Istanbul was a place which I dreamed to visit almost all my life.It is the city where I have so many good friends waiting to meet me. I am looking forward to see all of them , and spend great time in famous Istanbul.

Thank you , Lyndie for your post. It is good to learn about cultural customs.
I used to live in Cechnya, it was part of Russia. I was a kid and did not understand many things at that time but never could accept all the things I saw there. Lynde's post brought all the memories back.
My dad was a dentist and had many friends among native people. They were working together and I could see them very often in our house. One thing was common for all of them. The respect for elders. It was good thing of course. But like Catwoman said the older people were given credit just for their age not for the knowledge of life or good judgment. I remember my classmates jealousy of my relations with my parents, especially with my dad.
There was unwritten law in their families. When the father was home it looked like nobody else was home. They did not have right to disturb him. I've noticed that the married son never called his wife by her name in front of his father. He never could play or talk to his own children. Kids were closer to their mother. If they had to discuss something with their father, their mother had to do it for them.
Women never could eat with men. They could only serve them and eat in separate room.
My classmates liked to come to our house because there were less restrictions. They liked how my parents were interacted to each other and us. My dad could spend hours explaining biology and chemistry to them. Could talk and discuss many things with us, which they did not do with their own fathers.
It was very sad to see all those things.
I can't say anything about Turkey because I've never been there but my experience in Checheno-Ingushetia was not very good one. The young people had to live their lives by prearranged plans of their elders. I don't understand this. For me family means love and respect to each other. Everyone has the right to live his own life as he wishes. Do respect elders but not be a prisoner. We all respect older people and I wish they can respect us too.
I think they don't have to forget that they were in same shoe, when they were young, and felt same way, as we do now. It is only my opinion.(Sorry if something is wrong.)
I wish you luck , Lyndie. I will read your essay with great interest.
Regards Bliss

It was very interesting to "listen" to you.Thank you for sharing.

Yes girls, you are right.I know that kind of couples.It is very romantic.I wish we could be like that in their age.Do you think they feel they are old?I don't think so.Will be glad to hear from you.

Romanticizm-is the literature term but if you mean romantic, it could be possiple to walk in raining weather.Lately somwhere in this world was raining and sombody was wishing to walk under that rain with me.I think it is very romantic .
I'll think about this.Good question!
Regards Bliss

For me too,

You are lucky, Deydreamer
Yes we pay.I think there are some differences.For example, I pay for my cell phone (for flat service)$29.99 +tax $4.20 and goverment fees$3.60=$37.79.This month sent SMS.Had to pay extra $10.But I can have service for that too.If I pay extra $4.75 each month I can send and receive as many SMS as I want.With this plan I have 1000 Nght and Wknd minutes, 250 minutes anytime,but there is extra charge if I call abroad or receive calls.I think it is not bad for USA.
I never talk that much and never use all these minutes.
With computer it is different.
I pay $36 a month and have high speed internet, we don't pay anything else.I know my friends in Bulgaria, Oman, Morocco have to pay per megobites or hours they use NET.It is very expensive, especially for them who doesn't have job.Internet cafee's are expensive too.
I thought it could be interesting to know.
Regards Bliss

If you send SMS from USA it costs you $0.10 for incoming message and $0.20 for outgoing message.I am sorry, I don't know how much it costs to the person in Thurkey.
Good luck

Hello Anto,
You don't have to apologize!!!
Doesn't matter who does what.I was just kidding.
For me the great thing on our lovely site is that we all help each other and this forum is for expressing our love(not only romantic one). And I want to thank my sis Slavica for starting it. I think I have the opportunity one more time express my gratitude to Admin for this wonderful site, for his hard work, and all my friends here.I am very lucky that the chance brought me here.There is nothing in life without reason.
I love you all.
God be with you

Dear Slavica,
Thank you for the link.I checked and love it.It is great, especially we can read all poems in English and Turkish.