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iXesou
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[2012-12-26 21:09:34 +0000 UTC]
"I emptied my jar of hearts"
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um, hello. I was wondering if u were interested in joining my group omi-artists. it a general art group meaning it accepts EVERYTHING. omiartists.deviantart.com/
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This account is inactive, but sure I'll join with my other account.
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Stop making posts attacking me simply because I'm a victim of rape.
Stop sending threats.
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Hi there!
I was thinking, is your hair naturally blonde?
If so, what other Greeks think of you?
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hi. yes it is naturally blonde. And... they don't think about anything. They don't give a shit lol.
But in my childhood days, here, the kids at school used to call me stupid cuz i was blonde. But eh, I learned that this stereotype is almost in every country.
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That's just rude, and so untrue, anybody can be stupid, even I am I admit.
It's just that aren't Mediterranean people (including Greeks and Italians) generally have brown or dark hair?
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Ευχαριστω πολυ! ^_^ <3 επιτελους ειμαι active. ελεος ειμαι XDDD
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λογικο! αν γραφεις και εσυ εξετασεις!
και εχεις και πραγματικη ζωη!
επισεις ευχαριστω για το watch >ο<
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Omg you..
Re 'sy exeis to kalhtero username ever.
*claps*
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Eυχαριστω XDD γαματο προφιλ εχεις επισης.
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Hi, it's been a while.
There's a question I want ask to. How come people from each ancient civilization think they are the only (civilized) people in the world or think their country is at the 'center' of the world?
In Chinese, the word for "China" is "Zhong-Guo" "Middle Kingdom/Nation/Country"
In traditional Hinduism, Hindu Indians believe that India is island surrounded by sea of impurity.
And finally the word "Mediterranean" from Latin means "Inland" or "Middle of the Earth."
Obvious those were ancient times, but still the idea or belief that one's country is at the center of the world sounds ludicrous, like their civilization is the center of attention. :eyeroll:
Technically, the world is a 3D sphere, any sides can be equally have a middle, unlike a 2D plane (or flat Earth) where there is a middle and ends.
In my personal view, any culture are fascinating and significant, some may be better than others but they all have ups and downs.
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I find it fascinating how Greece was originated from two earliest civilizations; coexist one another: The Minoan and The Mycenaean. That means that Greeks may have two origins, and you have two different kinds of ancestors.
I once asked Venetia if the Minoans are considered your ancestors and she reply yes. Even the Minoans are part of Greek cultures, they mostly lived on Crete while the Mycenaeans lived on the mainland; different from each other.
True other countries had more than one civilizations in the past but they are more like invaders and conquerors replacing one another.
Yours on the other hand, once peacefully coexisted for centuries.
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I didn't know you can speak French! 
Speaking of language, that is what I'm here for. I downloaded some language-learning apps to my iPhone, couple of them I'm practicing to learn Greek, but to be frank, I find practicing Italian bit more easier.
Likely it's the fact Italian is Latin-based; Modern English is more Latin and some Greek based. I'm not linguist but I know that suffixes or pieces of a word have significant meaning or common root meaning in multiple words.
Also because Italian words sound like Modern English.
I learned in my school that the original Old or Middle English is Indo-European like Greek and Latin but on a different branch.
I also have French app and I find it more difficult than Greek. The accent is 'unique' in its way; I can't verbally match it.
I didn't know you can speak French!
Speaking of language, that is what I'm here for. I downloaded some language-learning apps to my iPhone, couple of them I'm practicing to learn Greek, but to be frank, I find practicing Italian bit more easier.
Likely it's the fact Italian is Latin-based; Modern English is more Latin and some Greek based. I'm not linguist but I know that suffixes or pieces of a word have significant meaning or common root meaning in multiple words.
Also because Italian words sound like Modern English.
I learned in my school that the original Old or Middle English is Indo-European like Greek and Latin but on a different branch.
I also have French app and I find it more difficult than Greek. The accent is 'unique' in its way; I can't verbally match it.
