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Traditional Greek Recipes: Sheftalies (Cypriot pork sausages)

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Traditional Greek Recipes: Sheftalies (Cypriot pork sausages)

Sheftalies are a traditional Cypriot sausage made with simple ingredients and cooked over the charcoal.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg pork caul fat see notes
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 4 small brown onions, finely diced
  • 1 large bunch of parsley, 60 sprigs, finely chopped
  • 3 kg pork mince
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbs dried mint
  • 30 mL white wine
  • 2 tbs salt
  • 1 tbs black pepper

Method

  1. The first step is to prepare the caul fat so that it is cleaned properly and that there is foul smell. Wash it in a large bowl with plenty of water several times. Then add enough cold water to cover it, as well as the vinegar and let it soak for 15min or until there is no more nasty smell.
  2. In the meantime prepare the mince mixture by finely chopping the parsley and onion. Both of these need to be chopped small enough so that they combine easily with the mince and there aren’t large chunks when you are biting into the sheftalies. You may choose to brown off the onion before adding it to the mixture, to help digest it better but it is not something i tend to do.
  3. Once the parsley and onions are chopped, add them with the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well with your hands until everything is well combined.
  4. Wash the caul fat, strain any excess water and place it in the strainer over a bowl. Keep it aside and have it ready to use to roll the sheftalies.
  5. Scoop 70g (a packed ⅓ cup) of the mince mixture and form a 9-10cm long sausage shape (see notes). Place the sausage you have just formed on a tray and continue to do the same until all the mince mixture is finished. If i am making these with someone else, one person usually makes the sausages while the other wraps them into sheftalies.
  6. Before you start using the caul fat you need to check it. If the caul fat has any holes in it do not use it to wrap the mince, otherwise the coating may tear apart. Also if the caul fat veins are too thick I tend to not use it, as they may not render (melt) well when cooked.
  7. Grab a piece of the caul fat carefully and spread it out on a board or your clean working bench. Place the mince log on the edge of the caul fat and then roll it 1.5 times around, folding the sides in as you do. The caul fat will stick together and once it cooks it will render and will hold the sheftalia well. Use a sharp knife and cut off the caul fat surrounding the sheftalia.
  8. Repeat the process until all the mince is wrapped. If any caul fat remains then you must throw it away.
  9. Place the finished sheftalies on a lined tray and put them in the fridge until you are ready to cook them. If you are not cooking them that day then place them in the freezer well wrapped. I only freeze them if I find fresh caul fat to use. Otherwise, if the caul fat is frozen to begin with, I always cook them on the day and I do not freeze the caul fat again.
  10. To cook the sheftalies we tend to fire up the charcoal. The sheftalies should be cooked slowly, not too close to the fire, so that the inside cooks before the outside burns. Instead an even brown colour should form. Otherwise you may choose to heat a grill pan on a high heat cooking each side for 10min or so.

Kali Orexi!

Recipe by: Eleni Georges/My Family’s Food Diary

Greek police clash with protesters in rally against mandatory vaccinations

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Greek police clash with protesters in rally against mandatory vaccinations

Greek police used teargas and water cannon to disperse people who had gathered in central Athens on Saturday to protest against mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.

More than 4,000 people rallied outside the Greek parliament for a third time this month to oppose mandatory inoculations for some workers, such as healthcare and nursing staff.

A police official, who asked not to be named, said some protesters had thrown petrol bombs, prompting the police to respond with tear gas.

Anti-vaccine demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations, in Athens, Greece, July 24, 2021. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Recent polls showed the majority of Greeks would get the shot against the COVID-19 which has claimed 12,890 lives in Greece since the pandemic broke out last year. About 45% of a population of 11 million are fully vaccinated.

Greece has ordered the vaccination of healthcare and nursing home staff as cases have risen and urged school teachers to get the shot in time for the start of the school year in September.

Nearly 2,500 cases were reported on Saturday, bringing the total number of infected people to 474,366.

