Armenia Edit Meaning

1.

The country responsible for producing the most kickass band in the world: System of a Down.

System pwnz!

2.

A country whose main population was displaced by the 1915 Turkish genocide, still denied by Turkey 90 years on.

Ah, no matter, that didn't stop Armenians making the world rock. System of a Down, Zildjiancymbals and even the one and only MADDOXare Armenian!

You can tell an Armenian surname if it ends in either -ian or -yan.

"Name just ONE thing that damned country gave us!"

"System..."

"Oh...shit.....ok, name another! Yeah!"

"Zildjian."

"Shit."

"Maddox"

"..."

3.

A country nearly eradicated by genocide by the Turks. If anyone denies this happed, they've never read history or examined the cold hard facts. The other person who defined this term needs to enrol in a class on brains.

The Nazi Holocaust in Germany is comparable to the Armenian genocide.

4.

You know you're Armenian when...

1. Asked where he's from, your dad may reply "I'm hye." People will never look at you the same way.

2. You're last name ends with either "ian" or "yan".

3. You live in Los AngelesCounty. If you don't many of your relatives do, in the areas north of Hollywood. (Glendale, Burbank, etc.)

4. Your family considers the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide a national day of mourning.

5. Your parents are still holding a grudge over the genocide, and hate Turkswith a passion.

6. Church is attended as a social event.

7. Often, when your family meets other Armenians, it's realized that you're all related.

8. Dolmeh: You either hate it or love it.

9. Though you are not rich, you enjoy luxuries such as brand name clothing, jewlery, nice cars, and more.

10. After watching "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", you were shocked to realize that your own relatives resemble many of the characters.

11. Your parents were probably born in Iran, and fled the country before or during the war.

12. Though you were never taught the language, you are able to understand Iranian (Farsi).

13. No matter what kind of music you listen to, System of a Downrocks!

14. You have to applaud the Armenians for trying to change the ghetto of East Hollywood.

15. You are from one of the best countries in the world.

Since telling her we are "hye",my teacher thinks my family is into drugs. My last name is Kevakian. I live in La Crescenta, California. I wear black on April 24. My parents hate Turks, but I think I can forgive them for their shameful past. My future husband can most likely be found at our church. The new guy who works at the bakery is my dad's cousin's husband's uncle's wife's nephew. I could eat dolmeh everyday of my life. Yesterday I bought a $100 purse at Coach. I think the producers of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" met my family somewhere and thought we were from Greece. My parents were born in Tehran, and both moved before the Iran-Iraq War. Who needs Spanish?! Knowing Armenian, Farsi, and English will get me a decent job in LA! I like rap and hip-hop, yet I have every CD from System of a Down. Sure, East Hollywood is still full of hookers, drugs, and cheap bars, but hey, they managed to get that "Little Armenia" sign up; it's a start, right? I'm from Armenia, one of the best countries in the world.

5.

The country where the world's leading cymbal and drumstick maker Zildjian comes from.

Zildjian rawks my socks!

See Bazz

6.

A country which has seen well over its share of hardships. Yes, we are strong nationalists and we are closely knit. Armenian Martyr's day is a solemn day, our Patron saints are Vartan and Gregory the Illuminator.

There is a large diaspora of Armenians throughout the world. We can be found in Indonesia, Australia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, France, Italy, the UK, Argentina, the U.S. and of course Armenia.

We were butchered by the Ottoman Turks for being Armenian, Christian or both from 1915-1925. The Turkish government still denies this though most educated Turks state that 1 million Armenians indeed were killed by the Turkish government. Stating this fact is still against Turkish law, which seems a little suspicious. Those who are even semi-educated do not deny the Genocide, but I guess that cannot be said about some.

We are normally large people with dark hair and dark brown eyes. Some though are Aryan, but they are oddly called Cossacks for some strange reason.

We are devout Christians, and take pride in the fact that in the early 4th century, Armenia was the first nation to adopt Christianity.

There is a long, great and epic history I could tell you know but that would take too long.

Armenia is an incredibly persistent nation, having survived for so long and outlasting countless rivals.

See armenian, hye, armenia

7.

A country that was pretty much screwed over when the Turks invaded and killed everybody, but nobody seems to give a shit.

I am Armenian-Irish.

See blah, your mom, genocide, me