1. - You constantly respond with the cheerfully pronounced phrase "Ela mou?" when somebody calls your name
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   12 up, 6 down
2. - Your father and -surely- your grafndfather read "Peloponnisos" first and then the country's best-selling newspapers.
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   12 up, 6 down
3. - You insist that Panachaiki FC still fight for promotion this year, despite losing in Salamina by a team known as... Aias!!!
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   9 up, 5 down
4. - You are a woman and you will go out ONLY when you wear at least ONE item that cost you over 200 euros!
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   8 up, 4 down
5. - You love "Tentoura", mainly after lunch!
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   11 up, 8 down
6. - You think you're the smartest man in the world!
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   9 up, 6 down
7. - You are so lucky to live close to one of the modern wonders of the world! The Rio-Antirrio Bridge is certainly a masterpiece! (Ouf! It's finally done!).
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   9 up, 7 down
8. - Your way of speaking is a little bit more lively and colourful than the "proper" Athenian one
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   10 up, 8 down
9. - You have the chance to go for a walk across the most beautiful marina in Greece (That's Dimitra again!)
   by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

   9 up, 7 down
10. by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    9 up, 8 down

More reasons You know you are from Patras

11. - YES, you do underline the -LI and -NI endings of every word in your speaking but this doesn't bother you at all! After all, you can do it much nicer than your neighbours in the rest of the Peloponnese do!!!
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    10 up, 9 down
12. - You love hopping around when it comes to Carnival!
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    7 up, 7 down
13. - You insist on replacing the classic Greek name "malakas" with the old, Italian-originated, proud and traditional term "Minaras"!
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    10 up, 10 down
14. - Your mother's worst nightmare is when your boyfriend/girlfriend is from Pyrgos or 'apekis' (straight shot by Lina Soura)!
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    8 up, 8 down
15. - You consider your city's sunset the best in Greece! Patras-Oia 2-0...
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    6 up, 6 down
16. - All your friends from Athens call you "katavlakioti" , meaning "he/she that lives under the channel", the famous Isthmos Channel! (by Dimitra Voutsina)
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    7 up, 8 down
17. - You definitely enjoy every single sip of coffee at Ag. Nikolaou Str. (aka "bride-bazaar"), while at the same time you watch carefully to EVERY passer-by on the passarella, analyzing and scoring their clothing and hairdo! (Thanks Georgianna!)
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    8 up, 9 down
18. - You may stay indoors, it may get dark outside n' inside but you're still wearing your SUNGLASSES on!!! (That's right Nessie Koukouroukou!)
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    7 up, 8 down
19. - You use to call your "beloved" overseas neighbours from Agrinio, Messolonghi, Nafpaktos etc. as "apekeides" meaning "those over there"... far enough, luckily... (Nice idea by Dimitra Voutsina)
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    7 up, 9 down
20. - You were the first who had an espresso in the whole country!
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    7 up, 9 down
21. - You strongly appreciate holy "Mavrodafni" but you also know that this is NOT best Patras wine!
    by Priya | January 31, 2009 at 9:57am. | add comment

    6 up, 9 down