In Greek I only know easy words so far like:
(I'm typing in Greek; no copy-pasting really. Forgive my spelling)
Γεισω (σου)
Αντιο
Οχι
Καλά
Καλαμαρα
Ελλάδα
Ελληνικά
I learn a handful of Italian words my apps can show me. Honestly, I keep thinking the word: "Molto Bene!" It means "Very good!"
And finally French. If there's one French word I learned (other than French food) is this:
"Au revior!"
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*καλημερα not καλαμαρα... it sounds kind of hilarious XD cuz you just said something similar to "huge-ass squid" instead of "good morning"
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What?! I knew my spelling could be off but I thought it'll sound gibberish.
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Say "Kenny," I have a crazy idea. Do you think the Ancient Greeks have robots? Or at least think about making robots?
Well, I once read that the fire and blacksmith god Hephaestus built his own robots out of gold to help him in his work.
And I'm not surprised when I learned the Colchis Bull (Khalkotauroi), like the one from "Percy Jackson," was also his invention.
I don't know how but it seems the Ancient Greeks already think about robots long before us now.
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Weeeeeellll i guess... but its a very long and complicated story. It goes way back and im too lazy to type about it. lol
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That's okay. Give me the short version whenever you're ready. We all are.
(Even when I'm tired or lazy (other than sleepiness), only my brain always active; always thinking. Maybe I'm nuts!)
I'm just 'spitballing' random stuff; find excuse to talk. But then again, the Ancient Greeks does have a story about two mortal men who can fly with man-made wings.
And Talos, the walking bronze giant in "Jason and the Argonauts."
My point is, the Ancient Greeks have very inventive minds but did they reach their inventions?
I know there's one did, Hero (that's his name) of Alexandria in 1st century CE. He made the first steam engine.
To be honest, I don't believe there are 'ancient robots,' no evidence and contradictional facts.
Here is a 'maybe' side.
I think I know why Ancient Greeks think about 'living metal people' even as pure imagination. If I were standing in front of one of those bronze statues, my first thought will be how realistic they are that they might come alive. I still think the same thing by looking at the photographs.
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it's hard to explain. But then again, things aren't always what they seem. There are already so many things we don't know about our world, my friend. Nothing is impossible. We have only discovered about a quarter of our world: The surface world.
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Here is another interesting story when I was in Guandong, China.
We went to Macau, it's somewhat like the Las Vegas of China; there are casinos there.
What shocked me is some of the buildings' architecture is European.
Modern buildings across China I've been, both houses or public places, are simple, squarish and no triangular roofs; all mostly cement. (They can't use too much wood btw and more fire resistant).
There were old and new colorful buildings, there's even churches, one still stands and one is now a stone ruin.
We even went to an old fortress.
I must say, it feels a little bit like home since I'm more Westerner.
The history is Macau was once a Portuguese colony since the mid-1500s; given back to China in 1999.
Even Macau is now officially a Chinese city, it has its own government administration and different currency. My mom said the people of Macau want to continue their European-mixed heritage or something like that.
When we enter the city, we had to go through a checkpoint with passports and form signing as if it's another country.
Side note: Hong Kong (once belong to Great Britain) and Macau are both former European colonies that now with its own special administrations.
I'll admit it's bothersome to get in and out of Macau: we did the same thing when we enter China from Hong Kong. To shorten it up, we went from checkpoints to checkpoints and we never even left the country technically.
Anyway, it was a fun experience.
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I have never been in the eastern countries. I would love to visit one day. I'm so curious! China and Japan; it would be fun if you were my tour guide XD you are very educated and it would be fun if you pointed out and explained whatever we saw. Because whatever concerns the east, I'm completely uneducated aside from the basic politics of it, its views and cities and people, I don't really know anything about because it never really concerned me. But it would be nice to travel there.
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Thanks but I wouldn't I'm too educated; there are still much for me to learn. Some of the stuff are recently learned.
I guess I was 'lucky' to be born into a Chinese culture, but I should also mention that I'm also born to family for two Chinese cultures: My birth father's family is from the North, my mother's family is from the South.
Each of my parents (and my step-father) came from different regions, I get the chance to go and learn both different places in China.
