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Can some1 please give their opinion.....
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 07:51 pm |
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Quoting xxxvictoriaxxx: Thanks for the tips peeps!
Okay i think ive got it now..im polite by nature anyway..and i will definitely be myself because
a.) I dont know how to pretend to be a good turkish virgin!
b.) why be a different person? i mean he obviously likes me as i am, and i would be acting 'false'otherwise and i hate false ppl!
...but i must admit i will be having a chat with him...about the points raised...he has said nothing to me about how im supposed to act! Men! Tut tut!
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Just be yourself,do not go bananas about clothes and exaggerated formal behaviour.Situation will be stressfull but also observe carefully what is going around if you are able to combine common sense with excitment!you know according to proverb"when in Rome behave as Romans do")))))))
I am sure you will have great time so enjoy it not bothering about hiding yourself,pretending is the worst thing that may be chosen.
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 08:51 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting kafesteki kus:
Just be yourself,do not go bananas about clothes and exaggerated formal behaviour.Situation will be stressfull but also observe carefully what is going around if you are able to combine common sense with excitment!you know according to proverb"when in Rome behave as Romans do")))))))
I am sure you will have great time so enjoy it not bothering about hiding yourself,pretending is the worst thing that may be chosen.
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kafe kus kus
dont you contradict now yourself?
"in rome behave like romans" and "pretending is the worst thing"
so it means she should behave turkish in turkia? 
aha, and one more question if romans spit on a floor, should one also do so? |
well if spitting is a social convention,why not?haha eating sunflower seeds and spitting the rest is....
you got me there F_F...but she is going to be Turkish,isn't she?this bf,plans for future,etc...so let it be!
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 09:15 pm |
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Quoting kafesteki kus: "when in Rome behave as Romans do" |
I have mixed feelings about this! Whilst I agree, I have yet to welcome anyone from outside the EU to my country who behaved as we do!!! We seem to have to accommodate THEIR customs,religion and tastes in food to avoid offence, even when they visit us!
Ahh well, they are probably all repaying us for our disgusting behaviour abroad during the "empire" years 
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 10:50 pm |
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keep hoping)))))the good days are yet to come))))who knows what is in store for us?anyway,good guess ,perhaps it is revange for "empire"glory
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 10:53 pm |
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Quoting kafesteki kus: keep hoping)))))the good days are yet to come))))who knows what is in store for us?anyway,good guess ,perhaps it is revange for "empire"glory |
im afraid good days are in the past
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 10:58 pm |
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Quoting xxxvictoriaxxx: Hiya peeps
I am going to visit my boyf at his home in iskendurun (so will be meeting his folks)
i am soooo very nervous about this. I am worried about the cultural differences and if they will accept me.
He keeps telling me that his parents and city are very 'cosmopolitan' and not to worry...
can anyone tell me anything about life/culture in iskendurun??
any info would be much appreciated!!
Thanking you
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How would you behave if you was visiting the parents of your English boyfriend (if that was the case), would it really be that different? Rules are the same world wide, be polite, be respectful, be yourself - they surely wont expect you to understand all about Turkish culture and they will be just as nervous as you.
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 10:58 pm |
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Quoting femme_fatal: Quoting kafesteki kus: keep hoping)))))the good days are yet to come))))who knows what is in store for us?anyway,good guess ,perhaps it is revange for "empire"glory |
im afraid good days are in the past |
looks like but some still have this dream not shattered by reality 
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21 Oct 2007 Sun 10:59 pm |
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Quoting AEnigma III: Quoting kafesteki kus: "when in Rome behave as Romans do" |
I have mixed feelings about this! Whilst I agree, I have yet to welcome anyone from outside the EU to my country who behaved as we do!!! We seem to have to accommodate THEIR customs,religion and tastes in food to avoid offence, even when they visit us!
Ahh well, they are probably all repaying us for our disgusting behaviour abroad during the "empire" years |
so you brits did the opposite thing to "do as romans in rome"?
bearing negative results?
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 06:53 am |
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That eating thing I can do without. Last time I ate so much food with eggplant in it that it took two months home and medical treatment to recover. I lost 10 kilos and got very ill. No more....I'm allergic to eggplant. In particular the combination of eggplants, onions, tomatoes and peppers....too much nightshade. I can eat some of them sometimes, but everyday eggplant was almost the death of me.
I notice rheumatism and arthritis are problems in Turkey and they are aggravated by those foods.
A trip to Morocco took 15 kilos in a week. Almost died from that one. Now I'm careful......although it is difficult. Although a night of graphic gastronomical distress usually causes people to let me eat what I want and not try to force anything on me. 
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22 Oct 2007 Mon 07:08 am |
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Quoting AEnigma III: Quoting kafesteki kus: "when in Rome behave as Romans do" |
I have mixed feelings about this! Whilst I agree, I have yet to welcome anyone from outside the EU to my country who behaved as we do!!! We seem to have to accommodate THEIR customs,religion and tastes in food to avoid offence, even when they visit us!
Ahh well, they are probably all repaying us for our disgusting behaviour abroad during the "empire" years |
You have brought up a very good point indeed. My guests who come to my house, I tend to accomdate to their customs, religon and taste of food as well. They are my guests, it's the least I can do. I wonder what the book of etiquette says about hosting visitors....
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