PROUD
WE SHOULD BE PROUD TO BE GREEK*
1. Because we buy whole watermelons, not in slices. 2. Because we buy whole
lambs, not in pieces.
3. Because nights in Greece finish in the morning.
4. Because we drink our coffee slowly, while smoking, and not in shots.
5. Because flirting is our national hobby.
6. Because we have a small poor country full of people with big hearts.
7. Because we always moan about the public sector, and everyone seeks to get
a job in it.
8. Because we are not puritans.
9. Because we are not racists.
10. Because we cheat openly, without trying to hide it.
11. Because we go out almost every night, even if we are penniless.
12. Because we know how to spend money better, than we know how to save.
13. Because we never visit others empty-handed.
14. Because there is not a way to explain to foreigners what is "kapsoura"
(burning desire for someone).
15. Because in Greece, family is still something valuable.
16. Because God did not choose us as his favourite people, but we chose God.
17. Because we always make it, albeit in the last moment.
18. Because we were slaves for 400 years, yet never bring that up as an
excuse for our current state.
19. Because for the sake of a woman, we made war for 10 years.
20. Because we are everywhere around the planet.
21. Because we love and hate with passion.
22. Because "filotimo" (friend of honour or helping someone) does not exist
in any other language.
23. Because whenever foreigners cannot find a word, they use one of ours.
24. Because we spend our bad and low times with our friends and family, not
with shrinks.
25. Because Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were Greek.
26. Because we invented the theatre.
27. Because we gave birth to democracy.
28. Because we discovered logic.
29. Because we jump-started sciences.
30. Because we are proud of our culture not of our wars.
31. Because when the others were discovering meat, we had already
cholesterol.
32. Because when we were building the Parthenon, others were still sleeping
on trees.
33. Because we gave the light to all the leaders who are striving for peace
by making wars.
34. Because we wear sandals without socks.
35. Because "Tsikoudia" from Crete is the strongest drink in Europe (85%
alcohol).
36. Because we have a distinction between Eros (falling in love) and Agapi
(innocent love), while we feel both of them passionately.
37. Because Eros was a Greek God.
38. Because we gave the oath "freedom or death".
39. Because when others used to wear clothes with wolf skin, we were wearing
see-through linen.
40. Because Greeks do not fight as heroes, heroes fight like Greeks (Winston
Churchill, 1941).
41. Because we don’t use ketchup with our food, it tastes good anyway. 42.
Because we gave our ancient alphabet to the Romans and our medieval alphabet
to the Slavs.
43. Because we converted all of Eastern Europe into Christians.
44. Because we get angry quickly, but we forget all about it even quicker.
45. Because we are not ashamed to cry.
46. Because we dance when we are sad.
47. Because we work to live and we don’t live to work.
48. Because 97% of the stars are named in Greek.
49. Because although we know danger well, we dare.
50. Because when you shout brother in the streets, everyone turns around.
51. Because we always talk about going on a diet, after we had our meal. 52.
Because we speak loudly and even laugh louder.
53. Because we do not know what anxiety is.
54. Because although we smoke more than anyone in the world, and eat the
most red meat in Europe, we live the longest in Europe.
55. Because we are starting with just a coffee early in the afternoon and
end up off our heads in the morning.
56. Because we walk in the streets at 2:00 am, and there are traffic jams.
57. Because we walk in the streets at 4:00 am, and there are traffic jams.
58. Because girls are not scared to walk alone in the streets at 2:00 or
4:00 in the morning.
59. Because the inside of all the churches are not dark, but full of light.
60. Because we are direct.
61. Because we know how to cheat.
62. Because we are not snitches.
63. Because we always have a solution to problems, even if usually indirect
or illegal.
64. Because we have tendencies to extremity.
65. Because our parents do not forget that we exist when we reach 18.
66. Because when we want to sunbathe, we go to the beach, we don’t crawl on
grass or jump into fountains.
67. Because we confront every difficulty with humour.
68. Because the Olympic Games were born here.
69. Because with our Olympic light, we unite the world and pass the message
of peace.
70. Because we live permanently in the country that foreigners dream to
visit for a week.
71. Because our sky is blue, not grey.
72. Because we have the cleanest seas on the planet.
73. Because 40% of the Oxford dictionary is made up with Greek words. 74.
Because we are a poor country, with rich citizens.
75. Because we know what "kefi" (propensity of fun) means.
76. Because we like to spend money, and eat fish while they are still fresh.
77. Because Homer wrote the Iliad 3500 years ago and Hollywood turned it
into a movie just recently.
78. Because in Greece nobody is hungry.
79. Because in Greece nobody is homeless.
80. Because we speak foreign languages, who learns Greek?.*
Und was können wir vom Mutterland Europas lernen?
