Hi there,

I have searched various internet sites and heard from some turkish people who are living/studying abroad and gathered funny
FAQs about TR...
They are all based on true stories abd I hope if any of them includes your view,dont be offended please (And I am sure they dont)

here are some

-do you have internet in Turkey?

-do you have roads??(FAQ from USA )

(after an international dinner of a well respected company)
-wont you get on top of the table and break dishes??
Turk: No,why?
-we have been told that the Turks get on top of the tables and break dishes after dinners
Turk: (blue screen )


(A conversation with an English)
-Do everyone wear fez in your country?
T: no one does
-So everyone wear turban..
T: No
-do you speak arabic in Turkey?
T: Hell NO!
-But arent you arabic?
T: I wish you die away...


(FAQs from Norway)
-its everytime summer in Turkey,so you can swin even in winters,dont you?
T: Have you ever heard of merrideans and parallels??
-...
T: nevermind...

-OH! your face is getting pink in the sun,but you are a Turk,arent you?
T: Nope,I am an alien

(here comes two italian faqs)
-with how many women can you marry???4?
and
-you dont eat pork,so do you eat horse??


(A question from Canada to a Turkish girl studying abroad)
-Can girls study in Turkey?
T: No,i am the first girl who studied in TR....


(A conversation with an Italian)
-do you eat rice with your bare hands?
T: No...with spoons
-Ok,so do you bathe one time in every three months?
T: No we are a muslim country and lots of us clean ourselves five times each day...
-But the TVs say otherwise
T: TVs are one-sided,for example some of the Turkish TVs show Italians as incestive people,who intercourse with their relatives and family members,but most of us know that the Italians are not that kind of people.
-ok,sorry for that but one more question
T: Ok so...
-Do you make skirmishes in the streets?do you use your weiled women as covers??
T: do you have sex with your family members?
-Oh,think I got the answer,thanx

(an arabic man was singing on the TV)
-what does he say?
T: I dont know,he is speaking arabic
-Dont you speak arabic?
T: we speak Turkish
-Are they different?I think they are not too different
T: Nope,they are both spoken via mouth like all the other languages ( )
- ...
T: (already gone miles away)

(pls dont get offended,they are all true stories...Hope u enjoyed)

Attila - I really enjoyed reading your post! It made me laugh at how ridiculous some peoples thoughts are! It reminds me of my how one time my flatmate was in Texas, and she said she came from London. The people she was talking to had never even heard of London! They thought she was making it up! Also, I remember once being in Turkey and talking to some Turks and I said I was from London. One of them said "Oh, my best friend lives in London!" - so I said, "oh really, whereabouts?" His reply??.... Birmingham!

Thanks again for your funny post Attila

Hey Attila!

Thank you for sharing those stories...made me laugh soooo much...



/Aslan

Whaaaaat! Turks don't speak arabic and eat horses? OMG!

hahahahaha. these posts made me laaaaaaaaaaugh! It's true realy about how silly people think sometimes.You know I am the standing joke in my family now because i am always on about turkiye and learning turkish.I try to educate my family about turkiye and they have come a long way so far. ahahaa. When I tell people here about turkiye usually i get a blank face while they are frantically trying to think of where turkiye is on the map.hahaha. Then finally after not being able to know, they ask...where is turkiye anyways?

My nephew is always teasing me about turkish dances and food...and everyone makes comments about turks being arabs. hahaha. i have to sit backin amazement and wonder, what are our public school systems teaching about history?? hahaha.

I guess knowing the truth about all this is what makes turkiye such a treasure to me. Its like a wonderful secret and on one hand i want to shout it out to the world, but on the other hand i dont want anyone to find out about it because i dont want turkiye to change from what it is.

Rhoda

You are right Rhoda, let's keep Turkey a secret from all 'foreigners' No one knows about it yet

I'm with you, Rhoda. Most people around me are the same way.
It's a bit unsettling to see how little our kids really learn about the world while they're in school.

Thanks for the laugh Attila!

i wana add something

foreigner:do you eat people who are not turk???
turk:no we are all vegeterian....

omg... dont tell me these things were actually said...! hehe.. funny!

ok... when i was in turkey... my bf's mother confronted me with what she thought was a very "serious issue"

we were all sitting there in the lounge.. u know.. like u do.. hehe... anyway.. she said to me...
"ceyda"
"yes" i said (waiting for something really serious and almost life threatening by the expression on her face!)
"do u wash ur hands after u use the toilet" she said
OMG I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO ANNOYED AND DISRESPECTED IN MY LIFE
"of course" i answered, trying not to actually get up and strangle her for her ignorance "whatever made u think that"
she answers, "because i have heard that foreigners dont wash their hands after using the wc and that they dont shower or clean themselves."
I PERSONALLY FINDTHIS QUITE FUNNY CONSIDERING THAT U CANT GET WITHIN 10METRES OF THE WOMAN BECAUSE OF HER STINKING PERSPIRATON... iiiyyhhh...