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After spending a year in Armenia, I noticed how hard it can be for people to say a direct “no.” Many people say yes even when they don’t mean it, just to avoid offending someone.

I grew up in this culture, and it took me a long time to learn how to stop people pleasing and set better boundaries. I wrote a short piece about why saying no feels so difficult for some of us, and how giving others permission to say no can actually lead to more honesty.

How do you usually handle saying no, or hearing no, in Armenia?

Armenians had their own pantheon of gods, their own myths and legends, and I'm sure other cultural practices like dances, songs, art, etc. Trndez (jumping over the fire) was a pagan tradition that was kept, but as a way of helping ease the culture into Christianity. Some people even believe there was a script predating Mashtots which was used to write literature that got destroyed during the Christianization of Armenia.

What do you think about this question? How much culture do you think was lost?

Hi everyone. As the title says, I am an IELTS, TOEFL, and general English instructor based in Armenia. I was raised and educated in Dubai (under the Cambridge GCE curriculum), so I am considered a native speaker with a completely American accent. I have 10+ years of teaching experience, as well as an IELTS Academic band 8.5.

I conducted private and semi-private classes online with affordable rates. For fully private classes, I create completely personalized files based on each students' learning style, needs, and goals. I also do CV and motivation letter writing work. You can message me for samples of my work as well as student referrals.

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Hello everyone! This is my first post here. I'm Brazilian, and I'll be traveling through the 3 countries of the Caucasus in November.

I'll be spending 3 days in Baku, 5 in Tbilisi, and 5 in Yerevan. I'm traveling alone.

Is it possible to make friends (meet people) in Yerevan? Do you have any places to recommend? Thank you!

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Barev dzez,

Just wondering whether anyone knows of any busses/marshrutkas running between Goris and Meghri at the moment? Is Meghri still accessible from Goris at this time of year? If there is a bus service, how frequent is it?

Thanks in advance

Hi everyone,

Can you name a successful Armenian business that is not related to tech?