you eat bread with almost everything
you are asked why you choose turkey over any other country
you are called arab! (the irony is that Turks all over europe are referred to as Arabs)
Most guys you see have hair longer than yours
you are forced to support Galatasary Fenerbahce or Besiktas
Efes isn't strange to you
you say tamam and evet while talking to your family on the phone
you need to take your passport (PASAPOT) along with you everywhere you go
kebab is your favorite food
you make a complaint and the response you get is "yapacak bisey yok"!
you take pictures at the mall with almost everyone coz u r Black!
5 minutes means 45 minutes
you have to wake up 2 hours earlier in order to make it to school (this applies to students in Istanbul only)
traffic hold up is a norm
''indirim'' is always up on store fronts (makes you wonder if the clothes are ever sold at the original price)
you are stalked by 2-8 men/women ... boys/girls
you are asked if America is next door to your country
your hair becomes a topic of discussion
you have to walk a distance to get to the bus stop/ train station
you are asked to choose between your country or turkey?
your PASSO becomes your life saver
you speak turkish to a sales person and he answers you in english (or almost english)
"Move your body" and Lumidee's "i wanna dance with somebody" becomes your favorite club hits
Africa is refered to as a country not a continent
you become addicted to tea/cay!
there is some sort of protest whether it is the buses, teachers, farmers, or tourist guides and you are not surprised
you don't find it werid that a christmas tree is up on the main square even though you must go to school on christmas day
every kid says hello! where are you from?!
you google a vacation city and you end up redirected to Turkey!
you are familiar with the word YABANCI
you are offered cigarette like its food!
the taxi driver becomes aggresiv because you don't speak turkish and he doesn't speak english
demonstrations at the university become normal
you see a scooter drived on the pavement, during a traffic jam
you don't throw paper in your toilets
you have visited Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofia and all countless times!
you do a turkish song at karaoke (story of my life) lol!
you dont worry if you missed breakfast, there's always a simitci at the corner ha ha ha
You can go out at midnight
You can get fresh fruits and vegetables 24 hours a day.
Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income.
you dont worry about buying expensive designer items coz they've got great KNOCK OFFS!
A really great parking space can totally move you to tears
A man gets on the bus wearing female regalia and you don't even notice coz its normal (strictly in Istanbul)
your favorite slogan is "BURASI TURKIYE"!
Istanbul is the most beautiful city in the world!
you are asked why you choose turkey over any other country
you are called arab! (the irony is that Turks all over europe are referred to as Arabs)
Most guys you see have hair longer than yours
you are forced to support Galatasary Fenerbahce or Besiktas
Efes isn't strange to you
you say tamam and evet while talking to your family on the phone
you need to take your passport (PASAPOT) along with you everywhere you go
kebab is your favorite food
you make a complaint and the response you get is "yapacak bisey yok"!
you take pictures at the mall with almost everyone coz u r Black!
5 minutes means 45 minutes
you have to wake up 2 hours earlier in order to make it to school (this applies to students in Istanbul only)
traffic hold up is a norm
''indirim'' is always up on store fronts (makes you wonder if the clothes are ever sold at the original price)
you are stalked by 2-8 men/women ... boys/girls
you are asked if America is next door to your country
your hair becomes a topic of discussion
you have to walk a distance to get to the bus stop/ train station
you are asked to choose between your country or turkey?
your PASSO becomes your life saver
you speak turkish to a sales person and he answers you in english (or almost english)
"Move your body" and Lumidee's "i wanna dance with somebody" becomes your favorite club hits
Africa is refered to as a country not a continent
you become addicted to tea/cay!
there is some sort of protest whether it is the buses, teachers, farmers, or tourist guides and you are not surprised
you don't find it werid that a christmas tree is up on the main square even though you must go to school on christmas day
every kid says hello! where are you from?!
you google a vacation city and you end up redirected to Turkey!
you are familiar with the word YABANCI
you are offered cigarette like its food!
the taxi driver becomes aggresiv because you don't speak turkish and he doesn't speak english
demonstrations at the university become normal
you see a scooter drived on the pavement, during a traffic jam
you don't throw paper in your toilets
you have visited Sultan Ahmet, Ayasofia and all countless times!
you do a turkish song at karaoke (story of my life) lol!
you dont worry if you missed breakfast, there's always a simitci at the corner ha ha ha
You can go out at midnight
You can get fresh fruits and vegetables 24 hours a day.
Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income.
you dont worry about buying expensive designer items coz they've got great KNOCK OFFS!
A really great parking space can totally move you to tears
A man gets on the bus wearing female regalia and you don't even notice coz its normal (strictly in Istanbul)
your favorite slogan is "BURASI TURKIYE"!
Istanbul is the most beautiful city in the world!
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