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“That Ethnic Thing”

By: Vasilis (Bill) Molos First published on Vasilis Molos’ personal blog on March 20, 2024. “Sunny Ways” “Sferazza—bit of a hard name to pronounce,” remarked comedian Sam Sferrazza, adding, “I refuse to change it for show business.” Having built the audience’s anticipation, the comedian delivered his punch line: “This country got real warm and cozy with Stroumboulopoulos.” A […]

‘Whose are you? Τίνος ίσι συ;’

‘Whose are you? Τίνος ίσι συ;[i]’ By Angelo Laskaris [i] ‘τίνος ίσι συ’ or the variation ποιανού είσαι εσύ is a saying that translates to ‘whose are you’ and is commonly asked by Greek villagers to younger descendants of Greek immigrants when visiting their ancestral homeland. COMMUNITY AT A CROSSROADS The Greek community in Toronto […]