Source: Reuters

Lea Yanitsas shines against Canada as Aussie Stingers claim first Olympics win

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Lea Yanitsas shines against Canada as Aussie Stingers claim first Olympics win

Three goals to Bronte Halligan and a goalkeeping masterclass from Lea Yanitsas has helped Australia to a comfortable 8-5 over Canada in women’s water polo action in Tokyo.

The Stingers led all game thanks to regular goals and Yanitsas’s (13-of-18) 72 per cent save rate, who was praised by both the commentators and her fellow teammates.

Canada worked back to 4-3 in the second quarter before Rowie Webster’s penalty shot skipped off the surface and hit the upright in what could have proved a turning point.

Australia’s women have opened their Tokyo water polo campaign with an 8-5 win over Canada. Credit: AAP

But Australia held their nerve, Zoe Arancini neatly lobbing the Canadian keeper Claire Wright (10 saves from 18 shots) to regain a two-goal buffer they would never relinquish.

The Stingers have finished first, fourth, third, third and sixth since women’s water polo was introduced, with the United States emerging as the clear super power after Australia pipped them for gold in Sydney.

“It’s been a long 16 months since our last international game,” dual bronze medallist Bronwen Knox said.

Australian players celebrate after a win over Canada in a preliminary round women’s water polo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

“I was almost forced into retirement at one stage. It’s a tough slog to continue to be an athlete. I’ve had two-and-a-half years off work now.

“To support myself financially is extremely difficult. I’ve obviously got the support of Water Polo Australia and all my support networks back home.

READ MORE: ‘I’m so lucky’: Lea Yanitsas on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics with the Aussie Stingers

“To get a win is a fantastic start to our campaign; we definitely progressed throughout the game and got more comfortable in there.”

Australia’s mens team – known as the Sharks – begin their campaign against Montenegro on Sunday, with Greek Australian Anthony Hrysanthos in goals.

Source: 7News

Greece sends ‘heartfelt condolences’ to India after deadly floods claim innocent lives

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Greece sends ‘heartfelt condolences’ to India after deadly floods claim innocent lives

Greece’s Foreign Ministry expressed on Saturday its “heartfelt condolences” to the families of the victims of the deadly floods and landslides in western India.

“At this difficult time, our thoughts go out to the missing, the injured and the rescue crews. We extend our solidarity to the people and government of India,” it said in a post on Twitter.

At least 112 people have lost their lives in western India in landslides and floods caused by torrential monsoon rains.

National Disaster Response Force personnel rescue people stranded in floodwaters in Kolhapur, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, on Friday.Photo: CNN

In hard-hit Raigad, south of Mumbai, where landslides buried dozens of houses, at least 47 people were killed and 53 others were feared trapped under layers of mud.

The downpour caused the Savitri river to burst its banks, leaving the town of Mahad completely inaccessible by road, and prompting terrified residents to climb onto rooftops and upper floors to escape swelling waters.

A combined rescue operation involving the army, navy and air force was under way to evacuate those stranded by the flooding. Their operations, though, were hampered by high water levels and landslides blocking roads, including the main highway between Mumbai and Goa.

Nearly 90,000 people have been evacuated in Maharashtra so far.

The navy deployed seven rescue teams equipped with rubber boats, life jackets and lifebuoys to the affected areas, along with specialist divers and a helicopter to airlift marooned residents.

Search continues off Greek island for missing migrants

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Search continues off Greek island for missing migrants

A search and rescue operation continued into the night Friday off the coast of the Greek island of Crete for several people believed missing a day after a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants sank in high winds.

Greece’s coast guard said 37 people had been rescued from the sea or the sinking boat by late Thursday. According to survivors, there had been about 45 people on board.

The migration ministry issued a series of tweets late Friday saying that “at least 7 people died, and several more are missing.”

But the coast guard said no bodies had been recovered as of that time, and that eight people were still officially listed as missing.

Migrants from sub-saharan African countries on a dinghy are towed by a rescue boat as they try to cross part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece, February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

The Greek ministry laid the blame for the shipwreck on Turkey, from where many people attempt to enter Greece, often using unseaworthy vessels.

“This needless tragedy is what happens when #Turkey fails to act against the criminal gangs and prevent these perilous crossings – it must stop,” the ministry tweeted.

Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said two of its navy ships and one plane were deployed to join the mission in difficult sea and air conditions. The Turkish ministry also put the number of people believed to be missing at eight.

A ministry statement issued Friday said the sailboat sank 161 miles (259 kilometers) from the Turkish coastal town of Kas and about 60 miles (nearly 100 kilometers) south of the Greek island of Karpathos.

Greece is one of the preferred smuggling routes into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The vast majority attempt to cross to Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast in inflatable dinghies.

Separately Friday, Greek police said 11 people had been arrested for allegedly organizing the transport of migrants who crossed into Greece illegally over its land border with Turkey to the northern city of Thessaloniki using pickup trucks and luxury cars to try and avoid detection.

The EU’s Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation said it has assisted in the investigation against the trafficking ring accused of transporting about 350 migrants in more than 50 transfers, charging 2,000-2,500 euros ($2,350-2,950) per person.

Christina Vithoulkas: Becoming a paraplegic made me a stronger, happier person

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Christina Vithoulkas: Becoming a paraplegic made me a stronger, happier person

Christina Vithoulkas is one of South Australia’s most followed influencers as she’s regularly seen posing for selfies, perhaps in her underwear, often in delightful holiday locations.

But one thing you’ll never see in Christina’s photos, not since September 2018 at least, is the 26 year-old on her feet. That’s because she became a paraplegic when a jump on her dirt bike went horribly wrong, The Advertiser reports.

‘I knew instantly I’d been paralysed’:

It was supposed to be a fun day back in the Riverland, with Vithoulkas’ twin sister, Irene, and some friends. Vithoulkas had been living in Victoria, working as supervisor of a traffic control crew at Shepparton, and living with her then-boyfriend (and later fiance) and his parents.

It was a new jump, in a new park in Morgan, and she’d never been on it before. On her first run on her Kawasaki 450, it all went wrong. Accelerating up the ramp she tells The Advertiser she was a little slow, and after soaring across the 55ft space, missed her mark.

What happened next was a shock.

“It was my misjudgment… I came up a little short, hit the top of the table top, and my legs were thrown up in the air,” she tells The Advertiser.

Christina Vithoulkas in hospital after her 2018 accident. Photo: The Advertiser

Off the bike, she landed on her head, and the force of the impact snapped her spine over so that her backside hit her skull. She was unconscious for about five minutes.

“I knew instantly I’d been paralysed,” Vithoulkas says of her first thoughts when she came to. “I knew I’d done a good job of it this time. I wasn’t quite, like scared or anything. I just knew my life had completely changed.”

According to the SA media outlet, Vithoulkas spent three days in intensive care with fractured ribs, a torn spleen, fractured skull, a neck fracture and various other injuries. She had 12 screws and two rods placed in her back. But a permanently damaged T5 vertebrae in the middle of her back left her a paraplegic, unable to walk but with use of her arms.

Transferred to Victoria’s Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre, she was determined to be their speediest patient ever. Vithoulkas was gone in seven and a half weeks.

‘I want to normalise disability’:

This determined spirit has always been a part of Vithoulkas. Growing up in a small vineyard in Barmera in the Riverland with her parents, Maria and Jim, and sister, she never let anything get in the way of her passion for riding dirt bikes on the family property.

“I’m very stubborn,” she says. “I lived and breathed it. I would ride three times a week, sacrifice my weekends and studies. Riding just took over my life.”

Vithoulkas even raced in motocross competitions and freestyle motocross, an individual event where riders at her level accelerate up a metal ramp, jump a 55ft gap (17.7m), and land on a dirt ramp. Crashes were common but still none were as impactful as that fateful crash in September 2018.

Vithoulkas is building a car and going to start drift racing. Here she gets a ride at The Bend Motorsport Park in Tailem Bend for Round 3 of Drifting SA. Picture: Simon Cross/The Advertiser

The other thing you won’t see is Vithoulkas looking sorry for herself. And that is because, despite the loss of feeling and movement below her chest, she doesn’t accept that her life is worse. What you do see, though, is more than you may ever want to know about the nitty-gritty of what it is like to be disabled.

