Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Highlander on October 26, 2018, 20:42:52 PM
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That are different in Turkey, that is.
I went for a haircut this week and it was whoosh, whoosh with a number 3 and a quick snip, snip with the scissors and it was all over in a matter of a very few minutes.
So very different from Turkey where great care is taken after a a careful study of what is required.
So are there everyday things which you find different at home.
PS I don't want this thread to turn into members just slagging of the UK. :(
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TV adverts in the UK are guaranteeing delivery of a sofa before Xmas.
In Turkey, they'll deliver next day.
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Saucepans!
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Oh go on then I'll bite - how so ?
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My hubby agrees with you Highlander about haircuts, although he won't go to a Turkish barbers in UK as he says they rip people off. :D
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There are two Turkish barbers in our village, and they’re always busy, with queues waiting.
Me, I do my husband’s hair with a device that barbers use, and some sharp scissors for the edges. I always ask him about his holidays and ask if he wants anything for the weekend!
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Driving into a petrol station; have someone fill the car & wash the windscreen in the meantime
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Being able to buy pills at the Eczane’s here at a reasonable price and not having an inquisition as to why u want them or having to wait a week to collect them
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In our apartment Nets/Linings measured, tracks fitted and hung in 48 hours 8)
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A friend bought some jeans in the Estera centre and had them shortened in the dry cleaners for 10 lire took 30 mins.
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Spit roast chickens cooked over charcoal.
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Oh go on then I'll bite - how so ?
UK saucepans have one long handle, Turkish ones have two little handles opposite each other which makes things a bit unstable if they are full of boiling water ;)
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Mending! From a fridge/ freezer that I have recently had repaired to shoes/boots being soled or repaired at a cobbler. Last autumn I took my boots to the cobbler, he indentified a crack on the sole, repaired it for 5 lira, lasted all last year. Recently had my fridge repaired.
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Mayonnaise!
Turkish mayonnaise is exactly 1,000,000 times better than UK ones
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Sweet wrappers - the Turkish ones wouldn't be out of place on the Krypton Factor
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Saucepans!
Ah yes but now iv'e seen saucepans for sale here,----with proper handles.
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You guys have it far too easy out there these days George :D
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I actually liked my 2 handle Turkish saucepans, easier to stack in the cupboard and I got used to draining stuff by holding a tea towel across the lid to the handles, no need for a colander.
Getting a new battery fitted in your watch for 5TL (less than £2 at the time) including a compressed air clean and spray of WD40.
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Yes the man in the little kiosk in Fethiye who does watch batteries .
We call him Mr sausage fingers. ,dont know how he manages it
with his hands.😀😁
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Walking into a cafe and the waiter(ess) not asking the owner how much is the meal going to cost!
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Being able to drive into The saniye with a car problem.. Drive straight in. Get a chicken half bread with chillies for 5 lira. Go back to the garage for a free gay and drive out having paid peanuts for the repair and given free wipers.
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Having a full car vallet inside and out for 20tl..
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Mercury, do you get a 'free gay' everytime you go there ? They must be eating you out of house 'n' home ! ;)
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Newspapers and news outlets in Turkey show far more gore than ours would ever get away with.
I remember our neighbour coming round a few years back. He was in tears as his daughters friend had been hit by a lorry. He proceeded to show us the front page of a newspaper with her bleeding and trapped under its wheels.
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When Mrs KKOB's son crashed his motorbike on the Kaya Road behind the castle the paramedics had to shove the local news cameramen out of the way so they could treat him.
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When Mrs KKOB's son crashed his motorbike on the Kaya Road behind the castle the paramedics had to shove the local news cameramen out of the way so they could treat him.
Sounds about right! Shocking what they print at times.