A Turkish friend of mine who has lived in the United States for many years once told me an amusing experience of hers. After more than a decade in the land of freedom, she came back to Istanbul for a few weeks. While strolling the streets, she inadvertently smiled at people with whom she came face to face. In return, though, she did not get the polite response that she was used to. Instead, the women she smiled at looked surprised, and worse, the men she smiled at looked aroused.

“I realized that those men took my smile as a sexual hint,” my friend told me. “One of them even began to follow me in a very excited mood!”

Soon, my friend wisely adapted to the Turkish manners: In this country, you don’t smile at strangers. You simply look the other way, and, if you come eye to eye, you try to look tough.

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hahaha! this never can be a problem to me with my very very serious face I wear everyday as if I were depressive forever  opposite, all Turks would run away from Istanbul the day I show up on the street. hahah

This is something I found quite hard to adjust to ,being quite a smiley person I struggled with the fact that I had to stop smiling at people I didnt know , now my laughter lines are decreasing but frown lines are increasing

I was born with them

Few more lines wont hurt.....

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For lemon, just so she gives us a 3 hour peace 

hey!!!!!!!!

I thought you love me.

You never gave me that ride in the little red car....and now I am too old....)))))

Interesting post, yes, correct I also find that most Turks have a very serious non smiling face, once you get to know them you learn that they can laugh and smile a lot. It is the opposite of North Americans. But remember when Turks smile it is real which you cannot say from North Americans. ( mostly then).

We smile if we know you.

better to smile to anyone