“I realised that what I needed was to get back on the bike to make me happy,” she says. “That’s why I don’t regret what I did, because getting back on the bike was the best thing for me to get out of that rut.”

Her father was concerned. “My dad and I actually had this conversation about being paralysed – you know, ‘what happens if you end up in a wheelchair?’. And I was like, I’m not going to regret it. I’m doing exactly what I want to do; this is what makes me happy. And to this day I still have that same attitude. I do not regret anything, not even the day I went riding …”

Getting back on the road

She’d hoped to somehow get back on the bike, but while she can ride, she can’t be competitive with able-bodied riders. Drifting, she thinks, will give her a level playing field with other competitors – as well as get her heart racing again.

On the first corner of her first ride in a drift car, “I instantly knew that the feeling I got … was the exact same feeling I got on the dirt bike,” she says. “With drifting, I don’t have any expectations. But I know even if I’m the worst one out there, I will not stop till I’m at a competing level. If that takes me five years I’ll keep on going.”

Stubbornness is clearly a trait. It’s also helps maintain the positive attitude that sees her accident as a “blessing in disguise”.

“This was the best thing that could have ever happened to me because of the person I’ve turned into, the strength I’ve gained, the resilience, just everything about who I am right now,” Vithoulkas says.

“I loved that Christina before – she had a great life – I’m so glad I did what I did. But I want this Christina, this version of me. It’s just brought out the best in me and the way I live with my life and the way I go about my life. I don’t know how to explain it, I just live in a state of appreciation, to enjoy moments even more than I would before.”

Without the accident, she says she would probably have accepted a life that wasn’t as good as it could be. In a way she was paralysed mentally, unable to make changes, and the accident clarified her thinking.

“We service our cars every 10,000km, and I service my brain every week. What do I have to do this week to make me happier? What’s draining me, what’s not draining me.”

As Vithoulkas says, appearances can be deceptive.

Source: The Advertiser

Melbourne’s Greek community leaders urge people to get vaccinated

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Melbourne’s Greek community leaders urge people to get vaccinated

In the wake of the latest lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of Melbourne’s Greek community have come together to encourage people to get vaccinated.

A collective of community organisations have come together to call and encourage our community to step up and get vaccinated.

The President of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Bill Papastergiadis OAM called not only for the support of other organisations but of all Greek Australians: “Whilst I appreciate people’s apprehension, there is simply no doubt that the only way out of this pandemic mess is through vaccination. Our borders will only open when we are vaccinated. Our lives will only return to resemble something like the ones we enjoyed once we are vaccinated. This is the message of all of our scientific experts and political leaders.”

His Eminence Archbishop Makarios reiterated the need for everyone to get vaccinated saying: “We must not forget that vaccination constitutes an act of self-protection, but, primarily, it is an act of love and solidarity for our family, community, and the wider society to which we belong. In order to achieve the best possible control of the pandemic, I urge you with paternal love and responsibility to get vaccinated against Covid-19, if you have not already done so. I pray that our benevolent God strengthens everyone and quickly frees humanity from this terrible ordeal of the pandemic.”

The Chair of the Hellenic Australia Chamber of Commerce (VIC) Fotini Kypraios added: “Increasing the vaccination rates must become the absolute priority if Victoria is to re-open for business with confidence and not be at the mercy of ’snap’ lockdowns. Inadequate supplies of the vaccines have left Australia languishing when compared to other parts of the world, where notwithstanding daily new cases in the many thousands, are open for business and learning to live with COVID-19.  The sooner we increase vaccination rates, the sooner Victorians can safely reconnect, confidently re-open for business, regenerate investment and reinvigorate the local economy.”

With particular expert insight, the GCM Treasurer and President of the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia (HMSA) Assoc Professor Marinis Pirpiris issued the following statement for people to consider and community organisations to endorse: 

“On behalf of Melbourne’s leading Greek community groups, the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia, is writing to ask you to visit your doctor or a vaccination centre and get vaccinated as soon as possible. COVID-19 is dangerous and is not going away any time soon. According to a study at the University of South Australia, at least 80 percent of Australians over 70 years are at high risk of contracting severe COVID-19 or dying from it. Our most world-renowned doctors and scientists are urging all of us to get vaccinated urgently. This includes our physicians, surgeons, scientists and general practitioners. The virus and its future variants will be with us for years. We can’t afford to “wait it out”.

