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Greek communities outside Greece
Which are the largest?
Here in Melbourne Australia we are 150,000 strong, often claimed as the largest outside Greece, however statistically Metropolitan New York has many more, where is everyone from? |
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Nice thread! ![]() I am expected to see Greek members living abroad. Maybe they can share some of their stories of how it feels like to live abroad and so on. We (the ones who remained in the mainland ) desperately need a touch of "civilization" in order to be inspired during this difficult period!
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There are many Greek communities in the UK too.
I think the biggest is in London.
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![]() First of all Melbourne is a city of approx 4 million people, unlike many north american cities we dont have large hispanic communities in Australia, in our city in order its Italians, Chinese, Greeks and recently Indians that make up the big 4 populations, its a very multicultural city but other communities are much smaller, as a result of this Greeks stand out a lot. In terms of Greek culture the centre of it use to be Lonsdale st in the City, due to the high rents many of the businesses had to leave, whats left of "Greektown" are 2 restaurants and a cake shop, in the last 10-15 yrs a new Greektown has emerged in a neighbourhood called Oakleigh with a lot of cafes and Greek shops. Considering most Greeks came here in the 1960s/1970s Melbourne not only has a large Greek community, it also has a large Greek speaking community, unfortunately the younger generation have stopped caring and the Greekness of Melbourne has noticeably dropped off in the last decade, in the March 25th Greek parade we were lucky to even have 10,000 people in attendance, 20 years ago it was a huge event with a lot of kids/schools marching, this demonstrates the lack of interest nowadays. I would describe Melbourne Greeks as generally arrogant, we tend to think we are the best Greeks in the world ![]() Would love to hear stories of Greeks growing up in Europe, US and Canada....my only experience outside Melbourne and Greece was when we visited family Toronto....now thats what you call a Greektown lol |
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By the way, welcome to the forum!!!
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Well, i live in Germany. The biggest Greek communities in Germany are in Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Düsseldorf.
I live next to Düsseldorf in a middle- sized town called Aachen. The Greek community in Aachen numbers about 3,000 people. We have our own church and several Greek associatons. German Greeks are very connected to their home country. Personally, i visit Greece at least once a year to spent my summer holidays there. Even in the second or third generation German Greeks speak fluently Greek. I was born in Germany and visited a Greek school for some years. Unfortunately... due to the economic crisis the Greek lessons were suspended... The Greek government suspended all payments. Nevertheless I am proud being Greek... And (offtopic) for me Greece is the most beautiful country at least in Europe... I have visited Italy, Southern France, Turkey, Malta etc... Nowhere is such a great combination of fantastic landscapes and picturesque villages. Believe me ![]() Therefore Greece will be forever in my heart.... |
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It's a very old English term that originally referred to the culture and civilization of Spain (the equivalent word for Portugal was Lusitanic). The word was forgotten for several centuries until it was revived in the 1970s by the United States census as a blanket term for all Spanish-speaking groups, which includes both immigrants from Spanish-speaking countries (Cubans, Mexicans, etc), as well as Spanish-speaking groups that are native to the US (like the Tejanos of Texas). Thing is, the Spanish-speaking world is very diverse. Guatemalans have as much in common with Argentines and Spaniards as Jamaicans do with Australians and Irishmen. They share a language, and nothing else. In fact, someone from Spain will feel far more at home in Greece than in Guatemala or Peru. An Argentine will feel more at home in Quebec (Canada) than in Bolivia. One mistake that many people in Greece and Australia make, is that they think Spanish-speakers are "Spanish". Wrong. Ecuadorians and Peruvians are basically Incas that speak Spanish (actually, half of them still speak the native languages). In Paraguay, everyone speaks both Spanish and Guaraní. Mexicans are a mixture of Aztec/Mayan/Olmec/Toltec and European (Spanish/Italian/German/French/etc); it's obvious in their cuisine, their facial features, and the way they practice Christianity which has borrowed a lot of Aztec religion. Argentines are mostly a hodgepodge of various European immigrant groups. Dominicans (from the Dominican Republic) are a mixture of European and African. Quote:
There are 1,300,000 Brits in Australia (British-born, so it doesn't include their Australian-born children); these British-born immigrants make up a whopping 5.4% of Australia's population (Italian-born immigrants only make up 1%, and Greeks even less). Many of these Brits are in Melbourne, logically, because big cities attract immigrants. [source 1 source 2] Britons are Australia's largest immigrant community (they far outnumber Greeks), but for some reason, you left them out. I'm not talking about Australians descended from the original prisoners. I'm talking about immigrants from the UK. Your prime minister is one of them; she's a Brit born in Wales. And New Zealanders -not Greeks, not Italians, not Chinese- are Australia's 2nd largest immigrant group. Quote:
Everyone from Australia is arrogant. Something in the water over there. Actually, I take that back. Every Australian I've met is either really cool, or a complete asshole. No middle ground. Anyways, sorry to pick on you. We just seriously need to rethink how we identify ourselves. My problem with people who expect their grandchildren to "stay Greek" in foreign countries is that 1) it's an unrealistic expectation, 2) it subordinates and demotes Greek Civilization to the status of "ethnic" under the direction of Anglo societies 3) quite frankly I just don't like to stand out like the Turks in Germany. Granted, Greeks have far more in common culturally with Australians/Canadians/Americans than Turks do with Germans, so it's extremely easy for us to integrate in Anglo cultures. But some diaspora-born folks have this very distorted view of what being Greek means...just because you hang out at Greektown and know some folk dances...big fucking whoop. I never hang out at Greektown, but I speak Greek and I know the country and its history far better than any of those people. Fucking ignoramuses....you'll ask them where in Greece their family is from, and they'll tell you the name of some small village, as if I'm supposed to know where that is. I'll ask them, "do you know what region that's in? or can you identify a larger city nearby?". "Oh, I don't know. But it's about 4 hours drive from Athens". Umm...in which direction, dumbass? There's not just one road leaving the city. It's easier when you deal with people whose family came from an island, because at least they know the name of the island.Thing is, Greek culture/traditions/customs are always in flux....they're always changing and evolving. If you want to "stay Greek", then keep in touch with current social and cultural developments in Greece, rather than hanging on to some 1950s rural custom that's been long-forgotten in Greece. And a lot of these customs that people think are "Greek" are merely specific to certain regions or even villages. Things change...cultures change...Greek culture is different now than it was in the 1950s, which was different from Greek culture in the 1850s, which was different from the 1500s, which was different from the 8th century AD, which was different from the 5th century BC, which was different from 1500 BC...and so on. We're still the same civilization (and one of the greatest civilizations in history), but culture changes and evolves. Anyways, about me: I grew up moving back-and-forth between the USA, Greece, and France. I've been living permanently in the US for several years now. I'm starting to lose my French, actually, so I need to start taking advanced classes, just to keep up with it. The US is much more assimilationist than Australia and Canada. People here intermarry into the majority within a generation, and Americanize. I'm actually thankful for that, because -again- I don't like to have "ethnic" enclaves. And when it comes to representing Greece/Greek culture, I work alone. I don't need a bunch of idiots who know nothing about Greece to misrepresent me. Sorry for my soapbox moment.
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![]() you are making the same mistake thinking all Ecuadorians, Peruvians, Guatemalans are Native Americans. In fact these countries are ethnically close to Mexico.
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As for your comment on natives speaking Spanish: language is not genetic. It's learned. Language shifts have occurred throughout history. There are many Indians (non-mestizos) who only speak Spanish, and this is unfortunately due to the soft suppression of Indian languages. These languages (Aymara, Quechua, Maya, etc) are still spoken by a millions of people, but are still considered vulnerable. Quote:
Ecuador, Peru, and Guatemala, on the other hand, are all about evenly split between Indians and Mestizos (with small minority communities of Europeans, Africans, Asians, etc). In Guatemala there's been decades of horrible strife between the two groups. Venezuela is very similar to Mexico. Peru, Guatemala, and Ecuador are different.
