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ideas please, lutfen
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:06 pm |
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My boyfriend is turkish and is living in england. i know he misses home very much and it is his birthday coming up soon. i was hoping somebody could give me some ideas as to what i can get him. i am looking to get something special that is turkish, and will remind him of home. can anybody help? thank you in advance. xx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:08 pm |
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Quoting northernangel81: My boyfriend is turkish and is living in england. i know he misses home very much and it is his birthday coming up soon. i was hoping somebody could give me some ideas as to what i can get him. i am looking to get something special that is turkish, and will remind him of home. can anybody help? thank you in advance. xx |
why dont you take him to a nice turkish restaurant for dinner.
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:14 pm |
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just noticed i posted this on the wrong board too! sorry. unfortunately, i live in a very small town and there is no turkish restaurant anywhere near here, losest 1 is about 4 hours drive, besides, i will be cooking for him, traditioal turkish food (god help me!), but thank you for your suggestion, x
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:16 pm |
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i am sure he misses smoking Nargile 
and after dinner you can drink raki with yogurt by playing tavla 
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:27 pm |
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I am not sure nargile is a good idea, nor tavla.
Turkish cooking is a good idea and so as raki. why dont you buy an ipod with some turkish music in it. You play it too during dinner.
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:33 pm |
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i have raki, and i did the ipod thing at christmas! i also made a dvd with all his photos of his friends and family back home! i am just out of ideas! want something that shows some thought u know..... something really really special. xx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:42 pm |
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Are you in the uk and in the north btw?
Because, if you are, a day in london with everything Turkish should make him happy.. I am asking and interested, because it made me remember my early days in the UK..
I was so so desperate for anything Turkish. And it is really not easy!!
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:46 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Are you in the uk and in the north btw?
Because, if you are, a day in london with everything Turkish should make him happy.. I am asking and interested, because I remember my early days in the UK..
I was so so desperate for anything Turkish. And it is really not easy!! |
Yes thats a good idea,you can go down to London for a couple of days.There are so some really nice Turkish restaurants there so i have heard,probably because there is quite a few Turkish people.Hope this helps! It it difficult getting things that are traditionally Turkish especially when you don't want it to be something just because its Turkish, he has to like it as well.Maybe you could find out what his favourite dishes are and cook those as an alternative.
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:50 pm |
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yes, i am in the uk and in the north. he doesnt really like london, but he only has 1 day off work anyway! he works hard and long to send money back home to his family.
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:51 pm |
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Quote: Yes thats a good idea,you can go down to London for a couple of days.There are so some really nice Turkish restaurants there so i have heard,probably because there is quite a few Turkish people.Hope this helps! It it difficult getting things that are traditionally Turkish especially when you don't want it to be something just because its Turkish, he has to like it as well.Maybe you could find out what his favourite dishes are and cook those as an alternative. |
i am already cooking for him babes. xx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:53 pm |
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well..
Then..
ermm..
how is your belly dancing? and do you have a costume? 
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 01:54 pm |
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Quote: Quoting northernangel81: Yes thats a good idea,you can go down to London for a couple of days.There are so some really nice Turkish restaurants there so i have heard,probably because there is quite a few Turkish people.Hope this helps! It it difficult getting things that are traditionally Turkish especially when you don't want it to be something just because its Turkish, he has to like it as well.Maybe you could find out what his favourite dishes are and cook those as an alternative. |
i am already cooking for him babes. xx |
Good luck! I find the trick is to find a few that you think you can manage and more to the point that you can get the ingredients for! Then practice them on other people! (Ha ha my evil plan) Well i havent killed anyone to date. This site is amazing really easy to follow and everything you could ever want.
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:02 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: well..
Then..
ermm..
how is your belly dancing? and do you have a costume? |
no costume!! and rubbish at belly dancing ha ha, u r mad lol. xx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:03 pm |
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Quote: Good luck! I find the trick is to find a few that you think you can manage and more to the point that you can get the ingredients for! Then practice them on other people! (Ha ha my evil plan) Well i havent killed anyone to date. This site is amazing really easy to follow and everything you could ever want.
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/
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Thank you so much, i really appreciate that. xx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:03 pm |
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Quoting northernangel81: Quoting thehandsom: well..
Then..
ermm..
how is your belly dancing? and do you have a costume? |
no costume!! and rubbish at belly dancing ha ha, u r mad lol. xx |
Its worth a go i suppose although he would probably laugh lol belly dancing is an art and takes years to learn how to do it properly.You should know that Handsom!
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:04 pm |
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Quoting northernangel81: Quoting thehandsom: well..
Then..
ermm..
how is your belly dancing? and do you have a costume? |
no costume!! and rubbish at belly dancing ha ha, u r mad lol. xx |
I was just trying to HELP!!
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:04 pm |
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Quote: Quoting northernangel81: Good luck! I find the trick is to find a few that you think you can manage and more to the point that you can get the ingredients for! Then practice them on other people! (Ha ha my evil plan) Well i havent killed anyone to date. This site is amazing really easy to follow and everything you could ever want.
http://www.turkishcookbook.com/
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Thank you so much, i really appreciate that. xx |
Your more than welcome.
