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1.       yilgun-2010
572 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 12:02 am

Ne dünyası...
Menfaat dünyası...
Herkes hesap peşinde…
Kimin dost, kimin düşman olduğu belli değil...
Kim kime,dum duma…


 



Edited (6/28/2010) by yilgun-2010
Edited (6/28/2010) by yilgun-2010
Edited (6/28/2010) by yilgun-2010

2.       deli
5904 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 03:23 am

 

Quoting yilgun-2010

Ne dünyası...
Menfaat dünyası...
Kimin dost, kimin düşman olduğu belli değil..

its not evident  clearwho is the enemy who is the friend.

Kim kime,dum duma…

It´s so chaotic that nobody notices/cares what anybody else is doing
Herkes hesap peşinde…

everyone pursuing a plan

 

 I tried a bit

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3.       scalpel
1472 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 10:56 am

 

Quoting yilgun-2010

Ne dünyası...
Menfaat dünyası...

 

What tipe of world is it...

The world of advantage...

 

Curtly:

We are nothing...

but selfish...



Edited (6/28/2010) by scalpel

4.       yilgun-2010
572 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 12:36 pm

Teşekkür ederim.

“According to western culture there is no friendship,
only benefit…”
ıs it right?

5.       lady in red
6947 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 03:36 pm

 

Quoting yilgun-2010

Teşekkür ederim.

“According to western culture there is no friendship,
only benefit…”
ıs it right?

 

Of course it is - nobody in the west wants to make friends with anyone unless there is some benefit, financial or otherwise, to that friendship.   This is why in the west only very rich, influential people have any friends and the rest of us have to try and form virtual friendships on the internet.

6.       libralady
5152 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 04:45 pm

 

Quoting yilgun-2010

Teşekkür ederim.

“According to western culture there is no friendship,
only benefit…”
ıs it right?

 

 I think you mean that the west are more individualistic - referring to the circle of friends we have and how we are with our families.  We are less likely to have extended groups of friends or extended families.  We tend to put our own needs before others. As opposed to collectivism where there are more likely to be extended families and people will put the needs of other before themselves.  Usually societies where there are high moral standards to.

 

If you are interested in learning more about business culture, where the various aspects of culture are described (individualism vs collectivism) then Gerrt Hofstede´s book Cultural Dimensions is a reasonably easy book to read.

http://www.geert-hofstede.com/

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7.       libralady
5152 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 04:48 pm

 

Quoting lady in red

 

 

Of course it is - nobody in the west wants to make friends with anyone unless there is some benefit, financial or otherwise, to that friendship.   This is why in the west only very rich, influential people have any friends and the rest of us have to try and form virtual friendships on the internet.

 

 Haha! So true  - especially the virtual friends {#emotions_dlg.computer} 

 

(unless you are the very rich and very famous CEO responsible for a famous oil spill of course)

8.       yilgun-2010
572 posts
 28 Jun 2010 Mon 08:44 pm

Teşekkür ederim.



Edited (6/29/2010) by yilgun-2010

9.       yilgun-2010
572 posts
 01 Jul 2010 Thu 07:40 pm

True.I agree with lady in red and libralady on this meaning - philosophy.
We have a Turkish proverb.It has a same meaning.
It is also an Islamic philosophy.
Like this:
"İnsanın hayırlısı  (iyisi) , başkalarına faydası ve katkısı olandır. : good man is the one who is helpful for the others."



Edited (7/1/2010) by yilgun-2010

10.       lady in red
6947 posts
 01 Jul 2010 Thu 09:25 pm

{#emotions_dlg.confused}

Quoting yilgun-2010

True.I agree with lady in red and libralady on this meaning - philosophy.
We have a Turkish proverb.It has a same meaning.
It is also an Islamic philosophy.
Like this:
"İnsanın hayırlısı  (iyisi) , başkalarına faydası ve katkısı olandır. : good man is the one who is helpful for the others."

 

 

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