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Do´s and Don´ts
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 02:30 am |
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Greetings members,
I´m traveling to Istanbul in a few weeks, for business, and would like to know of any social customs, mores, etc. that I should be mindful of, so as not to offend anyone. I´d like to be a gracious guest.
Tesekkür ederim,
Max
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 02:41 am |
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I don´t think there are any significant Do´s and Don´ts, especially when you go to Istanbul. It is a very Western city. Just general courtesy rules is all I can think of.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 05:02 am |
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- If you are invited to someones home, take your shoes off outside the door.
- Do not make eye contact with salesmen unless you want to buy something. (They will suck you in....don´t do it!) 
- If you know 2 or 3 words in Turkish...don´t be shy...they don´t get offended if you don´t say it right.
- Bring a roll of travel toilet paper....they never seem to have enough in the ladies rooms. Can´t say anything about the mens room.
- Enjoy!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:18 am |
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Thanks! I´ve spent some time in Saudi Arabia and recall all of the rules and customs I had to learn prior to the trip, so I´m glad to hear it will be a bit more relaxed in Istanbul. I´m also happy to hear that most people will be forgiving of my grasp of Turkish...or lack thereof!
Thanks again,
Max
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 11:26 am |
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Quoting Elisabeth: - If you are invited to someones home, take your shoes off outside the door.
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Never!
He said he´s going to İstanbul for business, not for a family visit. If you take your shoes off when you´re in your suit, it will be very inappropriate.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 05:57 pm |
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Quoting mltm: Quoting Elisabeth: - If you are invited to someones home, take your shoes off outside the door.
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Never!
He said he´s going to İstanbul for business, not for a family visit. If you take your shoes off when you´re in your suit, it will be very inappropriate. |
Which is exactly why I said IF YOU ARE INVITED TO SOMEONES HOME. But again thanks for correcting me, mltm. You must be very busy policing all the forums.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:03 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth:
Which is exactly why I said IF YOU ARE INVITED TO SOMEONES HOME. But again thanks for correcting me, mltm. You must be very busy policing all the forums. |
Why don´t you try to think for awhile that you could have made a mistake before writing sarcastic comments?
I read it well. You may not know it but surely not in all houses in Turkey you take off your shoes. If it´s a business dinner forexample in a house, you don´t take off your shoes, they will look down on you if you do.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:06 pm |
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Taking shoes off or not, doesn´t that depend on the people who live in that particular house instead of the meaning of the visit?
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:26 pm |
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Here´s a thought...Why don´t you simply just ask if they want you to remove your shoes...When I go into someones house, I always ask would they like me to remove my shoes. This isn´t really isolated to just Turkey.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:28 pm |
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Quoting teaschip: This isn´t really isolated to just Turkey. |
Exactly! In Japan and other Asian countries too. Plus in my house!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:33 pm |
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Quoting teaschip: Here´s a thought...Why don´t you simply just ask if they want you to remove your shoes...When I go into someones house, I always ask would they like me to remove my shoes. This isn´t really isolated to just Turkey. |
Do you do it back there at the Stats,or you meant when you were in Türkiye ?!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:37 pm |
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Quoting CANLI: Quoting teaschip: Here´s a thought...Why don´t you simply just ask if they want you to remove your shoes...When I go into someones house, I always ask would they like me to remove my shoes. This isn´t really isolated to just Turkey. |
Do you do it back there at the Stats,or you meant when you were in Türkiye ?! |
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. 
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:42 pm |
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Quoting teaschip: Quoting CANLI: Quoting teaschip: Here´s a thought...Why don´t you simply just ask if they want you to remove your shoes...When I go into someones house, I always ask would they like me to remove my shoes. This isn´t really isolated to just Turkey. |
Do you do it back there at the Stats,or you meant when you were in Türkiye ?! |
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. |
Shoes are always removed in my house whether or not it is for one of my husband´s (who is Turkish) business associates or not. Of course I should probably be quiet as I am completely ignorant on the subject.
I was just trying to give the guy some general advice. Sorry if this offended you mltm.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:47 pm |
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Quoting teaschip:
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. |
Yeah,i know what you mean 
İt was same here long time ago,but now its the opposite,if someone asked to remove their shoes,they think its NOT courtesy of him !
