You know you're Armenian if..,

Since my husband is half Mexican American and I am half Armenian American we are always exploring each others cultures and the similarities between them. There is a funny ongoing list of "You know you're a Mexican if..," here is a link to one of the lists http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm425990.html
Here is a list of "you know you're Armenian if" http://forum.armkb.com/general/31409-you-know-youre-armenian-if.html


Here are a few of my additions-"You know you're Armenian if..,"

a lot of the food you eat has more than three syllables in the name
your family breaks out in spontaneous dancing and merry making
your Thanksgiving turkey is stuffed with ground lamb, pilaf and blanched almonds
your food contains spices that most Americans only use at Thanksgiving and Christmas time
you know that the painter Arshile Gorky is Armenian, but you're not exactly sure how
you've been told that yogurt, aplets and cotlets http://www.libertyorchards.com/ , string cheese, fruit roll ups http://www.amazon.com/Dried-Apricot-Fruit-Paste-Rolls/dp/B000O5JII6/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1296667313&sr=8-8 are all originally Armenian foods
your summer barbeques are comprised of shish kebab more than hamburger
you've eaten as many lamb burgers as hamburgers
your mom has a belly dancing costume complete with cymbals stashed somewhere in the house and has taken at least one lesson
You know you're Armenian-American if..,you noticed strange objects in the house while growing up; cymbals, hookahs, dumbegs http://www.thedrumworks.com/Doumbek_12x20.html
you know you're Armenian -American if.., you've tried to make whole wheat choreg at least once
you have at least one elderly relative with a bottle of Arak stashed in their closet
you have relatives that have meat hanging in their attics