Thread: You know your Greek When...

1) You're 5'4", can bench press 325 pounds, shave twice a day, but you still cry when your mother yells at you.

2) Your uncle owns a restaurant, has $300,000 in the bank, but still drives a '76 Monte Carlo.

3) You share a bathroom with your 5 brothers, have no money, but drive a $45,000 Camaro.

4) Your mechanic, plumber, electrician, accountant and travel agent are all blood relatives.

5) You have a relative that has done something that required the IRS to threaten him.

6) Your 2 best friends are your cousin and brother-in-law's brother-in-law.

7) You are a card-carrying V.I.P at more than 3 dance clubs.

Despite the hair on your back, you still try to impress the ladies by wearing your "Just Do Me" tank top to Wasaga.

9) At least 5 of your cousins live on your street.

10) All 5 of those cousins are named after your grandfather.

11) A high school diploma and 1 year of community college has earned you the title of "professor" among your aunts.

12) You are on a first name basis with at least 8 banquet hall owners.

13) If someone in your family grows beyond 5' 9", it is presumed his mother had an affair.

14) There are more than 28 people in your bridal party.

15) You netted more than $50,000 on your baptism.

16) At some point in your life, you waited tables.

17) 30 years after immigrating, your parents still say "Embros" when answering the phone.

1 You are an adult and are forced to be with your family at 12 midnight on New Year's Eve.

19) Upon meeting another Greek, one of your first questions is, "what church do you go to"?

20) Your grandmother/mother/aunt has a miracle cure for every ailment under the sun.

21) You can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus.

22) Your mother or father still feel the need to tell you, "katse kala" in public.

23) You have been hit with a "pandofla" or a "koutala" or a "lourithi".

24) You can dance the kalamatiano, tsamiko or zebekiko without music.

25) You or a family member have been photographed with a donkey.

26) You must name your children after your parents, grandparents, or in-laws.

27) You have at least 5 Maria's, 9 Dimitri's, 5 Niko's, 6 George's and 4 Yanni's in the family.

2 You have ever heard the phrase, "Sto leo yia to kalo sou".

29) Your parents have ever made up the name of a street or store or tv show because they couldn't remember it or pronounce it.

30) Upon meeting another Greek you try to find out what village they're from.

31) You have ever been threatened by a Greek School Teacher.

32) You still get threatened by a Greek School Teacher even though you're 30 yrs old.

33) You have been spanked by your friend's parents because your parents gave them permission to.

34) You have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now.

35) You know what a "komboloi" is.

36) You know how to work a "komboloi".

37) When you were younger and going on car trips you always had to sit on someone's lap in the front or back seat.

3 You were ever threatened to be eaten by the "mavro pontiki" when you were little.

39) Someone in your family owns or works in any type of restaurant.

40) You are surprised to learn that the local pet store does not sell goats.

41) You can't understand why McDonald's rejected your idea for the "McFeta" Burger.

42) Your entire house is a needlepoint warehouse!

43) You eat Vanilla with a spoon from the jar.

44) You have at least 2 kitchens in your house and a lamb roaster in your backyard.

45) Your parents keep the unclaimed $$$$$ in old moth ball smelling coat pockets.

46) At Weddings the karta (card) is determined on the amount of food, the type of band, if the couple is Greek and whether you are convinced the marriage will last.

47) You make up your own Greco-American language :For e.g. Carro (car), Moovare (move), Wassemassini (washing machine), bassi (bus).

4 You can always go to yiayia or papou to curse out your parents and all they do is soothe you and feed you karpouzi.

49) You have been given the evil eye by your mother in public and/or the biting of the forefinger knuckle.

50) You were the first one to get cable on your block, but the last to have it legally.

51) You dread kissing everyone at family gatherings, because you wind up smelling like armpits at the end of the night.

52) You've been embarrassed by Mom or Dad in stores because they expect the Greek discount and ask to waive the tax if they pay in cash

lol bump bump cant wait to see navals face, if i look down that is

bump for naval & Vasili

15) You netted more than $50,000 on your baptism.

I didn't. So i suppose i'm not ?

Gosh, LTGM, got a little bit of deja vu, with that one. Yikes. LOL

Welcome back, btw, hope you had a good trip.

I'm still in Dallas, just visiting, I will be back in Delaware Tommorow.

oh joy.

Originally Posted by Brad

oh joy.

LMAO

Ooooohhh! Lol.

Sounds like you're describing life in Tarpon Springs!!!

Too funny..... You know you're Greek when you can relate to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" so closely that you comment on similarities with nods and nervous laughter!

(I know I smiled inside when we chose a traditional wedding, making our guests suffer in Florida weather for 2 hours at church. They had their revenge, though, at the open bar at the reception!!!)

>> got a site started about that....

What's up with the "bump"?? I still don't get it! Is it like the "nudge-nudge" on Monty Python?? LOL

That was just to much.

My daughter si half greek and half kurdish, i hope the symptoms will get little different!!!!

Still waiting for the skinny on "bump".....

What? Think I'm waiting for a bus? LOlolol

Originally Posted by Vasili

Still waiting for the skinny on "bump".....