“The virus causes serious illness and death. With the passage of time, COVID-19 is also becoming more infectious. Indecision over vaccination will lead to further losses of family members, friends, acquaintances and colleagues. Whilst the vaccines can protect us, as at the 14 July 2021, only 9.8% of the Australian population was fully vaccinated and only 27.5% had received one dose of the vaccine. In order to return to our former lifestyles, we need to bring the number of fully vaccinated people up to 75-85%. It’s time to get serious and get vaccinated.

“We recognise that some have questions and reservations about taking the vaccine. Please discuss these issues with your GP as soon as possible. The vaccines have been assessed by some of our most trusted and eminent Australian scientists and specialists. The vaccines are extremely effective at saving lives and preventing serious illness, hospitalisations and long-term health problems and disability.

“Extensive testing and contact tracing, mandatory quarantine and snap lockdowns are not viable long-term strategies. These measures are designed to protect us from the terrible recent experiences in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. We must get vaccines out as quickly as possible. Because the virus is mutating and its behaviour changing, we must be proactive. The only viable long-term solution that will protect us, our families and friends, is seeing your doctor and vaccinating.

“We are at war with an invisible biological agent. There is no time to waste. We need to ensure we all remain healthy by seeing our general practitioners, discussing our concerns, rolling up our sleeves and getting vaccinated. We can no longer be complacent. The borders will not remain closed indefinitely.“

If you need further information on the COVID-19 vaccines, please visit your general practitioner, call 1800 020 080 or send your questions to: https://www.health.gov.au/…/covid-19-vaccine-enquiries

Assoc Prof. Marinis Pirpiris

President, Hellenic Medical Society of Australia

Signed in support by:

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

The Greek Community of Melbourne

The Federation of Greek Elderly Citizens Club

The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce (Vic)

The Greek Precinct Association of Melbourne

The Panepirotic Federation of Australia

The Pan Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria

The Thessaloniki Association – The White Tower

The Hippocratic Optometric Service

The Hellenic RSL Sub-Branch

AHEPA Australia

The Panarcadian Association of Melbourne and Victoria Limited (“O Kolokotronis”)

The Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand

The Pensioners Association of Bulleen & Templestowe

Greek Community Television

The Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia fully endorse this statement.

The Pontic Educational and Cultural Association of Vic “Akrites Tou Pontou”

The Pontic Foundation of Australia “Panagia Soumela”

The Pontian Brotherhood of SA

The Canberra Pontian Club

The Greek Pontian Society of Wollongong “Diogenis”

The Pontian Society of Sydney “Panagia Soumela”

The Pontian Brotherhood of NSW “Pontoxeniteas”

The Federation of Messinian Organisations of Melbourne and Victoria

The Pantrifilian Association of Melbourne and Victoria

The Cyprus Community of Melbourne and Victoria

The Panarcadian Federation of Victoria

The Pan-Samian Brotherhood of Victoria “Pythagoras”

The Greek Youth Generator

NSW Government seeks Covid help from community language teachers

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NSW Government seeks Covid help from community language teachers

The Premier, Gladys Berejiklian has held an online meeting with around seven hundred of the State’s community-language teachers.

Organised by the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools, the meeting was also joined online by the Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello, the new Minister for Multiculturalism, Natalie Ward MLC and the CEO of Multicultural NSW, Joseph La Posta.

The NSW Police Force Corporate Sponsor for Cultural Diversity, Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke APM and Dr Jan Fizzell, Senior Medical Adviser, NSW Health also participated.

The President of the Federation, Lucia Johns, said during the meeting that children were continuing to study their family language on line or even by mail, where necessary.

“The children at our schools and their teachers can play a key role in helping to communicate important Covid Safety information to their families at this time.

Supplied by the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools.

“The Federation will coordinate the delivery of crucial Government information to language communities through our website and though our schools.

