http://stuffarmoslike.com A blog dedicated to the things that Armenians like Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:00:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Armenians love their TVs. The TV is on first thing in the morning and it's the thing you put on sleep and let it turn off by iteslf as you doze off to sleep. In fact, most Armenians probably don't know that the power button on the remote turns off ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/11/02/23-tv/ John McCain prides himself as a straight-talker, but he's got nothing on Armenians. Armenians are the original straight-talkers. They have no shame and no mercy to tell it as it is, especially when it comes to describing how people look. They will tell you (even to your face) that you're ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/10/26/22-calling-fat-people-fat/ Did you know that Armenians had the tragic experience of going through the first genocide of the 20th century? (Actually, some Armenians will proudly argue that we Armenians went through the last genocide of the 19th century, considering that some of the systematic massacres of Armenians in villages in the ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/10/04/21-books-about-the-genocide/ Do you want to write a post for "Stuff Armos Like?" Are you an Armo or an adopted Armo and there are things about our peculiar culture that reminds you of how unique and peculiar we really are? I want to open up the posts to other people. Got an ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/10/04/open-invitation/ "Oooooo... Eeeeee... Goooo goooo..... " you hear Aunty's high pitched voice squealing at the new baby in the house. Armenians love babies. Armenian women love babies. When you have your first child, make sure you prepare your cute, innocent, gentle, fragile baby for the overwhelming presence of the "family" when ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/09/16/20-babies/ OK, so who doesn't like things that are free? I know it is in our blood (as humans, not as Armenians) to try to get free stuff---whether it be free credit cards, free jam, free books, or free tv. Free is better than "costs money." But Armenians really really like things ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/09/03/19-things-that-are-free/ I have already mentioned that Armenians love their coffee. But what I didn't elaborate on is how much Armenians love to read the coffee cups after they are done drinking their Turkish Coffee. You can get the history of reading coffee cups here. The argument of where we Armenians got the ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/08/24/18-reading-coffee-cups/ Enough Said http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/08/18/17-being-loud/ The cream of the crop vehicle for Armenians is the Mercedes. Nothing comes close to owning a Benz. In fact, owning a 10 year old Mercedes is a much better option (especially for status purposes) than owning a brand new vehicle--even a Lexus. That's right, with so many beautiful cars on ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/08/13/16-mercedesses/ I love Armenian food. There is no question in my mind that Armenian food is objectively the best food out there, and nothing beats Armenian food that is grilled. Armenians know how to BBQ. But Armenians won't BBQ with the new gas grill you pick up at your Home Depot ... http://stuffarmoslike.com/2008/08/07/15-bbqing-like-its-1999-or-maybe-1899/