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ikky · Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 60 Location: GUZTEPE

Ok so far ive been getting mostly ( tell a lie, all) negative vibes about Turkey, well more Istanbul. So what are the positives ? surely there must be some good things here. I'll start, the weather is great, I come from London so nothing could really be worse, the food is better than London's, the view over the bridges (whilst stuck in traffic) of the Marmara is great, I also enjoy ferrying from the Eastern side to the western side again it's the view which i enjoy. Can u guys add more positives?

katki · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 12 Location: istanbul

oo yes the people watchnig, dodging the beggers ,telling an irrate policeman you have no idea what he is saying . getting away with speeding fines . open 24/7 ,the sun set and moon rise over the river in october awasome. the dolphines hopping up and down the river .the sultry looks on the young babes . a warm smile from a miggros cashier.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

I love the cloudless blue skies, all the yummy cooked egg plant stuff, cheap beers, light brown skinned folks(wish I was-wouldn't need to tan!), errrr...ahhhh...having trouble finding more. I realllllly need a holiday....

I was in Istanbul for the first time in dogs' ages last Monday. It felt good to be back and everything seemed so easy compared to here in the small town. I drank some beers outside a small bar in Taksim after going to Topkapı Palace for the tourist thing. I figure, for foreigners Istanbul is, hands down, the best place in Turkey to live in. I want to move back there.

thrifty · Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 1665 Location: chip van

You can always get a poxy TEFL job.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

poxy tefl job in ISTANBUL sounds pretty good to me now.... do you have any idea how BADLY the schools are run out here in the boondocks?! Shocked

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

ikky:

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:04 am Post subject:

Remember there is a lot more to Turkey than Istanbul,there are something like 80 odd cities all over the place .

Golightly · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:26 am Post subject:

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:30 am Post subject:

that was a very heavy handed comment golightly ,wasn't it ? Odd too don't you think ?

Golightly · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject:

'twas a joke; you should see where I live.

mbd26 · Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 36 Location: Istanbul

Tekirdag.. where do you find cheap beer?!

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

Well, I mean beer here is much cheaper than back in Canada...my province anyway.

Cheap Beer: SKOL...

if u can get it down, that is.

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

BLLLLAAAGGGHHH!!!! SKOL!!!

Do you guys drink 40s of malt up there? I've forgotten the names but they come in clear glass bottles. Or maybe Skol is malt, I don't know.

Ever tasted Night Train? I'm not even sure what it is, but we sure blinded ourselves on it a lot in high school....Foul and wretched. But cheap!

mbd26 · Joined: 31 May 2006 Posts: 36 Location: Istanbul

OK, Night Train was a "fortified wine," and no, not much of a fan.

Canada beer: good; Canadian VAT and other taxes: Bad.
In any case I'd rather pay 6YTL for a cold Molson Export then 3 YTL for an Efes.

In the 3 years I've been here I'vewatched the beer prices rise nearly daily. AK parti raising alch taxes of course, plus inflation....

yaramaz · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject:

Gosh, I remember when you could get a 4 pack of Efes in Migros for 3 million, just a few years ago. I miss that.

...and getting a nice (non Dikmen) bottle of wine in a decent place for 10 million or less.

Alas!