why the greeks cannot accept the name Macedonia?!?
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because their history would change...lol\n\nWe should not forget that Alexander the Great was from Macedonia not Greece.
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My guess is that  National Day Fri Sep 8, 2006 is a Macedonian only holiday.\n\nNot sure about the others Macedonina holidays listed  at
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Well, is quite an interesting question. His or her name should be Özgur(which means "freedom" in turkish and is used by both man and woman) Maybe this is a good reason for he/she to be Tiki :D
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JO! JO!\n\nPresovo is ethnically more Albanian, but then so is Tetova.\nNovi Pazar has bosnians.. It should be  Bosnian?  Vojvodina, Hungarian?   In Stara Pasova they are Slovaks. Should it be Slovakia? There is even no boarder.\nIn Bradford, England there is more Pakistanis. Should then belong to Pakistan???\n Do you think that Tetova should be Albanian not Macedonian??  Actually I bet you do!\n\nMitrovica is Serbian whould you be happy if when Kosovo's final status was settled it would stay in Serbia???\n\nALL nation states has many different ethnic groups within their boarders. People emigrate, populations mix, sometimes there are pockets of one ethnic group. What is the problem?\nIt is possible to live in a country and hove 2 identies look at America. They have Chinese American, Italian Americans, African American  etc  and yet they are American.\n\n\n  It would be difficult for Kosovo to stay in Serbia - though I don't like to admit that-  But Presovo is a different case. They weren't the abuses that happened in kosovo province. The local province doesn't feel the need for independence. And am absolutely sure the international comunity is against it. How many problems would that cause for Macedonia. It would make the whole Balkans in war again, when they is peace. I would hope that even an Albanian nationalist wouldn't want that.\nThe Serbian govnerment is trying very hard to help the albanian in that area with financial packages, and education packages. They is not abuse of human rights. Serbia govnerment is working with international bodies and local Albainians to stop discrimnation. Couldn't Albanians try to live in Serbia if all rights were respected. It doesn't stop them losing their identity. You are asking Serbs to live under Albanian rule in Kosovo, so you cant have it both ways. If you can only live with Albanians they can always move to Albania or Kosovo.\n\nKosovo Albanians should accept where the border is. And then maybe Serbs will accept that Kosovo will be independant. But Both nations should respect each other minorities.  I can tell you one thing Albanians in Serbia, are treated much better then Serbian in Kosovo.\nThere, a Serbian is not safe without a armed guard. Albanians have no problem walking the streets of Beograd.\n\nI think you must learn to live with Serbs, because if you were independant Serbia would be your biggest trading country, and you would still be neighbour! Important part of kosovo's history was Serbian, and you should be proud of all aspects of your heritage. When that happens Kosovo will be a nation.\nPEACE
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To the INFAMY of his name!\n\nSorry, too much Spartacus...
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Ancient Greek society was very experimental.  Therefore, it is rumored that many "gave the other team" a try.  From there I'll allow you to use your own imagination.
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Macedonian.\nThank you Mike, but Hellenic people called ancient Macedonians with the name Barbarians (prepared to all who was not Hellenic).The north of today's Greece is called Macedonia 20-30 years ago, not before.Why?\nBy the way, have you ever been to "that" named FYROM.Everyone who lives there will say you it is Macedonia and people there have no another name but Macedonians.It was not putted just in occasion, but centuries ago.All towns and villages in North of today's Greece have also macedonian names. How is it possible? \nHowever, not to be angry to Greece, without macedonian part it'll only be Athens, (Sparta,Mikena,Crete...)etc.\nPlease, visit Macedonia, even you really think it's truth name is FYROM
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The Greeks themselves didn't exist as a nation, at least not as we know it, but rather as a group of mostly unfriendly city-states in that region, centered around different places at different times.  The earliest "greek" civilization centered first in the Cyclades and then Crete.  After that it moved to the mainland and Mycenaea (the time of the Greek legends) and then on to various others, culminating in the rise of Macedonia and its young king Alexander the Great.\n\nSee link below:
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I will write it in Greek ΦΙΔΙΠΠΙΔΗΣ .Read just what you see PHI-THI-PI-THIS.THI must be read like THIS Good lack from Greece
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Alexander (Greek “ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ”(ALEXANDROS) is considered the greatest hero of Greece. He was called great for several reasons.\n He was the first who managed to unite all the Greek states and build a gigantic Greek Empire which expanded from Greece to India (really big!!). He was the first person who took the title “Emperor of Greece”.\nHe made his small Greek kingdom of Macedon the most powerful Greek state. \nHe never lost a battle and he is considered a military genius.\nHe spread Greek language and Greek culture through out the world paving the way to Christianity.\nHe was considered from the people of the Persian Empire as a liberator and not a conqueror. \nHe fused Greek culture with Asian Elements forming the culture that was called Hellenistic (from “Hellenic” meaning “Greek”).\n{Do not confuse the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia or Macedon with the modern state of Makedonija (or FYROM or Slav Macedonia as they are not related at all). The confusion has started a few years ago because that small state started to use the name “Republic of Macedonia” causing a great confusion with real Macedonia in Greece.}\n(for lakia630. Alexander founded Alexandria!!!!!! He didn't conquered  it!!!)
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And I just took my name from the Greek, for thoughtful... Mainworry doesn't like that.\n\nYou're too awesome some person.
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I think that was before Alexander.  So if it even existed, Greece was probably a Monarchy... I think...
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I found it! it's difficult to find it because you're not a Greek and don't write with Greek letters...\nIt's\nFACTORY VAS.(abbrevation for Vassileios, greek name) SAMORAKOS (a last name) & SONS\nWASHINGTON-14\nTRIPOLIS (a greek city) TEL. (telephone) 5.08\nIt was very difficult...\nI'm not sure about the last name.
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Nobody wants to examine their own sins.  Look how many years it took before school books admitted some of the horrible things the U.S.Calvary did to Native Americans.  And it is not just the Armenians.  Turkey and Greece are "allies" but are constantly at each others throat.  As long as one people believe they are better than anyone else in the world, there will be this stupid, mass destruction.
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Neither name is accepted by me! But they'd sound the same!
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fraternities & sororities that used greek letters as their names.  they are NOT actually greek & are not affiliated with greece/greeks.
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it only sounds weird because you're so used to God bless America, also, the Greeks would say it in Greek, and it might sound better