So,how do you/they do it,i mean do you/they ask them to remove their shoes,or do you/they have slippers some where near the door so guests would understand it themselves ?!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:47 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Sorry if this offended you mltm. |
Silly! Don´t apologise for offending people Lis! This is Turkish Class - unless people can complain about being offended at least 3 times a day, they become bored 
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:47 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting teaschip: Quoting CANLI: Quoting teaschip: Here´s a thought...Why don´t you simply just ask if they want you to remove your shoes...When I go into someones house, I always ask would they like me to remove my shoes. This isn´t really isolated to just Turkey. |
Do you do it back there at the Stats,or you meant when you were in Türkiye ?! |
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. |
Shoes are always removed in my house whether or not it is for one of my husband´s (who is Turkish) business associates or not. Of course I should probably be quiet as I am completely ignorant on the subject.
I was just trying to give the guy some general advice. Sorry if this offended you mltm. |
...and now you started a Shoe War!! You bed amerikan person!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:48 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth:
Shoes are always removed in my house whether or not it is for one of my husband´s (who is Turkish) business associates or not. |
That was also before you got married to your Turkish hubby Lis?
İ mean was/is it common where you are too ?
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:48 pm |
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Quote:
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. |
Do you have a VERY big house or are you just slow!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 06:50 pm |
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Quoting sonunda:
Do you have a VERY big house or are you just slow! |
Unfortunately Sonunda, she is very very slow (in the head as well) and has a big fat yankie ass
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:03 pm |
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Quote: Quoting sonunda:
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. |
Do you have a VERY big house or are you just slow! |
I don´t think I have a big house, but considering I have three levels takes quite a long time. So what do you have dirt floors?
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:05 pm |
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Quote: Quoting teaschip: Quoting sonunda:
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. |
Do you have a VERY big house or are you just slow! |
I don´t think I have a big house, but considering I have three levels takes quite a long time. So what do you have dirt floors? |
Do you mean dirt floors or dirty floors?
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:05 pm |
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Quoting AEnigmamagnadea: Quoting sonunda:
Do you have a VERY big house or are you just slow! |
Unfortunately Sonunda, she is very very slow (in the head as well) and has a big fat yankie ass |
We have something in common then, my ass is as big as your mouth.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:08 pm |
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Quote: Quoting sonunda: Quoting teaschip: Quoting sonunda:
Yes, alot of people do it here in the states. I just think it´s common courtesy really. I know after spending an entire day vaccuming and mopping your floors, the last thing I want is someone tracking in dirt off their shoes. |
Do you have a VERY big house or are you just slow! |
I don´t think I have a big house, but considering I have three levels takes quite a long time. So what do you have dirt floors? |
Do you mean dirt floors or dirty floors? |
Dirt floors? You don´t have to mop or vaccume?
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:13 pm |
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I vacuum and mop-it just doesn´t take me an entire day!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:15 pm |
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Guys,about that shoe issue ???!!! 
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:20 pm |
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when I lived in canada and then here in the usa .. it was always considered "polite" to ask/remove your shoes upon entering the house. It was in consideration of the person that was cleaning/mopping/vacuuming. Also as winters can be disgustingly dirty with ice, salt etc it was considered very rude to go tromping in someones house with all that on your shoes.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:20 pm |
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Heyyyy,she wasnt your greatest love,she was Sui´s
Ehhmmm,right ?! 
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:25 pm |
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Quoting CANLI:
Heyyyy,she wasnt your greatest love,she was Sui´s
Ehhmmm,right ?! |
haha
There is a saying in Turkish :
" Bir Kızı 100 Kişi İster, 1 Kişi Alır"
which can be translated as "100 men can be in love with a girl, but only ONE MAN takes her home"
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:27 pm |
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Quoting Leelu: when I lived in canada and then here in the usa .. it was always considered "polite" to ask/remove your shoes upon entering the house. It was in consideration of the person that was cleaning/mopping/vacuuming. Also as winters can be disgustingly dirty with ice, salt etc it was considered very rude to go tromping in someones house with all that on your shoes. |
Ahhhh,i see,that makes lots of sense
Actually i was one of those who consider it not polite to ask me to take of my shoes,usually here we wear sandals in summer,so i cant imagin i be bare foot or wear someone else slippers in a strange people´s house!
But from that point of view,its very considerate i believe.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:34 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting CANLI:
Heyyyy,she wasnt your greatest love,she was Sui´s
Ehhmmm,right ?! |
haha
There is a saying in Turkish :
" Bir Kızı 100 Kişi İster, 1 Kişi Alır"
which can be translated as "100 men can be in love with a girl, but only ONE MAN takes her home" |
Well,we must wait for Sui to have a saying on that 
We must be fair,shouldnt we ? lolll
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:36 pm |
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Quoting teaschip: We have something in common then, my ass is as big as your mouth. |
Hehehehe 
Your ass must be VERY VERY big then 
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:40 pm |
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Hee heeee
We are messing this thread arround,i hate to think what will LİR feel about that !
