Only in Armenia you spend 2 hours chatting with your friend over the phone complaining about the lack of time to see each other.
Only in Armenia you invite few of your closest friends to your
birthday party and 300 people show up.
Only in Armenia people stand in the doorway saying goodbye for 30 minutes and then get back into the house for a cup of coffee.
Only in Armenia you are not supposed to say "NO" at a meal.
Only in Armenia you agree to meet your friend at 6.00 sharp and you both show up at 8.00. (And only in Armenia will you do this 5 times in a raw)
Only in Armenia people leave their country straightforwardly, then miss it desperately, but never come back.
Only in Armenia you spend 2 hours on Abovian street explaining to a complete stranger why you don't want to sit in a cafe and have a cup of coffee with him.
Only in Armenia you look out of your window at Mt. Ararat located in Turkey and say, "what a beautiful mountain do we have!"
Only in Armenia you meet someone for the first time in your life and can be sure you will find at least 5 people both of you know.
Only in Armenia you will find people who say "you can travel to Paris, Rome or London but you will never find a building as beautiful as
our Hamalir!"
Only in Armenia you will see people tinkering with their car engines in their best clothes in full view of their "hayat".
Only in Armenia people go weak at the knees with exhilaration when discussing apricots. (Yuuuuummmmmm...
)
Only in Armenia you can tell the story of your life to someone you meet for the first time, and then wonder why and how gossips spread so
fast in Yerevan.
Only in Armenia you start making wedding plans after meeting your "future spouse" for the second time in your life.
Only in Armenia you should refuse 3 times before having a meal when visiting someone.
Only in Armenia there are more American dollars circulating than in the whole country of the US
Only in Armenia they would have a banknote (10 drams) equal to about 2 cents.
Only in Armenia you can fit 30 people in a mini-bus that seats 12.
Only in Armenia the Constitution requires all citizens to wear at least one piece of black clothing at all times.
Only in Armenia they believe than an Armenian invented the Georgian alphabet (the Georgians certainly don't believe it!!)
Only in Armenia there is absolutely no junk mail - in fact, there is no mail at all.
Only in Armenia you think that Armenians invented everything.
Only in Armenia you can pronounce "gh" and "kh" and are proud of it.
Only in Armenia you believe that the most important people in history MUST have Armenian blood in them.
Only in Armenia you make up rhyming words that start with the letter "m" like "oosh- moosh", "sirun - mirun".
Only in Armenia you talk with your hands when you are on the phone.
Only in Armenia...
