Are Greeks and Cypriots different?
The differences between Cypriot Greek and Standard or Common Greek (SG) are mainly lexical and phonological. What I realised while speaking the dialect was that modern-day spoken Cypriot is so close to Ancient Greek. In some cases, Cypriot words are exactly the same with Ancient Greek words.
What are girls from Cyprus like?
As for Cypriot girls, they are generally warm, friendly and highly approachable. However, they also have strong family and moral values. If you attempt to treat them as “opportunities” to be exploited, you won’t get very far.
How many people in Cyprus speak Greek and Turkish?
Cypriot Greek exists from 1.000BC, and Cypriot Turkish since Ottoman times (from 1570CE), and in Northern Turkish occupied Cyprus there are 100.000 Cypriot Turks and 100.000 contemporary Turkish settlers from Anatolia. In the Republic of Cyprus there are around 1.500 people speaking Turkish, while 80\% speak Greek (680.000) and 4\% English (35.000).
How many points did Greece give Cyprus when they met in 1983?
Greece gave Cyprus a 12 point welcome, while Cyprus gave Greece only 6 points that year. The next year that the two countries met was in 1983; it was Cyprus’s turn to give Greece 12 points, but Greece, obviously remembering the 6 points from 1981, gave …a zero to Cyprus!
Who voted for Greece in the Cypriot Eurovision?
Two of the members of the Cypriot jury answered to the above accusations. The singer Stella Stylianou, who voted Greece in 1st place, and Argiro Christodoulidi, who voted Greece in 15th place. Stella Stylianou said in an interview after the contest: This year’s Eurovision had very good songs.
Did Cypriot John Karayannis win Eurovision?
The jury ranked Cypriot John Karayannis second behind Il Volo, so the 12 points from Greece still looked likely, given that never before in Eurovision history has a Cypriot song not managed to win the Greek televoting. Βut, like everywhere, so in Eurovision there is always a first time.