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Friday, 4 February 2011

A Few useful phrases

Pote fevgi to leforio = when is the bus leaving: What busses, Cyprus is the only EU member without a viable public transportation system.

Giati then anavis to elektroniko roloi mesa sto taxi= why don't you turn on the taxi meter: Cypriot taxi drivers have the ability to compute driving distance and rate per kilometer using their god given mathematical talent. Technology is only for fools.

Ti ehi stin tiloresi apopse = what's on T.V. tonight: If you are watching cypriot T.V. via an aerial antenae your probably watching the mating habits of the african tortoise in the galapagos. Get a satellite dish.

Ti kreas einai afto = what kind of meat is this: If you have to ask, you don't want to know.

Ti fagito einai tis imeras = what is the food of the day: Waiter thinks in Russian...does this putz think we serve fresh food...I hope he/she likes shitty service and cold food reheated under a light

Then iparhi provlima = there is no problem: run and hire a lawyer as quickly as you can

I ptisi tis Cyprus Airways einai on time = The Cyprus Airways flight is on time: These words are forbidden and have been stricken from the lexicon of Cyprus Airways.

Kanoume Epergia = We are on strike: We work from 0830-1300 with a 1 hour lunch break, this is an inhumane to treat extremely knowledgeable civil servants.

Ehi pai diakopes = They are on leave: He/She is the only person in the entire building who knows how to accomplish the form you have requested.

Then pirazi = It doesn't matter: Hell ya it matters you stupid foreigner, please pay on the way out and come again.

Efharisto poli = thanks very much: Thanks for letting me rip you off, by charging 80 cents for a 30 cent bottle of water.

Etsi to kanoume edo stin kypro = this is the way it's done in Cyprus: We like things the way they are, backwards, upsidedown, fu..ed up, we don't let EU laws and directives dictate how things are done.

To xenodohio einai 5 asteri = the hotel is rated at 5 stars: Yeah right..maybe supernova's that have exploded.

Irtha stin Kypro me artiste visa = I came to Cyprus on a artiste visa: Before you take her home to meet mom, understand that the woman you just bought a drink for came to Cyprus to work as a lady of the evening.

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