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The fact that we had a word for coffee surj does not yet mean we had to have coffee in Armenia. Before IT arrived to Armenia we already had names for it, it makes no sense, don't you think? Semantics? ja ja ja you made my day, from a communication point of view i'd say it's the study of meanings. Basil Bernstein, do you know who he is?? Let me add something else, the Turkish you western Armenians think you speak is not even perfectly understood by turks. Well girl I have nothing to add, keep believing that apukht is the name of basturma, it does not harm anyone. If you ever find a Hayastantsi born Linguist do come back and we’ll carry on this discussion. Meanwhile enjoy the Western Armenian of Acarian. P.S. I don't take anyone for an apush now if you feel like it, there isn't much I can do about it, is there?

Yeah I do see you are fluent and just as much as you speak turkish or Arabic I can speak them both. But from the core of my heart congrats you Armenian is simply perfect.

I'm glad you at least know good Armenian, follow what AJARIAN (ACARIAN) has written and your Armenian will be even better than AJARIANS. Western Armenian with full of mistakes. Learn proper Armenian, and when you have done it I’ll be more than glad to learn from you as far as I am sure you don't teach the wrong western Armenian. P.S. Re read what you have sent me and you might learn something new, ըստ ՆՀԲ ո հլ. թէեւ առանց վկայութեան

Hmm I guess I do understand both English and Armenian though your post had nothing Armenian and there is no need for you to be aggressive. I believe though you are the one who doesn't understand Armenian well. Basturma is the Armenian name for basturma is not a turkish word, Apukht does not mean Uncooked either. Apxktats mis is the general name it could include gammon that's either cooked or uncooked. Basturma Armenian cured and spiced meat. (definition by www.bostonchefs.com) Yoghurt isn’t an Armenian name it's called matsun. And finally as far as I am concerned coffee doesn't grow in Armenia and only 60 years ago in Armenia many people didn't know what coffee was and when coffee beans were brought from Iran to Armenia Armenians from Armenia thought it was beans and so they cooked to eat.

Basturma is a very tipical Armenian food, what does it have to do with Turkey? In fact I think it was erdoghan that loved basturma but just because it's Armenian he won't eat it.

Hello everyone, would someone tell me plz what does B.P. stands for when reading the ingredients of a food. It says 1 tsp. B.P. Thanx in advance

I think many people have gone for the fun of it as everyone is laughing and giggling, posing for pictures. Ridiculous!

Education in the Uk is not very good though it has a very good reputation. Education system is very discriminatory as class is split into subclasses according to children’s ability and the bright ones are getting most of the attention and time. The problem is that sometimes children from high social classes may not be very bright but because of their clean clothing and behaviour they are still put in the highest sub classes. The UNICEF report is not so much about education though, the number of single mothers in rising sharply in Britain, many young girls have child as a means of becoming independent as they are entitled to state benefits and housing, etc. Also alcohol consumption is a big concern in the UK, parents often leave kids to wonder wherever they wish to and they go out drinking, kids get money for takeaways and so no one has any sort of family values. Some people never sit around the table as a family to eat and communicate with each other, they order a takeaway ( an idiot culture of Britain) and gather around the TV eating in their laps and watching TV and only talking about the program they are watching.

In England most of the people have no clue as to where Armenia is or what it is. I was in a pub last night, having a drink at the bar while I was waiting for a friend. A guy approached to me (he was hammered) asking for a fag, I told I didn’t have any so he started chatting to me asking where I was from, ( I was praying and hopping he would leave) so I told him I was from Armenia, he thought for a second and said hold on, isn’t Armenia the first country in the world to resemble Christianity as a religion and isn’t Armenia the one that has problems with Turkey and Azerbaijan because of a certain genocide or something alike. He was so drunk that he couldn’t stand on his fit but I was so happy to talk to him, I couldn’t believe it, I was looking around thinking someone has deliberately send him to me. I felt so good to know that Armenia is not so unknown.

Hello, just wondering if you didn't find any job, I remember reading a post by you and you mentioned going back if you didn't find any job. Can't you try to apply for a good job in London? You are doing comms aren't you? there must be something for you.

