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Baba Alex
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But what does the dog do for dog food? |
Baba Alex's dog pretends to be a street dog. That way he get's treated much better than many homeless people in Istanbul. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:50 am Post subject: |
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| Judging by his 24-7 postie chasing, the dog's getting way too much sugar ... you're not giving it any of your shandy I hope ... |
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yaramaz
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Going by the last flurry of posts it seems some of our fellow "professionals" have the skill of living like a third world peasant down to a fine art . Is Istanbul so expensive that people,educated people,are forced to live like this ?
Just what is the point of working your guts out in this job if you can't enjoy some of lifes better moments ? |
I believe that Baba may have been slightly sarcastic in his posting; ghost doesn't live here nor has he ever; and I don't think my post mentioned anything about living like a peasant. Do peasants eat cajun chicken salads at Nar Pera (not bad, btw-- nice little place in T�nel)?
I'm getting bored with the idea that people think its impossible to actually earn money here, or to earn enough to live in a comfortable way. I have no desire to (erm...) walk the extra mile that ghost does to save a few kuruş on my lunch. It isnt necessary and I do value my time too. A balance of affordable and decadent is what makes living in Istanbul so enjoyable. |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Going by the last flurry of posts it seems some of our fellow "professionals" have the skill of living like a third world peasant down to a fine art . Is Istanbul so expensive that people,educated people,are forced to live like this ?
Just what is the point of working your guts out in this job if you can't enjoy some of lifes better moments ? |
I believe that Baba may have been slightly sarcastic in his posting; ghost doesn't live here nor has he ever; and I don't think my post mentioned anything about living like a peasant. Do peasants eat cajun chicken salads at Nar Pera (not bad, btw-- nice little place in T�nel)?
I'm getting bored with the idea that people think its impossible to actually earn money here, or to earn enough to live in a comfortable way. I have no desire to (erm...) walk the extra mile that ghost does to save a few kuruş on my lunch. It isnt necessary and I do value my time too. A balance of affordable and decadent is what makes living in Istanbul so enjoyable. |
Yes, I was being a little. But yeah, I lead a very comfortable lifestyle. I often eat out at nice places, cna afford luxury goods, holidays and still manage to save some money. I'm not in the top earning bracket either. |
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tarte tatin
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
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Location: Istanbul
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:35 am Post subject: |
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Know nothing about the Istanbul Language Center (or much else come to that) sorry OP.
Anyway just want to wish Ghost all the best over in the Land of Morning Calm. Ghost may find it is not very cheap there as prices have been rising recently.
While I don't go in for the budgeting as strictly as you do Ghost, I have to agree that Turkey ain't that cheap! Eating out is reasonable and so is accommodation but supermarkets, consumer goods etc are similar to Western prices.
BTW how did you keep the same username on the Korean forum? I had to take a different name to post here. Ghost will also find that the flaming here is very tame compared with the Dave's addicts over in SK! |
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billybuzz
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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Location: turkey
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: |
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So should we pop over there to get some flaming training ?Does that sound right ? SK that is .
Btw glad to hear you enjoy a bit of decadence Yaramaz ,a little (or a lot) of what you fancy is good for the soul . |
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dmb
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| Do peasants eat cajun chicken salads at Nar Pera (not bad, btw-- nice little place in T�nel)? |
I hear they also sometimes do a good quiz night. |
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Baba Alex
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Do peasants eat cajun chicken salads at Nar Pera (not bad, btw-- nice little place in T�nel)? |
I hear they also sometimes do a good quiz night. |
Is there one coming up soon? I can come to it if it's not on a day. |
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dmb
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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| None scheduled at the mo. I'll keep you ... ahem.... posted. |
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ghost
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: response |
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| I believe that Baba may have been slightly sarcastic in his posting; ghost doesn't live here nor has he ever; and I don't think my post mentioned anything about living like a peasant. Do peasants eat cajun chicken salads at Nar Pera (not bad, btw-- nice little place in T�nel)? |
Ghost actually did stay in Istanbul three times (October 1996 - 10 days, April 1998 - 7 days, January 2004 - 5 days) and those days were enough to get a good feel for the place including prices.
In 1996, ghost elected domicile in the far suburb of Cevizli, on the Asian side, where a nice room with hot shower cost just $5.00 U.S. equivalent, at the famous backpacker lodging - ''Villa Marmara" - the owner was the old guy who greeted backpackers getting off the train at the Central Istanbul station.
On the two other occasions, ghost stayed in Sultanhamet...paying $8.00 per night in 1998, and up to $12 per night for a priate room in 2004, which was the cheapest it could find in the Sultanhamet area. But the lack of security at some of the hostels in Istanbul recently has persuaded ghost and others to find other hostels, further afield from Sultanhamet, but better deals....
Nothing wrong with the fancy meals Yaramaz has - those are some of the pleasures in life, and since Yaramaz has been successful in Istanbul since 2003, shows that her teaching is decent, because if she had been mediocre, the students (as they do in Turkey) would have voted with their feet, and Yaramaz would have been shown the door in short time. Maybe Yaramaz would like to share her secrets as to what she does in class (in Istanbul) to keep her students interested and engaged?
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Ghost actually did stay in Istanbul three times (October 1996 - 10 days, April 1998 - 7 days, January 2004 - 5 days) and those days were enough to get a good feel for the place including prices. |
How on earth do you remember stuff like this? When I get asked when did you work at ___ I have to consult my CV and hope that I hadn't lied about that particular part. Ghost I disagree about getting a feel for a place after only 22 days in the city. Over a decade and I am still finding my way around. |
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scot47
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The sad fact is that the EFL world is full of misers who would sooner die than spend money. I wish to name no names but certain spooks do come to mind.
I am reminded of some of my colleagues here in the Middle East. Rather than buy a newspaper they w ll wait until I have finished with mine and retrieve them from the dustbin ! |
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ghost
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: selective memory |
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| How on earth do you remember stuff like this? When I get asked when did you work at ___ I have to consult my CV and hope that I hadn't lied about that particular part. Ghost I disagree about getting a feel for a place after only 22 days in the city. Over a decade and I am still finding my way around. |
Selective memory - some things stick in the mind, and others don't...
You have people who can remember all the scores from cricket/soccer matches going back 20 years.....those things are of interest and become stuck, ready for retrieval.
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MIKEBUCHAN
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah! I want to know too - what does the dog do for dog food?  |
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yaramaz
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe Yaramaz would like to share her secrets as to what she does in class (in Istanbul) to keep her students interested and engaged?
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Um, mescaline? Push-up bras? Heavy artillery? (though they aren't exactly secrets, eh Baba?) |
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