r/ArmeniansGlobal

This topic might cause a few debate questions. But it’s from my personal observations after spending a decent time in both countries ( Georgia and Armenia)

Personally, I experienced racism and mistreatment as a male Australian Asian tourist in Georgia during my 10 days of traveling ( got spit when people walk nearby, yelled by service staff, cashiers threw receipts instead of handling gently, nasty people in general). The kindest people I’ve encountered is the very old grandma in Mestia and some of old ladies in country side. Old men are generally so rude and agressive, especially drivers.

When i crossed the border and enter Armenia, everyone is completely different: people are kinder, not particularly smiley but less grumpy, custom border staff are kind and communicative, capital of Yerevan is modern and ive not experienced such NEGATIVE things like in Georgia so far in last 4 days.

I’m aware of economic factor of Georgia and the historical war that affects their feelings in general. But my question is that do you guys think the same about citizens in these both nations ?

From what I understand, Andre Agassi's father was (is) Armenian and his mother was (is) a non-Armenian American.

He has celebrated his flashiness, his Las-Vegas-ness, his bright-and-shiny-colours/earrings-ness, his (previously) very long hair, and his sensibilities (from an older post/reel I saw recently). But his Armenian-ness? Not that I'm aware of.

Is it because his father wanted to erase, (so-to-speak) his Armenian-ness in public life?

Is it because his father's family was persecuted in Iran and was (even though in America) still too scared to identify as Armenian?

Or, perhaps did his father want to sort of "Americanize" himself and his family to the greatest possible extent?

I don't know, and I don't know him, and I don't know his family. I've only watched him on TV in the context of tennis and (more recently) pickleball and the non-Armenian wives he's had in his life (first, Brooke Shields Agassi and now, Steffi Graf Agassi).

Would it be fair to say that, by and large, people of Armenian ancestry have "ashkhadaser"? (աշխատասեր in Eastern Armenian or աշխատասէր in Western Armenian)

Industrious, hard-working, loving work?

That's what my late father would say. He indeed had ashkhadaser. And yet when he was not working, he loved socializing with fellow Armenians (fortunately for him, he could speak Armenian) and watching those sorts of "Animal Planet" broadcasts. On TV they would show wild animals in the arctic polar regions or in the forests. He was completely mesmerized by that stuff when he wasn't working.

(As flair, I selected Parskahay/Barskahay because there wasn't an option for "worldwide diaspora).