Yerevanian

anoush I wish you could understand......

Azat... if you read my post carefully, you'll realize that what I was saying was that you can't be Armenian just because your parents are! including me! I was one, when I was living there. you think I knew what Armenian meant? so many people live there and curse Armenia at the same time! BUT you have to call yourself Armenian at least when you saw it! I'm sure Kirkorian went there and loves Armenia as much as we all do, but Aznavour didn't even want to admit that he was Armenian until some years ago or should I say after he was famous? so. see not everyone who has Armenian blood feels Armenian! I can bring many many examples from my surrounding! Azat I ended up being Diaspora... I can't say that Diaspora is not Armenian. That's far from what my point is Thank you for welcoming me.. I hope I'll stay for long:)

Not every Armenian is Armenian! No matter where you live even if you have Armenian blood that doesn’t qualify you to be Armenian. Yes, you are called Armenian but you have to feel one! You have to be proud of every mistake your country made, you have to cry every time you hear “Dle Yaman”…. Who cares if your parents are Armenian, if you call yourself “American” or “Canadian”, then forget about Armenia! And I agree with Arshakuhi you have to live there to be one of them! Couple years ago I attended Armenian class for high school credits, and I was amazed! Students could hardly speak the language! Most of the couldn’t read or write! How can you call them Armenians? For one year all I learned in that class is that Turks killed Armenians and must pay! That’s not all of our history! We were only learning about Hay Dat, like we never had anything else to remember! And when I asked the teacher to stop already with the genocide and teach this kids to speak properly, he said that I was wrong type of Armenian and that he is trying to make me better (lol) at least I speak read and write! What my point is, is that a lot of Armenians don’t know what it takes to be one! I myself think that I am Armenian because I refused to change my citizenship to Canadian, I will stay immigrant until I return to my country. And if someone thinks that they are Armenian think why? And How?

Dual citizenship must be granted to those Armenians who lived in Armenia for at least 10 years! Why should anyone who visited Armenia for one time have the right for citizenship? To work here and have great time over there? To buy houses and enjoy your visits? What is the reason one would want Armenian citizenship? I would say if you really want to become Armenian citizen go live there for 10 years as landed immigrant with the same right I had here, take an exam of the Armenian national language and the second language (might be optional). We all went through it here, we learned their language, their lows, passed the exam and then we were granted the citizenship! And I would put any restrictions, why not.. send your children to army, schools just like any other citizen! Ba che… gnaq menak kangneq aseq “axx Ararat Ararat”. Heto el turq’ eli vra ta, texaciner’ mnan pashtpanelu duq eli paxneq AmeriGa?

Armenians speak Turkish within their friend and families and you argue with Dan about his flag?

Thank you so much for this post!

I've heard with my own ears yesterday on Armenian TV.. no such thing was signed!

They didn’t sign. At least when posting something like this make sure it’s valid!

Viqil I think you are colonized! But Shakespeare has nothing to do with you denying your roots! I will never give in into this society! I have mine! Why should I become Westernized? Have you ever seen American who’s willing to change into Armenian? I haven’t … tell you the truth.. it is because some Armenians who lived in year 1915 were also covering themselves with Shakespeare, that they lost the lands!

gurgen... mer erexeqn el es erkrum erbeq chen karoxana hay mnan..... (ete tenc mtatses)

gurgen, that's not an excuse, that's the reality we live in

Vika I agree with you on this but one thing I have to say! which country doesn't have corruption? USA? Canada? Hmm… can’t think of any See… corruption came to Armenia from Arabia, Persia, Turkey etc. When a lot of Armenians came back to live in Yerevan from these countries.. well they brought what they saw….. I don’t mean to disrespect any country or any Armenian.. but looking back at history .. it is history!

hmmm Hayastan' ches moracel...... bayc Hayeren el ches grum...

Domino, what do you mean by Ottoman Armenian????? I know Eastern and Western Armenian.... is it new type? I think those two words are Oxymorons.....