Armenia,
a country lying in the Southern Caucasus mountains With a diaspora through out Russia, Europe, the Arab world, and much more , the Armenians remember their history through their language and customs. The Armenians speak an Indo-European language akin to their Iranian and European neighbors. Armenian is one of the few Indo-European languages that has gone unchanged since its creation thousands of years ago.
Here is a quick run down on the history of Armenia.
"Smallest of the former Soviet republics, Armenia lies landlocked and earthquake ridden in rugged mountains. In A.D. 301, Armenia became the first Christian nation; today it is almost surrounded by Islamic nations. During World War I the Ottoman Turks brutally forced out Armenians, causing a diaspora to foreign havens. Armenia gained independence in 1918, but succumbed to a Red Army invasion in 1920. In 1988 a devastating earthquake killed 25,000 people, and conflict erupted with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh (a region of 140,000 ethnic Armenians). Armenia won independence in 1991; by 1994 Armenians had defeated Azeri forces and had control of Nagorno-Karabakh—but the dispute remains unresolved."
And for those of you who dig not so factual facts about Armenians, here you go.
You know you are Armenian when
1. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those bows) next year.
2. You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off.
3. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has moved out.
4. Your stove is covered with aluminum foil.
5. You use the dishwasher as a dish rack.
6. You have never used your dishwasher.
7. You eat all meals in the kitchen.
8. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers.
9. You use grocery bags to hold garbage.
10. You always leave your shoes at the door.
11. You have a piano in your living room.
12. You play a musical instrument.
13. You pick your teeth at the dinner table (but you cover your mouth).
14. You twirl your pen around your fingers.
15. You hate to waste food.... a. Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the leftovers on the table, you'll finish them. b. You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover chicken wing.
16. You don't own any real Tupperware-only a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed margarine tubs, takeout containers, and jam jars.
17. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you stay in a hotel.
18. The condiments in your fridge are either Price Club sized or come in plastic packets, which you save/steal every time you get take
out or go to McDonald's.
19. Ditto for paper napkins.
20. You never order room service.
21. You own a rice cooker.
22. Your dad thinks he can fix everything himself.
23. You majored in something practical like engineering, medicine or law.
24. When you go to a dance party, there are a wall of guys surrounding the dance floor trying to look cool.
25. You live with your parents and you are 30 years old (and they prefer it that way). Or if you're married and 30 years old, you live in The apartment next door to your parents, or at least in the same neighborhood.
26. Your parents' house is always cold.
27. Your mom drives her Mercedes to the Price Club.
28. You only make long distance calls after 11 PM.
29. You always cook too much.
30. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.
31. You e-mail your friends at work, even though you are only 10 feet apart.
32. Your parents send money to their relatives in ARMENIA.
33. You're always late.
34. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of food on the table.
35. You know someone who can get you a good deal on xxxelry or
electronics.
36. You never discuss your love life with your parents.
37. Your parents are never happy with your grades.
38. You save your old Coke bottle glasses even though you're never going to use them again.
39. You keep used batteries.
40. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.
41. Your relatives either work in medicine or real estate.
Kamranistan now officially introduces its first Armenian product line.
Check it out at http://www.kamranistan.com !
Peace For Now!
