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Post by sidstavros on Aug 19, 2023 13:48:13 GMT -5
I did not know about clinking glasses, but I will investigate To raise a glass (with wine, water, beer etc) or clink it is A MUST here in Greece because is an ancient Greek custom.
You raise it in a restaurant or in a business meal or in an official event saying wishes (health, happy life, prosperity, good contacts etc) to honour the hoster, as you raise it you look every person in the eye moving your head downwards as a gesture of politeness.
Glass clinking. After all the preparations are over, the food is served, everybody has bread-wine-napkin etc you clink your glass in a tavern or in your house with ALL the persons (one by one) that you can reach, then you may raise a bit from your seat to extend your hand to reach more people and for those who are far away you have 2 choices: raise from your chair and approach them (if it's a grandfather-grandmother) or do eye contact and saying wishes smiling. Some times the hoster gives the sign and when everybody are ready the clinking starts, you MUST NOT drink before you raise or clink your glass.
If you do it it's a sign of bad manners, disrespect and everybody will blame you for bad parenting. But what happens when you are alone in your house? Then you raise your glass in front of you saying a wish (for you, for the future, for a lost person that you are missing etc) or you clink it with the bottle.
There are 3 ways to clink a glass with a glass: 1) main body with main body (the most common) and gently.
2) you turn your glass and with the bottom you touch the main body of the other's guy glass, this is a macho style, a bravado gesture for Underworld people that you must avoid to do 3) with the bottom of your glass you hit the upper part of the other guy's glass and that's the certainest way for a fight to start, it's an insult and few year back the result would be catastrophic (punch, stab, shot etc). You can brake a glass (after you drink all the content) in the floor but you shouldn't do it because 1) you will pay it 2) the store owner will throw you out 3) you can injure a bystander and a quarrel will start. Yes here in old times we (as Locals only) brake some glasses but only in certain circumstance and only in specific places. Plus in the old times we were breaking (empty only) dishes but in certain circumstance and places, forget what the Hollywood movies show about this (throwing dishes in the fireplace).
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Post by sidstavros on Aug 19, 2023 12:08:36 GMT -5
Good evening fellow pipe smokers! I know that those who live near the ocean are used to much bigger waves, but this does not happen to us. Anyway, it was a lot of fun (you will see what i mean in the next post) for me that day.
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Post by sidstavros on Aug 16, 2023 4:11:52 GMT -5
At Elia’s Greek Taverna in Las Vegas. Lamb Souvlaki, Lamb skewers, homemade tzatziki,
Great! Next time ask ''Choirino (Pork) Souvlaki"
The tzatziki was with garlic in or not? If had garlic it would be strong (that helps to drink more wine or beer) and your face would be a little bit red plus a smell in your mouth (a candy or chewing gum helps). Did you clink your glasses?
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Post by sidstavros on Aug 16, 2023 4:01:49 GMT -5
Good morning Ladies & Gentlemen, my summer vacations are over and i returned in Athens. I will post some photos from these days, feel nice to be back with you!
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Post by sidstavros on Jul 23, 2023 5:15:04 GMT -5
But they have repair-shops for Muscle car's of 60's era that we don't have. What's best than to have a restored or modified Corvette C3 driving freely in the highways or road mountains? He lives in California, the land of horrible roads…. They have money to spend on everything except the roads.
Good morning from Athens-Greece, he have sun and 105 'F here. Borkum Riff Vanilla Cavendish.
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Post by sidstavros on Jul 16, 2023 5:27:08 GMT -5
Good morning Ladies & Gentlemen from Athens-Greece with 96 'F DTM Vanilla Honeydew.
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Post by sidstavros on Jul 9, 2023 5:08:01 GMT -5
Mac Baren Vanilla Cream Loose Cut.
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Post by sidstavros on Jul 7, 2023 2:38:00 GMT -5
'Dayyy from Athens-Greece with 93 'F Sillem's Red.
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Post by sidstavros on Jul 2, 2023 6:56:56 GMT -5
'Dayyy from Athens-Greece, we have sun and 87 'F Skandinavik Sungold.
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Post by sidstavros on Jul 2, 2023 6:54:56 GMT -5
Planta Danish Black Vanilla.
Roman Catholic with Byzantine Catholic friends. Brother from the same Mother of sorts with ya (Greek Orthodox I suppose?!?)
Greeks first of all are Greeks, then baptized as Orthodox. My ancestors from fathers side were for thousand of years Greek Byzantines, keep in mind that a Greek from Megara outside Attica with a name Byzandas created at 687 BC a small city and named this as Byzantion (Byzantium in english).
Here is a coin from that era, centuries later others copy our symbols.
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Post by sidstavros on Jun 25, 2023 4:58:04 GMT -5
Blessings, kyrie eleieson (SP) and Christos anesti!
God bless you too sir and Alithos Anesti, you are familiar with Greece and our ethics?
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Greetings from Athens-Greece, we have sun and 92 'C. Planta Danish Black Vanilla.
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Post by sidstavros on Jun 18, 2023 5:01:18 GMT -5
Greek Kompoloi, hand made by me.
