so i've only got a few hours left in turkey, and i figured i'd leave you all with some of my insights to this country. i will say that i came here knowing almost nothing about it, but i'm pretty impressed with it. it's definitely somewhere i would like to come to again.
one of the first things that i noticed was the absolute rainbow of colors in the people here. it's pretty obvious that this was a hotbed of activity for every empire and would-be empire for the last few thousand years. from olive to ruddy to almost as white as me, this place has one of the most diverse genetic makeups i have ever seen. about the only racial groups lacking are sout-east asians and africans. otherwise, it's a fucking cornucopia of faces, eyes and hair. it's pretty overwhelming.
even so, there are a few things that i feel need to be pointed out.
firstly, turkish toilets? seriously? the human body is not designed to defecate standing up. work on that, ok?
and turkish drivers make everyone else look like little old ladies. yes, even you, italians. your average cab driver in turkey could probably hold his own in F1 racing.
the food? well, what can i say about a country that uses lamb as one of it's staple protein sources? awesome, that's what i can say. but a little more variety in spices would be nice. glad i was only here for 2 weeks.
note to greyhound: learn from turkish bus services. they kick ass compared to you.
you don't need to water the sidewalk to keep dust down. you could just, you know, sweep it up.
all in all, the turkish people are some of the most open and welcoming people i have ever met in all of my travels. aside from being sort of a circus side show, what with schmelectra's tattoos and my pale as white or red as lobster skin, the people were so helpful it was almost scary. case in point, we had a beer with a couple of young turks in istanbul. they gave schmelectra a book that was worth over $30 and then proceeded to pay over twice what they owed on the bill. and they would not let me pay for their beers. now, if you know me, that's a fucking accomplishment.
i had a great time, but i'm going to be happy to be home. see you soon.
and oh yeah, fuck you mccain. obama is fucking awesome.
one of the first things that i noticed was the absolute rainbow of colors in the people here. it's pretty obvious that this was a hotbed of activity for every empire and would-be empire for the last few thousand years. from olive to ruddy to almost as white as me, this place has one of the most diverse genetic makeups i have ever seen. about the only racial groups lacking are sout-east asians and africans. otherwise, it's a fucking cornucopia of faces, eyes and hair. it's pretty overwhelming.
even so, there are a few things that i feel need to be pointed out.
firstly, turkish toilets? seriously? the human body is not designed to defecate standing up. work on that, ok?
and turkish drivers make everyone else look like little old ladies. yes, even you, italians. your average cab driver in turkey could probably hold his own in F1 racing.
the food? well, what can i say about a country that uses lamb as one of it's staple protein sources? awesome, that's what i can say. but a little more variety in spices would be nice. glad i was only here for 2 weeks.
note to greyhound: learn from turkish bus services. they kick ass compared to you.
you don't need to water the sidewalk to keep dust down. you could just, you know, sweep it up.
all in all, the turkish people are some of the most open and welcoming people i have ever met in all of my travels. aside from being sort of a circus side show, what with schmelectra's tattoos and my pale as white or red as lobster skin, the people were so helpful it was almost scary. case in point, we had a beer with a couple of young turks in istanbul. they gave schmelectra a book that was worth over $30 and then proceeded to pay over twice what they owed on the bill. and they would not let me pay for their beers. now, if you know me, that's a fucking accomplishment.
i had a great time, but i'm going to be happy to be home. see you soon.
and oh yeah, fuck you mccain. obama is fucking awesome.
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Also, as a man I'm sure you've witnessed sit down toilets rendered pretty much unusable, and if you did you basically had to use them as if they were (much less comfortable) squat toilets. For a woman this is even more the case. So you're only strengthening the argument for squat toilets, as they function better in unclean environments.
Granted, the instance of dirty toilets may be higher in Turkey, but then you don't have a problem with Turkey's toilets, you have a problem with Turkey's toilet cleaners, or lack thereof.