Ficino

I know that some Slavic Macedonians came here after the Greek Civil War, perhaps she descends from these. Whose feelings about the difference?
At the last census (2011), our absolute-idiots put "Macedonian" as ethnicity on the list (referring to these Slavic Macedonians), and some less-informed Aromanians from Dobrogea, when asked about ethnicity answered "machidon", because they are called here "machidoni". The stupid census taker noted them as "Macedonians". So the number of these Bulgaro-Slav-Macedonians appears to be far larger than the real one. Actually as you saw, most of the true Slavic Macedonians identify themselves as "Bulgarians". Just for you to see how much imbecility is in this country now.

Ficino

Re: "Romanian", the name we give to ourselves is "român", and the country is called "România". "Â" represents the close central unrounded vowel ( , ). In Romanian Latin alphabet it was spelt in various ways, now it is spelt "î" at the beginning and at the end of the words, and "â" otherwise. During the Soviet occupation (1944-1958), the occupant decided it to be spelt only as "î", even in the name of our country or people, which were spelt then at their order as "Romînia", "romîn" etc. In 1964 it was decided that for the words like "România", "român" etc., "â" should be used again.

Ficino

Re: the Aromanians, not because I like the singer (in fact I don't), I would want to share this link, because seeing the video you can compare Aromanian with contemporary Romanian:

EDIT: I forgot to tell that the singer is Elena Gheorghe .

Ficino

A dedication for our Greek friends who consider the Aromanians as being just a part of the Greek "ethnos":

purpleguy89

One of the funny things about Romania is that the Romans themselves never made a permanent military occupation of the land, since while Romania is entirely north of the Danube River, the Empire remained south of it. Though I don't know if Justinian ever occupied what is now Romania. How the Romanian language (being a Romance language) came to dominate the region is a mystery to me (and, even funnier, Bulgarian isn't a Romance language at all).

Perix

The romans invented a spacecraft and send it full with romans to syrius. Romanians are the descendents of those syriusians, returned to earth(but they missed a bit the landing)
I'm jocking, of course! In fact would been much logical if romanians would been setled in iceland, of course!

Midas

I don't see what is so weird considering someone you share same national feelings with, a countryman, regardless language or background. The opposite could be a discrimination (like what is happening with Roma people). I believe it is proper that the Aromanians decide themselves what they want to feel like in each country. Note, that I am reffering to their opinion as a group. Anyone can have their own opinions and have the right to do so, but nevertheless the majority should be the one representing.

Midas

Seriously, is it anything close to this being believed by few in Romania? It sounds very close to some scientology parrots over here in Greece. Thankfully, those are rare species.

Perix

I haven't hear. It is a nationalist courent who believe dacians spoke a kind of latin, before roman conquest:
an ideea alike ridiculous as non-romanian ideea we invented a new language
In fact all those fallacious theories are the result of a superficial imagination

Perix

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