Calis Beach Warning - Don't Steal Children's Noses

[Scunner]

From personal experience, don't do this in Calis, or indeed Turkey.

You know the little joke with kids, where you put your hand to their nose, move your hand away and show your thumb between your next two fingers, with the witty line "I stole your nose"?

Well, what you are showing the child is one of the most offensive hand gestures in Turkey.

Worse still, I did it at a Fethiyespor footie match, surrounded by many Turkish men  

I think they saw the funny side; I can't be sure because I ran faster than them.

[puma]

i know what you mean i do it to my grandson,what does it mean then from the turkish interpretation

[Scunner]

I really don't want to know

[tinkerman]

you have a little one

[Steve B]

Ahh yes, my daughter said she had done exactly the same thing with her Turkish cousin, much to the shock of everyone in the room.

[Scunner]

It's a conversation stopper, that's for sure.

[laffa]

I think most adults and older children do this, good job you told us it was offensive, but cant think why.

[pigeon]

If you ran faster then them, how do you know it upset or did you see their faces as you legged it   So why would it upset them [?] it is something we have all done at some time here in uk. So good to know if it is offensive. I can not run as fast as you :D:D

[janet.gur]

it is the same as the V sign but worse or so my husband tells me

[pigeon]

There is so much we need to learn ( maybe not you lot on this forum, but us Saunders as a family ) i just hope we can do it. Would hate to offend anyone because of ignorance