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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:(

tinkerman · « **Reply #1 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

mercury · « **Reply #2 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.

minimoo · « **Reply #3 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.

tinkerman · « **Reply #4 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.

kevin3 · « **Reply #5 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.

normbosh · « **Reply #6 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.

minimoo · « **Reply #7 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.

mikrik · « **Reply #8 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.

geordieboy · « **Reply #9 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.

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