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The only Latin American country similar to Venezuela is Brazil... but that doesn't count since Brazil is not a "Hispanic country". Last edited by fastboyRD; January 19th, 2013 at 09:48 AM. |
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Εγώ προσωπικά κατάγομαι από την Γεωργία, σε μια χωρα που έλληνες ζουν από τον καιρό των Αργοναυτών. Και εγώ μπορεί να μην ξέρω από ποιο χωριο η πόλη της Ελλάδας προέρχονται οι πρόγονοι μου αλλα σίγουρα ξέρω ότι είναι Έλληνες οι οποιοι βρέθηκαν σε ξένη χωρα, ίδρυσαν πόλεις και κέντρα Ελληνισμού. Έχουμε περάσει πολλά οι έλληνες του Καυκάσου και του Ευξείνου Πόντου από τότε που έπεσε το Βυζάντιο αλλα όπου και αν βρισκόμασταν ακόμα και στις εξορίες πάντα διατηρούσαμε τα έθιμα μας και δεν ξεχνάγαμε ότι είμαστε έλληνες πάνω από όλα. Και πίστεψε με δεν είχαμε τέτοιες δυνατότητες επί τα κομμουνιστικά χρονια να ανοίγουμε μαγαζιά, εστιατόρια, σχολεια, θέατρα κτλ όπως μπορούσαν να κάνουν οι έλληνες της αμερικής η της ευρώπης. Τα είχαμε όλα επί Ρωσικης αυτοκρατορίας αλλα οι κομμουνιστές όταν ήρθαν στα πράγματα τα έκλεισαν όλα. Οι Έλληνες από τα αρχαία χρονια προωθούσαν τον πολιτισμό τους σε άλλους λαούς όπου και αν πήγαιναν. Για αυτό σήμερα όπου και αν πας βρίσκεις αρχαία ελληνικά μνημεία από διαφορες περιόδους ως απόδειξη ότι η ελληνική παρουσία σε αυτούς τους τόπους ήταν πολύ δυνατή. Όταν μιλάς για αυστραλιανή κουλτούρα τι ακριβως εννοείς? Στην Αυστραλία δεν έχω πάει αλλα γνωρίζω αρκετούς εδώ στο Λονδίνο που είναι γεμάτο από αυστραλιανούς και ζηλανδούς οι οποιοι και ας λέγονται διαφορετικά είναι σχεδόν ίδιοι στην νοοτροπία και εμφανισιακά με τους βρετανούς εδώ γιατί οι προπαππούδες τους κάποτε από εδώ έφυγαν. Ακόμα και αυτοί έχουν τα δικά τους Aussie μπαρ που μαζεύονται οι αυστραλιανοί και οι γειτονιές όπου μένουν. Θα σου πω τι είναι κολτούρα τους. Την Παρασκευή μετά την δουλειά να πάνε στα μπαρ και να μεθύσουν μέχρι αηδίας και να τους βλέπεις έξω από τα μπαρ ξαπλωμένους και να τους μαζεύει η αστυνομία μετά. Και εδώ στο Λονδίνο επειδή είναι κοσμοπολίτικη πόλη συμπεριφέρονται κάπως κοσμια. Αν πας έξω στην πόλεις τις επαρχίας όπου το 90-95% είναι ντόπιοι βρετανοί θα μείνεις με το στόμα ανοιχτό. Έξω από ψιλικατζίδικα βλέπεις παρέες κάτι πιτισιρικαδων 14-15 χρονων να σε παρακαλάνε να τους αγοράσεις αλκοόλ και τσιγάρα γιατί δεν τους πουλάνε λόγω ηλικίας. Ούτε γιορτές έχουν που γιορτάζουν εκτος από τα Χριστούγεννα ίσως, ούτε παραδοσιακούς χορούς. Οι έλληνες και οι κύπριοι εδώ έχουν τα δικά πολιτιστικά κέντρα η λέσχες που μαζεύονται και περνάνε πολύ πιο ωραία. |
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Not really. Brazil is more similar to the USA. Quote:
Νομίζεις οτι επειδή δεν έχουν τα αντίστοιχα έθιμα που πιστεύεις εσύ πως ορίζουν μία "κουλτούρα", οτι οι αυστραλοί δεν έχουν κουλτούρα? Μπορεί να μήν είναι αρχαίος πολιτισμός...και ας είναι [όπως θέλεις να υπονοήσεις] ένα παρακλάδι του αγγλοσαξονικού πολιτισμού (και δεν διαφωνώ καθόλου σ'αυτό)...Έστω. Έχουν μία κουλτούρα. Όπως υπάρχει πανελληνική κουλτούρα, υπάρχουν και τοπικές κουλτούρες (κριτική κουλτούρα, ηπειρώτικη, κερκυραϊκή, ρουμελιώτικη, μανιάτικη...), υπάρχει πανευρωπαϊκή κουλτούρα (Eurovision, UEFA, χριστιανισμός, κτλ), υπάρχουν τοπικές κουλτούρες της διασποράς (Πόντιοι, Ελληνοαμερικανοί, Έλληνες Κωνσταντινούπολης, κτλ...οι οποίες έχουν δικά τους μοναδικά χαρακτηριστικά, διαλέκτους, και έθιμα), υπάρχουν κουλτούρες διαφόρων δημογραφικών ομάδων (έλληνες ρωμαιοκαθολικοί, παλαιοημερολογίτες, ιεχωβάδες, παγανιστές της αρχαίας ελληνικής θρησκείας)...υπάρχει και κουλτούρα οπαδών ποδοσφαίρου, κουλτούρα αναρχικών, κουλτούρα θεσσαλονικών, κουλτούρα δυτικών προάστιων Αθήνας, κουλτούρα οπαδών του Star Wars, κουλτούρα γκέι, κουλτούρα εφήβων, κουλτούρα μπάτσων, κουλτούρα υπαλλήλων ΙΚΑ, κουλτούρα τραπεζίτων, κουλτούρα μπόντι μπίλντινγκ, κουλτούρα punk rock, κουλτούρα καλλιτεχνών γκραφίτι, και κουλτούρα συμμέτοχων της ελληνικής αγοράς στο skyscrapercity. Ανήκουμε όλοι σε πολλές κουλτούρες, αγόρι μου. Δεν ανήκουμε μόνο σε μία. Οι αυστραλοί μπορεί να ανήκουν σε μία παναγγλοσαξονική κουλτούρα, αλλά έχουν και αρκετές διαφορές με τους βρετανούς. Λες οτι πίνουν και μεθάνε πολύ οι αυστραλοί...κάτι που ήξερα.... ...εντάξει. Αυτή είναι η κουλτούρα τους. Και γενικά, όλοι αγγλοσαξονικοί λαοί μεθάνε. (Και οι αμερικανοί έτσι είναι). Όμως, αυτή είναι η κουλτούρα τους. Quote:
Και ας μην είχαν, δεν σημαίνει οτι "δεν έχουν κουλτούρα". Και ας έξυναν τον κώλο τους ως εορταστικό έθιμο -αντί για παραδοσιακούς χορούς- σε γάμους, ή βαφτίσια, ή οτι τους έρθει να γιορτάσουν...τα Χριστούγεννα, την ανεξαρτησία της Αυστραλίας, το πρώτο μπάρμπεκιου του καλοκαιριού, ή την εκατομμυριοστή πορδή της βασσίλησάς τους...αυτή θα ήταν η κουλτούρα τους. Και ας είναι η βασσίλησά τους μία βρετανίδα γιατι θέλουν να κρατήσουν δεσμούς με το βρετανικό παρελθόν τους...αυτή είναι η κουλτούρα τους. Η "κουλτούρα" δεν είναι μόνο οι παραδοσιακοί χοροί και η κουζίνα... Η λέξη "κουλτούρα" σημάινει οτι μία ομάδα ανθρώπων ...είτε κράτος, είτε έθνος, είτε περιοχή χώρας, είτε πολλαπλές χώρες με τις ίδιες ρίζες, είτε κάτι άλλο...όταν μία ομάδα ανθρώπων, μέσα σε ένα χρονικό διάστημα (είτε χιλιετίες, είτε μήνες), προκύπτει κοινά κοινωνικά νόρμα και κάποια κοινή ταυτότητα...αυτό είναι μία κουλτούρα. Και εφ' όσον τα έχουν αυτά oi αυστραλοί, ή τουλάχιστον η πλειονότητα αυστραλων...όντως είναι μία κουλτούρα. Και υπάρχουν αρκετά αυστραλιανά έθιμα και κοινωνικά νόρμα που δε τα βλέπεις σαν έλληνας, αλλα μπορεί να διακρίνονται πολύ για έναν άραβα ή ινδό, ο οποίος προέρχεται από κουλτούρα που αντιδιαστέλλεται πολύ περισσότερο με την αυστραλιανή. Quote:
Αυτό που προσπαθώ να πω είναι πως δεν μπορούμε να προσδοκούμε όλες τις ελληνικές κοινότητες στο εξωτερικό να κρατήσουν την ελληνική ταυτότητα τους μετά από κάμποσες γενιές, ιδιαίτερα για τις κοινότητες που έχουν μεταναστεύσει σε άλλες κατεστημένες κοινωνίες, όπως η Αυστραλία του 20ου και 21ου αιώνα, για να συμμετέχουν στην οικονομία της φιλοξενούσας χώρας. Αυτό εχει μεγάλη διαφορά με τους πόντιους των οποίων οι προγονοι εισέβαλαν στις ακτές του εύξεινου πόντου οπου δεν υπήρχαν ήδη προχωρημένοι κατεστημένοι πολιτισμοί, και μπόρεσαν οι έλληνες αυτοί να τα κάνουν αυτά τα μέρη ελληνικά εδάφη...(και παρέμειναν ελληνικά εδάφη για χιλιάδες χρόνια). Άλλο ο εισβολέας που ίδρυσε ελληνικές πόλεις σε καινούργια εδάφη τον 8ο αιώνα π.Χ., και άλλο ο μετανάστης του 1965 στη Μελβούρνη. Και ακόμα σε περιπτώσεις εισβολής, τα νέα απομακρυσμένα ελληνικά εδάφη δεν έχουν παραμείνει ελληνικά πολλές φορές στην ιστορία...η νότια Ιταλία και η νοτιοανατολική Γαλλία ήταν κάποτε ελληνικές...σήμερα δεν θα ακούσεις ελληνικά στην Νάπολη, στη Μασσαλία, στη Νίκαια, ή στη Μεσσήνη της Σικελίας. Οι έλληνες αυτοί έγιναν πρόγονοι γάλλων και ιταλών (μαζί με τους ρωμαίους και άλλες αρχαίες φυλές), και γεννήθηκαν καινούργια έθνη. Άλλο ένα θέμα που θέλω να διευκρινίσω είναι να μην συγχέουμε τις έννοιες του πολιτισμού και της κουλτούρας. Ο ελληνισμός, έιναι ένας πολιτισμός. Η κουλτούρα, όμως, έιναι κάτι που αλλάζει και εξελίσσεται. Δεν είναι η ελληνική κουλτούρα του 2013 ακριβώς το ίδιο με την ελληνική κουλτούρα του 1953, ή του 1913, ή του 1213, ή του 313, ή του 513 π.Χ., ή το 1013 π.Χ. Είμαστε, όμως, ο ίδιος πολιτισμός. Η κουλτούρα, αλλάζει και εξελίσσεται. Τα έθιμα εξελίσσονται, και μερικές φορές, χάνονται, και άλλες φορές, δημιουργούνται καινούρια. Μην υποθέτεις οτι όλα τα εθιμά μας είναι αρχαία...μπορεί ένα έθιμο που νομίζουμε οτι έιναι αρχαίο, να είναι μόνο 200 ή 100 ή 50 χρονών. Και άλλα έθιμα είναι πιο αρχαία από τι νομίζουμε. Πολλά "χριστιανικά" έθιμα μας έχουν προ-χριστιανικές ελληνορωμαϊκές ρίζες. Και άλλα έθιμα, είναι μόνο τοπικά, και όχι πανελληνικά. Όντως, τα βασικά χαρακτηριστκά το ελληνικού πολιτισμού, δεν έχουν αλλάξει. Μιλάμε την ίδια γλώσσα (ή τουλάχιστον, γλώσσα απόγονος)... έχουμε ακόμα το κρασί, το σιτάρι, την ελιά και το ελαιόλαδο ως βασικά μαγειρικά προϊόντα...είμαστε ακόμα ναυτιλιακό έθνος...και ο χριστιανισμός όπως ακολουθείται στην Ελλάδα έχει αφομοιώσει πολλές επιδράσεις της παλιάς παγανιστικής θρησκείας. Όμως πολλά, πιο ασήμαντα πράγματα, όπως οι "παραδοσιακοί χoροί", κτλ...αυτά είναι πιο προσωρινά στην ιστορία του ελληνικού πολιτισμού. Και η ελληνική κουζίνα αλλάζει κάθε χιλιετία, κάθε αιώνα, κάθε δεκαετία (αλλά τα βασικά υλικά παραμένουν το ίδιο). Και αν κάποιος δεν κρατάει αυτά τα ασήμαντα έθιμα, ΔΕΝ σημαίνει οτι έχασε την ελληνική ταυτοτητά του. Σημαίνει οτι προσαρμόζεται στην καινούρια χώρα. Θα ήθελα πολύ να σταματήσουμε να υποβαθμίζουμε τόσο πολύ τον πολιτισμό μας, ως μία "κουλτούρα" που ορίζεται μόνο από χoρούς και προσωρινά έθιμα... ...και να αρχήσουμε να προωθούμε τον πάμπλουτο ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟ μας, όλων τον εποχων, είτε την μυκηναϊκή εποχή, είτε αρχαϊκή, κλασική, ελληνιστική, ρωμαϊκή, βυζαντινή, ενετική, τον ελληνικό διαφωτισμό, κτλ, και τον τωρινό ελληνισμό. Και αντί να κοροΐδευόμαστε οτι θα υπάρχουν πάντα έλληνες στην Αυστραλία...