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29 Oct 2006 Sun 10:25 pm |
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I am attempting "Teach yourself Turkish" and it has occurred to me (from one of the units) does the Turkish people consider those from the British Isles to be English?
Therefore they would ask the question "Ingliliz misiniz? or is there another form to ask if someone is British?
I can see it would get a bit confusing as we all speak English - albeit very differently.
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29 Oct 2006 Sun 10:35 pm |
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Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not.
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29 Oct 2006 Sun 10:42 pm |
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Quoting cyrano: Turkish seems not to differentiate 'British' and 'English' much. 'Britanyalı', except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly 'Ingiliz'. After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not. |
Thanks for your kind comment! Thats how much you know then. All arogant are we? I have just deleted what I was originally going to put but know doubt someone will write it. Just dont bother to reply to any more of my postings thanks. 
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29 Oct 2006 Sun 10:46 pm |
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Quoting libralady: All arogant are we? |
No, as I said above, most of you! There remains little of you. I believe that you are among the last ones. No offence please!
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29 Oct 2006 Sun 10:52 pm |
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I am sorry but MOST of us are not arrogant! Please be more careful when referring to a society. We like you can be very touchy about our nationality - I am English, I have to put on my passport British. This means I could be Scottish, Irish or Welsh of which I am none. In fact I am part Turkish!
In Wales many people speak Welsh and part of Scotland and Ireland they speak Gaelic. Neither language is anything like English - it is more like Ocitan in France which comes from the Languedoc region.
I am sure if I said that most Turkish are arrogant you would be jumping up and down now.
I am not offended - just angry and I will calm down 
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29 Oct 2006 Sun 10:53 pm |
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Quoting cyrano: Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not. |
Whats up with you cyrano? Though I am not English I am British so I suppose your comments are aimed at me as well. I think its time somebody planted "The Kick" in your profile on your posterior 
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29 Oct 2006 Sun 10:54 pm |
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Quoting Joey: Quoting cyrano: Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not. |
Whats up with you cyrano? Though I am not English I am British so I suppose your comments are aimed at me as well. I think its time somebody planted "The Kick" in your profile on your posterior |
Please let my ticking off be the only one required!
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30 Oct 2006 Mon 12:21 am |
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You both really broke my heart! Really! Whereas I always presumed and observed that both of you were very polite and kind people. I have just seen, unfortunately, that I was wrong. I was just wondering why everybody lately has broken my heart! I always thought that I am a good, very very good, though very ugly, person!
Well... I don't think I will forgive you! I can't be angry with you, but with myself, because I should not have expected you to be humble and kind. You both are British, after all.
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30 Oct 2006 Mon 12:26 am |
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Quoting Joey: Quoting cyrano: Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not. |
Whats up with you cyrano? Though I am not English I am British so I suppose your comments are aimed at me as well. I think its time somebody planted "The Kick" in your profile on your posterior |
do not worry joey!we call you "iskoç"we have specific names for all british people.iskoç,ingiliz,gallerli etc...why do you insist on calling you "biritanyalı"?
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30 Oct 2006 Mon 12:34 am |
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Quoting darrenmania: Quoting Joey: Quoting cyrano: Turkish seems not to differentiate "British" and "English" much. "Britanyalı", except in particular cases such as historical and geographical, is hardly used. We use mostly "Ingiliz". After all most of you are the same and arrogant, regardless of whether you are biritish or english, or whether you speak the same english language or not. |
Whats up with you cyrano? Though I am not English I am British so I suppose your comments are aimed at me as well. I think its time somebody planted "The Kick" in your profile on your posterior |
do not worry joey!we call you "iskoç"we have specific names for all british people.iskoç,ingiliz,gallerli etc...why do you insist on calling you "biritanyalı"? |
But the question in question was if we differentiate "British" and "English", not if we call The Scots "İskoçlar", the Irish "İrlandalılar", etc.
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