I've been to Crete as a child, and all I remember is calimera, calicera, calinichta. I love your channel for teaching me how to be more polite next time I go to Greece. Thank you :)
Hello Lena! I discovered your youtube channel, maybe 5 months ago. Really like it! I am Swedish. Not young anymore. Not old either. I have been to Rhodos 2 times. And fell in love. Thanks for charing Life in Rhodes...
God bless you you reminded me of my childhood and my grandfather. Those round thorny flowers they called them donkeythorns. I remember my late grandfather's donkeys and mules putting them in their mouth full, in spite having 2 inches long thorns, and eating like the were candy moving them around their mouth until the flower brakes down and then the swallow it. Many of those thistle flowers have medicinal value too.
Just a short note. When doing cheers with a glass of alcohol, either alone or with another person, hitting the glass to the table may also have the meaning, that the person who drinks does not forget close people that are not in life any more.... Just a tradition for many Greeks. Great video! Congrats!
In Byzantine times, thieves, rapists and generally those who committed serious illegalities, it was an unwritten law for them to be ridiculed in the market / square by the population before going to prison. The most common insult from the citizens to them, was to take dirt or mud from the ground and spread it on the face of the illegal person. This movement - with the hand open - was called "μουτζούρεμα / moutzourema / smudge" and later "μούτζωμα / moutzoma". The criminal himself was called "blurry". This movement, that is, showing the other your open palm, has exactly the same meaning today - without the mud. It was and remains a serious insult to the Greeks, but among friends it is considered a joke. For this, when we show the number 5 we use the back of the palm. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Στα χρόνια του Βυζαντίου, οι κλέφτες οι βιαστές και γενικά αυτοί που έκαναν βαριές παρανομίες, ήταν άγραφος νόμος αυτοί να γελοιοποιούνται στην αγορά/πλατεία από τον πληθυσμό πριν μπούν στην φυλακή. Η πιο συνηθισμένη ύβρις από τους πολίτες προς αυτούς, ήταν να παίρνουν από το έδαφος χώμα ή λάσπη και να το απλώνουν στο πρόσωπο του παράνομου. Αυτή η κίνηση - με το χέρι ανοιχτό - λεγόταν "μουτζούρεμα" και αργότερα "μούτζωμα". Ο ίδιος ο εγκληματίας λεγόταν "μουτζουρωμένος / μουτζωμένος". Αυτή η κίνηση , δηλαδή το να δείχνεις στον άλλον την ανοιχτή παλάμη σου, έχει σήμερα ακριβώς την ίδια έννοια - χωρίς την λάσπη. Ήταν και παραμένει σοβαρή βρισιά για τους Έλληνες, όμως μεταξύ φίλων γίνεται για αστείο. Για αυτό, όταν δείχνουμε τον αριθμό 5 χρησιμοποιούμε το πίσω μέρος της παλάμης.
Την εχουν και άλλοι λαοί την μούντζα με την ίδια σημασια με εμάς μπορει βέβαια να την πηραν σαν έθιμο απο την βυζαντινη αυτοκρατορια γιατι μεσα στα όρια της αυτοκρατοριας υπαρχει αυτο το έθιμο
@@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής thank you for your explanation. I am a native and I didn't know that. Somebody of our ancestors told γειρασκω αει διδασκομενος. I feel so.
What ever you said was 100% true. Italians are just as Greeks about sign language.They didn't adopt only Greek culture, but their way of life too. We both use gestures... In some distant Greek villages, they even use the 'bird language'. They communicate with bird wistle sounds...😮 I know...sounds unbelievable, but it's true.