I thought of answering your question although you are keen to find out what Armenians of US think. I live in England and like many things about this country but the weather is just unbearable, especially this year, we have hardly seen the sun and it’s getting on my nerves. I have recently started thinking of moving back to Armenia not in a near feature but perhaps one day. According to a report by UNICEF UK is the worst place to bring up children, and I have started to think that after perhaps 15 years it would be fantastic to open a good business in Armenia and go back. It would be ideal for me as I want my children ( If I have any J ) to grow up as proper Armenians. I also have in my mind Spain, far to many British Citizens emigrate to Spain, I speak the language, love the culture and think that Spanish people are very friendly (most of the time) and it would be really good to move there if I want to avoid wasting my nerves in Armenia.

Artur is Armenian, he was attacked, and naturally he had to defend himself. I guess it would not be Armenian news had Artur been American/English.

ISTANBUL, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN. An argument started between 15-year-old Arthur M. and four Young Turks in Bakirkoy after the men disturbed Arthur and his girlfriend. The argument was followed by a scuffle, which resulted in the death of one person and 3 others injured. According to the evidence that Arthur and his girlfriend gave in the police station, those four men approached them in the street. “We came from Armenia to visit our realtives. We were kissing in the street when those 4 Young Turks started disturbing us. I went indoors and did not see how the argument ended,” Arthur’s girlfriend said. According to some information, while accompanying his girlfriend, Arthur kissed her outdoors which caused resentment of four young men standing nearby. They warned the couple that “they should not kiss in the street”. Arthur replied that no one has the right to interfere in their affairs. In response to these words, the 4 men - Ersoy Celik, 33, Salih Guler, 28, Nurettin Okutan, 35 and Ali Kemal Celikkal, 36, stated that “they are responsible for the honour of their district” and approached Arthur. The 15-year-old Arthur inflicted injuries on all 4 men with a knife. As a result, Ersoy Celik received a stab wound to the heart and died in hospital, while Salih Guler is still in a critical state. Arthur ran away but a short time later he was arrested by the police. There was no information about the nationality of Arthur and his girlfriend.

A woman was in bed with her lover when she heard her husband opening the front door. "Hurry," she said, "stand in the corner." She rubbed baby oil all over him, then dusted him with talcum powder. "Don't move until I tell you," she said, " pretend you're a statue." "What's this?" the husband inquired as he entered the room. "Oh it's a statue," she replied, "the Smiths bought one and I liked it so I got one for us, too." No more was said, not even when they went to bed. Around 2 AM the husband got up, went to the kitchen and returned with a sandwich and a beer. "Here," he said to the statue, have this. I stood like that for two days at the Smiths and nobody offered me a damned thing."

A mortician was working late one night. He examined the body of Mr. Schwartz, about to be cremated, and made a startling discovery. Schwartz was endowed the likes of which he had ever seen! "I'm sorry Mr. Schwartz," the mortician commented, "I can't allow you to be cremated with such an impressive endowment. It must be saved for posterity." So, he removed it, stuffed it into his briefcase, and took it home. "I have something to show you won't believe," he said to his wife, pening his briefcase. "My God!" the wife exclaimed, "Schwartz is dead!"

A middle-aged couple had two beautiful daughters but always talked about having a son. They decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted. The wife got pregnant and delivered a healthy baby boy. The joyful father rushed to the nursery to see his new son. He was horrified what he thought was the ugliest child he had ever seen. He told his wife: "There's no way I can be the father of this baby. Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered! Have you been fooling around behind my back?" The wife smiled sweetly and replied: "Not this time!"

A married man was having an affair with his secretary. One day they went to her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM. The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his shoes outside and rub them in the grass and dirt. He put on his shoes and drove home. "Where have you been?" his wife demanded. "I can't lie to you," he replied, "I'm having an affair with my secretary. We had sex all afternoon." She looked down at his shoes and said: "You lying bastard! You've been playing golf!"

