Tourists in Fethiye are the ‘freeloaders' from UK

[Scunner]

Someone told me many years ago that the price of many things is set by a simple rule - every time a price quoted is met with a look of happy surprise, the price to the next person goes up. This continues over time till the people still buy, but there are no longer any looks of happy surprise.

[laffa]

  You were lucky H, a few years ago I took a ring to have a stone replaced, when i went to get it they had taken the other 2 stones out and replaced the 3 with glass,saying that the match was better. but no sign of the ones they removed,we were rushing to go somewhere so I just could'nt be bothered arguing the toss, but once bitten twice shy,

[Lindar]

No more happy surprises in Turkey then

[simpsons]

My wife and daughter some times go shopping in the market. The times that they have been, my wife has enquired about a certain garment, to be told a price. Then a Turkish person asks the price and is quoted a cheaper price (sometimes half of what the wife was quoted). As my daughter is fluent in turkish she then queries the price change with the stall owner, only to be met with the usual shrug of shoulders. So in the end he makes no sale.

[laffa]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

Someone told me many years ago that the price of many things is set by a simple rule - every time a price quoted is met with a look of happy surprise, the price to the next person goes up. This continues over time till the people still buy, but there are no longer any looks of happy surprise.

Spot on.

[lissa]

Why does your daughter not ask the price in the first place, in Turkish?

[Scunner]

It's far more interesting to have your daughter listen and tell you how much more they quoted you. Great fun!

[laffa]

  or daughterS, in your case,
We dont go the market unless we have to take someone,get fed up listening to iki besh, for everything, at least I think thats what they are saying.

[Scunner]

Our trips to the Calis sunday market ended up pretty much being buy potatoes, check the cherries, go for a chicken doner half bread at Ruud Van Nistelrooy's, buy eggs & chicken, home. It's seriously too hot to barter for anything, especially if you are expected to do it every week of your life.

[maximumtom]

Just a thought.  I find that the translation in the Hurriyet often leaves a lot to be desired and there are many times that I haven't got a clue what they are trying to say (usually when they are quoting politicians   ). It is possible that the word 'freeloader' was the result of an over exuberant Thesaurus user on the translation staff.