Ms Johns paid particular attention to the “wonderfully clear advice provided by Dr Fizzell to the teachers and family representatives participating, in answer to their many important Covid questions”.

In welcoming the community members to the forum, the Premier thanked them for their long years of work and revealed that she had attended a community language school for 12 years growing up and that her sister had taught Armenian language for another eleven years after that.

“So my family have been involved with community language schools for most of my life. I want to thank you for all the wonderful work you do and appreciate how well connected you are with your communities.

She reiterated that not leaving home at this time is “such an important message for our communities, many of whom are used to interacting with each other.”

“So, it’s very difficult for all of us. If we all work together we have a better chance of getting out of this than otherwise”, she told the Zoom participants.

The Executive Officer of the Federation, Michael Christodoulou, thanked the Premier for “acknowledging the significance and importance of the community language sector – the students, the teachers and the volunteers”.

“Choosing to consult with this sector is recognition that, as the Premier herself proclaims, we are all in this together and united we will win” he said.

Alleged fraudster Bill Papas spotted in Thessaloniki

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Alleged fraudster Bill Papas spotted in Thessaloniki

Bill Papas, the man at the centre of what may be one of Australia’s largest bank frauds, is living in Greece’s second largest city Thessaloniki.

An investigation by AFR Weekend revealed the first evidence that Mr Papas is in the coastal city of Thessaloniki, with a woman who appears to be his girlfriend, Louise Agostino. There is no suggestion Ms Agostino, who has worked at Forum Group and other companies within the portfolio for nearly a decade, was involved in any wrongdoing.

AFR Weekend worked with journalists and photo-journalists in Greece to track Mr Papas down to an apartment block with views of the Thermaikos Gulf, where he owns two properties close to the Thessaloniki city centre.

Alleged fraudster Bill Papas spotted in Thessaloniki. Photo: Australian Financial Review Weekend

Mr Papas and Ms Agostino were seen returning to the apartment around 1.30pm on Thursday (Greece time), and spent time in the afternoon on his balcony around 3pm.

His solicitor told the court Mr Papas had refused to identify where in Greece he was.

Later, his barrister told the court Mr Papas had contracted COVID-19, which prevented him from returning to Australia two weeks ago to face the allegations against him and various entities within his Forum Group of Companies.

Mr Papas is no longer in isolation, his barrister told the Federal Court on Thursday, after testing positive to COVID-19 on July 8.

The 49-year-old is named along with Forum Finance in court documents alleging a scheme to defraud Westpac by presenting false invoices and documents for financing.

The bank says its total exposure could be as high as $285 million and has told the sharemarket it could shave $200 million off the bank’s post-tax profit.

Source: AFR Weekend

Insight or Perspective: What makes us Greek and how ‘Greek’ is your DNA?

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Insight or Perspective: What makes us Greek and how ‘Greek’ is your DNA?

By Eleni Elefterias

Well, it seems being or feeling Greek has a lot more to do with our culture growing up than it does with our DNA. Also, as has been brought to my attention, many people speak Greek and live in Greece who migrated there or are more recent arrivals who speak Greek but ethnically are not Greek.

As an Australian born Greek who values the language above all, I would like to think that those of us who identify as Greek or ‘of Greek heritage’, would want to speak the language. The Greek alphabet is always being used by foreigners, even the names of all the recent Covid variants begin with Alpha, now we have the Delta and even the Lamda Covid variants in Australia. If non-Greeks value our alphabet enough to use, what is wrong with us? Do we do not value it?

To many, speaking Greek may seen obsolete as, rightfully, we do not need Greek to function in our everyday lives here in Australia, but it would enhance our experience so much more as many words and ideas come from the Greek.

Knowing a bit of Greek can help in other language learning too such as Spanish, where there are 17,000 direct words from Greek.

I do not want want to assume all words in European languages come from Greek (as Mr Portokaloglou) attests in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, however, some words we assume are not Greek, on further research turn out to be Greek after all. For example the word Afendi , which I always assumed was Turkish for boss or master. Turns out it is from an ancient Greek root αφεντιά. In the middle-ages it meant something to do with being honourable and a title of honour.

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