tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799914692887174209.post5642133135943376735..comments2024-01-15T21:30:40.609+03:00Comments on Istanbul's Stranger: Where Are You From?Strangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09933997864575809110noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799914692887174209.post-87845523345975112392009-04-27T11:33:00.000+03:002009-04-27T11:33:00.000+03:00When I first came here, a lot of people in America...When I first came here, a lot of people in America assumed I went around Istanbul wearing a burkha and not drinking beer.<br /><br />I once had a border cop in the Portland airport ask me about my involvement in the HSBC bombings. Then he searched my stuff for absinthe. Neither one made sense. The two Afghanis being searched alongside me were furious enough about their predicament they looked ready to explode.<br /><br />That's crap, for you I mean. The worst thing most people (male people) here assume about Americans is that the women are just gagging to have sex with them.<br /><br />Political correctness sucks. In my experience, not many Americans feel compelled to be politically correct about Muslims or people from Muslim countries. I hope this will start to change under the new regime. I am probably over-optimistic.Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933997864575809110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799914692887174209.post-49139191191838073952009-04-27T09:47:00.000+03:002009-04-27T09:47:00.000+03:00Goodness, stay away from the missionaries!
Honest...Goodness, stay away from the missionaries!<br /><br />Honestly, I'm surprised Americans act like that when you say you're from Turkey. I'm surprised because I don't think most Americans could find Turkey on a map, let alone have any ideas about its population.Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933997864575809110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799914692887174209.post-2529628911783757172009-04-27T06:59:00.000+03:002009-04-27T06:59:00.000+03:00what a resemblance.
I usually tell people in Amer...what a resemblance.<br /><br />I usually tell people in America that I`m from Bulgaria. Why? Because if you`re from a country with a muslim population you`re not even considered to be human.<br /><br />As for the religion thing, an American missionary in the library is still working hard to convert me into christianity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799914692887174209.post-41563257421396477522009-04-25T11:49:00.000+03:002009-04-25T11:49:00.000+03:00I love Obama too. But here in Italy it's pretty f...I love Obama too. But here in Italy it's pretty funny as we have our own "Bush" here (well actually even worse than Bush but less powerful in the world) - Berlusconi! So Italians could never get on their high horse about Bush because they know how it feels when more than half of your countrymen voted for an evil buffoon who constantly makes your country look bad.<br /><br />So now that Bush is gone a lot of more liberal Italians are cringing even more and saying "where is the Italian Obama?" Not going to happen unfortunately as here in Italy a)they'd never elect someone under the age of say, 65 to high office who hasn't been around for at least 20 years b) you've got to be a member of the political "caste" to get into office and c) an immigrant or descendant of immigrants would have the chance of a snowball in hell of being elected.<br /><br />I do think it's funny how Itlaians (and probably Turks) can go on about how great it is that Americans have elected a black president while simultaneously being horribly racist themselves. I guess it makes them feel good!Kataromahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978496810226430712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799914692887174209.post-32804443767291033922009-04-22T17:29:00.000+03:002009-04-22T17:29:00.000+03:00It does make one cringe, doesn't it? Or used to, a...It does make one cringe, doesn't it? Or used to, anyway. I'm a bit of a closet Obama dribbler, so I kind of like talking about him.Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933997864575809110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799914692887174209.post-16665585473157860182009-04-22T15:48:00.000+03:002009-04-22T15:48:00.000+03:00It must be a relief. I hated saying I was American...It must be a relief. I hated saying I was American while just traveling on vacation, so I can only imagine day in and day out.Briarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431318790028032416noreply@blogger.com