Συγχαρητήρια για το βίντεο που ανέβασες, συνέχισε, μου άρεσε, χιούμορ και εξυπνάδα πακέτο. Πολύ καλός συνδυασμός. Congrats, keep up. Wit and humor nice combination. I enjoyed it
There's this joke about two Greeks going to a restaurant abroad, trying to order fried eggs but they speak not a word of English. So, one pretends he's a chicken, mimicking the moves and the sounds of a chicken trying to lay eggs. The waiter leaves and comes back shortly with fried eggs. The Greek says to the other "You see? I told you we'd make it!" And the waiter intervenes saying "Hadn't I been Greek, you'd eat s#@t!" 😂
Πολύ καλό video, και μιλάς πραγματικά καλά Ελληνικά, που είναι δύσκολη γλώσσα. Ζώντας τα τελευταία 3 χρόνια+ στην Λαπωνία απόλαυσα το video πραγματικά. Υπάρχουν κοινές ρίζες με την Ελλάδα σε αρκετές Φινλανδικές λέξεις, και όχι μόνο ως laina sana. Kαλά να περνάτε...terveisin Rovaniemelta
the important is : we share food and we dont pick up empty dishes like the tavern has no other dishes to serve and wants yours … the plates stay on the table till the end . the table is ALWAYS busy and full . food is an expression of gathering and joy , not just to consume calories like the cold and emotionless northern cultures
Στα Ομηρικά έπη,τα μέζεα είναι τα γεννητικά όργανα του σφαχτού που ψήνονται πρώτα ως το τρυφερότερο μέρος του ζώου και ήταν το πρώτο τσιμπολόγημα. Μέζεα (μέσεα) γιατί βρίσκονται στην μέση του σώματος.
Στα Ομηρικά έπη μέζεα είναι τα γεννητικά όργανα του σφαχτού που ψήνονται πρώτα ως το τρυφερότερο μέρος του ζώου και είναι το πρώτο τσιμπολόγημα. Μέζεα (μέσαια) γιατί βρίσκονται στην μέση του σώματος.
Hahaa, nice video! But, ok, let's not terrify foreign people, they have to fear nothing at all about an accidental showing off of their open palm. Greeks are so used to these things in all of their lives that they instantly know what the other person actually shows them with an open palm, I mean if it is an insult or just a natural gesture by a person who does not know anything about this. Also, legal visitors in Greece, tourists or whoever, are seen in the street as our guests and they are fully respected, which means, they are under our collective protection. The only thing that a non native Greek person should never ever try is to use the famous word "m@l@kas". If they don't speak Greek like their first language, they must never try this out.
04:55 - The reason you are not to show you hand with all your fingers open as you indicate is because it is rude and offensive ! . Why? With all your fngers open and pointing outwards you are sticking your five fingers to the five openings of his or her face !
Natural teacher. You made it sound so simple!
I've been to Crete as a child, and all I remember is calimera, calicera, calinichta. I love your channel for teaching me how to be more polite next time I go to Greece. Thank you :)
😂 Ooooouuuuuuu 👋 We love your vids a lot! Have a great Winter in Soroní! Greetings from Tanska.
@@bo6938 thank you! Hello to Denmark 👋😃
enjoy and embrace the greek culture ! a culture alive for the last 5000 years . is worth it
Κλαίω απο τα γέλια!!! Σε λάτρεψα !!
Hello Lena!
I discovered your youtube channel, maybe 5 months ago. Really like it! I am Swedish. Not young anymore. Not old either. I have been to Rhodos 2 times. And fell in love. Thanks for charing Life in Rhodes...
@@psvensson9839 hello to Sweden! 👋 I'm glad you enjoy the videos 🤗
@@mylifeinrhodes❤
Τσακάλι έχεις γίνει, Σε χαίρομαι !!.
@@AnaxOne ευχαριστώ πάρα πολύ 😄
ahahahah "and you howl like a wolf to the full moon" You're a funny gal :)
I died at the ''ooooooouuu''🤣🤣🤣
God bless you you reminded me of my childhood and my grandfather. Those round thorny flowers they called them donkeythorns. I remember my late grandfather's donkeys and mules putting them in their mouth full, in spite having 2 inches long thorns, and eating like the were candy moving them around their mouth until the flower brakes down and then the swallow it. Many of those thistle flowers have medicinal value too.
Just a short note. When doing cheers with a glass of alcohol, either alone or with another person, hitting the glass to the table may also have the meaning, that the person who drinks does not forget close people that are not in life any more.... Just a tradition for many Greeks. Great video! Congrats!
@@PanosS56E thank you for your comment. That's a good tradition 🤍💙
Επίσης χύνουμε την πρώτη γουλιά του κρασιού στο χώμα.Χοές στους νεκρούς μας που μας συντροφεύουν πάντα.
