rostom Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 "The most prevalent mode of recreation [for Armenians] is sitting in groups in houses or at coffee-houses talking, discussing politics and sipping Turkish coffee. Men flock to these places day and night, sitting around tables, sipping blank coffee, smoking cigars, or more commonly cigarettes....and discussing everything-business, news of national interest..." At first glance the reader would think the above statement is referring to life today in Glendale or any other densely populated Armenian neighborhood. But believe it or not, the above quote is from a 1923 (yes, you read correctly--over 80 years ago) publishing regarding Armenian life in Los Angeles. I came across it when doing some research on the history of Armenians in the LA area and thought it was interesting enough to share. rostom www.hayk.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 no Rostom you are wrong, now they get together to play BLOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 It's funny how even in 1923, Armenian were perceived as people who drank 'Turkish' coffee.... hmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 It's funny how even in 1923, Armenian were perceived as people who drank 'Turkish' coffee.... hmmmmm Vava: Voch voch no Turkish coffee; ARMENIAN COFFEE. 'Haygagan yev badvagan sourj'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 The Greeks call it Greek coffee; Armenians call it Armenian coffee while all the rest call it Turkish coffee. Indeed the method of preparation of the so-called "Turkish" coffee was first introduced to Europe by an Armenian merchant, who opened the first coffee shops in Vienna and Prague. If you don't trust me do a google search! I read a whole book long time ago about the history of the coffee making and coffee business. This was back in the times when I was dreaming about my own coffee shop. Nowadays I want to have a strip bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 no Rostom you are wrong, now they get together to play BLOT what the heck is BLOT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Nowadays I want to have a strip bar! Will it have a buffet? I could immediately tell that was not from recent times because it mentioned smoking. You can't smoke in California anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 what the heck is BLOT? Parap Mardu Bana Azat jan TSxum / Xmum / Blot en Xarum qez chi hetaqrqri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Will it have a buffet? I could immediately tell that was not from recent times because it mentioned smoking. You can't smoke in California anymore. if it has a buffet i'm welling to be a Partner 50/50 i still have some money left that Arpa and Sip have gave me to get some Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Anahid Takouhi jan your having Aviator Crises ??? that like #48 that you have changed I told you long time a go MAral is contagious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) Movses jan I think I got the same bug Maral has caught. I have just discovered about getting pictures from the web and keeping them. So you see Movses, it's like a new toy for me. Now I have in my pictures section all of Saryan's and Aivazovskis paintings too and much much more. I like to change it often like Maral. Edited December 7, 2005 by Anahid Takouhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maral Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Anahid Takouhi jan your having Aviator Crises ??? that like #48 that you have changed I told you long time a go MAral is contagious heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,that's a compliment RIGHT?????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,that's a compliment RIGHT?????????? Maral jan: Don't worry, whatever makes you happy. Movses is a funny guy too. Listen Maral jan. I never as yet brought pictures to quote in here. How do you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Movses jan; This is the 49th Av. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 (edited) what the heck is BLOT? Azat, you don't know what "blot" is. Amot qezi! And you pretend to be Armenian!!?? :) It is a passion of Beirutsis and Haleptsis. http://www.pagat.com/jass/belote.html However, when I first read tis new item, before I got to the punch line I thought it was about the Opera Square in Yerevan. In fact, if one our geeks could design a program we could play it on the air. Mind you, when said Beirutsi and Haleptsi I mean Բէյրուտահայ and Հալէպահայ. The natives don't know the game. The Lebanese play a card game similar to belote but not quite, I never learned it, they call it "tarnib" which in their idiotic Arabic script transliteration is meant to be "trump". Anahid will explain how an English/Latin word like "trump" ends up as "tarnib" in Arabic. Those idiot Lebanese. Why do they even speak Arabic!! Whatever happened to Phoenician who are credited with the invention of te Greek/Latin alphabet?? And why do Egyptians speak Arabic/ Isn't their native language suppsed to be Coptic/Ghpti? The very name of Egypt/Egyptos/Եգիպտոս is derived fro Ghpti/Gypti/Egypti. Edited December 7, 2005 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karakash Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I just tried to read the instructions for belote and it is too confusing for me... I would rather stick to tavloo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I just tried to read the instructions for belote and it is too confusing for me... I would rather stick to tavloo. It really is not. I may simplify it. However, speaking of "nard", not "tavloo", I posted the following some time ago but got no response. http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=12778 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maral Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Maral jan: Don't worry, whatever makes you happy. Movses is a funny guy too. Listen Maral jan. I never as yet brought pictures to quote in here. How do you do it? I didn't understand what you're asking...pictures to quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakersfieldian Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Thank you!!! Thank you!!! You brought the correct before I had to. Vava: Voch voch no Turkish coffee; ARMENIAN COFFEE. 'Haygagan yev badvagan sourj'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 while some may not like the idea of young armenian men playing belote... belote is one of the most analytical and brain-challenging card games... mastering this game will open up a completely new way of looking/analyzing things... especially since the new hights and complicities that belote has reached in armenia, evolving from a simple french card game to an armenian chess-like card game... and i'm being completely serious here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takoush Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I didn't understand what you're asking...pictures to quote? Maral jan: What I want to do is to transport pictures from my own web or computer picture files to right here. How to do it? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Maral jan: What I want to do is to transport pictures from my own web or computer picture files to right here. How to do it? Thanks in advance. Anahid look at the attached file, first press BROWSE then select the picture or the file from your hard drive (wherever you saved them) and press ADD THIS ATTACHMENT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Movses jan I think I got the same bug Maral has caught. I have just discovered about getting pictures from the web and keeping them. So you see Movses, it's like a new toy for me. Now I have in my pictures section all of Saryan's and Aivazovskis paintings too and much much more. I like to change it often like Maral. i have the same problem janik but it was way befor MAral joined our forum i did found a solution:) now i save them on a picture CD or on the hard drive of the computer that i have placed in our living room - it has a 17" LCD monitor and by using a simple screen saver - it rotates all the pictures every 1 or 2 minutes, i have even scened all of our family photos in it, no no need to open a photo album any more so it's Te pirtues i like to have Saryan, Ayvazovski, vacations + parties and .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy,that's a compliment RIGHT?????????? it is MAral jan it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Anahid look at the attached file, first press BROWSE then select the picture or the file from your hard drive (wherever you saved them) and press ADD THIS ATTACHMENT edward jan ba et tesak ban en anum ?? hima inch g@tni posta anelu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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