Anyway, like I said above, great post, and particularly because these notions of “pure” cultures are a little absurd. All nations and ethnic groups evolve and adapt. Moreover, in regions such as this, a shared living space has resulted in many overlaps. That said, what’s most interesting is that Armenians appear closer to Azeris and Turks than, say, Georgians.

To end, though, an interesting anecdote when I was recently in Bucharest for the World Blogging Forum. One night at one of the traditional Romanian feasts for the even I was sitting opposite the delegate from Azerbaijan and the restaurant announced it was now time for a traditional Romanian dish. Well, if you thought the Greek/Turkish/Armenian/Azeri battle was enough…

Guess what? It was dolma, and to make it even more ironic, they call it sarma dolma there (both Turkish words). Anyway, only goes to show you that perhaps it’s not even worth fighting over these things. If you must, take a look at the map and see how such things would spread, but perhaps its better to enjoy such things rather than bicker…