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Things you never say in Turkey
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thrifty



Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Break time and you are in the canteen with your elementary class. You have been with the class for a few weeks now and you are participating with that absolute fraud-namely- spending breaks with the students. Turkish teachers wouldn't do it unless they were told to by the boss and then they of course would jump to it whilst competing with each other to say "evet Mustafa Bey."

Elementary student: Are you ugh ugh ugh yani ugh drink the bira?

You don't say: Of course I effing do, look at the state of me. I am overweight, working here, got a red face, sweating, no time for a shower, live in Fırızk�y, travel by bus, mooch off you lot and I have got diarrhoea from last night's session.

Elementary student: Ugh ugh are you eat the Turrrrrkish kebap? His face lit up with pride.

You don't say: Someone finish it for me
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saloma



Joined: 07 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Mid morning on a Saturday or Sunday in June and you are at the in-laws.


If you worked where you say you do, you would never have a Saturday or Sunday off to spend with your in-laws.

Hmmm.... could that be considered an advantage to working there? Wink
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Henry_Cowell



Joined: 27 May 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After 12 years in English teaching with a Masters' in TESOL, he has to work all weekend??
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Golightly



Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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Location: in the bar, next to the raki

PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sheikh Inal Ovar wrote:


S's - .. hadi bir cay icelim sikildim artik ...


now, I really hope that that's supposed to be those good ol' undotted i's... Laughing
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Golightly



Joined: 08 Feb 2005
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Location: in the bar, next to the raki

PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thrifty wrote:
Break time and you are in the canteen with your elementary class. You have been with the class for a few weeks now and you are participating with that absolute fraud-namely- spending breaks with the students. Turkish teachers wouldn't do it unless they were told to by the boss and then they of course would jump to it whilst competing with each other to say "evet Mustafa Bey."

Elementary student: Are you ugh ugh ugh yani ugh drink the bira?

You don't say: Of course I effing do, look at the state of me. I am overweight, working here, got a red face, sweating, no time for a shower, live in Fırızk�y, travel by bus, mooch off you lot and I have got diarrhoea from last night's session.

Elementary student: Ugh ugh are you eat the Turrrrrkish kebap? His face lit up with pride.

You don't say: Someone finish it for me

Thrifty, haven't we worked together before? You sound like someone verry familiar..
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thrifty



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Serdar Orta� is so handsome.
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Golightly



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually, Ibrahim Tatlises is C.rap.
So are his lahmacuns.

Massacre people? Oh yeah, that.
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almuze



Joined: 25 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"could I have some ice with my water?"

"could you turn down the volume on the tv?"
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thrifty



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The recent walkouts have nothing to do with Emit Hsilgne advertising on tefl.com for 35 new teachers, it is because they are growing.
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Otterman Ollie



Joined: 23 Feb 2004
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Location: South Western Turkey

PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Football is a big girls game and the national team are the girliest .Taxi drivers are just so considerate. Can I have my chips hot ?To a girl ,do you wanna a drink ? Dance ? the other ? To a guy ,anyone ever told you that wearing deodrant doesn't make you less of a man ? To your boss,no I won't be attending the organised night out,your leaving do,the end of term/year party.
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justme



Joined: 18 May 2004
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To a contractor: "Why is this job taking so long?"
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Golightly



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

to the boss/wife/turkish colleague who is telling you exactly the same thing for the third time:

I understood you the first time! why are you repeating this to me? do I look stupid?


and:
your gold bangles make you look like a cheap trollop.
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justme



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

To a doctor:
"Is this treatment necessary?"
"Are there other treatments besides thousands of milligrams of multi-spectrum antibiotics?"
"Is there a way to prevent/avoid this illness?"

In fact, it's better not to ask a doctor any questions at all-- they find it threatening and get pissed off.
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thrifty



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Listen Ebru, there is no point going to the hospital for an x-ray when you have a back ache. If your back was broken you would be screaming in agony. Have a bath, go for a walk, lose some weight, stop smoking stop oofing.
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Golightly



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

doctor to fat, concerned-looking mother with huge bouffant, cuddling her podgy little darling boy,Khan, who has a virally-induced cold:
No, you can't have any f*cking antibiotics! Now p*ss off and stop wasting my time, fatty!
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