Every few months I get borderline tearful and restless about being Cypriot. Everything hurts when I think about it. I can't even reach out
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to war. The fact the shop itself is abandoned adds another layer of pain. Apparently a Sainsbury's was to be built there but it wasn't.
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Here's the backstory if you are interested:https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2014/01/24/stoke-newington-supermarket-development-forces-out-androulla-toumaza-fashion-house/ …
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But then the real pain kicks in when I Google Cypriot community or something... I mean I live in a part of London defined by immigration
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from Cyprus. "Haringey became the second biggest Cypriot town in the world" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Cypriots …
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The pain kicks in because at the forefront of my mind is the fact that we hate each other sometimes.
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An organisation called "National Federation of Cypriots in the UK" & w tagline: Working for a Free, United Cyprus"http://www.cypriotfederation.org.uk
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Seems superficially like "OMG maybe I can speak in my own language with some people, even if it's old grannies" but in reality I click on
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the link and — I can't take it — there is implicit and explicit anti-Turkish Cypriot propaganda all over it. I just... I can't.
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How can I love my fellow Cypriots and want to be with them when they want to tear out a part of the rich tapestry of our own culture...
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It's tough being an immigrant. I hate us for hating ourselves.
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On a more positive note: Maybe I should just to the Cypriot bakeries on Green Lanes and see what happens.
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Oh, and one last thing. To me "Cypriot" would have the phrase "existential pain" as one of the first descriptors if I had to define it.
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