και οτι θα διατηρείται η ελληνική "κουλτούρα" σε κάτι μικρές παροικίες εκεί, παρά τις αναπόδραστες επιρροές απο τη κουλτούρα της πλειονότητας, και παρόλο που η ίδια η Ελλάδα δεν πάγωσε στο χρόνο όταν έφυγαν οι μετανάστες για την Αυστραλία το 1963... Αντί να κοροΐδευόμαστε έτσι... ...να προωθούμε τον ελληνικό πολιτισμό στον γενικότερο κόσμο...στα πανεπιστίμια, σε ίδρύματα, στα ξένα ΜΜΕ, με της εξαγωγές ελληνικών προϊόντων (ελαιόλαδο, ελληνικές ταινίες, έργα ελληνων καλλιτεχνων)...ωστε να παράγουμε ένα παγκόσμιο ενδιαφέρον για τον ελληνικό πολιτισμό, και γενικά για την Ελλάδα και τη Κύπρο. Last edited by skyduster; January 21st, 2013 at 08:06 PM. |
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Άλλο είναι το θέμα μας όμως. Εσένα από ότι έγραψες πιο πάνω σε ενοχλεί κάτι άλλο, συγκεκριμένα: Expecting some sort of multi-generational "Greek community" in Australia is actually quite offensive to me as a Greek person, because it implies that we are some sort of tribe that's a subset of Anglo societies Θέλω να καταλάβω ποιο είναι το πρόβλημα σου? Τι σε ενοχλεί δηλαδή, ότι έλληνες έχουν της δικες τους κοινότητες στο εξωτερικό, προσπαθούν να κρατήσουν τα έθιμα τους, βλέπουν την ελληνική τηλεόραση και θέλουν να έχουν κάθε επαφή με την πατρίδα τους? Θέλεις δηλαδή μόλις πατήσουν το πόδι τους σε ξένη χωρα να ξεχάσουν από που προέρχονται, να μην μιλάνε την γλώσσα τους, να αλλάξουν τα ελληνικά τους ονόματα, να υιοθετήσουμε την κουλτούρα των ξένων και δεν πειράζει αν είναι τελείως διαφορετική από την δικη μας, κτλ. Εξήγησε μου, μπορεί να κάνω λάθος αλλα εγώ αυτό καταλαβαίνω από τα λεγόμενα σου. Quote:
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Sorry but Brazil is nothing like the USA- similar in terms of size, similar immigration patterns, its importance within the continent(although Brazil's importance is mostly overstated and exaggerated) and both are large producers of commodities.
In terms of culture, mentality and history- these countries have very little in common (American culture is superior in almost every sense and comparing these two would be like comparing a mostly insignificant "Third World Country" to the best country in the world )Nah, j/k Quote:
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When i said Australia doesnt have many hispanics, i meant hispanic/latinos, in America you will find a whole heap of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Ecuadorians, Colombians, Dominicans etc....all my life living in Melbourne i've actually never met anyone of this origin. That was my point, when i claimed Italians, Chinese, Greeks and Indians made up the big 4 populations, i meant the 4 that are of non Anglo heritage, hence leaving out people from new zealand/Britain/Irish backgrounds...especially as they are more assimilated...culturally Australia/New Zealand are borderline the same.
Never mentioned anything about the fact we should be an ethnic enclave, i merely made the point that the younger generations now are losing the Greek identity, a lot of greek schools are starting to close down for eg, as far as i know Astoria in New York is the biggest Greek enclave outside Greece...whilst the 25th march parelasi in Melbourne only attracts 10,000 ppl....i see in New York over 100,000 attend and its televised on TV, that doesnt mean that the people that live there arent proud Americans. In general Greeks in Australia, US and Canada are assimilated into the respective countries cultures. I was simply making the point that in the last 10-15 yrs Melbourne has lost its Greek vibe, this doesnt mean that the Greeks here didnt feel Australian, lets not forget that up until the 1980s Greeks were subjected to a lot of racism in Australia, after the Greeks it was the Asians, nowadays its the Indians/Arabs that cop it....this cannot be compared to America as The first massive wave of Greeks immigrated to the US in the early 1900s..therefore by the time the 2nd large wave of Greeks to the US occured post world war 2...the Greeks already had a prescense in the US...that was not the case in Australia. As far as assimilation goes the US likes to talk up its melting pot, but i still see a lot of neighbourhoods are segregated by race, to use Greeks as an eg the only reason why a US Greek might be more Americanised is probably because his/her great grandparents went to America 100 yrs ago, again here in Australia Greeks are more recent arrivals, same holds true with Italians. Last edited by Skip21; January 30th, 2013 at 11:10 AM. |