But I must warn you, not everything in China matches to your travel brochure. For instance, some people, at least the children, pee and/or poop on the streets.
And some of the animals in their authentic Chinese cuisine let's say they aren't your usual meat like in the West; and I must mention that some meat in restaurants are fresh as in less than 24 hour.
Chinatown San Francisco sell live animals for food too.
One other thing, China is a home of multiple ethnic groups who lived for centuries. Majority the Han (which I am and believe named after the Han Dynasty 206 bce -221 ce), I only know there are Mongolians, Manchu, Tibetans, and even Muslims and Middle Easterns usually live in the far northwest regions such as the Xingjiang province.
Well, I believe Greece concerns me, that's why I took the time. Your country, and particularly your ancestors, have legacies. My country and other Western countries follows your examples.
I probably mentioned this, I have this crazy idea that your Ancient Greek ancestors are also my ancestors, adopted and culturally. Though I am not Greek, your ancestors' legacy influenced me with their cultures and history long before I realized it.
I have to say, with your country in a great debt, it worries me to think a land that gave birth to Western civilizations may become another poor third-world country.
Though Greek culture and knowledge are well-preserved in the hands of us Non-Greeks, I think its still belongs to you.
In reality, we (Non-Greeks) are just foreigners trying to be like you.
I have to be honest. Sometimes, I feel like I'm learning your culture to secretly express my hatred toward my parents: replacing my inherited culture with an adopted culture.
Have I abused your culture? Or have I not as long I believe in them and love them?
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Meh, you aren't abusing anything. I'm happy you find my country fascinating. C: But even if many countries took our examples, they still have their own style (except for Rome/Italy) and i like it. It's nice to find you so amazed by other cultures, it's nice to see a person whom is thirsty for knowledge. You will probably go far one day. ^_^
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Here's another story. There a new small Greek restaurant across the street to my college, there is a shipment truck says "Mani Import", if I recall, Venetia told me she was born in Mani in the Peloponnese. So I had a nice conversation with the restaurant owner (he's half Greek and Egyptian), according to him, the owner or founder of Mani Imports was actual came from Mani and name his company after it.
Isn't it great to hear Greek business reach this far international?
By the way, Mani Imports is a company that sell Mediterranean food, even wholesales.
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I've been thinking I've been meaning to tell you or Venetia.
When I see the front cover of a book on Greece or a painted mural inside a Greek restaurant, I see Santorini, more than any places in Greece I currently know.
Don't take this the wrong way, Santorini is a beautiful scene of Greece but don't you think it's overused a little bit? Shouldn't they use other sceneries of Greece? I don't know, Athens?
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Yeah, they tend to overuse some areas, but that's because it''s most popular. Santorini is also where a giant volcanic eruption happened. So I guess its a great tourist attraction. Idk. There are so many beautiful areas that are mostly unseen.
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I would agree, since I know a lot about Santorini, there is a lot of history and significances behind this island.
Perhaps people without full of Santorini could tell this is Greece or Greek.
To be honest, I couldn't imagine a more beautiful scene.
I watched a short video of Santorini, it wasn't always a wealthy urban place, I heard used to a poor farming or pastoralist community.
I realized the trident was used for spear fishing. I always wonder a 'pitchfork' symbolize something 'aquatic'.
Oh I forgot, I have a puzzle with the picture of Santorini which is why I bought it.
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omg re sy to username is einai olo ta lyeta 10/10 love ye
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I read and saw a picture that somewhere inland of Greece, there are lush green forests with mountains. I must say it's beautiful.
That changed my view on Greece, I always thought Greece is a dry and semi-arid land.
To simply put, there are other parts of Greece I haven't seen yet.
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Lol actually, Greece is far from dry. Every corner of it is lush, as opposed to the city of course which is filled with buildings and houses, it used to be pretty lush there too.
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Oh yeah, I know there are vegetations but I often see the grasses are dry and yellow for example.
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Hey it's me, Willy! Sorry it's been a long time and if there's comments I haven't replied since.
As always, I like to talk about Greece and I enjoy talking with you.
