Thursday, December 29, 2011

Soup Slurping Ottoman Greek Style


A tradition handed down to me by my Forefathers and considered to be the height of politeness in Asia Minor.

P.S. The Mrs Nikos commentary probably adds a little je ne sais quoi  to this rare and offensive footage.

6 comments:

  1. I'm told that soup slurping is a sign of approval and appreciation of the cooking in Japan.

    I couldn't understand Mrs N's comments.

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  2. Wonderful! I wholeheartedly subscribe to that tradition although it is frowned upon by another member of the James household. Also frowned upon is my penchant for getting soup noodles or anything dangly and covered in sauce down my shirt. I'm hoping that you can acknowledge this as a Greek tradition so that I can say that I'm following a tradition rather than merely being thought of as a clumsy oaf.

    Season's greetings!

    G

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  3. Nikos:

    I never pictured you as an Aristocrat. I smile as I think of our pal Geoff slurping it down in NZ, not that there's anything wrong with that.

    We need subtitles for those of us who don't understand Greek

    Have a happy New Year, to Mrs N too

    bob
    Riding the Wet Coast

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  4. Great video. It is nice to hear people's voices. And those are some great soup slurping skills you have there too.

    Is it odd that I could understand Mrs. Nikos perfectly? Maybe it is from growing up in the melting pot of people that is British Columbia.

    Happy New Year you two.

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  5. Fantastic, well done! I can't wait for this video to go viral with a million views. I find that this slurping technique, sorry "tradition" also works well with tea and coffee.

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