Professor Darzi studied medicine in Ireland and qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons. He obtained his fellowship in Surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and a M.D. degree from Trinity College, Dublin. He was subsequently granted the fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, The American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow and of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. More recently he was awarded fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences and City and Guilds of London Institute and an honorary fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Professor Darzi was knighted by the Queen as a Knight Commander of the most excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in December 2002. Currently Professor Darzi holds the Chair of Surgery Imperial College London where he is head of the Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive Biology and Anaesthetics. He is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital NHS Trust. He holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital. He held the office of the Tutor in Minimal Access Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in England where he set the national guidelines in education and training in Minimal Access Surgery. He was also a Council member of the Association of Coloproctologist of Great Britain and Ireland, The Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Society of Minimal Invasive Therapy. Professor Darzi's main clinical and academic interest is in minimal invasive therapy, including imaging and biological research together with investigating methods to measure core competencies of surgery objectively. He has published widely in the field of minimally invasive therapy. In the past he has been a Hunterian Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the James The IV travelling fellow for 1999/2000. He has also delivered many prestigious named lectures in the past the most notable ones are, the Robert Smith Lecture, The Zachary-Cope Lecture, The Sylvester O'Halron lecture, Sir Peter Freyer Lecture, the Hunterian e-Master Class and the Faraday Lecture (Royal Society). Professor Darzi and his team are internationally respected for their innovative work in the advancement of minimal invasive surgery and in the development and use of allied technologies including surgical robots and image-guided surgery. This work has received international recognition including the Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence in 2004. Professor Darzi actively pursues, and relentlessly campaigns for, the need for improved inter-disciplinary research with a closer integration of information technology, biotechnology and physical sciences. He leads a team of researchers engaged in a number of fundamental research issues related to the future development of minimally invasive surgery as well as covering a wide spectrum of engineering and basic sciences research topics encompassing Medical Image Computing, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Safety, Robotics, Man-Machine Interfacing, Virtual/Augmented Reality and Bio-Medical Simulation. The innovative work of Professor Darzi and his team in education and assessment of surgeons, including the use of simulations and virtual reality, is internationally recognised as showing the way forward for surgical education. They were awarded in 2001 the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Excellence in Higher and Further Education in recognition for achievements in pioneering new technologies to address training requirements for trainee surgeons, surgeons in post and other professionals. Professor Darzi’s contribution to the NHS has been substantial. He was elected to the London Modernisation Board – now the National Leadership Network - by the Secretary State for Health and currently advises the government on Modernising the NHS and is advisor in surgery to the Department of Health. He has led on difficult issues related to reconfiguration of surgical services at Kidderminster Hospital and the North East. He published the national guidelines for day care surgery and in his role as Chair of the National centre for Innovations in Elective Care is involved in setting the future model of Diagnostic Treatment Centres.

Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, KBE, is one of the world's leading surgeons, specialising in the field of minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, having pioneered many new techniques and technologies. He is married to Wendy and they have two children, Freddie and Nina. Darzi joined Imperial College London in 1994, becoming Head of Division in 2004. During this time he has also served on the Department of Health's National Modernisation Board, the NHS Executive and the National Institute of Clinical Excellence. As well as pioneering robot-assisted surgery, he has helped develop new training methods, involving the use of virtual reality to allow surgeons to practice their skills. Darzi is an Armenian born in Baghdad, Iraq, but spent much of his childhood in Ireland. In 2003 he became a British citizen. He was awarded a knighthood in 2003 for his services to medicine and surgery. On 29 June 2007 he was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department of Health by the new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.[1] He was created a life peer on 12 July as Baron Darzi of Denham, of Gerrards Cross in the County of Buckinghamshire

I thought it would be good to post some Armenian art. Do you people like Martiros Saryan?

http://armenianhouse.org/ Sign the petition.

A good web for those who know Russian a great laugh gagashev.net do read it

Its fabulous, one of the best wines I've ever had. Areni from Artsax, I don't know why from Artsakh though, my cousin had bought some to take to US on her way back she stayed in England, no Areni was left for her to take home. Its so tasty. What about our brandy? Churchill’s favourite drink was Armenian brandy and even during world war ii he used to be supplied with Armenian brandy.

La illahe alla, muhammade rasulla, bismillah ramone rahim something similar right? I would never, I'm religious and proud Christian, but even if I weren’t I’d never become Muslim I believe Islam is pretty much of an evil religion. There was a program on the TV, A Muslim guy was talking and he went on to say that he's Muslim if someone hits him, he'll kill the person, then he added- I'm not a Christian to turn my other chick I’ll just kill the person

It would make no sense in English., Basically a letter from Artsax to Azerbaijan (son to father) telling how sad he is for being apart from its father. Russian speakers would enjoy it. Sorry not being mean