Last night was great, Carlos (the Armenian Mexican) and I went to a Mexican restaurant to see if it compared to real Mexican food (it was my first meal there). Anyway the presentation was good and the taste ok. That was followed by Gor�s concert at the Rock Club then on to the jazz club for some Latin American music and dancing.
I went to the notary again this morning with Vartan, I managed to find the one who had assisted me last time. The procedure went smoothly and we were out in half an hour. However while I was in the queue waiting for my turn, this man pushes past me and stands there so I say could you wait for your turn please? He says you�re a foreigner, you don�t like our system here and you�re speaking out. I told him that I was being polite and that I was waiting for my turn and so should he and asked him why he didn�t like foreigners. He replies �oh I like foreigners and starts rubbing my arm and tells me that they throw free concerts for us (foreigners). What on earth is he on about? This is the second incidence I�ve had in the last couple of days, what�s going on?
On a totally different subject, I have noticed lately that drivers are being very courteous and letting pedestrians cross, actually stopping the car. Are they feeling sorry for the pedestrians having to deal with these atrocious conditions of the footpaths or are they changing and being considerate? Which brings me to the next point. A local tells me the other day that the construction bid was given to the Kharabaghtsis since the President would look after his own people. According to this local, the reason why construction is going so slowly is because the Kharabaghtsis hate the Armenians and they want to stuff them around.
Now I know this is not true, since a few companies have the bid for instance the Kharabaghtsis are working on the Khandjian section and local Armenians in other areas. So if this is the case then why are the other streets not completed? Too many unanswered questions.
Finally today I met a woman from LA who was looking for KPMG in Yerevan. As I started giving her directions, she noticed I wasn�t Hayastantsi obviously from my accent as we were speaking Armenian. So she asks for my name and then says I read your logs all the time, what a small world!
Thanks Madlene jan, I'm looking forward to that Garni trip!!
I went to the notary again this morning with Vartan, I managed to find the one who had assisted me last time. The procedure went smoothly and we were out in half an hour. However while I was in the queue waiting for my turn, this man pushes past me and stands there so I say could you wait for your turn please? He says you�re a foreigner, you don�t like our system here and you�re speaking out. I told him that I was being polite and that I was waiting for my turn and so should he and asked him why he didn�t like foreigners. He replies �oh I like foreigners and starts rubbing my arm and tells me that they throw free concerts for us (foreigners). What on earth is he on about? This is the second incidence I�ve had in the last couple of days, what�s going on?
On a totally different subject, I have noticed lately that drivers are being very courteous and letting pedestrians cross, actually stopping the car. Are they feeling sorry for the pedestrians having to deal with these atrocious conditions of the footpaths or are they changing and being considerate? Which brings me to the next point. A local tells me the other day that the construction bid was given to the Kharabaghtsis since the President would look after his own people. According to this local, the reason why construction is going so slowly is because the Kharabaghtsis hate the Armenians and they want to stuff them around.
Now I know this is not true, since a few companies have the bid for instance the Kharabaghtsis are working on the Khandjian section and local Armenians in other areas. So if this is the case then why are the other streets not completed? Too many unanswered questions.
Finally today I met a woman from LA who was looking for KPMG in Yerevan. As I started giving her directions, she noticed I wasn�t Hayastantsi obviously from my accent as we were speaking Armenian. So she asks for my name and then says I read your logs all the time, what a small world!
Thanks Madlene jan, I'm looking forward to that Garni trip!!
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