Excellent presentation. Congrats ... 😊🇬🇷😊
@@odysseasntalias5950 thank you ❤️
Γέλασα με το λύκο αλλά ισχύει!..
@@CASIUSGELAEI 😆🐺
In Byzantine times, thieves, rapists and generally those who committed serious illegalities, it was an unwritten law for them to be ridiculed in the market / square by the population before going to prison. The most common insult from the citizens to them, was to take dirt or mud from the ground and spread it on the face of the illegal person. This movement - with the hand open - was called "μουτζούρεμα / moutzourema / smudge" and later "μούτζωμα / moutzoma". The criminal himself was called "blurry". This movement, that is, showing the other your open palm, has exactly the same meaning today - without the mud. It was and remains a serious insult to the Greeks, but among friends it is considered a joke. For this,
when we show the number 5 we use the back of the palm.
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Στα χρόνια του Βυζαντίου, οι κλέφτες οι βιαστές και γενικά αυτοί που έκαναν βαριές παρανομίες, ήταν άγραφος νόμος αυτοί να γελοιοποιούνται στην αγορά/πλατεία από τον πληθυσμό πριν μπούν στην φυλακή. Η πιο συνηθισμένη ύβρις από τους πολίτες προς αυτούς, ήταν να παίρνουν από το
έδαφος χώμα ή λάσπη και να το απλώνουν στο πρόσωπο του παράνομου. Αυτή η κίνηση - με το χέρι ανοιχτό - λεγόταν "μουτζούρεμα" και αργότερα "μούτζωμα". Ο ίδιος ο εγκληματίας λεγόταν "μουτζουρωμένος / μουτζωμένος".
Αυτή η κίνηση , δηλαδή το να δείχνεις στον άλλον την ανοιχτή παλάμη σου, έχει σήμερα ακριβώς την ίδια έννοια - χωρίς την λάσπη. Ήταν και παραμένει σοβαρή βρισιά για τους Έλληνες, όμως μεταξύ φίλων γίνεται για αστείο. Για αυτό, όταν δείχνουμε τον αριθμό 5 χρησιμοποιούμε το πίσω μέρος της παλάμης.
@@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής thank you, that was really interesting 😊🙏
Δε το'ξερα αυτό!!!
Την εχουν και άλλοι λαοί την μούντζα με την ίδια σημασια με εμάς μπορει βέβαια να την πηραν σαν έθιμο απο την βυζαντινη αυτοκρατορια γιατι μεσα στα όρια της αυτοκρατοριας υπαρχει αυτο το έθιμο
@@ΑπόλλωνΘηρευτής thank you for your explanation. I am a native and I didn't know that. Somebody of our ancestors told γειρασκω αει διδασκομενος. I feel so.
What ever you said was 100% true.
Italians are just as Greeks about sign language.They didn't adopt only Greek culture, but their way of life too.
We both use gestures...
In some distant Greek villages, they even use the 'bird language'.
They communicate with bird wistle sounds...😮
I know...sounds unbelievable, but it's true.
we love you all the Greeks
Συγχαρητήρια για το βίντεο που ανέβασες, συνέχισε, μου άρεσε, χιούμορ και εξυπνάδα πακέτο. Πολύ καλός συνδυασμός. Congrats, keep up. Wit and humor nice combination. I enjoyed it
@@spiridoulaefthimaki5695 ευχαριστώ πολύ 😄
There's this joke about two Greeks going to a restaurant abroad, trying to order fried eggs but they speak not a word of English.
So, one pretends he's a chicken, mimicking the moves and the sounds of a chicken trying to lay eggs.
The waiter leaves and comes back shortly with fried eggs. The Greek says to the other "You see? I told you we'd make it!"
