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TURKIYE versus turkey
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 04:43 pm |
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Quoting ramayan: Quoting Roxy: I am really sorry but, friends... why is the so much trouble about Turkey/Türkiye business???
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will u change ur mind or forget films  hehehe
its not like watching film in turkish in england  |
sorry ramayan if I upset you...but really, no one is bothered here...but I still put "Türkiye" on my letters to Türkiye ...(so are we still friends!!??  ) |
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 04:44 pm |
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come on dude..kidding
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 04:48 pm |
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Quoting ramayan:
come on dude..kidding |
 (mmmm...türkçe filimler...  )
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 08:22 pm |
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Quoting Roxy: I am really sorry but, friends... why is the so much trouble about Turkey/Türkiye business???
I just asked an English friend here, what does she think when someone says " I am going to Turkey next week" , and she said, "beleive me I always think country Turkey first and never comes to my mind as a bird".. and I never ever come to misunderstanding the issue or people making fun about it etc..so why all the worry??? |
well i can tell you my story about this one, of course not all of them think of turkiye as a bird when they hear turkey but many do.for example i was visiting my friends house and his son asked me where i was from, when i answered i am from turkey he was like, can you speak chicken?? well yeah to you guys it may seem funny but it was insulting to me, so i couldnt laugh about it very much as my friend did at that point!! well just forget about it, there is no point discussing it now many people just dont get it!!as long as the government is fine with getting called chicken or bird i guess i should be fine with it too. 
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 08:32 pm |
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well i can tell you my story about this one, of course not all of them think of turkiye as a bird when they hear turkey but many do.for example i was visiting my friends house and his son asked me where i was from, when i answered i am from turkey he was like, can you speak chicken?? well yeah to you guys it may seem funny but it was insulting to me, so i couldnt laugh about it very much as my friend did at that point!! well just forget about it, there is no point discussing it now many people just dont get it!!as long as the government is fine with getting called chicken or bird i guess i should be fine with it too. |
well, I am sure everyone is having difference experiences, as I said before in 17 years living in the UK, I never had that problem..by the way how old was your friends son??
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 08:49 pm |
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forgot to mention that where we had the bird flu in turkiye and it was all over the news.there was a time where the internet was full of people making fun of it (ohh turkey the bird has the bird flu hohoho,if you are called turkey no wonder you get the bird flu hoho,dont get me wrong i love turkey,indeed i will go to my favorit sandwich diner and get me my favorite turkey sandwich hoho,what kind of country in his right mind would call itself turkey hohoho,turkey is your neighbor chicken hoho etc) instead of discussing it nicely.i know they are ignorant people but it can get very annoying and insulting sometimes.
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 09:06 pm |
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Quoting kayra: forgot to mention that where we had the bird flu in turkiye and it was all over the news.there was a time where the internet was full of people making fun of it (ohh turkey the bird has the bird flu hohoho,if you are called turkey no wonder you get the bird flu hoho,dont get me wrong i love turkey,indeed i will go to my favorit sandwich diner and get me my favorite turkey sandwich hoho,what kind of country in his right mind would call itself turkey hohoho,turkey is your neighbor chicken hoho etc) instead of discussing it nicely.i know they are ignorant people but it can get very annoying and insulting sometimes. |
there will be always ignorant, non-educated people around and they always find something to make fun about it, if it wasn't about Turkey/bird business it would be something else..I am sure..
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 09:12 pm |
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I guess some people have a very strange sense of humour -
May be it is best to try and ignore the irritating comments of others - not always easy I know - but usally more effective than getting angry
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21 Mar 2006 Tue 09:35 pm |
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I dont get what the big deal is either. But i say Türkiye most of the time too, just because i like it better and because i know the Turkish people prefer it.
The Dutch word for Türkiye is: Turkije
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22 Mar 2006 Wed 09:49 am |
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When Turkish people want to say London - they say Londra. When English people want to say Türkiye - they say Turkey...
Personally, if I'm speaking Turkish, I say Türkiye. If English, Turkey.
If I'm posting a letter from England (English speaking) to Turkey I write "Turkey".
If I'm posting a letter from Turkey (Turkish speaking) to England I write "İngiltere".
Makes sense, no?
Siz hindiler değilsiniz, biliyorum.
H.
PS very helpful to have most of this thread in Turkish by the way...what exactly is that meant to accomplish on a *learners* site? Not very constructive guys. 
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22 Mar 2006 Wed 11:37 am |
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of course u can say..u r a free person its not compulsory
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