你 know you're Greek when...
你 have had eaten loukoumades.
你 can distinguish between kefalotiri and kefalograviera.
你 can spell kefalograviera.
你 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.
你 call an older person you've never met before "Thio" 或者 "Thia".
你 hide everything from your parents, but they still think they know everything about you, and make 你 believe that they actually do.
When 你 arrive 首页 from a foreign country 你 find 20 people waiting for 你 at the airport.
你 always curse at Greeks and then when 你 travel to 欧洲 或者 the States 你 only make Greek friends.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend.
你 fight over who pays the 晚餐 bill.
你 teach Europeans/Americans swear words in your language.
你 always say "Open the light" instead of "Turn on the light".
你 ask your dad a simple 问题 and he tells 你 a story of how he had to walk miles just to get to school with no shoes.
Your uncle owns a restaurant, has $300,000 in the bank, but still drives a '76 Monte Carlo.
你 have no money, but drive a $45,000 Camaro.
At least 5 of your cousins live on your street.
All 5 of those cousins are named after your grandfather.
你 can name any 或者 all of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Your mother 或者 father still feel the need to tell you, "katse kala" in public.
你 have been hit at some point with a "pandofla" 或者 a "koutala".
你 can dance the kalamatiano, tsamiko 或者 zebekiko without music.
你 或者 a family member have been photographed with a donkey.
你 must name your children after your parents, grandparents, 或者 in-laws.
你 have at least 5 Maria's, 7 Dimitri's, 5 Niko's, 6 George's and 4 Yanni's in the family.
Upon meeting another Greek 你 try to find out what village they're from.
你 have a bottle of 茴香烈酒, ouzo, 茴香酒 in your house right now.
你 know what a "komboloi" is.
你 know how to work a "komboloi".
When 你 were younger and going on car trips 你 always had to sit on someone's lap in the front 或者 back seat.
你 make up your own Greco-American language :For e.g. Carro (car), Moovare (move).
你 were the first one to get cable on your block, but the last to have it legally.
你 arrive 2 hours later to your appointment and think that is normal.
When 你 are busted in US customs for carrying a rather big amount of 橄榄 oil, feta, 茴香烈酒, ouzo, 茴香酒 或者 frape and mom's spanakopita.
你 have ever been threatened 由 a Greek School teacher.
Still get threatened 由 a Greek School teacher even though you're 30 years old.
你 know about the concept of freedom of speech but 你 think it applies only to yourself.
You're very familiar with 流行的 culture figures such as Despina Vandi, Anna Vissi, Sakis Rouvas, Helena Paparizou, and 你 probably know all the nasty little details of their (ex-)private lives.
You're familiar with Thanasis Veggos, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Giannis Dalianidis's films, and a whole series of black and white films dating from the late '50's to the early '70's.
你 are a 足球 fanatic and 你 probably deem yourself qualified to give 建议 to the coach of the National Team.
It would be unthinkable for 你 not to support one of the major Greek teams.
Baseball, cricket and American football are exotic kinds of entertainment, widely (and inexplicably) appreciated beyond the seas.
你 expect to have at least three weeks of vacation a year.
你 take it for granted that Greek cuisine is the best in the world.
你 put salt in your 食物 before 你 taste it.
下一个 to the toilet 你 keep lots of newspapers and magazines, since 你 spend a great deal of educational time in there.
When leaving a house, 你 stand at the front door for a half 小时 更多 and talk.
You're 首页 an 小时 late and you're already listed as a missing person.
Your parents have never realized phone connections have gotten better in the last 20 years and still continue to scream on the phone.
你 tell mama you're not hungry and she thinks 你 have an eating disorder.
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你 have had eaten loukoumades.
你 can distinguish between kefalotiri and kefalograviera.
你 can spell kefalograviera.
你 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.
你 call an older person you've never met before "Thio" 或者 "Thia".
你 hide everything from your parents, but they still think they know everything about you, and make 你 believe that they actually do.
When 你 arrive 首页 from a foreign country 你 find 20 people waiting for 你 at the airport.
你 always curse at Greeks and then when 你 travel to 欧洲 或者 the States 你 only make Greek friends.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend.
你 fight over who pays the 晚餐 bill.
你 teach Europeans/Americans swear words in your language.
你 always say "Open the light" instead of "Turn on the light".
你 ask your dad a simple 问题 and he tells 你 a story of how he had to walk miles just to get to school with no shoes.
Your uncle owns a restaurant, has $300,000 in the bank, but still drives a '76 Monte Carlo.
你 have no money, but drive a $45,000 Camaro.
At least 5 of your cousins live on your street.
All 5 of those cousins are named after your grandfather.
你 can name any 或者 all of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Your mother 或者 father still feel the need to tell you, "katse kala" in public.
你 have been hit at some point with a "pandofla" 或者 a "koutala".
你 can dance the kalamatiano, tsamiko 或者 zebekiko without music.
你 或者 a family member have been photographed with a donkey.
你 must name your children after your parents, grandparents, 或者 in-laws.
你 have at least 5 Maria's, 7 Dimitri's, 5 Niko's, 6 George's and 4 Yanni's in the family.
Upon meeting another Greek 你 try to find out what village they're from.
你 have a bottle of 茴香烈酒, ouzo, 茴香酒 in your house right now.
你 know what a "komboloi" is.
你 know how to work a "komboloi".
When 你 were younger and going on car trips 你 always had to sit on someone's lap in the front 或者 back seat.
你 make up your own Greco-American language :For e.g. Carro (car), Moovare (move).
你 were the first one to get cable on your block, but the last to have it legally.
你 arrive 2 hours later to your appointment and think that is normal.
When 你 are busted in US customs for carrying a rather big amount of 橄榄 oil, feta, 茴香烈酒, ouzo, 茴香酒 或者 frape and mom's spanakopita.
你 have ever been threatened 由 a Greek School teacher.
Still get threatened 由 a Greek School teacher even though you're 30 years old.
你 know about the concept of freedom of speech but 你 think it applies only to yourself.
You're very familiar with 流行的 culture figures such as Despina Vandi, Anna Vissi, Sakis Rouvas, Helena Paparizou, and 你 probably know all the nasty little details of their (ex-)private lives.
You're familiar with Thanasis Veggos, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Giannis Dalianidis's films, and a whole series of black and white films dating from the late '50's to the early '70's.
你 are a 足球 fanatic and 你 probably deem yourself qualified to give 建议 to the coach of the National Team.
It would be unthinkable for 你 not to support one of the major Greek teams.
Baseball, cricket and American football are exotic kinds of entertainment, widely (and inexplicably) appreciated beyond the seas.
你 expect to have at least three weeks of vacation a year.
你 take it for granted that Greek cuisine is the best in the world.
你 put salt in your 食物 before 你 taste it.
下一个 to the toilet 你 keep lots of newspapers and magazines, since 你 spend a great deal of educational time in there.
When leaving a house, 你 stand at the front door for a half 小时 更多 and talk.
You're 首页 an 小时 late and you're already listed as a missing person.
Your parents have never realized phone connections have gotten better in the last 20 years and still continue to scream on the phone.
你 tell mama you're not hungry and she thinks 你 have an eating disorder.
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