Quoting kafesteki kus:

hi forum
I have just come back from Turkey.I have stayed for a while with Turkish family.It was very nice and instructive I must admit.
Something is biting me after this visit I paid.All the time I heard about economic problems,any talk even silly one ended up in discussing family economy.
Can someone tell me if it is typical of turkish families to complain about life,money,household,etc...
thank you for any views you would like to share with me

Quoting ciko:

why everybody is so sensitive today:-S

Quoting ciko:

hahahahahhahahaha you made me laugh out loud well we dont talk about only money..also football, politics....

yes we complain so much about money because most of us dont earn enough money to look after our families properly. but i am sure we are much happier than most of people live in rich countries..

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting ciko:

well we too dont talk about money to guests:-S it is considered so rude in Turkey. but we dont try to make eachother think that we dont have money problems i dont know anyone around me who earns enough money and doesnt have any money problem but ..i am repeating..we never mention about money when we are with guests.

Quoting catwoman:

In Poland, it's quite normal to complain about money! It's the topic of the day when people get together - who has more financial problems!

Quoting MrX67:

to save sadness for theirself and to share happiness till last drop,thats the common of typical Turkish familes for the guests

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting AEnigma III:

Absolutely! It does make me laugh though that every country I have ever visited is praised in travel brochures as being "well known for their wonderful hospitality".

I wonder if I will ever get to visit a country which is "well known for their hostility" to visitors?

Quoting catwoman:

I suppose that depends on who is coming...

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting ciko:

HOSTILITY THEN

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting ciko:

By the way i have to defend my people about this we are really really hospitable people and my sister in law was in US last month and she always tell me how hospitable Americans were to her

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting catwoman:

I actually don't like excessive hospitality. I prefer a more balanced approach where both sides - the guests and the hosts don't try to excessively go out of their ways to please each other!

Quoting ciko:

if the guest is from Turkey and has dark skin..hospility is just a dream in US ( except east of US ) that is what she told me

Quoting ciko:

Quoting catwoman:

Quoting ciko:

if the guest is from Turkey and has dark skin..hospility is just a dream in US

Quoting ciko:

Quoting teaschip1:

Speaking as an American we only like ivory skinned people. Everyone else who has a pinkish hue or darker we give a hard time to. Especially in Texas, if you have a sun tan effect we get disgusted. We like to sun bath ourselves, so you are required to wear a sticker that states your a white American, so rocks aren't thrown at you.

Quoting teaschip1:

Quoting ciko: Quoting catwoman: Quoting ciko: if the guest is from Turkey and has dark skin..hospility is just a dream in US ( except east of US ) that is what she told me That's a big generalization. I personally haven't seen any instances where anybody was discriminated based on their skin color, especially guests. I'm sure such things happen, but strangely enough, all Americans that I've met were very open and excited about people from other cultures. does America mean something else where you live? are we talking about the same country? well yes i have many ameican neighbours and they all are very open..i mean americans who live states like texas or middle America. i am not generalizing. i mean americans who are deceived by their media. offffff catwoman you know what i mean!!! why do you always make me explain my every post

Quoting teaschip1:

Quoting ciko: Quoting catwoman: Quoting ciko: if the guest is from Turkey and has dark skin..hospility is just a dream in US ( except east of US ) that is what she told me That's a big generalization. I personally haven't seen any instances where anybody was discriminated based on their skin color, especially guests. I'm sure such things happen, but strangely enough, all Americans that I've met were very open and excited about people from other cultures. does America mean something else where you live? are we talking about the same country? well yes i have many ameican neighbours and they all are very open..i mean americans who live states like texas or middle America. i am not generalizing. i mean americans who are deceived by their media. offffff catwoman you know what i mean!!! why do you always make me explain my every post

Quoting teaschip1:

Speaking as an American we only like ivory skinned people. Everyone else who has a pinkish hue or darker we give a hard time to. Especially in Texas, if you have a sun tan effect we get disgusted. We like to sun bath ourselves, so you are required to wear a sticker that states your a white American, so rocks aren't thrown at you.

Quoting AEnigma III:

On the one visit I made to Houston, Texas, I can only say that it was one of the most misogynistic, sexist places I have ever visited It doesn't surprise me that they may be a tad racist too...

Quoting AEnigma III:

On the one visit I made to Houston, Texas, I can only say that it was one of the most misogynistic, sexist places I have ever visited It doesn't surprise me that they may be a tad racist too...

Quoting Elisabeth:

Quoting AEnigma III:

Quoting Elisabeth:

but would never speak ill of an entire country for the rude behavior of individuals.

Quoting KeithL:

There are not many places in America i would consider living. Texas is not one of them. There are pockets of civilization there (usually people that moved there from somewhere else) but it is one of our most backwards states. For starters, look at the execution rate. I could go on, but I'll leave it at that...

Quoting teaschip1:

Make room for me too! I have never visited Texas, but would love to.

Quoting femme_fatal:

Quoting Elisabeth:

I think it would be interesting to wake up one morning and have everyone sitting at the same breakfast table....imagine the conversation.

Quoting Elisabeth:

I think it would be interesting to wake up one morning and have everyone sitting at the same breakfast table....imagine the conversation.

Quoting femme_fatal:

Quoting Elisabeth:

Sure, Femme, you can come too...how do you like your eggs?

Quoting femme_fatal:

Quoting Trudy:

Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting Elisabeth: Sure, Femme, you can come too...how do you like your eggs? eggs with onion, bacon (or kielbasa may do instead), plz and of course, real coffee (not american or english)

Quoting Trudy:

Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting Elisabeth: Sure, Femme, you can come too...how do you like your eggs? eggs with onion, bacon (or kielbasa may do instead), plz and of course, real coffee (not american or english)

Quoting Elisabeth:

Quoting Trudy: Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting Elisabeth: Sure, Femme, you can come too...how do you like your eggs? eggs with onion, bacon (or kielbasa may do instead), plz and of course, real coffee (not american or english) What is 'real' coffee? With coffee grounds in the cup?

Quoting femme_fatal:

that we call here turkish coffee

Quoting femme_fatal:

Quoting Elisabeth: Quoting Trudy: Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting Elisabeth: Sure, Femme, you can come too...how do you like your eggs? eggs with onion, bacon (or kielbasa may do instead), plz and of course, real coffee (not american or english) What is 'real' coffee? With coffee grounds in the cup? I have been told a time or two that I make a great cup of coffee...but the house is a pork free zone....sorry, guys but the husband is muslim...we will have to go out to have bacon.

Quoting Elisabeth:

We have had to learn compromise on a lot of things....In other words, I had to choose my battles.

Quoting Trudy:

Quoting femme_fatal:

and of course, real coffee (not american or english)

Quoting AEnigma III:

Absolutely! It does make me laugh though that every country I have ever visited is praised in travel brochures as being "well known for their wonderful hospitality".

I wonder if I will ever get to visit a country which is "well known for their hostility" to visitors?

It would make a nice change

Quoting KeithL:

There are not many places in America i would consider living. Texas is not one of them. There are pockets of civilization there (usually people that moved there from somewhere else) but it is one of our most backwards states. For starters, look at the execution rate. I could go on, but I'll leave it at that...