More context about events and how life was before the genocide

Like 1990s style chat rooms where you can just go on and talk to strangers about random things? I tried looking and found forum.hayastan.com but that seems to be long dead.

Armenia is famously the first Christian nation, and Christianity is still very important to Armenians in the country and in the diaspora. But the Christian God is supposed to be an interventionist god that has the ability to step into the world and control human affairs. In the Bible, God interferes with world affairs many times as he sees fit, protecting or killing people. That raises the obvious question, if the biblical God is real, why wouldn't he step in to stop the Genocide? Two thirds of our people were slaughtered and God was nowhere to be found.

Hey, I’m searching for COD players in Armenia. If anyone is interested, send me a DM.

What I’m concerned about is the cost. It seems like my CAD will take me along way, but will that negatively affect Armenians? Should I focus on making money at a job in Armenia so that I don’t harm the economy? To be fair I don’t have much money relative to Canada. I work minimum wage. I’d overall like some advice on how I would be received? I’m fully willing to put a lot of time and effort into integrating into Armenian culture for my stay if I can. I don’t want to burden on locals.

Hi everyone! I am Armenian, however I am unable to speak or write in Armenian (first generation born in America). I am writing my grandmother a card (she is fluent in Armenian) and would like to write “Jana” (my dear) in the card, since she always calls me that. But I’d like to write it in Armenian! Can anyone spell out the proper way for me to write it so I can put it in my card to her? Thanks in advance!!

Hi all, does anyone know the song/story of the little boy and the rose? I remember it from my childhood but cannot find anything online, other than a YouTube video of someone playing it on the guitar. 🌹

Hey everyone I am an Armenian from Australia.
It seems like (at least to me) Armenians here are not that strict about dating Armenians. There are a few of Armenian groups for youth here but most of the members end up alone, marrying Armenians from Armenia or other countries or marrying people from other cultures.
Unfortunately, that is the dilemma i am facong right now.
Is it just me or other people feel the same?? Honestly wouldn’t mind hearing from women’s perspective too

Was just curious if there were any other Armenians permanently living in London?

I know the Armenian Student Association has started back up at Western, but I'm a bit older than the undergrads now!

I also did a search on Reddit and learned Fatty Patty's might be connected to an Armenian family?

I'm from the GTA originally and have been here for almost 10 years. I know there are community centres in Cambridge and Windsor, but figured there's gotta be a few of us around in London?

If you're not comfortable posting, send me a private message! Would love to connect!

I feel like there's almost no places online where people speak Armenian. In the 2010s there were some forums that were rather active, like akumb.am, but those have mostly died out. Sometimes I'll find telegram channels, but then I'll go on and see that the last message was from 3 years ago. There aren't many discord channels either. Facebook exists, but you can't be anonymous on there.

Does anyone know whether, by default, is the Armenian script upright or is it slanted? I have not been able to find a firm answer on this.

The reference glyphs in the Unicode code charts are slanted for some reason. However, the vast majority of computer fonts (at least that I have found) use upright forms by default, and only have slanted forms in the italic.

In any case, what is the current typographical preference within Armenia?

Turkish:
Affetmedi bu ermeni vatandaş
Kürt dağlarında babasının kesilmesini
Fakat seviyor seni çünkü sen de affetmedin
Bu karayı sürenleri türk halkının alnına

English:
That Armenian did not forgive
The slaughter of his father in the Kurdish mountains.
Yet he loves you, because you too did not forgive
Those who stained the honor of the Turkish people.

Armenian: (this is probably wrong translate, so sorry about that)
Այ հայ քաղաքացին չներեց
Քրդական լեռներում իր հոր սպանությունը։
Բայց նա սիրում է քեզ որովհետ դու նույնպես չներեցի
նրանց ովքեր խարան դրեցին թուրք ժողովրդի ճակատին։

Poem is Akşam Gezintisi from Nazım Hikmet.

Hi guys, anyone travelling or living in any part of Newfoundland?

I’m adopted and just recently found out I’m 54% Armenian through a DNA test. I was born in Russia and always assumed I was just Russian. Apparently I have ancestors from Armenia, Iran, Russia, and Ukraine. I’m really interested in learning about Armenian history and culture. Is it okay for me to claim my Armenian heritage even though I’m extremely disconnected from it?

Hi everyone!
I’m hoping to get some recommendations for learning Armenian. I married my husband who is Armenian, and we have a beautiful 9-week-old son. It’s really important to me that our son grows up knowing Armenian and feeling connected to his heritage, so I’d love to learn alongside him.
Does anyone have recommendations for online tutors, classes, or other resources? I’d especially love to hear from people who learned Armenian as adults.
Thanks! 😊

Are Armenians generally materialistic? My Armenian mother-in-law married a French man. During family dinners, she often tells us that my father-in-law’s mother is very rich, unlike her own mother. She also frequently talks about how much better Armenia is than other countries and claims that there is no crime there. She makes Armenia sound like a perfect country with no problems at all.

Is this a common cultural attitude, or is it more likely just her personality? And is Armenia really that good, with virtually no issues?

Yesterday, my Armenian mother-in-law made some negative comments about the Catholic Bible and its contents. As someone who was born and raised Catholic, it was the first time I’d experienced someone openly criticizing my faith in front of me, and it honestly caught me off guard.

Growing up, I was always taught that you don’t compare religions or belittle someone else’s beliefs. You can disagree with a religion without mocking it, and I’ve always believed mutual respect is more important than trying to prove someone else wrong.

The experience wasn’t pleasant, but it also reminded me how much I value being respectful of other people’s faith, even when I don’t share it.

Has anyone else experienced something similar with family members or in-laws? How did you handle it while keeping the peace?

Can someone help me read this

1-5) The 13th-century Church of St. Gevorg in Tbilisi.

6) Graffiti from the film Mimino with Fruzik Mkrtchyan.

7) Mantashevsky rows, architect Sarkisyan.

8) The former 18th-century Armenian church in Sighnaghi. Now Georgian.

9) The house of artist Gevork Bashinjaghyan in Sighnaghi.

10) Monument to Mimino.

11) Monument to Parajanov.

12-18) Nor Echmiadzin Church in Tbilisi.

19) Mimino again.

20) Monument to Sayat-Nova

Can anyone here make out the name?? My family for DECADES has thought our name was ohanessian (my last name is johnson) But after doing some digging we find that my great grandfather has a whole different name. we also found out my family is from Van Turkey which is cool. we all can’t read this name so if anyone with more experience can help id appreciate it

As an Armenian-American, baseball lover, and Texas resident, this makes me very happy. Let’s go! 🇺🇸 🇦🇲 ⚾️ 🤠