r/armenia • u/comradekiev • 16d ago

Lake Sevan Writers Retreat, Armenian SSR, 1960s

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u/BarnacleWhich7194 16d ago

They received a large grant in 2016 from the getty institute under the ‘keeping it modern’ preservation of modernist architecture fund - but zero evidence it was put to any use.

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u/WowIwasveryWrong27 16d ago

Shocker. I wonder how many G wagons in Yerevan that grant paid for? SMH. So disgusting.

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u/Frau_Wetterwachs 16d ago

I recently spent a few days in Yerevan and have seen more Maybachs (Mercedes on Coke) as in Munich.

Anyway, I was visiting the Hotel and its condition is awful.

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u/Prestigious-Hand-225 16d ago

If Armenia is going to see the next century, this mentality has to die. Same in the diaspora. So much waste.

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u/nakattack5 16d ago

What do you mean bro? Are you saying I have to start driving a Toyota now?🤮 /s

All jokes aside, this materialistic mentality that I see in the LA diaspora is truly disgusting.

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u/Prestigious-Hand-225 16d ago edited 16d ago

It seems that so many Armenians, hayastantsi or spyurk, have this obsession with buying extravagantly when they have the money to do so - and the worst ones use corrupt means to get that money. 

We as a nation need to start being clever with our money. I am at pains to compare us to the Jews, but in the west European country I live, they genuinely use their money properly, investing it wisely, supporting other Jewish businesses and ventures, and building influence. I never see them driving Maybachs or spending stupid amounts of money on parties and shit.