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TURKİSH CULTURAL HABİTS
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08 Mar 2006 Wed 11:02 am |
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Quoting MissHelen: shoes) my boyfriend Can then said "Well what about M bey?" (my boss).
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Yes, in this condition, if he attempts to take off his shoes, you should insist him not to take off his shoes and come in with his shoes on. It's a part of politeness of the host and formality.
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08 Mar 2006 Wed 02:18 pm |
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08 Mar 2006 Wed 02:24 pm |
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I don't know of anybody who doesn't remove their outdoor shoes before entering a house - it would never occur to me to do otherwise...
..and as for the suggestion that 'western people jump into bed with their boots on' - well I assume it was a joke.... 
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08 Mar 2006 Wed 02:40 pm |
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Quoting Boop: I don't know of anybody who doesn't remove their outdoor shoes before entering a house - it would never occur to me to do otherwise...
..and as for the suggestion that 'western people jump into bed with their boots on' - well I assume it was a joke.... |
I agree with you Boop. Yes, here in Greece this is also the same. We always take our shoes off and leave them in the hall way, although the hosts always insist on keeping them on. I think it's a matter of politeness like meltem said. I would never ask from a guest to take his shoes off but i would very much appreciate it if he did.
Especially when my daughter was only a few months' old and she was crowling on the carpets, i was getting furious when my guests were stepping on those same carpets with their shoes. Thankfully, the thoughtless ones were not many.
As for jumping on beds with shoes on, i think that this is happening only in films 
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08 Mar 2006 Wed 03:38 pm |
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Quote:
..and as for the suggestion that 'western people jump into bed with their boots on' - well I assume it was a joke.... |
Think that might to do with a shoe fetish? Jumping into bed with your boots on!!
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08 Mar 2006 Wed 10:08 pm |
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I hate that habit too! In England in pubs they sometimes put peanuts on the bar for people to eat, and a laboratory tested the peanuts after they had been there for an hour, and found 20 different types of urine on the peanuts from people's fingers!!! YUCK  English men are really bad for that (sorry...but it's true!) 
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08 Mar 2006 Wed 10:12 pm |
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IEHL.
I would never occur to me anyhow to eat peanuts that aren't put there fresh for me But still.. disgusting!!!
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09 Mar 2006 Thu 01:12 pm |
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Quoting Deli_kizin:
I would never occur to me anyhow to eat peanuts that aren't put there fresh for me |
You can never be sure they are fresh, cause right after you leave, they throw whatever there is left back to the jar and serve it to the next customer.
Yeah i know. Disgusting, but it is happening.
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09 Mar 2006 Thu 01:32 pm |
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It's strange how I am obsessed about the cleanliness of the things at home. I live with my family, and they all know about my obsession. I have separate cheese and yogurt just for myself, because I can't eat after someone. I should always be assured that noone has used my glass and plate. Always, I take the salad first to my plate. The serving spoon should never touch someone's plate unless it's clean, etc. etc, but when I eat outside I never question these things, I just eat, and probably I wouldn't mind eating the peanuts either 
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09 Mar 2006 Thu 01:36 pm |
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Hmmm you need therapy Mltm lol
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