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:07 pm |
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Quote: Quote: no costume!! and rubbish at belly dancing ha ha, u r mad lol. xx |
I was just trying to HELP!! |
lol, and i do appreciate it babes, honest i do ha ha. xx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:09 pm |
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Quoting SERA_2005: Quoting northernangel81: Quoting thehandsom: well..
Then..
ermm..
how is your belly dancing? and do you have a costume? |
no costume!! and rubbish at belly dancing ha ha, u r mad lol. xx |
Its worth a go i suppose although he would probably laugh lol belly dancing is an art and takes years to learn how to do it properly.You should know that Handsom! |
I was more like thinking, you know, end of the night and raki is consumed a lot and he would not notice if she is a good belly dancer or not.. I am just trying to help really!!
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:11 pm |
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he would so laugh at me, in fact i would not be able to do it for laughing myself! nice idea though! xxx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:35 pm |
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U could write him a love letter in turkish and hide it somewhere at home. after u could paly game.. "find letter"
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 02:43 pm |
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i write him love letters in both turkish and english all the time so wouldnt really be very special. thank you all the same though. x
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 05:35 pm |
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My advice is a little different:
When my husband misses his homeland...the last thing I would do is remind him of it. If your boyfriend plans to stay in your country for any amount of time, he needs to learn how to divert his attention from the past and concentrate on the present. Right now he is with you in England....let him know how much you love him being in England. Show him some things that are good about England. Its better than wishing you were somewhere else.
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 05:44 pm |
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say i love your mother&family more then mine,thats best gift for a Turkish man free&precious
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 06:20 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: My advice is a little different:
When my husband misses his homeland...the last thing I would do is remind him of it. If your boyfriend plans to stay in your country for any amount of time, he needs to learn how to divert his attention from the past and concentrate on the present. Right now he is with you in England....let him know how much you love him being in England. Show him some things that are good about England. Its better than wishing you were somewhere else. |
This is a no no option..You may loose your bf if you follow this advice.
He will see nothing nothing good about england while he is homesick.
Consider my last option seriously
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 06:24 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: My advice is a little different:
When my husband misses his homeland...the last thing I would do is remind him of it. If your boyfriend plans to stay in your country for any amount of time, he needs to learn how to divert his attention from the past and concentrate on the present. Right now he is with you in England....let him know how much you love him being in England. Show him some things that are good about England. Its better than wishing you were somewhere else. |
He does love england, hes been here for 6 years or so now. he always says heshappy here and would only go back to tukey if something happened to his mum. he actually loves things that remind him of home, wierd as it sounds lol, friends suggested a copy of the karan or a turkish eye, not sure myself though but im completely bamboozled. x
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 06:26 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting Elisabeth: My advice is a little different:
When my husband misses his homeland...the last thing I would do is remind him of it. If your boyfriend plans to stay in your country for any amount of time, he needs to learn how to divert his attention from the past and concentrate on the present. Right now he is with you in England....let him know how much you love him being in England. Show him some things that are good about England. Its better than wishing you were somewhere else. |
This is a no no option..You may loose your bf if you follow this advice.
He will see nothing nothing good about england while he is homesick.
Consider my last option seriously |
you would not say that if u saw my belly dancing lol. xx
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 06:32 pm |
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Quoting MrX67: say i love your mother&family more then mine,thats best gift for a Turkish man free&precious |
ha ha, i luv his mum like my own, and he knows that, if i said more than my own family he would know i was lying ha ha, he likes it when i tell him i luv him and his family more than westlife. dont know why! he a bit strange at times and the smallest things please him lol. x
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 06:52 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting Elisabeth: My advice is a little different:
When my husband misses his homeland...the last thing I would do is remind him of it. If your boyfriend plans to stay in your country for any amount of time, he needs to learn how to divert his attention from the past and concentrate on the present. Right now he is with you in England....let him know how much you love him being in England. Show him some things that are good about England. Its better than wishing you were somewhere else. |
This is a no no option..You may loose your bf if you follow this advice.
He will see nothing nothing good about england while he is homesick.
Consider my last option seriously |
HANDSOM!!! Belly dancing does not cure homesickness....or hairness...or nausea....or headaches....or back pain! Do you tell your poor wife all this?
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 07:02 pm |
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I think the difference between your advice and my advice is very simple Elisabeth:
-you are "assuming" what your husband felt and giving advice.
-I am giving the advice because I know what he feels..
So stop arguing with me
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 07:06 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: I think the difference between your advice and my advice is very simple Elisabeth:
-you are "assuming" what your husband felt and giving advice.
-I am giving the advice because I know what he feels..
So stop arguing with me |
handsom....i know you mean well...but i assure you...my husband doesn't even remember where Turkey is! hahaha! 
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07 Feb 2008 Thu 08:29 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: I was more like thinking, you know, end of the night and raki is consumed a lot and he would not notice if she is a good belly dancer or not.. I am just trying to help really!! |
I completely support this idea!!!!! It's absolutely brilliant and has a 100% guarantee that it will work.
I have an idea.... how about if you plan a vacation in Turkey together? Buy tickets, arrange dates....
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