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Originally posted by saoirse
Scunner what would you say has changed the most in the past 4 years in Calis or indeed living in Turkey in general?
I'd say that is a very difficult one to answer
Turkey hasn't really changed too much, I suppose the main changes to Calis/Fethiye were to be expected. I was out today and went past an undeveloped plot not far from the graveyard which had very little on it - two Turkish women, a couple of cows (that is a continuation of the list, not a view on the two Turkish women), some chickens and piles of sticks - it was like a flashback to me, you used to see that everywhere in and around Calis. Now, thanks to developers and estate agents (
) it has all but gone.
With success and expansion comes money, the root of most evil in the World and it is money that causes most of the squabbling and fall outs between bars, restaurants etc. and also between individuals - even speaking personally, if I wasn't as trusting as I am, and if I didn't lend people money when they were desperate I'd have a fair bit more in the bank now. That is a real shame because money didn't seem as important 4 years ago - maybe it was, who knows. I have always made no secret of the fact that doing business here is hard, even scary sometimes - and there is only one thing worse than being in business and that is being successful in business! In the main the Turks don't mind, many British just have to slur, slander and gossip.
It's not all bad changes, and with that comes another debate in my head - it is fantastic to see the municipal investment in the area, the increasing Fethiye seafront promenade, the Gocek tunnel, the block paving and surfacing of roads, but in a strange way sometimes I miss the cows and dusty tracks.
It's a brilliant place to holiday, it's a great place to retire to, so do one of those, don't go into business and don't lend anybody any money
