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Other Local Resorts & Areas => Hisaronu Discussion Forum => Topic started by: normbosh on July 23, 2009, 16:55:16 PM

Title: harassment
Post by: normbosh on July 23, 2009, 16:55:16 PM: Hi all, I have been getting a lot of complaints from my customers,
about getting harass walking down hissy high st, not just the bars
and restaurants, the cloths shops, supermarkets as well.:(
This is supposed to be not aloud by local law so I'm told ?
I hope it don't get out of hand like some of the other places
in turkey:(
Title: harassment
Post by: tinkerman on July 23, 2009, 17:01:37 PM: I would have thought Hisaronou is probably the most likely place in the area for 'harrasment' its a very lively commercialised place with everyone after you business and the streets are full of holidaymakers wandering around most of the night
Title: harassment
Post by: mercury on July 23, 2009, 17:30:36 PM: We didn't get harrasment last Tuesday night or Friday night from anyone. Just the usual leaflets on trips.
Title: harassment
Post by: minimoo on July 23, 2009, 17:34:12 PM: Never been harassed in Hisaronu myself (well only by my hubby hehe). I think it's all down to interpretation. Yes people will speak to you as you walk down the street, but is that harassment? I always find that if you give a polite "No thankyou", you tend to be left alone.
Title: harassment
Post by: tinkerman on July 23, 2009, 17:37:06 PM: I agree with you minimoo, thats why I put harrasment in brackets, if you live here you get used to it and it no longer becomes harrassment, but if you are on holiday it may be seen as harrassment.
Title: harassment
Post by: kevin3 on July 23, 2009, 17:41:16 PM: I think the only place you will find "harrasment"
in Hisaronu is the Monday Market in the season.
But that applies to Fethiye also.
Title: harassment
Post by: normbosh on July 23, 2009, 18:34:54 PM: My sons have just come back from hissi, there out there all the time, and they said it was getting out of hand at some of the places,even some of them getting angry when told no thank you,
no thank you, NO THANKYOU.
Title: harassment
Post by: minimoo on July 24, 2009, 07:48:28 AM: If that is the case, these places need to be reported to the Zabita. They will soon put a stop to it.
Title: harassment
Post by: mikrik on July 24, 2009, 14:47:55 PM: It's true Hisaronu does have a "No Hassle" policy which most businesses adhere to. However it is part of Turkish culture to try to promote or invite custom in front of business premises. We go through Hisaronu regularly and rarely experience any problems.
Normally a smile and no thanks does the trick and just keep walking.
Title: harassment
Post by: geordieboy on July 24, 2009, 15:18:17 PM: This was a favourite moan of mine when I first moved across here,but nowadays the problem seems to have diminished.A pal of mine was so fed up with my moaning that he had a Tshirt printed up for me which read in Turkish "I am not a tourist,I live here". If anybody wants to borrow it let me know. :).
Title: harassment
Post by: tribalelder on July 24, 2009, 15:42:48 PM: If you can manage a reply in Turkish it seems to put you in a bracket of "Not Tourists" and you tend to get no hassle:D
Title: harassment
Post by: normbosh on July 24, 2009, 16:02:34 PM: I been informed one of the worst is a new supermarket called Morison next to azda
Title: harassment
Post by: brianthegardener on July 24, 2009, 18:14:51 PM: quote:
Originally posted by tribalelder

If you can manage a reply in Turkish it seems to put you in a bracket of "Not Tourists" and you tend to get no hassle:D

and the reply in Turkish is.......... please ? :D:D
Title: harassment
Post by: tribalelder on July 24, 2009, 18:34:39 PM: Hayir Tesekkur......belki diger gun (No thank you perhaps another day) But usually Hayir Tesekkur is enough. :)
Title: harassment
Post by: brianthegardener on July 24, 2009, 18:46:32 PM: quote:
Originally posted by tribalelder

Hayir Tesekkur......belki diger gun (No thank you perhaps another day) But usually Hayir Tesekkur is enough. :)

thank you....well imprinted on my mind now:D
Title: harassment
Post by: tribalelder on July 24, 2009, 21:39:32 PM: Remember the G in diger is virtually silent and the u in gun is like oo :)
Title: harassment
Post by: normbosh on July 25, 2009, 15:30:06 PM: is it teseklur
Title: harassment
Post by: Bouncer on July 26, 2009, 20:54:40 PM: Go to Spain if it is easier!!!!!!!!!
Title: harassment
Post by: mikrik on July 27, 2009, 10:52:31 AM: Tesekkurler - pronounced tesek - kurler is usually taken to mean no thanks in Turkey
quote:
Originally posted by normbosh

is it teseklur
Title: harassment
Post by: Old Daffodil on July 27, 2009, 22:56:36 PM: We were handed some leaflets about trips but there was no harassment when we walked into Hisaronu.
Title: harassment
Post by: davidzz on July 31, 2009, 12:12:49 PM: Been there last 2 weeks and no sign of "harrassment" just the usual turkish way of life, met many people visiting Turkey for the first time that were so bowled over with the place they are returning next year. Look at it it as being invited and then politely declining if you do not want to accept. We have come across some great places that we may have not gone into if was not for someone talking to us at the entrance. You can have a bit of fun with them too rather than take it all too seriously.

Dave
Title: harassment
Post by: karenr on August 09, 2009, 00:53:38 AM: quote:
Originally posted by davidzz

Been there last 2 weeks and no sign of "harrassment" just the usual turkish way of life, met many people visiting Turkey for the first time that were so bowled over with the place they are returning next year. Look at it it as being invited and then politely declining if you do not want to accept. We have come across some great places that we may have not gone into if was not for someone talking to us at the entrance. You can have a bit of fun with them too rather than take it all too seriously.

Dave
Davidzz, your SO right. been going to H for 7 years.....never ever been harrassed UNLESS u include " Hello would you like to see our menu" Thats not harrasment thats trying to drum up trade.......like we do in in covent garden, london or anywhere in England....or any where in the world...... I love H and all the resturants..bless them.....they are only trying to earn a wage xx :) if you dont like......dont go xxxx
Title: harassment
Post by: christygee on August 21, 2009, 18:32:49 PM: just came back no harassment at all.was quite shocked as were i live in marmaris they are still at it harrasing people even thought they know they will be closed down so was a nice change :)
Title: harassment
Post by: normbosh on August 22, 2009, 17:12:19 PM: Glad to here that 8) Thad was the most important thing
to me when i invested in hissy:D
Title: harassment
Post by: Ovacikpeedoff on August 22, 2009, 22:11:50 PM: There are strict guidelines and these are enforced by the Zabita. The rule is that a trader or restaurant owner is not allowed to tout for business beyond their shop front. They risk closure if caught. Last season a number of restaurants in Olu deniz were closed for 3 days for touting for business on the streets.
Title: harassment
Post by: karenr on September 05, 2009, 12:31:10 PM: What a sad world we live in!!! Its got silly, We go on holiday and complain when the resturant owners apply tactics to try and get trade in.....of course they should, some one commented earlier if it wasnt for people plugging trade at their resturants they wouldnt have gone in. What is Hassle...it needs to be defined. Resturants trying to plug their buisness, is not harrasment in my eyes. Some people are SO sensitive!!!!. We have the same over here (England) but we knock anything simular abroad. Were old enough and ugly enugh to say a polite NO and that seems to work. \im sure and hope most people agree.
Title: harassment
Post by: Old Daffodil on September 05, 2009, 13:47:43 PM: I do not want is ISTEMIYORUM in Turkish.

We have eaten is YEMEGI YEDDIK but the G is sort of silent.