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[Piratis]

Not really answering the question was life better for the GCs than the TCs? was there discrimination and persecution?

Not among the normal Cypriot people. But of course the extremists didn't just disappear and obviously some mistrust and prejudice still existed since a hot conflict was just over. However this didn't affect just the TCs, but also the GCs, especially the ones who lived in villages with TC majority. While some swearing and unfriendly behavior could be exhibited by some nationalists of both sides, what is for sure is that during that period there were no bloodsheds and the other things that went on between 63-68. Things were getting back to normal, but of course some time was need for this.

If that time was given, without foreign military interventions, then things would be totally normal long long time ago in Cyprus, and we wouldn't have the problems that both GCs and TCs have now due to the Turkish occupation.

[shahmaran]

so what, the TCs were liturally prisoners of their own villages and bearly finding food to eat, and so where the GCs??

so who was actaully eating all the food bro?

[pitsilos]

shamaran, a lot of people at that time couldn't make ends meet. and thats a fact. do you know that with 5 bakires you coukd buy a lot those days? and from memory bread was 8 bakires just to give you an example

money was scarce those days and i think that it contributed to the fighting. the british left high and dry

[shahmaran]

no what i hear is not the money issue, is the quality of the food the UN was distributing to the people who couldnt FIND anything to eat...

[pitsilos]

cyprus became a republic and we were still using the coins from before when we used to be a colony. we still had the queen's head on one side of the coin. the country couldn't afford to print its own money. I know because i still got some of the old coins.

when we came to australia i was supriced to see the same thing. mind you we still have the queen's head on all of our coins today, in australia because she is the head of state.

[pitsilos]

no what i hear is not the money issue, is the quality of the food the UN was distributing to the people who couldnt FIND anything to eat...

i don't know about the un giving any food. it was a case if you had no money you starve. and this applied to a lot of people. ask miltiades what it was like in an orhanage. i am sure he will tell you.

[Viewpoint]

Not really answering the question was life better for the GCs than the TCs? was there discrimination and persecution?

Not among the normal Cypriot people. But of course the extremists didn't just disappear and obviously some mistrust and prejudice still existed since a hot conflict was just over. However this didn't affect just the TCs, but also the GCs, especially the ones who lived in villages with TC majority. While some swearing and unfriendly behavior could be exhibited by some nationalists of both sides, what is for sure is that during that period there were no bloodsheds and the other things that went on between 63-68. Things were getting back to normal, but of course some time was need for this.

If that time was given, without foreign military interventions, then things would be totally normal long long time ago in Cyprus, and we wouldn't have the problems that both GCs and TCs have now due to the Turkish occupation.

Of course it wasnt GCs living in Ghettos and in fear for their lives, discriminated and economically isolated.

[pitsilos]

you left out 63

[shahmaran]

no what i hear is not the money issue, is the quality of the food the UN was distributing to the people who couldnt FIND anything to eat...

i don't know about the un giving any food. it was a case if you had no money you starve. and this applied to a lot of people. ask miltiades what it was like in an orhanage. i am sure he will tell you.

hmmm my village and family VS a GC who has been away for half a century, yeah you are right pits, maybe i should ask him...

[pitsilos]

give a break shamaran life in the early 60 wasn't a joy ride

and i was there and experienced it, while you weren't even thought off lol:

why won't you listen from people that also experienced hardships, or you think tcs had exclusive on hardships.

early 60's life was tough for 95% of the population.

do you know what a bakira is? ask your family and get back to me. we even had mills for crying out loud. not commonly used but we had them.

if life was so rosie why do you think we came to australia in the first place?