How does Greek language sound to you?

[Sikeliot]

Intermediate between Spanish and Russian.

[Alessio]

Kalinichta malakas! I don't think it's a very beautiful language but it passes..Greek music is king though :d

[Alessio]

Good interpretation

Intermediate between Spanish and Russian.

[Sakis]

Intermediate between Spanish and Russian.

Maybe for non greeks,the slavic languages never remind me of greek.

[Alessio]

Is it true what people say; that ''Italian culture'' has died out for most part in the U.S.A ?

Never been to a Greek festival. Only Italian ones in New Jersey and Manhattan, Sicilian ones in Brooklyn. My exposure has been limited to friends' parents, movies, and diners.

[cally]

Spanish-Slavic hybrid.

[alfieb]

Is it true what people say; that ''Italian culture'' has died out for most part in the U.S.A ?

Yes and no.

There aren't as many immigrants from Italy now as there were 100 years ago.

Once a family becomes more Americanized (ie. wealthier, start associating with regular Americans, etc) they tend to move outside of Italian ethnic enclaves and their kids become less culturally aware.

The poorer ones who remain in Italian neighborhoods are often as proud of their ancestry and defensive of their culture as their immigrant ancestors were.

My own family has been in the USA less than most Italian-American families, and yet I still have family all over the USA (and Argentina, which came first).

[cally]

It's not as if Sicilians can understand ancient Greek either you moron. Greek sounds infinitely better to Albanian which sounds incredibly similar to Chechen, Armenian and other Caucasus languages. Albanian is very unpleasant language to hear.

It depends on the dialect spoken. Gheg can sound quite harsh but Tosk is soft and similar to Romance languages. Dialect can change our perception drastically. What I have noticed is that the least pleasant-sounding languages seem to have more substance.
Does Greek have dialects?

[Sakis]

It depends on the dialect spoken. Gheg can sound quite harsh but Tosk is soft and similar to Romance languages. Dialect can change our perception drastically. What I have noticed is that the least pleasant-sounding languages seem to have more substance.
Does Greek have dialects?

Yes there are some regional differences in the accent.

[Alessio]

Is it true that some boroughs in New York, like Brooklyn for example were inhabited by Italians from a specific region, or were most boroughs more or less mixed with Italians from all regions ?

Yes and no.

There aren't as many immigrants from Italy now as there were 100 years ago.

Once a family becomes more Americanized (ie. wealthier, start associating with regular Americans, etc) they tend to move outside of Italian ethnic enclaves and their kids become less culturally aware.

The poorer ones who remain in Italian neighborhoods are often as proud of their ancestry and defensive of their culture as their immigrant ancestors were.

My own family has been in the USA less than most Italian-American families, and yet I still have family all over the USA (and Argentina, which came first).