I sometimes wish I had a "Cypriot-sounding" surname (which I'd have had if my parents' genders were reversed) so Cypriot students would come to me based on that. I've missed out on many Cypriot communities because of my surname and now I'm painfully homesick & it's not helping.
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*migraine in the meantime — now resolved.
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Good you are better now. I did't know anything about the Cyprus situation until now (Google). Looks highly complicated. Nationalism due to immigration is very common, I had it myself, and usually you stand in the middle between both countries (UK & Cyprus).
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Also The Cypriot Orthodox Church has a very strong hold on the community in London (I'm LGBT and a woman, something non-ideal for this context with respect to acceptance). And the community in London sees itself as highly distinct from Cypriots from Cyprus too. Many many factors.
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In Cyprus it's more a case of immigration due to nationalism, just to be clear though.
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How so?
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For example, Greek Cypriots tend to be very nationalistic (and still are) towards wanting to be Greek (obviously a different nation but still a form of nationalism) and uniting their island with Greece. For some context, albeit imperfect, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_dispute#1918_to_1955 …
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Right, ok. It looks awfully complicated. I've never been the most nationalistic, so I've never really understood it should be complicated. But I understand your situation.
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Yup. Genocide is really tricky to transcend and learn from and many choose not to.
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Add LGBT to that and we are talking another level of complicated. I'm sure you'll find people who support you, being Cypriot or not, and hopefully will make you feel at home wherever you are.
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Seems you are on a great career path, so I'm sure you'll do well later if you want to do something about/with your people, even when they are so divided.
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That means a lot. Honestly.

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