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Thread: Let The West Talk !

871.       KeithL
1455 posts
 06 Aug 2007 Mon 07:42 pm

Its easy to point out horrible generalizations iof other cultures. Is this how you wish the western world that cant afford to travel to see "your world"?



Thread: Let The West Talk !

872.       KeithL
1455 posts
 06 Aug 2007 Mon 07:30 pm

Quoting CANLI:

But not having traditions,and if there is,then not respecting it,not being kind with same members of the family,worshiping the material world,and not careing of anyone except yourself,and if you are a bit good,you care about your small family as well.
Living just for yourself,and not caring about others,looking for your own interests even if its going to harm the others.
Not helping anyone,and just mind in your own business.
Swearing,using bad words,and that makes you cool.

İ have Cousins live in Canada,they start to hear voices coming from their neighbours apartment,then some hard voices,and the wife start to scream.
My cousin run quickly to them trying to help the woman,at same time his sister 'which was in Canada for couple of years before him'she tried to stop him,but his Eastern manners took him and he went and knocked the door try to help the lady,at the end the husband threatened him that he will call the police !

Thats some snap shots of how we see Westerns,thats what we know about you,and what Media telling us.

Some is true,and some is not,so the idea is telling us what is real,what is good and we dont know .

And by the way,Japan is far East,when was it West ?!
And its quite different from the Western life style too.



OK Canli, I live in a very muslim Istanbul area (Fulya). All I have to do is walk up my street and materialism worship is right there for me at the new Cehavir Mall.

Afternoon television is nothing but "frikiks" on the daily talkshows.

I walk the streets everyday, I have trained my ears to block out the daily vulgarities I hear on the street.

My neighbors fight, I hear yelling. Read Page 2 of the newspaper and it details all the domestic fights that went to far (usually with knives).

There is good everywhere, there is bad everywhere. You can choose to see and listen to whatever message you choose. But don't paint the "ordinary" western world as any worse than the places you hold dear.



Thread: Cost of living

873.       KeithL
1455 posts
 06 Aug 2007 Mon 05:35 pm

Quoting kat007:


Someone told me the average income of a local is $1000 liras and that is considered good. :-S The low wages is around $500-600 liras. $1500 liras a month is considered really good. A representative makes around $7,000 liras month (someone confirmed this?).



What do you mean a represenative?



Thread: Small trip help please

874.       KeithL
1455 posts
 05 Aug 2007 Sun 12:05 pm

There is a nice beach area closer than Sinop. Its called Karuso. Sinop is farther than Ankara, so even in your own car I think its over 8 hours at least (from Istanbul). So by bus it would be 12 hours or more. Caruso by car is 4 hours at the most, 6 hours by bus.



Thread: A political party that didn\\\

875.       KeithL
1455 posts
 02 Aug 2007 Thu 10:31 pm

I would almost translate equivalent to "Party of Life"



Thread: A political party that didn\\\

876.       KeithL
1455 posts
 02 Aug 2007 Thu 10:22 pm

Ekmek doesn't only mean simply bread though. I think the meaning is more than that.

I had some friends from Slovenija that were working here a few years ago and they always insisted on going to the "Corn" Bizarre.



Thread: Engagements

877.       KeithL
1455 posts
 02 Aug 2007 Thu 09:16 pm

Quoting mltm:

Usually the devoted muslims put their marriage rings on their right hand.



There is a very practical reason for this too. think about it...



Thread: ist- antlaya fly

878.       KeithL
1455 posts
 02 Aug 2007 Thu 12:31 am

40 minutes is very tight. It will be easy for you to find the domestic terminal. If there are many of you on the plane going to Antalya, generally they will delay the flight so you can board. If not, there are many flight each day from Ist to Antalya if you miss it. All the signs in the airport are in turkish and english. The task that will take the longest is clearing customs. But they have done a good job establishing "lanes" in customs clearance so people go through quickly and efficiently. It wasn't that long ago that clearing customs was a "free for all".



Thread: word "hafiz"

879.       KeithL
1455 posts
 01 Aug 2007 Wed 11:47 pm

no, I just live here, but no turkish blood.



Thread: word "hafiz"

880.       KeithL
1455 posts
 01 Aug 2007 Wed 11:43 pm

are you being funny?



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