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dmb
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 Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:18 am Post subject: Braveheart |
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Why are Turks so fascinated by the film 'braveheart'?
I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. You get in a taxi and you have the usual conversation with the driver.
Where are you from?
What do you do?
Where do you lıve?
Are you married? Why not?
etc...
Anyway, whenever I tell the driver I'm from Scotland the conversation always ends up about Braveheart.
In Turkey, Scotland is more famous for an Aussie actor than Whıskey!!
Why is/was Braveheart such a big film in Turkey. |
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justme
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 11:52 am Post subject: |
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At first I thought it was because of the battle scenes. But maybe it's also because they hate the English Imperialists and they like seeing them getting their butts kicked by the poor farmer serfs... In general they seem to have extra love for Scottish people anyway. Perhaps you're extra endearing?  And as far as I know, Scotland has never gone around colonising anyone, or otherwise making global nuisances of themselves. Have you ever been embarassed or nervous about saying you're Scottish? |
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dmb
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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Have you ever been embarassed or nervous about saying you're Scottish?
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Embarrasssed about being Scottish  Usually after every Scottish Rugby match. Nervous? I made sure to keep my mouth shut at the Gatatasaray Rangers match a few years ago. I did pretend to be Irish though. In the Irish bars of NY. It usually resulted in a free pint of Guiness. |
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calsimsek
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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The film remainds Turks of their own war of 1920-1923. Also it has conections to 18 Mart. The Turkish celerbration of the defeat of the Western fleet trying to enter the Straits. You could call all of this a form of selective memory.  |
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Faustino
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| It certainly seems more popular than 'Midnight Express' |
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whynotme
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Dmb,
can you name another film which is about Scotland and became so popular? do not expect Turkish people to know Scotch because 50 % does not drink....i had a friend from Scotland and he hates to be called as "Scotch Bright" |
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Faustino
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Trainspotting  |
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Joined: 21 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject: GIVE EM HOLLYWOOD FILMS |
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It is no good giving `em anything except Hollywood films. They hate anything like a Ken Loch film because anything that doesn`t have a happy ending just does not compute.
As for Braveheart, they went mental over The Patriot and Titanic.
Mention Wales and you`re as popular as an Armenian. |
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dmb
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Mention Wales and you`re as popular as an Armenian. |
Happy St. David's day to anyone Welsh out there |
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teacherdude
Joined: 13 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:21 pm Post subject: Highlander |
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HIGHLANDER!!!!!!!!
Don't mess with Duncan or Connah McCloud baby.
Pardon any obvious spelling errors...the dude aint Scottish.
TD |
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