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The pie charts that you posted don't contradict me. Plus, they should be taken with a grain of salt. "Race" is merely a social concept, and these charts merely reflect how people view themselves. If you're born looking White, and both your parents look White and consider themselves White, then you'll consider yourself White. While self-described Whites are a much larger portion of the population in the USA than in Brazil, genetic studies have shown that one third of self-described Whites in the USA do in fact have some distant Black-African ancestry. Likewise, it's believed that some Brazilians who may have considered themselves White 10-20 years ago, may now consider themselves Pardo, due to growing awareness in Brazil of a Pardo identity. From an ancestral and cultural perspective, this puts the USA and Brazil as more similar to each other than you'd think, but I will agree that Brazil has a heavier African ancestral composite than the USA has. But both societies have some degree of European-African fusion with very minimal Amerindian influence, which makes USA and Brazil more similar to each other than either is to Venezuela. Even from a purely social-cultural point of view, Black African culture has contributed heavily to American culture (rock, jazz, blues, etc) just as it has contributed to Brazilian culture. There are differences between the two countries, yes. The European side of Brazil is more South European, while the European side of the USA is more North European. Plus, Brazil has a heavier African influence than the USA, and Brazil's African side is more Southern African, while the USA's African side is more West African. But Brazil and the USA have a lot more in common than people give them credit for. I will admit, though, that my Venezuela-Mexico comparison wasn't perfect. Mexico is overwhelmingly mestizo. Perhaps Venezuela can be best compared to Colombia, which is very diverse (White/Indian/Mestizo/Black). But I wouldn't consider Venezuela similar to Brazil. Quote:
As for the numbers of people that attend the Greek parade in New York versus Melbourne, keep in mind that the population of the New York metropolitan area is four-and-half times that of Melbourne's, and in fact -at 18 million- similar to Australia as a whole. So proportionally, New York City isn't more Greek than Melbourne. Plus, not all the people that attend that parade are Greek. I've always gathered that we're hated in Australia. You're 100% correct that in the USA we're accepted as a part of mainstream American society, and many of the people attending the parade are indeed Anglo-Americans (or Jewish or Puerto Rican Americans) looking for something to do on a Saturday afternoon. The same happens in Chicago, which has a "Greek fest" every August; the majority of attendees are non-Greek. So, that explains the large numbers in both New York and Chicago. Americans just love these sorts of festivals, and they attend them for the food, drink, music, arts/crafts, etc. In Tampa (Tampa, Florida...sizable Greek community there too), many Americans come out to watch the Greek Epiphany festivities. Quote:
Given Australia's distance from Latin America, it's kind of a no-brainer. It makes sense that Australia wouldn't draw large numbers of Latin Americans. Latin Americans head for the USA, or to the richer Latin American countries (Brazil, Chile, and Argentina attract many immigrants from Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, etc). Africans head for Europe or for other African countries (like South Africa). South Asians go to the either the Gulf countries (Saudi, UAE, etc) or Europe. Emigrants from the poorer countries of the Middle East (Egypt, Syria, Palestine) head for either Europe or the Gulf countries. People tend to go wherever's closer. Yes, Australia once attracted European immigrants from faraway (and for cultural reasons, Australia remains a major draw for Britons) And yes, even today, many Iranians head for distant California, and Minneapolis has a sizable Somali community. But for the most part nowadays, people mostly migrate closer to home, now that more countries are developed and attractive to immigrants. Greece has large Pakistani, Albanian, and Ethiopian communities, because those countries are not too far (especially Albania). Canada draws a lot of Caribbeans: Jamaicans are drawn to the English-speaking parts of Canada, while Haitians head for the French-speaking parts...for them, there's both linguistic and distance reasons to head for Canada instead of far-flung Australia. Canada is also a popular destination for Brits; Britain isn't too far away...probably the distance of Australia-Malaysia. Seriously, sometimes you get the sense that a quarter of Toronto has a British accent. Quote:
