GREEKS ARE GREEKS BECAUSE…..
* Because when others were discovering meat, we already had cholesterol
* Because we are European Champions in football
* Because we buy whole watermelons and not in slices
* Because we buy whole lambs and not in pieces
* Because nights in Greece finish in the morning
* Because we take our coffee slowly, while smoking and not in "shots"
* Because flirting is our national hobby
* Because sex is our national sport
* Because we always moan about the public sector and everyone seeks to get a job in it
* Because we never visit others empty handed
* Because there is no way to explain to foreigners what is "kapsoura"
(burning desire for someone)
* Because we always make it, albeit in the last moment
* Because for the sake of a woman we made war for 10 years (Trojan war)
* Because we are everywhere around the planet
* Because we love and hate with passion
* Because "filotimo" (friend of honor, helping someone because it is a shame not to) doesn' t exist in any other language
* Because whenever foreigners cannot find a word, they use one of ours
* Because Socrates, Pluto and Aristotle were Greek
* Because we invented theatre
* Because we gave birth to Democracy
* Because when we were building the Parthenon, the others were still sleeping on trees
* Because we can give anything up just to make love
* Because Hundreds of women travel to Greece every summer just to get laid
* Because "Greeks do not fight as heroes, heroes fight like Greeks"
(Winston Churchill, 1941)
* Because we don't use ketchup with our food - it tastes good anyway
* Because we gave our ancient alphabet to the Romans and our Medieval alphabet to the Slavs
* Because we get angry quickly but we forget all about it even quicker
* Because we are not ashamed to cry
* Because we dance when we are sad
* Because we work to live and we do not live to work
* Because 97% of the stars' names are Greek
* Because although we know danger well, we dare
* Because when you shout "brother" in the streets everyone turns around
* Because we always talk about getting in a diet after we had our meal
* Because we speak loudly and laugh even louder
* Because we do not know what anxiety is
* Because we walk in the streets at 2:00 in the morning and there are traffic jams
* Because we walk in the streets at 4:00 in the morning and there are traffic jams
* Because girls are not scared to walk alone in the streets at 2:00 or 4:00 o'clock in the morning
* Because we are direct
* Because we never report people who cheat
* Because we always have a solution to problems, even if usually indirect or illegal
* Because we have tendencies to extremity
* Because our parents do not forget that we exist when we reach 18
* Because when we want to sunbathe, we go to the beach, we don't crawl on grass or jump into fountains
* Because we confront every difficulty with humor
* Because the Olympic games were born here
* Because with our (Olympic) light, we unite the world and pass the message of peace
* Because our sky is blue, not gray
* Because we have the cleanest seas on the planet
* Because 40% of Oxford dictionary is made up with Greek words
* Because we are a poor country with very rich citizens
* Because we know what "Kefi" (propensity to fun) means
* Because we like to spend money and eat fish while they are still fresh
* Because Homer wrote Iliad 3500 years ago and Hollywood turned it into a movie just recently
* Because in Greece nobody is hungry
* Because in Greece nobody is homeless
* Because we grow hallucigenic weed without biological engineering!!
* Because our "model for life" has many curves
* Because we wear sandals without socks
* Because we get paid on Friday and we end up owing money by Monday morning
* Because we gave the oath "freedom or death"
* Because we have a small, poor country full of people with big hearts
* Because when others were discovering meat, we already had cholesterol
* Because we are European Champions in football
* Because we buy whole watermelons and not in slices
* Because we buy whole lambs and not in pieces
* Because nights in Greece finish in the morning
* Because we take our coffee slowly, while smoking and not in "shots"
* Because flirting is our national hobby
* Because sex is our national sport
* Because we always moan about the public sector and everyone seeks to get a job in it
* Because we never visit others empty handed
* Because there is no way to explain to foreigners what is "kapsoura"
(burning desire for someone)
* Because we always make it, albeit in the last moment
* Because for the sake of a woman we made war for 10 years (Trojan war)
* Because we are everywhere around the planet
* Because we love and hate with passion
* Because "filotimo" (friend of honor, helping someone because it is a shame not to) doesn' t exist in any other language
* Because whenever foreigners cannot find a word, they use one of ours
* Because Socrates, Pluto and Aristotle were Greek
* Because we invented theatre
* Because we gave birth to Democracy
* Because when we were building the Parthenon, the others were still sleeping on trees
* Because we can give anything up just to make love
* Because Hundreds of women travel to Greece every summer just to get laid
* Because "Greeks do not fight as heroes, heroes fight like Greeks"
(Winston Churchill, 1941)
* Because we don't use ketchup with our food - it tastes good anyway
* Because we gave our ancient alphabet to the Romans and our Medieval alphabet to the Slavs
* Because we get angry quickly but we forget all about it even quicker
* Because we are not ashamed to cry
* Because we dance when we are sad
* Because we work to live and we do not live to work
* Because 97% of the stars' names are Greek
* Because although we know danger well, we dare
* Because when you shout "brother" in the streets everyone turns around
* Because we always talk about getting in a diet after we had our meal
* Because we speak loudly and laugh even louder
* Because we do not know what anxiety is
* Because we walk in the streets at 2:00 in the morning and there are traffic jams
* Because we walk in the streets at 4:00 in the morning and there are traffic jams
* Because girls are not scared to walk alone in the streets at 2:00 or 4:00 o'clock in the morning
* Because we are direct
* Because we never report people who cheat
* Because we always have a solution to problems, even if usually indirect or illegal
* Because we have tendencies to extremity
* Because our parents do not forget that we exist when we reach 18
* Because when we want to sunbathe, we go to the beach, we don't crawl on grass or jump into fountains
* Because we confront every difficulty with humor
* Because the Olympic games were born here
* Because with our (Olympic) light, we unite the world and pass the message of peace
* Because our sky is blue, not gray
* Because we have the cleanest seas on the planet
* Because 40% of Oxford dictionary is made up with Greek words
* Because we are a poor country with very rich citizens
* Because we know what "Kefi" (propensity to fun) means
* Because we like to spend money and eat fish while they are still fresh
* Because Homer wrote Iliad 3500 years ago and Hollywood turned it into a movie just recently
* Because in Greece nobody is hungry
* Because in Greece nobody is homeless
* Because we grow hallucigenic weed without biological engineering!!
* Because our "model for life" has many curves
* Because we wear sandals without socks
* Because we get paid on Friday and we end up owing money by Monday morning
* Because we gave the oath "freedom or death"
* Because we have a small, poor country full of people with big hearts
