Information about Georgia, which is not in the guidebooks

The people of Georgia keep a lot of legends and legends telling about the history of the formation of this amazing country. You can find out the most interesting ones by visiting it. If you purchased a tour to Georgia, you can study interesting facts that you will not find in the classical literature about the country.

- The local residents call their country Sakartvelo - from the self-name of the people. Kartveli is a Georgian.

- In ancient times, Georgia was called Iveria or Iberia (like Spain).

- Christianity became widespread in Georgian territory in 319.

- The Georgian language is distinguished by a lack of stress (the voice simply increases in the required syllable), large letters and male-female genera (it is determined from the context). Also there are words with a lot of consonants in a row (for example, eight), and the number 35 in Georgian sounds like twenty-fifteen.

- The Russian language in the country is well owned by representatives of the older generation, young people know Russian worse. English is more popular.

- All information signs in the country are written in Georgian and English, even in small villages

- At a meeting, Georgian men kiss on the cheek: this is normal, these are the traditions.

- It is not customary for Georgians to take off their shoes in their homes or ask for slippers; they should go straight into street shoes.

- Khinkali and shish kebab of Georgians eat with their hands: it's so accepted. With the help of appliances you can not feel the whole taste of dishes.

- On any table there will always be a plate with cilantro, basil, tarthun, green onions: the greens are perfectly combined with meat.

- The family, parents and friends in Georgia are sacred. You can not contradict the father's word.