Greeks and Italians encounter a bigger cultural difference in Australia than Brits do, but no where nearly as much as Indians and Chinese do. Even if that perception is there that Southern Europeans are significantly different, or "ethnic" -that horribly patronizing word that I hate so much- ...even if that perception is there from either the Anglo side or the South European side, the cultural differences are still not so great. Greek immigrants have been able to assimilate much more easily into American society, and even more easily into British society. So the Anglo-"Wog" cultural divide in Australia is more manufactured, if you ask me, or more of a perception. There's just something peculiar about Australia that, for some reason, greatly amplifies this cultural divide. Was it the racism that amplified these perceived cultural differences, and pushed immigrant communities in Australia into a more nationalist-defensive stance? I don't know. But whenever I meet Australians, they usually come off as horribly racist and bigoted to me. And, to be fair, the immigrant communities in Australia also come off as a little wack-a-doodle. See, to a Brit, I'm just a fellow European; nothing interesting, nothing exotic, move on. I've had lots of British friends throughout my life, and that's always the vibe I get from them. (Plus, two million Brits visit Greece annually, and millions more visit other Southern European countries, so that may have something to do with it). But my British friends never see me as Greek first. They see me as skyduster first [not using my real name, lol], who just happens to be Greek. (Whereas, whenever I meet Australians, they can't get past the fact that I'm Greek.) To a naive American, I'm a lovable/adorable European immigrant, just like the Irish and Italians. Sometimes there's a curiosity about Greek culture, but again, we never get the level of perceived "otherness" that you get in Australia. To many Americans we're even the progenitors of democracy, Western civilization, all that wonderful stuff that American society is -supposedly- the epitome of. In fact, Greek civilization has a bit of a cult status in the US. Unlike Australia which kept its historic ties to the British Empire as part of its national identity, the USA tried hard to reject its British past after the American Revolution...(although it hasn't really succeeded; it's still an Anglo-Celtic culture at its core)...and imported a lot of Greek/Roman-influenced traditions, many of them wacky and made up, like "Greek life" at universities, and the perceived Greco-Roman-ness of their political system. Even in architecture, Southern European-influenced architecture (Greek, Roman/Italian, French, Spanish, etc) is huge in the USA, from Washington DC being awash in Greco-Roman architecture and symbols; to Greek Revival architecture in the South; grand Beaux-Arts buildings in New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, etc; and Spanish-Italian architecture popular in Florida and California. But to Australians...from Australians I always get this awkward sense that they're trying hard not to be racist with me...kind of like when an African-American meets a White-American that's never talked to a Black person before. When I lived in France, I became friends with this Australian guy. Towards the end of our friendship, when he had to leave France, he was telling me how great I was and how great Greek people are....as if he hears otherwise back home in Australia? It's just so fucking surreal, and -while he was trying to complement us- didn't realize how horribly insulting he was being. Imagine you or me telling a Black or Aboriginal person "you know, you guys aren't so bad after all! you're a great people!" I always get a nasty racist vibe from Australians, even the ones that mean well. I have more examples, but don't want to write forever.