And the waiter intervenes saying "Hadn't I been Greek, you'd eat s#@t!" 😂
@@DionysiosTau that's so funny 🤣
@Εμμανουέλα-φ5μ 😂
Πολύ καλό video, και μιλάς πραγματικά καλά Ελληνικά, που είναι δύσκολη γλώσσα. Ζώντας τα τελευταία 3 χρόνια+ στην Λαπωνία απόλαυσα το video πραγματικά. Υπάρχουν κοινές ρίζες με την Ελλάδα σε αρκετές Φινλανδικές λέξεις, και όχι μόνο ως laina sana. Kαλά να περνάτε...terveisin Rovaniemelta
@@FinGreek ευχαριστώ πολύ 💙🤍 Ναι Ελληνικά είναι δύσκολη γλώσσα mutta ei tuo suomenkielikään suinkaan helppo ole 😂 Terveisiä Rovaniemelle 👋🇬🇷🇫🇮
great video! yoy got everything right! :)
Thank you 🤗
I like that you took the time to show some of the local insects. 🐜 ❤
I am Greek and this sign language came naturally to me but I never realised the significance of it.
watching your videos makes me realize how many gestures i use in RL in my day to day with foreigners, and those gestures must be so foreign to them😅
@@stavroskontargyris 😆
first time seeing you and I think you learn it better than us, well done.bravo.
the important is : we share food and we dont pick up empty dishes like the tavern has no other dishes to serve and wants yours … the plates stay on the table till the end . the table is ALWAYS busy and full . food is an expression of gathering and joy , not just to consume calories like the cold and emotionless northern cultures
Great video, thanks!
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Bravo Lena, but keep in
mind, big differences exist in the country..
Not all Greeks the same, 😂😂.
Thank you !!
You are excellent 😅❤
@@petroskoulizos3515 thank you 🥰
Yes.im from Greece and you find the key of language.
@@anastasios-tasos5294 thank you 😊
Like a wolf in a full moon 😆😆
😆🐺
LOVE gREEK FOOD AND SOME OF THEIR SIMPLE DISHES ARE SUPERB! Another good video!
@@chrismconnochie1279 thank you 🥰
Πολύ διαβασμένη!!!😂😂😂
Μου άνοιξες την όρεξη, πάω να ξαναφαω... 😄
@@marinermwraitis4328 😆
😮😮😂😂😂😂❤❤❤
I am Greek and agree
Would be fun to see a video comparing Greek vs Finn mentality... who is weirder? lol
@@redblueiris that's a great idea, thanks! 😆
Μεζές means savory snack
Στα Ομηρικά έπη,τα μέζεα είναι τα γεννητικά όργανα του σφαχτού που ψήνονται πρώτα ως το τρυφερότερο μέρος του ζώου και ήταν το πρώτο τσιμπολόγημα. Μέζεα (μέσεα) γιατί βρίσκονται στην μέση του σώματος.
Στα Ομηρικά έπη μέζεα είναι τα γεννητικά όργανα του σφαχτού που ψήνονται πρώτα ως το τρυφερότερο μέρος του ζώου και είναι το πρώτο τσιμπολόγημα.
Μέζεα (μέσαια) γιατί βρίσκονται στην μέση του σώματος.
you forgot the yes and now in greek sign language
Hahaa, nice video! But, ok, let's not terrify foreign people, they have to fear nothing at all about an accidental showing off of their open palm. Greeks are so used to these things in all of their lives that they instantly know what the other person actually shows them with an open palm, I mean if it is an insult or just a natural gesture by a person who does not know anything about this. Also, legal visitors in Greece, tourists or whoever, are seen in the street as our guests and they are fully respected, which means, they are under our collective protection. The only thing that a non native Greek person should never ever try is to use the famous word "m@l@kas". If they don't speak Greek like their first language, they must never try this out.
@@Savvas1640 you are so right about this! As a "tourist" I have always felt respected and protected here by the locals 🙏
Eviva derives from ευοι Ευαν
for fun make a sign of autostop in a taverna... what they will understand???
@@johnmax5652 like 👍😆
@@mylifeinrhodes next one pays
@@panagiotisp8213 right 🤣
04:55 - The reason you are not to show you hand with all your fingers open as you indicate is because it is rude and offensive !
. Why? With all your fngers open and pointing outwards you are sticking your five fingers to the five openings of his or her face !
you know too much are you sure re not converting to greek? :P
@@mrdigitized maybe 😄 σιγά σιγά...
With all that sun exposure in Rhodos all year round, Why are you so pale ?
@@JimmyTheGreek2000 I like the shade 😆
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