1. Because we buy whole watermelons, not in slices. 2. Because we buy whole
lambs, not in pieces.
3. Because nights in Greece finish in the morning.
4. Because we drink our coffee slowly, while smoking, and not in shots.
5. Because flirting is our national hobby.
6. Because we have a small poor country full of people with big hearts.
7. Because we always moan about the public sector, and everyone seeks to get
a job in it.
8. Because we are not puritans.
9. Because we are not racists.
10. Because we cheat openly, without trying to hide it.
11. Because we go out almost every night, even if we are penniless.
12. Because we know how to spend money better, than we know how to save.
13. Because we never visit others empty-handed.
14. Because there is not a way to explain to foreigners what is "kapsoura"
(burning desire for someone).
15. Because in Greece, family is still something valuable.
16. Because God did not choose us as his favourite people, but we chose God.
17. Because we always make it, albeit in the last moment.
18. Because we were slaves for 400 years, yet never bring that up as an
excuse for our current state.
19. Because for the sake of a woman, we made war for 10 years.
20. Because we are everywhere around the planet.
21. Because we love and hate with passion.
22. Because "filotimo" (friend of honour or helping someone) does not exist
in any other language.
23. Because whenever foreigners cannot find a word, they use one of ours.
24. Because we spend our bad and low times with our friends and family, not
with shrinks.
25. Because Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were Greek.
26. Because we invented the theatre.
27. Because we gave birth to democracy.
28. Because we discovered logic.
29. Because we jump-started sciences.
30. Because we are proud of our culture not of our wars.
31. Because when the others were discovering meat, we had already
cholesterol.
32. Because when we were building the Parthenon, others were still sleeping
on trees.
33. Because we gave the light to all the leaders who are striving for peace
by making wars.
34. Because we wear sandals without socks.
35. Because "Tsikoudia" from Crete is the strongest drink in Europe (85%
alcohol).
36. Because we have a distinction between Eros (falling in love) and Agapi
(innocent love), while we feel both of them passionately.
37. Because Eros was a Greek God.
38. Because we gave the oath "freedom or death".
39. Because when others used to wear clothes with wolf skin, we were wearing
see-through linen.
40. Because Greeks do not fight as heroes, heroes fight like Greeks (Winston
Churchill, 1941).
41. Because we don’t use ketchup with our food, it tastes good anyway. 42.
Because we gave our ancient alphabet to the Romans and our medieval alphabet
to the Slavs.
43. Because we converted all of Eastern Europe into Christians.
44. Because we get angry quickly, but we forget all about it even quicker.
45. Because we are not ashamed to cry.
46. Because we dance when we are sad.
47. Because we work to live and we don’t live to work.
48. Because 97% of the stars are named in Greek.
49. Because although we know danger well, we dare.
50. Because when you shout brother in the streets, everyone turns around.
51. Because we always talk about going on a diet, after we had our meal. 52.
Because we speak loudly and even laugh louder.
53. Because we do not know what anxiety is.
54. Because although we smoke more than anyone in the world, and eat the
most red meat in Europe, we live the longest in Europe.
55. Because we are starting with just a coffee early in the afternoon and
end up off our heads in the morning.
56. Because we walk in the streets at 2:00 am, and there are traffic jams.
57. Because we walk in the streets at 4:00 am, and there are traffic jams.
58. Because girls are not scared to walk alone in the streets at 2:00 or
4:00 in the morning.
59. Because the inside of all the churches are not dark, but full of light.
60. Because we are direct.
61. Because we know how to cheat.
62. Because we are not snitches.
63. Because we always have a solution to problems, even if usually indirect
or illegal.
64. Because we have tendencies to extremity.
65. Because our parents do not forget that we exist when we reach 18.
66. Because when we want to sunbathe, we go to the beach, we don’t crawl on
grass or jump into fountains.
67. Because we confront every difficulty with humour.
68. Because the Olympic Games were born here.
69. Because with our Olympic light, we unite the world and pass the message
of peace.
70. Because we live permanently in the country that foreigners dream to
visit for a week.
71. Because our sky is blue, not grey.
72. Because we have the cleanest seas on the planet.
73. Because 40% of the Oxford dictionary is made up with Greek words. 74.
Because we are a poor country, with rich citizens.
75. Because we know what "kefi" (propensity of fun) means.
76. Because we like to spend money, and eat fish while they are still fresh.
77. Because Homer wrote the Iliad 3500 years ago and Hollywood turned it
into a movie just recently.
78. Because in Greece nobody is hungry.
79. Because in Greece nobody is homeless.
80. Because we speak foreign languages, who learns Greek?.*
Und was können wir vom Mutterland Europas lernen?
Holger N. Koch - 26. Jan, 20:50
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