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The Irish here are culturally ingrained into the Aussie culture, its not like the US where everyone seems to go nuts over st patricks day, its not really a big deal here.
I've been to Astoria and spent time with relatives there, it is a diverse neighbourhood but culturally very greek, i cant think of any neighbourhood outside Greece that has over 40 greek restaurants/tavernas/cafes, 4 greek orthodox churches and that many greek businesses in general, i also cant say i noticed students from greece/cyprus, most of the people i came across had been in the area for decades, and on weekends you would get all the former astoria residents who now live in places like bayside/whitestone/flushing coming down, it is a very Greek area. I was also fortunate enough to attend the Greek parade, yes again many non greeks attend, but it was also a very large Greek turnout, from immigrants to what appeared kids that are 4th/5th generation, obviously the Greek communities of the tri state area are very very large, bigger than Melbourne where i am from. Australians in general are very racist, we have had some horrible incidents in recent times, our culture however is obsessed with all things American, i wouldnt say Aussies are anti-US, maybe many disagree with the conutries foreign policy, but Americans in general are well liked, the only genuine dislike i've encountered comes mainly from our arab communities. If you are from a non briton/irish/nz ancestry you will always be considered an ethnic in this country, you as an American of Greek descent could come to Australia and as soon as someone sees your surname (assuming you havent changed it lol) they will see you as a Greek first. It was certainly like that for me when i went to school, in general i'd say most here consider themselves Greek first, Australian second...because thats how they have traditionally been perceived. We are a fairly backwards country in that regard. In say that Australia is still probably the best place on earth to live :p |
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Archepolis - An experiential theme park based on Ancient Greek civilization
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Αρχικά, ζητώ συγγνώμη αν είναι τελείως άσχετο με το θέμα απλά είδα Έλληνες μαζεμένους και πήρα το θάρρος να κάνω τη δημοσίευση εδώ. Μαζί με άλλα δύο παιδιά, τον Κωνσταντίνο και τον Φαίδωνα, συμμετέχουμε σε έναν διαγωνισμό καινοτομίας και επιχειρηματικότητας, το crazybusinessideas.gr. Η ιδέα μας αφορά ένα βιωματικό πάρκο με θεματολογία τον Αρχαίο Ελληνικό Πολιτισμό και αποτελεί όνειρο ζωής για εμάς να το κυνηγήσουμε. Χρειαζόμαστε ψήφους όμως για να φτάσουμε όσο πιο ψηλά γίνεται και να διεκδικήσουμε την 1η θέση. Είμαστε 50 ψήφους μακριά από την 5άδα και η ψηφοφορία λήγει σύντομα! Μπείτε εδώ να μάθετε περισσότερα για την ιδέα μας, να δείτε το βιντεάκι μας: http://www.crazybusinessideas.gr/el/...rko-archepolis Αν σας αρέσει παρακαλούμε πολύ ψηφίστε μας! Είναι πολύ σημαντικό για εμάς. Ευχαριστούμε πολύ! Αποστόλης Λιανός Κωνσταντίνος Σταματίου Φαίδωνας Νικολάκαινας (Αρχιτεκτονική επιμέλεια) |
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I wonder how does a mestizo looks to you?... Visit these youtube channels: Peru http://www.youtube.com/user/xDispenserx Ecuador: http://www.youtube.com/user/enchufetv/videos These are not media channels, these are just common people who started doing sketches with their cameras.
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