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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2013, 20:56:47 PM »
Pros
There are no road signs warning of a new road sign 50 metres further on
I can have a cig with my Gin
The night scented Jasmine is hypnotic
People can hug and kiss your children and nobody thinks it's wrong
People are so generous with gifts of freshly picked fruit and just-baked bread
Cons
My family are not there
I can't master the language



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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2013, 21:00:29 PM »
Cons:
You can have a flat tonic with your gin

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2013, 21:02:59 PM »
Oh my goodness YES - one of my pet hates and I forgot about it.....must be getting acclimatised rather than traumatised!

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #13 on: October 10, 2013, 21:09:02 PM »
Love those pros and cons, Bluwise.

I particularly like the one about children. It's so very true.

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2013, 21:17:27 PM »
People can hug and kiss your children and nobody thinks it's wrong

I do not believe that the vast majority of people in the UK think that.

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2013, 21:21:59 PM »
Indeed it is Menthol.  When our grand daughter was about 3 she was passed along the dolmus to go to her Daddy and at least 2 people hugged and kissed her head - one being a young man of about 20 something.  Imagine that on a bus in Donny.......so lovely to be affectionate without a second thought.  Probably most in the UK don't think it's wrong but would not dare do it for fear of those who insist it is.

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2013, 21:28:19 PM »
I think I said recently - but when has that ever stopped me - how about the opposite of the Dolmus situation.

On a trip to the UK, the airport bus at Stansted is packed.

Imagine the moment when you realise your 3 year old is one second away from climbing into a stranger's lap :D

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2013, 21:50:16 PM »
It seems a shame that things have gone so far the other way, as a 60+ female I have had small children whisked away when I smiled at them, have not dared to help a small child lost in supermarket except by notifying a member of staff.  When did a grandmother type figure become a threat?

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2013, 21:57:49 PM »
My mum couldn't believe her eyes, watching our little twin being held in the water taxi captain's arm as he held her up to steer the boat. Then afterwards he put her down safely and prompted her on her way with a couple of quick pats on the bottom. By that time we weren't even noticing such things but my muvva was absolutely appalled.

I agree we have to be careful, and that there are very dangerous people about (everywhere). But why does that mean the other 99.999% of lives of good people are so negatively changed..?

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Re: Why Turkey: Pros and cons
« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2013, 22:16:11 PM »
Getting back on topic, I also think that one person's pro (or indeed con) might be another's con (or indeed pro). Of course one main reason is the weather, in fact one of ours - but I grew slowly to dislike the weather more and more. There were no surprises, I had been in Calis in each and every month prior to moving there so I knew how hot/cold/wet it could get but over the years the punishing summers and wet days with absolutely nothing to do with the kids grated me.

loiner is right about the council tax being cheap (although mine was nothing remotely close to 60 TL a year) but everything imported is outrageously expensive. Things even out in my opinion. Low council tax, outrageous car or petrol prices. Water rates stupidly small but spend hours of your life in queues trying to pay it. Or selling a moped. Or having the cheek to want your money from the bank. It was amusing once, I'm sure of that. I think.

So the point was that people's pros and cons can be completely opposite. But also that people's personal pros and cons don't necessarily stay constant over time.




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