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things u wouldnt hear or would be shocked if u did in Turkey
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ikky



Joined: 22 May 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:07 am    Post subject: things u wouldnt hear or would be shocked if u did in Turkey Reply with quote

paying homage to Thrifty's ' things u shouldnt say in Turkey' a slight variation.

1) Oh sorry! were u in the queue?
2) ( Whilst a passenger in a taxi) '' I think I should give that other car way'' or '' The lights are red, I should stop'' and even '' I really must indicate more''
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mbd26



Joined: 31 May 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Football team? Nah.. I don't have a favorite football team."
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Ebenezer



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"I have nothing against curds, armenians or greeks, I think we're all brothers"
Now, I'm asking for too much, right?
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Baba Alex



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ebenezer wrote:
"I have nothing against curds, armenians or greeks, I think we're all brothers"
Now, I'm asking for too much, right?


Are you suggesting that Turks are racist?
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thrifty



Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

curds?????

I wouldn't be surprised to hear myself saying while bargaining:

Yapma ya, Vallahi Billahi yemin ediyorum, T�rk parası kazaniyorum, n'olur �alışıyorum, coğum var,
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tekirdag



Joined: 13 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I have nothing against kurds, armenians or greeks, I think we're all brothers


I have heard Turks say that. Many Turks hate the PKK, not the Kurds. They are angry because of Armenian genocide accusation but do not hate Armenians. And after my 10 million years in Turkey, I have yet to hear anything bad said about Greeks.

I find Turks to be very "brotherly".
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tararu



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do they have anything against whey seeing as curds are a problem?
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thrifty



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Baba Alex



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tekirdag wrote:
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I have nothing against kurds, armenians or greeks, I think we're all brothers


I have heard Turks say that. Many Turks hate the PKK, not the Kurds. They are angry because of Armenian genocide accusation but do not hate Armenians. And after my 10 million years in Turkey, I have yet to hear anything bad said about Greeks.

I find Turks to be very "brotherly".


Yes, thank you sister tekirdag.
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tekirdag



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Do they have anything against whey seeing as curds are a problem?


Oh, God! Can we NOT talk about the whole curds and whey thing?! There was a big fight about that in front of my building yesterday! Yeeeesh.
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Baba Alex



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tekirdag wrote:
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Do they have anything against whey seeing as curds are a problem?


Oh, God! Can we NOT talk about the whole curds and whey thing?! There was a big fight about that in front of my building yesterday! Yeeeesh.


I think the whey have some valid points.
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tekirdag



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weird whinging whey. Bunch of jerks.
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Baba Alex



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tekirdag wrote:
Weird whinging whey. Bunch of jerks.


Carefull what you say. The suppoters of Little Miss Muffet will have a field day.
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justme



Joined: 18 May 2004
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What is whey, anyway?
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tvik



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"oh hello!!! how are you!!"

sorry i don't have any time to talk to you right now, maybe later.
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