Dear folks, Yeah, I don't know why either, except that it was roughly as long as the word, 'Americans'.
Actually I have no reason to believe the Armenians have subnormal intelligence.
Although Yerevan looks something like Cleveland, Ohio, and I don't deal too well with the habits of drivers in that city.
There's some neat pictures here:
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They have railroads in Armenia, too.
Cordially yours, Gerard Pawlowski