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:51 pm |
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:54 pm |
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 Quoting SenseOHumourII:
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İ wonder who
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:55 pm |
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Quoting CANLI:
Quoting SenseOHumourII:
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İ wonder who |
FF?
OMG she can be!!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:56 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth: ..........Shoes are always removed in my house whether or not it is for one of my husband´s (who is Turkish) business associates or not. Of course I should probably be quiet as I am completely ignorant on the subject...... |
FWIW...I bought a large box of clean room shoe covers.
shoe covers
that slip over shoes. Anyone who comes to my home can just slip them on their shoes if they don´t want to remove their shoes.
For a variety of reasons I don´t like shoes in the home. One simple practical reason is: I have two cats who live on the floor and are susceptible to various contaigons that can be brought in from the outdoors. I don´t need or want any large vet bills, or sick cats....or people...
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:56 pm |
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Nahhhhh,FF always with that smile  not lol
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 07:58 pm |
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Quoting SenseOHumourII:
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oooooooh maaaaaan .. boy is SOMII gonna be P*ssed
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 08:02 pm |
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Quoting thehandsom: Quoting CANLI:
Quoting SenseOHumourII:
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İ wonder who |
FF?
OMG she can be!! |
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 08:40 pm |
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Quoting CANLI: Hee heeee
We are messing this thread arround,i hate to think what will LİR feel about that ! |
Why? Am I known for complaining about people messing up threads?
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 09:09 pm |
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Quoting alameda: Quoting Elisabeth: ..........Shoes are always removed in my house whether or not it is for one of my husband´s (who is Turkish) business associates or not. Of course I should probably be quiet as I am completely ignorant on the subject...... |
FWIW...I bought a large box of clean room shoe covers.
shoe covers
that slip over shoes. Anyone who comes to my home can just slip them on their shoes if they don´t want to remove their shoes.
For a variety of reasons I don´t like shoes in the home. One simple practical reason is: I have two cats who live on the floor and are susceptible to various contaigons that can be brought in from the outdoors. I don´t need or want any large vet bills, or sick cats....or people...
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Thanks alameda for the link!! I will be moving into a new apartment and was going to provide slippers for guest, but this is much better!!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 10:03 pm |
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Quoting Elisabeth:
Shoes are always removed in my house whether or not it is for one of my husband´s (who is Turkish) business associates or not. Of course I should probably be quiet as I am completely ignorant on the subject.
I was just trying to give the guy some general advice. Sorry if this offended you mltm. |
No, it didn´t offend me at all. Why should it?
I just told you that you may not know it.
In fact, it´s delicate to be able to determine where it is better to ask removing your shoes, where not.
For him, it´s better to observe the other guests and see what they are doing, because in a classy dinner at a house, it´s a funny scene when you´re left with your socks and slippers.
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 10:53 pm |
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Quoting lady in red: Quoting CANLI: Hee heeee
We are messing this thread arround,i hate to think what will LİR feel about that ! |
Why? Am I known for complaining about people messing up threads? |
Well,being mod of that forum you might,no ?!
We ´i´ were trying to lighten things up a little,nothing personal ´ i dont think it was anything personal ,not in my culture ´
Was that offending in anyway?!!
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31 Jul 2008 Thu 10:55 pm |
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Quoting AEnigmamagnadea: Quoting teaschip: We have something in common then, my ass is as big as your mouth. |
Hehehehe
Your ass must be VERY VERY big then |
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01 Aug 2008 Fri 01:54 am |
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Quoting lovebug: Thanks alameda for the link!! I will be moving into a new apartment and was going to provide slippers for guest, but this is much better!! |
My pleasure lovebug....people sometimes like to take them home too.
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01 Aug 2008 Fri 02:16 am |
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So funny, Richard, Loveprague, please watch ""SHOES OFF""
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/shoes_off/
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01 Aug 2008 Fri 09:51 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: So funny, Richard, Loveprague, please watch ""SHOES OFF""
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/shoes_off/ |
That was great!! Very well done. It shows, you must seize the moment!!
Thanks for posting!!
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01 Aug 2008 Fri 10:38 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: So funny, Richard, Loveprague, please watch ""SHOES OFF""
http://www.atom.com/funny_videos/shoes_off/ |
Nice link Ros!
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