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Cultural Question About Men
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30.       Suyu
78 posts
 26 Jun 2009 Fri 04:05 pm

maryilyons, you have a miracle there.

 

You can never ask such a question "how turkish men or people see foreign women". Everything depends on the person, it is an individual thing. People who arent used to think much will think in stereotypes and more sensible people will judge individually.

31.       ikvi
14 posts
 18 Sep 2009 Fri 02:13 pm

Let´s talk about european women from different side...

Is is easy to be in relationship with european woman for turkish man?

They are relaxed, they have they plans, they have lot of wishes and have lot of requirements for man.

Often they do not have any ideas about Islam religion and rules.

 

 

32.       _AE_
677 posts
 18 Sep 2009 Fri 02:24 pm

 

Quoting ikvi

They are relaxed, they have they plans, they have lot of wishes and have lot of requirements for man.

Often they do not have any ideas about Islam religion and rules.

 

 

 

 What a strange thing to say!  I have to agree with Suyu, how can you stereotype people in such a way?   I don´t know any two people who are the same - in charactisterics, manner, aspirations, personality...



Edited (9/18/2009) by _AE_

33.       ikvi
14 posts
 18 Sep 2009 Fri 02:46 pm

... so, this topic is closed? Every think depends just on person and nationality and religion doesn´t mater?

I don´t think so.

 

 

34.       _AE_
677 posts
 18 Sep 2009 Fri 03:27 pm

 

Quoting ikvi

... so, this topic is closed? Every think depends just on person and nationality and religion doesn´t mater?

I don´t think so.

 

 

 

 I am not saying that there are not cultural differences.  However, how individuals respond to cultural differences varies enormously depending on their life experience, education, personality etc. 

35.       jenniecakes
125 posts
 18 Sep 2009 Fri 05:48 pm

 

Quoting _AE_

 

 

 I am not saying that there are not cultural differences.  However, how individuals respond to cultural differences varies enormously depending on their life experience, education, personality etc. 

 

 I agree.  I think that for any kind of relationship to work, there has to be an understanding on both parts of the different cultures, religion, experiences.  Everything really.

36.       Yusef Bey
2 posts
 19 Sep 2009 Sat 12:22 am

Quote:

I think that for any kind of relationship to work, there has to be an understanding on both parts of the different cultures, religion, experiences.

Also language plays a huge role. Subtleties get lost in translation and problems arise. Intercultural relationships take make work, in my opinion, but are very worth it !

37.       barba_mama
1629 posts
 20 Sep 2009 Sun 02:07 am

I agree with the people who say that it´s about the individual. I don´t like it when European are stereotyped as people withour morals who know nothing about other cultures or relgions. THANK YOU

I know more about the Islam than my Turkish partner does! At least I read the quran (okay, a translation but better than nothing)  while he didn´t. And no, I didn´t read it because of him. Read it years before I even met him. I am also not a drunken *insert bad word here*. I don´t drink alcohol! And no, not because of my partner. I never felt the need to drink, even though I´m a Western university student So maybe I don´t fit the stereotypical view that some Turkish people have of Westerns girls, but my guess is that a lot of stereotypes are wrong, So are a lot of stereotypes about Turkish men. My boyfriend is not the typical Turkish macho  He is not scared because of my feministic views. I didn´t have to convince him about women´s rights or anything. His views on the rights of women are very similar to my views, and that´s all because of his own experiences.

 

38.       mhsn supertitiz
518 posts
 20 Sep 2009 Sun 02:16 am

 

Quoting barba_mama

 

stereotypes are wrong

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quote:

My boyfriend is not the typical Turkish macho

 

 

 

 

<img src='/static/images/smileys//lol.gif' alt='lol'> (fast)<img src='/static/images/smileys//lol.gif' alt='lol'> (fast) <img src='/static/images/smileys//lol.gif' alt='lol'> (fast)

 

just what I would expect from a typical christian westerner!Big smile



Edited (9/20/2009) by mhsn supertitiz

39.       barba_mama
1629 posts
 20 Sep 2009 Sun 02:20 am

I´m not a Christian pfff, stereotyping again Cryassuming I´m Christian. Guess what I am I mean he doesn´t fit people´s stereotypical view of the latin-lover type Turkish pretty boy OTHER PEOPLE´S stereotype.

40.       mhsn supertitiz
518 posts
 20 Sep 2009 Sun 02:21 am

 

Quoting barba_mama

I´m not a Christian pfff, stereotyping again Cryassuming I´m Christian. Guess what I am I mean he doesn´t fit people´s stereotypical view of the latin-lover type Turkish pretty boy OTHER PEOPLE´S stereotype.

 

why shouldn`t I stereotype you as christian when you stereotype all the Turkish men as muslims?

 

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