You now you're in Cyprus, when...
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2005 4:06 pmYou Know You Are In Cyprus When...
A Mercedes is not a car, it`s a Taxi.
Talking sounds just like arguing.
You walk around in jumpers when 25 C....
...but put your airconditioning to 15 C and still find it hot.
Going to buy a newspaper needs at least a 10 minute make-up.
Not smoking is considered `weird`.
Not eating meat is unthinkable.
You take a generator when camping (to supply your fridge, micro, TV!).
All men over 30 look 50.
You text message people sitting at the same table with you.
You text message whilst lifting weights.
Police park on the pavement...to book you for a parking offence.
It`s truly a task telling the difference between a pimp and undercover police.
Translation of `thank you` is..... "thank you".
Translation of `sorry` is....."sorry".
The first thing a police officer asks you is "what does your dad do?".
The messenger/clerk of a Ministry can get you a job!
Your next door neighbour cooks souvla all Sundays of the year.
The pick-up truck in front of you has charcoal fuming at the back..getting it ready for the time it reaches the beach!
You call everyone "koumbare"(`best man`)...and they probably are!
You ask for a very rare steak and it comes brown throughout, all others being black throughout.
You see a car 200 m in front of you on a highway brake hard, because a police car is parked at the side.
You empty your car's ashtray in front of your neighbour's house.
You invite 3,000 guests to a wedding.
You can ski or snowboard and then waterski on the sea, all in 40 minutes.
You will get peppered with shot if you take a country walk on a Wednesday or Sunday in winter.
You order a moussaka and it's served with chips (fries).
You assume that everyone in shorts, in town, is a tourist or a British or German ex-pat.
You cannot eat all the meze.
Tourists are fair game to be ripped off.
You are welcomed like a long-lost brother in a rural village.
"Avrio" (tomorrow) means in two weeks; "this afternoon" means in two days; "in an hour" means this afternoon; "in a few minutes" means never.
It takes only 45 minutes for your bag to appear on the conveyor at Larnaca airport, but it has burst open and the framed picture of Aunt Maria is broken. However, it takes two hours to check in when leaving, except when its 40°C in the shade, when it takes 3 hours.
No one ever reads e-mails or faxes.
You are surprised when a toasted cheese sandwich has a delicious rubbery cheese called halloumi in it.
School kids are home for the day at 1 pm.
Laws? What laws? Are there any?
A Mercedes is not a car, it`s a Taxi.
Talking sounds just like arguing.
You walk around in jumpers when 25 C....
...but put your airconditioning to 15 C and still find it hot.
Going to buy a newspaper needs at least a 10 minute make-up.
Not smoking is considered `weird`.
Not eating meat is unthinkable.
You take a generator when camping (to supply your fridge, micro, TV!).
All men over 30 look 50.
You text message people sitting at the same table with you.
You text message whilst lifting weights.
Police park on the pavement...to book you for a parking offence.
It`s truly a task telling the difference between a pimp and undercover police.
Translation of `thank you` is..... "thank you".
Translation of `sorry` is....."sorry".
The first thing a police officer asks you is "what does your dad do?".
The messenger/clerk of a Ministry can get you a job!
Your next door neighbour cooks souvla all Sundays of the year.
The pick-up truck in front of you has charcoal fuming at the back..getting it ready for the time it reaches the beach!
You call everyone "koumbare"(`best man`)...and they probably are!
You ask for a very rare steak and it comes brown throughout, all others being black throughout.
You see a car 200 m in front of you on a highway brake hard, because a police car is parked at the side.
You empty your car's ashtray in front of your neighbour's house.
You invite 3,000 guests to a wedding.
You can ski or snowboard and then waterski on the sea, all in 40 minutes.
You will get peppered with shot if you take a country walk on a Wednesday or Sunday in winter.
You order a moussaka and it's served with chips (fries).
You assume that everyone in shorts, in town, is a tourist or a British or German ex-pat.
You cannot eat all the meze.
Tourists are fair game to be ripped off.
You are welcomed like a long-lost brother in a rural village.
"Avrio" (tomorrow) means in two weeks; "this afternoon" means in two days; "in an hour" means this afternoon; "in a few minutes" means never.
It takes only 45 minutes for your bag to appear on the conveyor at Larnaca airport, but it has burst open and the framed picture of Aunt Maria is broken. However, it takes two hours to check in when leaving, except when its 40°C in the shade, when it takes 3 hours.
No one ever reads e-mails or faxes.
You are surprised when a toasted cheese sandwich has a delicious rubbery cheese called halloumi in it.
School kids are home for the day at 1 pm.
Laws? What laws? Are there any?
