42 Pieces Of Definitive Proof That You Might Possibly Be Armenian
Get ready for your next big family gathering by preparing cheekofteh and dolma. Don’t forget to bring the vodka or Arak.
1. You know someone who lives in Glendale, California or Little Armenia in Hollywood, California
4. When your grandmother makes a homemade kebab sandwich and tells you it’s a hamburger
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8. You piss off people at a noisy restaurant for being too loud
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9. You are so obsessed with playing backgammon you’ve considered buying Levon’s portable tavlou strap
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10. Your grandma packs grape leaves as part of her travel pantry
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12. When your living room looks like the Scarface set or this lady’s house
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13. You automatically turn your coffee cup over to have your fortune read
14. A typical wedding has over 500 people
16. Your grandmother gets upset when you don’t eat
17. You have an endless supply of pistachios, walnuts, dates and pumpkin seeds
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21. You participated in youth programs from Homenetmen, AGBU, AYF or ACYO
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22. You catch yourself telling people Armenians were the first to adopt Christianity in 301 A.D
23. You have a name that is hard to pronounce therefore you go by your nick name
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26. You throw an agra hadig party when your child’s first tooth comes out. You throw objects in front of child to choose which reflects their future occupation
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27. You get full from appetizers at Armenian wedding even though there are 3 more courses to go
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28. When you believe in superstitions such as the evil eye
30. You have been forced to go to wedding of a relative you don’t know
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31. You either have the Armenian nose or you’re not admitting you had a nose job
33. When your gesture for saying “no” is a clicking sound you make with your mouth
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35. Your grandparents are hooked on Armenian soap operas
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36. You celebrate Christmas on January 6th, from the old Julian calendar
37. Your grandmother has knitted you everything including a cozy for your dishwashing liquid
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39. Your family doesn’t use real tupperware rather a cupboard full of used but carefully rinsed yogurt or margarine containers
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40. You know that Principal Skinner from the Simpsons was born as Armin Tamzarian
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41. You’ve taken a picture with Harout Pamboukjian, the Armenian equivalent to Elvis
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42. You are always late also known as running on Armenian time
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