You know youre Greek when.............
HAD TO, lolol
...You make frappe before leaving home, when getting to the office, after lunch, when having guests, before the guests leave, after the guests leave and before going to bed.
...When you arrive home you find 20 people waiting for you at the airport.
...You think you are liberated when you can't even smoke in public.
...If you are 25 and not married yet, your parents make you feel that you are getting too old.
...All 5 of those cousins are named after your grandfather.
...There are more than 28 people in your bridal party.
...You netted more than $50,000 on your baptism.
...30 years after immigrating, your parents still say 'Embros' when answering the phone.
...Upon meeting another Greek, one of your first questions is, 'what church do you go to'?
...Your grandmother/mother/aunt has a miracle cure for every ailment under the sun.
...You can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus.
...Your mother or father still feel the need to tell you, 'katse kala' in public.
...You have been hit with a 'pandofla' or a 'koutala' or a 'lourithi'.
...You can dance the kalamatiano, tsamiko or zebekiko without music.
...You must name your children after your parents, grandparents, or in-laws.
...You have at least 5 Maria's, 9 Dimitri's, 5 Niko's, 6 George's and 4 Yanni's in the family.
...You have ever heard the phrase, 'Sto leo yia to kalo sou'.
...Upon meeting another Greek you try to find out what village they're from.
...You have ever been threatened by a Greek School Teacher.
...You have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now.
...You know what a 'komboloi' is.
...You know how to work a 'komboloi'.
...Someone in your family owns or works in any type of restaurant.
...You eat Vanilla with a spoon from the jar.
...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.
...You have been given the evil eye by your mother in public and/or the biting of the forefinger knuckle.
...You dread kissing everyone at family gatherings, because you wind up smelling like armpits at the end of the night.
...you have ever had loukoumades
...you can distinguish between kefalotiri and kefalograviera
...you can spell kefalograviera
...you can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus
...your mother or father still feels the need to tell you, 'katse kala' in public
...you have ever been hit with a pandofla
...can dance kalamatiano, tsamiko, zebekiko without music
... you go to church picnics pretending you're there for reasons other than to check up/gossip about other Greeks
...you or a family member has been photographed with a donkey
...you have one or more of those porcelain figurines in your house
...you still get scared when you hear the name 'Baboola'
...you have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now
...your family inheritance includes olive trees
...You make frappe before leaving home, when getting to the office, after lunch, when having guests, before the guests leave, after the guests leave and before going to bed.
...When you arrive home you find 20 people waiting for you at the airport.
...You think you are liberated when you can't even smoke in public.
...If you are 25 and not married yet, your parents make you feel that you are getting too old.
...All 5 of those cousins are named after your grandfather.
...There are more than 28 people in your bridal party.
...You netted more than $50,000 on your baptism.
...30 years after immigrating, your parents still say 'Embros' when answering the phone.
...Upon meeting another Greek, one of your first questions is, 'what church do you go to'?
...Your grandmother/mother/aunt has a miracle cure for every ailment under the sun.
...You can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus.
...Your mother or father still feel the need to tell you, 'katse kala' in public.
...You have been hit with a 'pandofla' or a 'koutala' or a 'lourithi'.
...You can dance the kalamatiano, tsamiko or zebekiko without music.
...You must name your children after your parents, grandparents, or in-laws.
...You have at least 5 Maria's, 9 Dimitri's, 5 Niko's, 6 George's and 4 Yanni's in the family.
...You have ever heard the phrase, 'Sto leo yia to kalo sou'.
...Upon meeting another Greek you try to find out what village they're from.
...You have ever been threatened by a Greek School Teacher.
...You have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now.
...You know what a 'komboloi' is.
...You know how to work a 'komboloi'.
...Someone in your family owns or works in any type of restaurant.
...You eat Vanilla with a spoon from the jar.
...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.
...You have been given the evil eye by your mother in public and/or the biting of the forefinger knuckle.
...You dread kissing everyone at family gatherings, because you wind up smelling like armpits at the end of the night.
...you have ever had loukoumades
...you can distinguish between kefalotiri and kefalograviera
...you can spell kefalograviera
...you can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus
...your mother or father still feels the need to tell you, 'katse kala' in public
...you have ever been hit with a pandofla
...can dance kalamatiano, tsamiko, zebekiko without music
... you go to church picnics pretending you're there for reasons other than to check up/gossip about other Greeks
...you or a family member has been photographed with a donkey
...you have one or more of those porcelain figurines in your house
...you still get scared when you hear the name 'Baboola'
...you have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now
...your family inheritance includes olive trees