So how are you?
For me, I'm fine. As usual, getting through school and parents, and did some cartoon fan arts.
Went on a vacation to China in the Guandong province (or Westerners call it "Canton"), my mother's home province.
China has many different climates and regions, so Canton is warm even in Winter and moist; the place we stayed is more rural.
Fun fact: although, Chinese people eat both rice and wheat grains (millet) through the country, it is commonly said that people in Southern China eat mostly rice while Northern Chinese people eat wheat-based food as much just as rice, due to the climates their crops produce.
Rice grow in the south where it's warm and moist.
Wheat are grown in the north where some area are dry but fertile.
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Hey man, I'm really sorry I havent answered any of your comments. It's been so long since I've entered Deviantart. Yeah, somehow I forgot how much I loved talking to ya, you're so smart lol. I'm not that informed about stuff, like you.
I've just been down in the dumps lately, I had been in a really bad state of depression. But I'm ok now. Don't sweat it. Getting through school and parents too. XD And in general, life. So yeah. I'm glad I've heard of you again. I didn't think you'd still send messages. You're cool bro.
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That's okay, I've wait and kept myself busy. I knew you'd busy with yourself so that's why I haven't talk to much lately. And of course, I haven't have much Greece-related comments to discuss.
Until recently, I started a new history class on Western Civilization from Prehistory to almost 1500 CE.
I hope you pull through your life, there's enough miserable young people like ourselves in this world.
Same here just as long I don't provoke anyone.
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~Αυτο το μηνυμα θα σε κανει να χαμογελασεις.
Καθε νυχτα καποιος σε σκεφτεται πριν παει για υπνο.
τουλαχιστο 15 ανθρωποι στον κοσμο σε αγαπουν.
Ο μονος λογος που καποιος σε μισει ειναι γιατι θελει να ειναι σαν εσενα.
Υπαρχουν 2 ανθρωποι που θα πεθεναν για σενα.
Εισαι ολοκληρος ο κοσμος για καποιον.
Καποιος που δεν τον ξερεις σαγαπαει.
Οταν κανεις το μεγαλυτερο λαθος θα βγει κατι καλο.
Οταν νομιζεις οτι ο κοσμος ειναι εναντιον σου ριξε μια ματια
Παντα να θυμασαι τα κομπλιμεντα που σου έχουν πει.
Ξεχνα τους αγενεις
Αν εισαι καποιος που αγαπαει τους φιλους του στειλε αυτο σε 15 ατομα Αποψε στις 12 η αληθινη σου αγαπη θα καταλαβει οτι σαγαπαει και εκεινος Κατι καλο θα σου συμβει μεταξυ 12-4 το μεσημερι αυριο Ετοιμασου για το μεγαλυτερο σοκ στη ζωη σου αν σπασεις αυτη την αλυσιδα θα εχεις προβληματα στις σχεσεις για τα επομενα 10 χρονια.. στειλε το σε 15 ατομα τα επομενα 15 λεπτα για να χαρισεις χαμογελα.. στειλε το σε ολους σου τους φιλους και σε εμενα αν ειμαο ενας απο αυτους.
-Τέλος συζήτησης
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No prob. You are talented. Keep up the good work
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I have something interesting to say.
Yestersay, me and some of my family members went to the airport to pick my cousin who is from China.
While my cousin sits next to me in the car, he saw my (library) book on Ancient Greece and he asked me to look at it, he told me some of its history and mythology: Athens, the Minotaur, Medusa, and even explain about the Trojan War, the Trojan Horse and the king who is murdered by his own wife (King Agamemnon I believe).
I was surprised that he know Ancient Greece, and his school in China taught him that. I guess it's part of World History course. Still, I always thought Ancient Greek history is taught only in Western countries with European-descent.
In my personal theory, the reason non-Greek Europeans teach Ancient Greek history to today is because they already adopted it's culture and history as their own.
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I guess so, but what infuriates me is that they dont teach the very people who created this history properly.
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Really? What makes you say that?
I (kind of) know who are the people who created Ancient Greek history, or it is because I study more than some people.
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