Fucking parents and fucking Greek Easter

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-04-27 05:23am

weemadando wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
weemadando wrote:Dude, move out of Sydney. Though the smaller city lifestyle might not be as fun cost of living will be amazingly small in comparison.
If so, I recommend Newcastle, it has a city like atmosphere and is a nice place to live.
I live on 210 a fortnight (rent bills and food) - not out of choice however, once I brow beat centrelink into fixing my payments up it will be back to 300. Some of my friends on the mainland are paying 200 a fortnight just for rent...

I'm in the thick of bad rent here in Sydney, I know theres many places in Newy that come to 150 a fortnight rent. Or there's Gosford in the middle, I think they pay you to live there now.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2003-04-27 06:04am

Maybe you should have gone, I mean, it may be religious, and it may seem dumb to us, but to your mother it obviously meant a lot. Sometimes we have to make sacrafises for our family, because lets face it, most of our parents have made many sacrafises for us.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-04-27 06:15am

Vympel wrote:Indeed- a nice rich Greek girl, preferably, though our family is already pretty well off.

Not that I have a problem with marrying a Greek girl. Or any girl, for that matter.

I hear you.

Though it's much harder if you're not Greek but you have a Greek girlfriend...

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-04-27 11:26am

I got that every sunday. Eventually I just went along with whatever my mom said, reasoning that it was better to give up an hour and make her happy (of course, I went to a quite regular Catholic church--in and out in one hour, every time). The only time we argued was if I had been out Saturday night and didn't feel up to getting out of bed. I actually said this to her once, which gave me no end of grief.

Me: Okay, Ma, I've got a proposition for God. If He can cure this headache and make me refreshed, then I'll got to His service.
Mom: It doesn't work that way!
Me: Then what the hell kind of religion is it, anyway?

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-04-27 12:36pm

weemadando wrote:
Dude, move out of Sydney. Though the smaller city lifestyle might not be as fun cost of living will be amazingly small in comparison.

Out ... of .... Sydney ..... *gasps!*

That's scary!

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-04-27 12:37pm

Crayz9000 wrote: I hear you.

Though it's much harder if you're not Greek but you have a Greek girlfriend...

Got a Greek g/f?

That's GOTTA hurt. Feel like you're living out My Big Fat Greek Wedding yet?

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-04-27 12:51pm

Ethnic girls' families are like an involuntary spinal tap.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-04-27 01:13pm

Crayz9000 wrote:
Vympel wrote:Indeed- a nice rich Greek girl, preferably, though our family is already pretty well off.

Not that I have a problem with marrying a Greek girl. Or any girl, for that matter.
I hear you.

Though it's much harder if you're not Greek but you have a Greek girlfriend...

Hear, hear!

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-04-27 01:15pm

Vympel wrote:
Crayz9000 wrote: I hear you.

Though it's much harder if you're not Greek but you have a Greek girlfriend...
Got a Greek g/f?

That's GOTTA hurt. Feel like you're living out My Big Fat Greek Wedding yet?

The good thing about my Greek GF's family is that it's all oversea's, so there is no huge gatherings like in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2003-04-27 02:54pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Ethnic girls' families are like an involuntary spinal tap.

What's really bad is when your girl-friend's family doesn't think it's an ethnic group--and you are not only an ethnic group, but all stereotypes apply. I've had that problem a couple of times.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-04-27 02:54pm

Vympel wrote:Got a Greek g/f?

That's GOTTA hurt. Feel like you're living out My Big Fat Greek Wedding yet?

*nods*

I've already had a run-in with her grandfather, and her mother seems to not trust me for a number of reasons. *sigh*

The situation probably isn't helped by the fact that her immediate family is trashed. Her mother went through two divorces, and as a result is highly suspicious of any and all guys now.

At any rate, I was just about rolling on the floor in the theatre when I saw that movie, because I knew perfectly well where it was coming from.

Soulman · Post by **Soulman** » 2003-04-27 03:31pm

Gandalf wrote: I'm in the thick of bad rent here in Sydney, I know theres many places in Newy that come to 150 a fortnight rent. Or there's Gosford in the middle, I think they pay you to live there now.

Holy fuck-monkey!!! That's so cheap, round here you're looking at £550 ($1400 AUD) minimum a month for a studio flat dammit. Curse Britains lack of housing!

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-04-27 03:39pm

Soulman wrote:
Gandalf wrote: I'm in the thick of bad rent here in Sydney, I know theres many places in Newy that come to 150 a fortnight rent. Or there's Gosford in the middle, I think they pay you to live there now.
Holy fuck-monkey!!! That's so cheap, round here you're looking at £550 ($1400 AUD) minimum a month for a studio flat dammit. Curse Britains lack of housing!

THere's shitloads in the north, too bad it's shit and noone wants to live here.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-04-27 06:56pm

Soulman wrote:
Gandalf wrote: I'm in the thick of bad rent here in Sydney, I know theres many places in Newy that come to 150 a fortnight rent. Or there's Gosford in the middle, I think they pay you to live there now.
Holy fuck-monkey!!! That's so cheap, round here you're looking at £550 ($1400 AUD) minimum a month for a studio flat dammit. Curse Britains lack of housing!

Look at the sizes, Britain has about a zillion people. Australia has 19 mil and vast amounts of land, granted most of it is useless, but we killed a lot of people to get it.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-04-27 07:01pm

Soulman wrote:
Gandalf wrote: I'm in the thick of bad rent here in Sydney, I know theres many places in Newy that come to 150 a fortnight rent. Or there's Gosford in the middle, I think they pay you to live there now. :lol:
Holy fuck-monkey!!! That's so cheap, round here you're looking at £550 ($1400 AUD) minimum a month for a studio flat dammit. Curse Britains lack of housing!

My g/f is paying 260 a fortnight for a nice one bedroom flat.

I'm paying 133.50 a fortnight for a room as part of a big house. My room however I've turned into almost a bedsit...

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-04-28 10:47am

Crayz9000 wrote:
Vympel wrote:Got a Greek g/f?

That's GOTTA hurt. Feel like you're living out My Big Fat Greek Wedding yet?
*nods*

I've already had a run-in with her grandfather, and her mother seems to not trust me for a number of reasons. *sigh*

Could it be because of your mullet? *ducks*

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-04-28 12:01pm

Nope. I don't have a mullet right now.

Although that reminds me... *shoots Ted*

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2003-04-28 01:10pm

Is there anything actually wrong with humoring your parents on something that clearly means a great deal to them, even though it may mean nothing to you? What does it cost you, other than an ultimately inconsequential interval of time?

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 2003-04-28 05:33pm

The cool thing with rich greek parents of GF is that she was given a Landrover Freelander for Easter. A fucking LANDROVER FOR EASTER!?!?!!

It's sweet too.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-04-28 08:47pm

Ted wrote:The cool thing with rich greek parents of GF is that she was given a Landrover Freelander for Easter. A fucking LANDROVER FOR EASTER!?!?!!

Reminds me of a Greek chick I knew in highschool. Her rich parents bought her a VW new beatle for her graduation and formal, and this was at a time when there was a 3 month waiting list and the damn things were selling for well over list price. But she was nice enough to host a BBQ where we got stuffed on great food and got piss drunk so it's all good.

J · Post by J » 2003-04-28 08:50pm

Ah yes, Voula, haven't talked to her in a while so we should probably go bug her soon, and maybe I can get her to do my hair while we're at it.