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Hello from Athens-Greece, unfortunately in the morning he had clouds, light rain and 98 'F Vanilla Caribic.
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Post by sidstavros on Jun 11, 2023 5:25:24 GMT -5
Hello Ladies & Gentlemen, we have sun and 69 'F here in Athens but we expecting light rain soon. Skandinavik Sungold.
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Post by sidstavros on Jun 4, 2023 5:28:31 GMT -5
Greetings from Athens-Greece , we have sun and few clouds with 81 'F Stanwell Vanilla. Inspection from a Secret Agent of the Pipe Smoking Resistance Team that everything is OK. Thank you buddy, send the message to the Chief that we are winning!
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Post by sidstavros on Jun 1, 2023 3:40:02 GMT -5
Hello, i should post that photo few months ago but at that time he wad a terrible train accident here in Greece with 57 deceased so it wasn't properly. I found it today, this is a special dinner for a feast that we call it here ''Clean Monday'' and it's the last day of Carnival, always Monday and 48 days before Easter. 1) Lagana (unleavened bread, we make it only for this feast) 2) Red wine (others drink beer, retsina etc) 3) Fried squid 4) Beans in sauce 5) Beets 6) Split peas 7) Dolmas (Vine leaves with rice) 8) Eggplant salad 9) Fish roe salad 10) Octopus in sauce 11) Salt & Pepper 12) Lemon (not visible) 13) Ηalvah (not visible) I am smoking Danske Club White Luxury.
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Post by sidstavros on May 28, 2023 5:41:52 GMT -5
'Geiaaa.. (is the Hello in Greek but in a bit of macho style), we have sun with few clouds and 76 'F here in Athens. Danish Vanilla Hausmarke.
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Post by sidstavros on May 21, 2023 6:45:20 GMT -5
'Dayyy from Athesn-Greece, ''the feasty Greek'' as a member called me is back. Sweet Vanilla Honeydew.
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Post by sidstavros on May 19, 2023 4:15:39 GMT -5
Hello from Greece. Sunset snapshot from ''Home''. I am smoking Treasures of Ireland Shannon.
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Post by sidstavros on May 14, 2023 10:07:47 GMT -5
Hello from Athens-Greece, we have sun here with few clouds and 74 'F DTM Vanilla.
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Post by sidstavros on May 10, 2023 3:19:38 GMT -5
Sunset snapshots from my birthplace. I am smoking Cornell and Diehl Scarecrow Warped ,a gift from a Fellow (pipe smoker) and not only.
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Post by sidstavros on May 7, 2023 6:08:41 GMT -5
Hello from Athens-Greece, we have sun and 75 'F here. Mac Baren Vanilla Choice.
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Post by sidstavros on May 5, 2023 2:51:22 GMT -5
Greetings from Athens-Greece, we have clouds and light rain with intervals with 64 'F. Peter Stokkebye Balkan Supreme.
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Post by sidstavros on May 1, 2023 5:16:06 GMT -5
Hello from Athens-Greece, we have clouds and 66 'F today. Happy 1st of May feast. Mac Baren Vanilla Cream Loose Cut.
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Post by sidstavros on May 1, 2023 5:14:49 GMT -5
That's a beautiful olive pipe Sid! The bright blue stem is a great pairing.
Thank you sir ! The stem and the bronze ring are modifications by me.
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Post by sidstavros on Apr 30, 2023 5:06:18 GMT -5
Greetings from Athens-Greece, we have sun with few clouds and 67 'F Skandinavik Vanilla.
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Post by sidstavros on Apr 29, 2023 10:46:41 GMT -5
My brother collects stray half-breed dogs, takes care of them and keeps them in his house in the village as "guards". This is a boy called "Apsοu", his name comes from the sound we make when we sneeze "Aah..Psu" because when he found him abandoned he was injured in one eye and sick. At first he was very fierce and did not let us approach the house, but after the ''necessary recommendations'' we became friends. I am smoking Mac Baren Mixture Scottish Blend.
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Post by sidstavros on Apr 23, 2023 6:13:06 GMT -5
'Dayyy from Athens-Greece, we have sun and few clouds with 67 'F Black & Elegant Vanille.
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Post by sidstavros on Apr 21, 2023 4:35:10 GMT -5
Thank you Gentlemen for your kindly comments!
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Post by sidstavros on Apr 15, 2023 6:48:23 GMT -5
This is a photo from our Presidential Guard, the stance means ''he is mourning'' due to the Great Friday's Epitaph ceremony. and this a part from our house decoration for the Easter. I am smoking Samuel Gawith B.C. Cavendish, double Greek coffee plus cool water beside me. Happy Easter to all of you !
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Post by sidstavros on Apr 12, 2023 4:32:11 GMT -5
Here is a ''refreshing'' work on a Stanwell 88 that i had and after some light work became like this: You can see the procedure step by step with photos here: pipe-smoke.blogspot.com/2010/02/8.htmlThe code for this pipe is: M8-10or in a slide show video with music here: Ladies and Gentlemen thank you for watching, keep on coffee drinking and pipe smoking!
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