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If you were offended by the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" then this page is not for you. If on the other hand, you sat in a crowded theatre and noticed that there were two waves of laughter; one before the punch line from those of us raised as First-Generation Greek-Americans (we knew what was coming next and laughed in anticipation); and the second after the punch line from everyone else, you will most likely get a laugh or two here.
You know you are a First-Generation Greek-American if...
• You have at least one relative who wore a black dress every day for an entire year after a funeral...or their entire life!
• You spent your entire childhood thinking what you ate for lunch was pronounced "sangwich."
• You ate peaches and yogurt long before "fruit at the bottom" became popular.
• "Straaumbeeries" was your favorite fruit.
• Your family dog understood Greek.
• Every Sunday afternoon of your childhood was spent visiting your grandparents and extended family.
You know you are a First-Generation Greek-American if...
• You've experienced the phenomena of 150 people fitting into 50 square feet of yard during a family cookout.
• You were surprised to discover the FDA recommends you eat three meals day, not seven.
• You thought killing the lamb each year and having feta, tsatsiki and olives on your dinner table was absolutely normal.
• You were teased by your classmates for bring Easter eggs to school a month after Easter. Aren't they rotten yet?
• You grew up thinking no fruit or vegetable had a fixed price and that the price of everything was negotiable through haggling.
• You were as tall as your grandmother by the age of seven.
You know you are a First-Generation Greek-American if...
• You thought everyone's last name ended in a "is".
• You thought nylons were supposed to be worn rolled to the ankles.
• Your mom's main hobby is cleaning.
• You were surprised to find out that wine was actually sold in stores.
• You never knew what to expect when you opened the margarine, after all you thought washing out and reusing margarine containers was normal.
• You thought Orthodoxy was the only religion in the world.
You know you are a First-Generation Greek-American if...
• You thought every meal had to be eaten with a hunk of bread in your left hand.
• Your grandmother never threw anything away, you thought seeing washed plastic bags hanging on the clothes line was normal.
• You learned to play backgammon before you went to school.
• You have at least one relative who came over "on the boat" from "the old country."
• You have at least six male relatives named Nick, John, Peter or Kosta.
• You have relatives who aren't really your relatives.
You know you are a First-Generation Greek-American if...
• You drank wine before you were a teenager.
• You grew up in a house with a yard that didn't have one patch of dirt that didn't have a flower or a vegetable growing out of it.
• You thought that talking loud was normal.
• You thought everyone got pinched on the cheeks and money stuffed in their pockets by their relatives.
• Your mother is overly protective of the males in the family no matter what their age.
• There was an icon in every room of the house, including the bathroom.
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