consequently as there is a thread about what we think of turkey and its cultural ideas i thought it would be useful to start a thread on how europeans and other foreigners are viewed by Turkish people..people are free to put ur views but from most conversations in the chatroom people seem to think that all europeans and americans are perceived negatively..in terms of looks and mentality..
i find this disturbing when we are here to learn their language that they can act in this way..and would like to know how foreigners think they are perceived by turkish people and for turkish people to say the truth in english rather than saying in turkish their negative opinions of foreigners thinking noone understands

i hope this is an interesting thread

according to posts in the chat it appears some members would disagree but i understand your opinion and avlue it

Well, besides the negative way my ex treated me, I hardly ever felt not welcome in Turkey. The only places I got the feeling I was looked at as being 'western' (and therefore 'easy'...) was in touristy places like Istanbul and Goreme. There, at those places, men were always looking at me like a farmer looks at his cows, how much is she worth? In all other places in Turkey I not only felt safe but also very welcome. And this looking at women is not special for Turkey or Turkish men, in several other countries I have been to it was the same: Gambia, Spain, Italy.

I like Turkey as a country, their culture, their food, their hospitality and I hope I can go there a lot of times more in my life.

yes thats right trudy hun..men look at u everywhere u go

I have had nothing but politeness and respect as a foreigner in Turkey, or in any other country I have ever been (except America!) and I think this is because I always treat people the way I would like to be treated myself.

In America (we travelled 10 states so I witnessed a good cross section of the public) they were anything ranging from downright rude (the shop assistants not even speaking to us when we bought something - we had two heads I think) to the completely over the top (do you know Aunty Betty who lives in Cambridge?)

I am a great believer you only get out what you put in

i think everything will be be ok ,nice and enjoyable when we all been aware of we all members of a great (world)family..so less prejudicies and more semphaty,thats the best medicine of all international blues

dogru and yes ive been to greece..well zakynthos anyway