Are Georgians culturally closer to Armenians or to North Caucasians?

[klarji]

So whom are Georgians closer? Georgians are not closer even to Georgians themselves who have lived in other religions and socio-political societies like Turkey or Iran.
Caucasus is not stable region like Europe. It's under control of different empires and political unions who bought and bring still their religions and ideologies. Here was said Georgians are mostly open minded. Georgians are not open minded. But Georgia is under USA-EU political spheres and they brought here last 15 years Neoliberal ideology. That's all. While Arabs brought in Dagestan and Chechnya salafism after SSSR crushed.

[klarji]

Of course there are some background and mentality that you share with.
Georgians of modern Northern East Turkey live among Turks since 1628 when Ottomans conquered Southern Georgian Principality.
They are Muslims, surrounded now by Turks, Anatolian Turcomans, Kurds who migrated to their lands.
They are strange when you watch them now, their dances, songs etc influenced by for us far Turkish culture.
But when I met them in reality I discovered that they shared still with us specific Georgian behaviour and mentality. They are very open, friendly, like to talk a lot. In five minutes they can become your good friends, tell.everything about themselves and ask about health your parents that they have never seen.
Russian members will understand what I mean under this specific Georgian mentality. Lazes for example don't share such things thing..they much more cold and closed people
They have not that "Georgianism"
But they share some other things with us. I will upload ageing pics about role of Lazes in ethnogeneses of Pontic Greeks and Black Sea Turks where Laz character was good discribed.

[Root]

the NE/Caucasian population in the North East Caucasus and beyond is rapidly growing day by day, its inhabitants move to the north and west regions like Kalmykia, Stavropol krai, Astrakhan oblast and surrounding neighborhood, and populate the local empty places very quickly











Stavropol krai




Darganti




Maharulal





Nakh peoples are even more in the size of their population than the two above-mentioned indigenous ethnic groups combined

[Rumata]

the NE/Caucasian population in the North East Caucasus and beyond is rapidly growing day by day, its inhabitants move to the north and west regions like Kalmykia, Stavropol krai, Astrakhan oblast and surrounding neighborhood, and populate the local empty places very quickly

Nakh peoples are even more in the size of their population than the two above-mentioned indigenous ethnic groups combined

What a potentional mess in case shit hits the fan (let's hope it won't).

[Root]

What a potentional mess in case shit hits the fan (let's hope it won't).

it would really be fun, no one would feel lonely and no one would die of boredom xd

[klarji]

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Here is about Pontic Greeks and their "Caucasian" features. It must be from Colchian tribes of the region.
Lazes are known to be a bit dumbasses and funny. + The relative language make me to feel them closer then peoples of my religion/ political sphere/ evolution etc

[klarji]

So when I am asked who are closer who are closer Armenians or Ossetians I have no idea. That's no important for me. They are both neighbours. With one we share Southern character, history of antic and medieval Kingdoms, Christianity culture from Byzantium and with other some common in folk dances and songs.
What about common in background and common in "blood" that's is very important for us, I am sure only about people of Lazistan. Even if they have now different religion, ideological, political and cultural stratifications.

[Arsen_]

the NE/Caucasian population in the North East Caucasus and beyond is rapidly growing day by day, its inhabitants move to the north and west regions like Kalmykia, Stavropol krai, Astrakhan oblast and surrounding neighborhood, and populate the local empty places very quickly

These are very good processes and I really enjoy watching them. The more North Caucasians move to these lands, the more local Russians love and appreciate Armenians.

[Arsen_]

As for the topic I can say that Armenians from Armenia like Georgians and are almost unaware about existence of North Caucasians. There is only some vague idea about North Caucasians as some wild violent peoples. For example if someone in Armenia has wild character and behave violent and vengeful he may be nicknamed as Chechen or Pushtun.

[Root]

These are very good processes and I really enjoy watching them. The more North Caucasians move to these lands, the more local Russians love and appreciate Armenians.

without these constant incidents occurring randomly life in Russia would totally be a boredom and depression... thats why and how the local peoples find different approaches to entertain themselves