I know better than many the reputation of some of these guys but have never experienced it close to home so to speak, until last month.
We have a long list of 'traditions' in our family especially in regard to our holidays and travels. These are important to us and from the traditional chippy tea on the night before we fly to the traditional chicken doner wrap on the first Sunday of our holiday, etc etc, you get they idea.
One such tradition is that we always go for a refreshing lunchtime drink or two at a well known bar/restaurant in Paspatur. I don't want to name it so let's call it the Puck Dond.
We were enjoying said drink and I ordered another (just one more) and when the waiter brought the second one he sat down with us and was chatting about what he did at university, what he did out of season etc. I know this happens and normally it is all part of being in Turkey but he just went on and on, to the extent that he didn't even look at the customers on the other tables, even once. As the conversation went on it was directed more and more at our daughter and more and more about where he goes and how much she would be welcome to come too. He asked her name and added her on Facebook etc. It ended being quite uncomfortable for her and with that for us too.
We left around 1pm and headed back to Calis on the water taxi. From the moment we left the Facebook messages started. Did you feel the electricity too, I can't stop thinking about you, can I come to your hotel to say goodbye (we were leaving that evening), etc etc etc.
By 4pm she was absolutely drained and irritated by it all and blocked him.
This behaviour is common, I do realise that, but as mentioned never before with our family.
The upshot of it all is we have lost a tradition and they have lost a customer. I'm sure they'll survive.