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What you like the most about Turkey, turkish people and culture?
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23 Jul 2008 Wed 10:26 pm |
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Quoting pansi: p.s. and i told that "peacefull" is not the right word but my english is not so good - so dont take it personal |
I think the term you want is ´laid-back´ meaning:
relaxed or unhurried, free from stress; easygoing; carefree
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23 Jul 2008 Wed 10:31 pm |
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I know sometimes I have to wait at the doctors even when I have an appointment. I would love to charge them back for MY valuable time. Some how it doesn´t work that way though.
I can´t imagine the ER or OBGYN Doctors in Turkey. Hmm, sorry Miss you´ll have to wait to push that baby out. The doctor is still at lunch, he should be back shortly. 
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 11:05 am |
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Quoting teaschip: I know sometimes I have to wait at the doctors even when I have an appointment. I would love to charge them back for MY valuable time. Some how it doesn´t work that way though.
I can´t imagine the ER or OBGYN Doctors in Turkey. Hmm, sorry Miss you´ll have to wait to push that baby out. The doctor is still at lunch, he should be back shortly. |
well we had experience with this also, but luckly that just in one hospital
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 11:05 am |
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Quoting lady in red: Quoting pansi: p.s. and i told that "peacefull" is not the right word but my english is not so good - so dont take it personal |
I think the term you want is ´laid-back´ meaning:
relaxed or unhurried, free from stress; easygoing; carefree
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Thank you 
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 11:07 am |
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Thank you all!
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 11:39 am |
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Quoting ciko: yes very very peaceful!!! this morning i woke and was very peaceful, then i had to go to asia side so i waited for the bus.. and then on the bus i was listening to drivers sweariing to other drivers peacefully, and then saw a teenage snatched an old womans phone in söğütlüçeşme very peacefully.
we kill eachother for football peacefully, we beat our wives peacefully, we swear at istanbuls traffic every morning peacefully
ahhhhhhhhhhh heaven |
So eloquently put ! the perfect description
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 12:11 pm |
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Quoting Cacık: Quoting ciko: yes very very peaceful!!! this morning i woke and was very peaceful, then i had to go to asia side so i waited for the bus.. and then on the bus i was listening to drivers sweariing to other drivers peacefully, and then saw a teenage snatched an old womans phone in söğütlüçeşme very peacefully.
we kill eachother for football peacefully, we beat our wives peacefully, we swear at istanbuls traffic every morning peacefully
ahhhhhhhhhhh heaven |
So eloquently put ! the perfect description |
This is rubbish..
What you are talking about there is my beloved Istanbul which is the most beautiful city in this world.
You are talking about a city which was capital when London and Paris were little villages and New York did not exist.
You can criticize it but I will not let anybody rubbishing it..
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 12:21 pm |
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Quoting mltm: Quoting richy:
I always arrive 30 mins earlier on the appointed time and i leave once after 30 mins. I hate waiting. |
You hate waiting, but you wait 1 hour in total!
In turkey I always go to my appointment with my friend half an hour later, then noone waits because she/he comes half an hour later too. |
i mean 30 mins since i arrived
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 12:50 pm |
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Quoting richy: Quoting mltm: Quoting richy:
I always arrive 30 mins earlier on the appointed time and i leave once after 30 mins. I hate waiting. |
You hate waiting, but you wait 1 hour in total!
In turkey I always go to my appointment with my friend half an hour later, then noone waits because she/he comes half an hour later too. |
i mean 30 mins since i arrived |
So you arrive 30 minutes early for an appointment but leave after 30 minutes? Do you ever get to meet anyone?? 
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 03:04 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting Cacık: Quoting ciko: yes very very peaceful!!! this morning i woke and was very peaceful, then i had to go to asia side so i waited for the bus.. and then on the bus i was listening to drivers sweariing to other drivers peacefully, and then saw a teenage snatched an old womans phone in söğütlüçeşme very peacefully.
we kill eachother for football peacefully, we beat our wives peacefully, we swear at istanbuls traffic every morning peacefully
ahhhhhhhhhhh heaven |
So eloquently put ! the perfect description |
This is rubbish..
What you are talking about there is my beloved Istanbul which is the most beautiful city in this world.
You are talking about a city which was capital when London and Paris were little villages and New York did not exist.
You can criticize it but I will not let anybody rubbishing it..
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Istanbul is beautiful - but it isn´t perfect. The bus drivers do swear, they swore at me the other day because I complained he was smoking on the bus which is now illegal. When I said perfect description, I the description of his experience which is a daily event for most of us here. This morning right in front of my eyes I watched a man get his wallet stolen and the ensuing fight and chase just less than two metres in front of me in the middle of the city, I had to leapt out of the way before I may have been knocked over !
Istanbul is wonderful - but I was joining Ciko´s harmless joke on the word peacefully being used ! Amazing, overwhelming, historical and crazy come to my mind. If it wasn´t, Istanbul wouldn´t be Istanbul - the city we all seem to be addicted too ! 
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24 Jul 2008 Thu 03:20 pm |
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crime is in all cities and everywhere people are swearing - maybe here more passionate as here is so many unwritten rules.again my appologies as i am not english native speaker.and smoking here is lifestyle - i dont like it either but i cannot change them
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