, it was not intended for my amusement, to what you had to say.
I understand, when you say you come from the "TRNC", and all I'm saying is, it is not a country. I checked several sites on Google, just to make sure, "TRNC" did not become a "country", while I was at sleep, at some point since 1974. I found Cyprus, Turkey and even Tuvalia, where ever the hell that is, as countries, but I did not find "TRNC". After a long search, I did find something about the "TRNC" in WIKIPEDIA, and I quote:
"de facto independent state, diplomatically recognized by no UN member states, except Turkey, The Pepublic of Northern Cyprus"
Now, you tell me, who am I suppose to trust on this one, as to if the "TRNC" is a "country" or not. A de facto state, YES, but a country, NO.
You always hear the term, "a Man's home is it's Castle, and that he is the King", until the wife comes along and says, "he may be a King, but only a de facto one, and our home is not a Castle, it's a house".
PS. On a personal note Shahmaran, I can say that I like you. You have come a long way, from your posts, in the first couple of days, on the forum, so I will not intentionally try to make fun of you. I just ask you to keep an open mind.
This has just reminded me of something that happened over 30 years ago, so please bear with me for a minute.
Last July, I flew to London, to have a 30 year re-union with most of the teachers I got to know, at what use to be the North London College, in Islington, in the 70's. Amongst many people there, My Arts teacher, Mr. Wright was there also, so I asked him, whether he remembered an incident that took place at the college, which I caused a political storm, between the "Turks" and the "Greeks." He said, remind me what happened, so I explained to him.
For my art project, I poured plaster, about 2 inches thick, the size of your computer screen, and carved out (about half an inch) the land of Turkey and Cyprus, with a flag pole leading from Cyprus to Turkey, with a big Turkish flag at the end of it. Our projects were displayed in a hallway, as you entered the College. Well, let me tell you, talk about "shit hitting the fan". Mr. Wright had all of us into his class room, and gave us a good lecture between Art and Politics.
Now, I did not do this deliberately or intentionally, it just came out. Perhaps, because of my surroundings, family and Turkish friends I had at the time, that it was us (Turks) against them (Greeks). But over the years, I've learned, that there are more important things in the world, that fighting with your countrymen, or neighbours. It is much better to be polite to each other, even if you do not like them, that be in constant fights and arguments. Much like, what happens in every family really. So, what I wish for you Shahmaran is, that you can develop an open mind about everything, including about Cypriots, that you happen to be part of.
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