How the Aussies view us Greeks
The following is an excerpt from my chat with Pete. Pete is an Australian, whose ancestor got deported from Holland for stealing a glass of beer. With that kind of pedigree, Pete is obviously in no position to judge other, superior civilisations, but being an Aussie, he has all the adorable characteristics they have: rude, nasty, judgmental and thinking they're definitely the bee's bollocks globally. This post is in English, so that he can partake of all the lovely things I have to say about him. Enjoy:
[10:11:26 πμ] Foteini says: there will only be one mentally challenging question in that test
[10:11:35 πμ] Foteini says: have you ever truly worked in your life?
[10:11:52 πμ] Peter says: this is for the men right?
[10:12:00 πμ] Peter says: particularly the island boys
[10:12:17 πμ] Foteini says: yep
[10:12:24 πμ] Peter says: do you rate your donkey higher than your wife your mother picked for you
[10:12:30 πμ] Foteini says: HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
[10:12:39 πμ] Foteini says: :D
[10:12:47 πμ] Foteini says: how sad and true
[10:12:54 πμ] Peter says: I know
[10:13:23 πμ] Foteini says: you got the greek psyche down to a pat
[10:13:36 πμ] Peter says: scary isnt it
[10:14:04 πμ] Foteini says: yeh like an x-men supernatural power
[10:14:09 πμ] Foteini says: you can do good with it
[10:14:12 πμ] Peter says: we see the same traits here in the greek community
[10:14:16 πμ] Foteini says: or you can totally screw up
[10:14:26 πμ] Foteini says: i guess they re even more exaggerated there
[10:14:48 πμ] Peter says: its a cross between ute boy and mommas donkey boy
[10:15:14 πμ] Foteini says: how charming
[10:15:21 πμ] Foteini says: starting with the smells
[10:15:52 πμ] Peter says: yes they carry the donkey in the back of the ute with the dog and momma in the front seat yelling out directions
[10:16:02 πμ] Peter says: the girlfriend/wife gets the dogs seat
[10:16:16 πμ] Foteini says: oh i thought she stayed at home with the brats
[10:16:31 πμ] Peter says: thats post wedlock
[10:16:38 πμ] Peter says: i was discussing the courting ritual
[10:16:41 πμ] Foteini says: oh ok
[10:16:46 πμ] Foteini says: hahahaahh do go on
[10:17:30 πμ] Peter says: well once momma makes her choice the candidate is advised by txt message to go see the local priest and get her house keys removed from her
[10:17:49 πμ] Peter says: once she abdies the priest arranges a marriage ceremony with the donkey standing in as proxy
[10:18:00 πμ] Foteini says: hahahaha
[10:18:04 πμ] Peter says: she is busy in the kitchen making souvlaki for the reception
[10:18:16 πμ] Foteini says: you got me there
[10:18:20 πμ] Foteini says: i was gonna ask
[10:18:31 πμ] Peter says: the groom and the donkey go on honeymoon leaving the bride to be broken in by momma
[10:18:40 πμ] Foteini says: hahahaahah yep
[10:19:41 πμ] Peter says: on return from the honeymoon the donkey returns to the taverna to drink ouzo and shoot the shit with locals and the groom gets busy artificially inseminating the bride via mommas kitchen gloves and a turkey baster
[10:19:57 πμ] Peter says: momma presides over the ritual of course
[10:20:04 πμ] Peter says: and thus greek life begins anew
[10:20:10 πμ] Foteini says: oh i thought that was the immaculate conception
[10:20:28 πμ] Peter says: no that is when the donkey is intimately involved
[10:20:35 πμ] Foteini says: maybe we could term it the immommaculate conception
[10:20:36 πμ] Peter says: it has a reputaiton to uphold
[10:20:43 πμ] Foteini says: HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
[10:21:23 πμ] Peter says: i'll leave you to convert the ramblings into a short script for a documentary by david attenborough
I should however point out that he is married to a Greek lady (how she made that mistake is totally beyond me), so he might actually have insider information that do validate his ramblings (sic). And, David Attenborough... mate, you've got to be kidding me!
[10:11:26 πμ] Foteini says: there will only be one mentally challenging question in that test
[10:11:35 πμ] Foteini says: have you ever truly worked in your life?
[10:11:52 πμ] Peter says: this is for the men right?
[10:12:00 πμ] Peter says: particularly the island boys
[10:12:17 πμ] Foteini says: yep
[10:12:24 πμ] Peter says: do you rate your donkey higher than your wife your mother picked for you
[10:12:30 πμ] Foteini says: HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
[10:12:39 πμ] Foteini says: :D
[10:12:47 πμ] Foteini says: how sad and true
[10:12:54 πμ] Peter says: I know
[10:13:23 πμ] Foteini says: you got the greek psyche down to a pat
[10:13:36 πμ] Peter says: scary isnt it
[10:14:04 πμ] Foteini says: yeh like an x-men supernatural power
[10:14:09 πμ] Foteini says: you can do good with it
[10:14:12 πμ] Peter says: we see the same traits here in the greek community
[10:14:16 πμ] Foteini says: or you can totally screw up
[10:14:26 πμ] Foteini says: i guess they re even more exaggerated there
[10:14:48 πμ] Peter says: its a cross between ute boy and mommas donkey boy
[10:15:14 πμ] Foteini says: how charming
[10:15:21 πμ] Foteini says: starting with the smells
[10:15:52 πμ] Peter says: yes they carry the donkey in the back of the ute with the dog and momma in the front seat yelling out directions
[10:16:02 πμ] Peter says: the girlfriend/wife gets the dogs seat
[10:16:16 πμ] Foteini says: oh i thought she stayed at home with the brats
[10:16:31 πμ] Peter says: thats post wedlock
[10:16:38 πμ] Peter says: i was discussing the courting ritual
[10:16:41 πμ] Foteini says: oh ok
[10:16:46 πμ] Foteini says: hahahaahh do go on
[10:17:30 πμ] Peter says: well once momma makes her choice the candidate is advised by txt message to go see the local priest and get her house keys removed from her
[10:17:49 πμ] Peter says: once she abdies the priest arranges a marriage ceremony with the donkey standing in as proxy
[10:18:00 πμ] Foteini says: hahahaha
[10:18:04 πμ] Peter says: she is busy in the kitchen making souvlaki for the reception
[10:18:16 πμ] Foteini says: you got me there
[10:18:20 πμ] Foteini says: i was gonna ask
[10:18:31 πμ] Peter says: the groom and the donkey go on honeymoon leaving the bride to be broken in by momma
[10:18:40 πμ] Foteini says: hahahaahah yep
[10:19:41 πμ] Peter says: on return from the honeymoon the donkey returns to the taverna to drink ouzo and shoot the shit with locals and the groom gets busy artificially inseminating the bride via mommas kitchen gloves and a turkey baster
[10:19:57 πμ] Peter says: momma presides over the ritual of course
[10:20:04 πμ] Peter says: and thus greek life begins anew
[10:20:10 πμ] Foteini says: oh i thought that was the immaculate conception
[10:20:28 πμ] Peter says: no that is when the donkey is intimately involved
[10:20:35 πμ] Foteini says: maybe we could term it the immommaculate conception
[10:20:36 πμ] Peter says: it has a reputaiton to uphold
[10:20:43 πμ] Foteini says: HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
[10:21:23 πμ] Peter says: i'll leave you to convert the ramblings into a short script for a documentary by david attenborough
I should however point out that he is married to a Greek lady (how she made that mistake is totally beyond me), so he might actually have insider information that do validate his ramblings (sic). And, David Attenborough... mate, you've got to be kidding me!











