cool greek things thread
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Dont get the wrong impression here, since i m a guy who never raised the greek flag, never wore a tshirt with that on it, never felt the need to sing along the national hymn (generally im someone who thinks that nationality chooses u and not the opposite, therefore there is no need to feel any particular pride about it or take it too seriously), but then i must say that im very fond of the verse of our national hymn, since its about probably the most important world-wide value, and nothing to do with anything local or stricktly Greek.
Its called "Hymn to Liberty" and its literally about it, picturing liberty as a brave female creature that rises again after ages of slavery and wins back 
I m aware that u guys would care more about greek beach bars, cos i d do the same if i was u :D , im just saying that Greece is a whole more (much) more than that, whatever one likes them or not-so-much.
As for what i think its best in everyday life in here, is what can also be worst: That we can and always do have a laugh about everything everyday, no matter how serious it might be - that can be liberating but also catastrophic sometimes 
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Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope tragic theatrethe birth of modern civilizationGreek mythology epic poems
Dave, u d love to be in ancient Greece - too bad its no more for 2.000 years now. Now, ure gonna have to settle with ppl like me
Greece has contributed so much to the intelligent world, we should all be respectful. Still chuckle at the idea of imposing democracy on the nasty little Aegean islands who refused to give up their talents though !
It is quite fitting that modern sport should be returning to Athens in the year that football shows us that teamwork and determination can succeed.
Start flogging tickets soon for the Digital bash in Thessaloniki Elias, October sound good to you ?
Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 Greece has contributed so much to the intelligent world, we should all be respectful. Still chuckle at the idea of imposing democracy on the nasty little Aegean islands who refused to give up their talents though !It is quite fitting that modern sport should be returning to Athens in the year that football shows us that teamwork and determination can succeed.Start flogging tickets soon for the Digital bash in Thessaloniki Elias, October sound good to you ?
October sounds perfect, maybe we should start to organise that litlle by little, i ll email u :)
Toilet graffitti in Greece is the best in the world. Whereas in the UK it's generally either football-related or a telephone number accompanied by various lurid sexual promises, in Greece you get people scrawling "Tindersticks", "Joy Division" and "Dead Can Dance" on toilet walls....
I like Greek desserts... although sometimes I think they stole some ideas of the arabian couisine...
Sofocles rules.
Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope tragic theatrethe birth of modern civilizationGreek mythology epic poems
those are good, but the food is the best in the world!!
Dolmas Olives Baklava
one of my best childhood memories is of taking the ferry ride from Turkey to Greece....and then spending the whole day shopping and eating foods from street vendors.
greek curse words :) such as malaka.
my two best friends are greek, one is the sem-typical US greek kid, nice car, sharp dressed, always wants to pay for things, and the other is like your classic sheep herder from the mountains of greece. and they gave me an honorary greek name. barba kamar khanopolous.
Originally posted by Elias Dont get the wrong impression here, since i m a guy who never raised the greek flag, never wore a tshirt with that on it, never felt the need to sing along the national hymn (generally im someone who thinks that nationality chooses u and not the opposite, therefore there is no need to feel any particular pride about it or take it too seriously), but then i must say that im very fond of the verse of our national hymn, since its about probably the most important world-wide value, and nothing to do with anything local or stricktly Greek. Its called "Hymn to Liberty" and its literally about it, picturing liberty as a brave female creature that rises again after ages of slavery and wins back
also the longest national anthem in the world. over 100 verses, if i'm correct?
Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 Aristophanes, the funniest man ever to commit to stone.....
Yep, performing Lysistrata at an informal setting in a drama class still makes laugh.
Have always been a fan of mythology as well. Don't particularly care for feta cheese though, seeing as how a four pound pail of the stuff fell off a pallet and landed on me, with the top opening and spilling all of the liquid onto my clothes for the rest of the day.
Cool Greek things...
Elias Sophia
please send a couple of coins my way for the compliments!!!:p
Originally posted by Elias > Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope> tragic theatre> the birth of modern civilization> Greek mythology > epic poems
Dave, u d love to be in ancient Greece - too bad its no more for 2.000 years now. Now, ure gonna have to settle with ppl like me Yeah, maybe if I was in ancient Greece I could finally get a piece of ass. Oh wait...nevermind.
Originally posted by AgentWood > Originally posted by Elias> Dont get the wrong impression here, since i m a guy who never raised the greek flag, never wore a tshirt with that on it, never felt the need to sing along the national hymn (generally im someone who thinks that nationality chooses u and not the opposite, therefore there is no need to feel any particular pride about it or take it too seriously), but then i must say that im very fond of the verse of our national hymn, since its about probably the most important world-wide value, and nothing to do with anything local or stricktly Greek. > Its called "Hymn to Liberty" and its literally about it, picturing liberty as a brave female creature that rises again after ages of slavery and wins back
also the longest national anthem in the world. over 100 verses, if i'm correct?
Yeah, kind of. The original poem (which was written before it becomed the national anthem) has more than 100 verses. In the national anthem, we simply use the first 4...
Well most of the refs in Euro 2004 seemed to be up on their Homer 
Me, I'll stick to Aristophanes for laughs or Thucydides for bias. A pity there are no consistent Spartan or Corinthian accounts really.
How is Greek history taught in Greek schools ? All we learned was Herodotus from cover to cover and then Thucydides. No bigger picture, nothing could ever be questioned as the teachers had only read those sources as well. I had to do two degrees to get more information !
Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 Well most of the refs in Euro 2004 seemed to be up on their Homer
More or less its the same here. We get tought the Persian wars (as narated by Herodotus), then the Peloponesian war (Thoucydides is the sourse till 411, cos he didnt manage to finish hiw work, and Xenophon after that). Then we get tought the history till 323, the date Alexander died. Not too many details im afraid, u have to either study that on university or go and buy several books (like i did). Of course, i guess its not too easy anyway to have all the details in school, since we also have to learn about the Roman and Byzantine era which covers more than 1500 years of our history, and in some ways affects today's Greece more than the classical ancient Greece (f.e. Christianity), not to mention the history of today's state which starts from the begginning of the 19th century with the rebelion against Ottoman's occupation and its full of important events as well: The expansion of the greek state to its today's borders, the disaster in minor Asia (when 2.000.000 got either killed or became refuges, the 2 world wars plus the civil war that followed the second, etc etc. No wonder why most of the greeks ourselves dont know our full story and routes. Im a history maniac anyways, so i dont make the perfect example ;) .
We're starting to put together the plans for our Greek invasion later this year - even if the gig doesn't happen, me and the boss will be heading for Halkidiki either late September or early October for a well-earned ten days or so. Plenty of things to see no doubt - can you point us in the right directions ?
