1. Your name is incredibly hard for others to pronounce.
It might be twelve letters long, but it's not THAT hard.
2. Normal school weeks were 6 days, not 5.
Every Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM you were in Greek school learning about Hercules or some other myth.
3. A trip to your grandmother's house usually includes five-course meals for the next week.
I mean, Yiayia, you gave us a tray of spanakopita four days ago, we don't need another one.
4. You've argued with many teachers on how to pronounce Greek mythological names.
It's Aντιγόνη, not Antigoneeeee.
5. There are certain words you only know how to say Greek.
Hey, do you have a pair of pandofles I can borrow?
6. Every one of your parents' friends is known as "thea" or "theo."
My cousin Christina is my thea's daughter, you know my mom's best friend.
7. There's a stavro and an icon in your car somewhere.
My yiayia told me to put it there.
8. Leaving a family party is a process of at least 3 hours.
Mama, you said we were leaving two hours ago!!
9. You can't wait to have a real gyro in the homeland.
It's yeero not gyros.
10. Most of your Greek friends are greeted with "malaka."
It's only rude if you mean it.
11. Your quiet voice is everybody else's outside voice.
I'm not even screaming okay, I'm just happy.
12. You change languages when xeni are around so they can't understand.
No, we're not talking about you, I swear.