What? Think I'm waiting for a bus? LOlolol

'Bump' is simply a term we use when 'bumping' a thread back up to the top of the forum. To bring it back to people's attention.

Thanks.....again, I feel like I'm back in grade school!

You're right: ya learn sumtin every day, doin it da Voda way!

Originally Posted by Vasili

Thanks.....again, I feel like I'm back in grade school!

You're right: ya learn sumtin every day, doin it da Voda way!

That's okay. Glad to help. I've been around for ages and I still learn something new everyday! I think the time to worry will be when that stops....

I know I married Greek when the kids laugh at every "Poppa Foppa"....

(little love taps on the back of the head from my loving wife trying to keep me in line)


>>>> wow.....one more post and I get a new bar!

Originally Posted by VodaHost

1) You're 5'4", can bench press 325 pounds, shave twice a day, but you still cry when your mother yells at you.

2) Your uncle owns a restaurant, has $300,000 in the bank, but still drives a '76 Monte Carlo.

3) You share a bathroom with your 5 brothers, have no money, but drive a $45,000 Camaro.

4) Your mechanic, plumber, electrician, accountant and travel agent are all blood relatives.

5) You have a relative that has done something that required the IRS to threaten him.

6) Your 2 best friends are your cousin and brother-in-law's brother-in-law.

7) You are a card-carrying V.I.P at more than 3 dance clubs.

Despite the hair on your back, you still try to impress the ladies by wearing your "Just Do Me" tank top to Wasaga.

9) At least 5 of your cousins live on your street.

10) All 5 of those cousins are named after your grandfather.

11) A high school diploma and 1 year of community college has earned you the title of "professor" among your aunts.

12) You are on a first name basis with at least 8 banquet hall owners.

13) If someone in your family grows beyond 5' 9", it is presumed his mother had an affair.

14) There are more than 28 people in your bridal party.

15) You netted more than $50,000 on your baptism.

16) At some point in your life, you waited tables.

17) 30 years after immigrating, your parents still say "Embros" when answering the phone.

1 You are an adult and are forced to be with your family at 12 midnight on New Year's Eve.

19) Upon meeting another Greek, one of your first questions is, "What church do you go to"?

20) Your grandmother/mother/aunt has a miracle cure for every ailment under the sun.

21) You can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus.

22) Your mother or father still feel the need to tell you, "katse kala" in public.

23) You have been hit with a "pandofla" or a "koutala" or a "lourithi".

24) You can dance the kalamatiano, tsamiko or zebekiko without music.

25) You or a family member have been photographed with a donkey.

26) You must name your children after your parents, grandparents, or in-laws.

27) You have at least 5 Maria's, 9 Dimitri's, 5 Niko's, 6 George's and 4 Yanni's in the family.

2 You have ever heard the phrase, "Sto leo yia to kalo sou".

29) Your parents have ever made up the name of a street or store or TV show because they couldn't remember it or pronounce it.

30) Upon meeting another Greek you try to find out what village or island they're from.

31) You have ever been threatened by a Greek School Teacher.

32) You still get threatened by a Greek School Teacher even though you're 30 yrs old.

33) You have been spanked by your friend's parents because your parents gave them permission to.

34) You have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now.

35) You know what a "komboloi" is.

36) You know how to work a "komboloi".

37) When you were younger and going on car trips you always had to sit on someone's lap in the front or back seat.

3 You were ever threatened to be eaten by the "mavro pontiki" when you were little.

39) Someone in your family owns or works in any type of restaurant.

40) You are surprised to learn that the local pet store does not sell goats.

41) You can't understand why McDonald's rejected your idea for the "McFeta" Burger.

42) Your entire house is a needlepoint warehouse!

43) You eat Vanilla with a spoon from the jar.

44) You have at least 2 kitchens in your house and a lamb roaster in your backyard.

45) Your parents keep the unclaimed $$$$$ in old moth ball smelling coat pockets.

46) At Weddings the karta (card) is determined on the amount of food, the type of band, if the couple is Greek and whether you are convinced the marriage will last.

47) You make up your own Greco-American language :For e.g. Carro (car), Moovare (move), Wassemassini (washing machine), bassi (bus).

4 You can always go to yiayia or papou to curse out your parents and all they do is soothe you and feed you karpouzi.

49) You have been given the evil eye by your mother in public and/or the biting of the forefinger knuckle.

50) You were the first one to get cable on your block, but the last to have it legally.

51) You dread kissing everyone at family gatherings, because you wind up smelling like armpits at the end of the night.

52) You've been embarrassed by Mom or Dad in stores because they expect the Greek discount and ask to waive the tax if they pay in cash

53) You've ever been with or seen a family stop the car along the highway to pick horta for dinner.

54) You're an expert user of matches before the age of 5, having lit countless candles and incense.

56) You find out the names you so expertly call people are actually swear words, and this knowledge comes from classmates in Kindergarten.

57) You are surprised that not every other denomination lights off a 1/2 ton of fireworks after Easter-Eve services.

5 It is common to meet up with your buddies only while on annual vacation - in Greece!