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Turkish Delights True stories of travellers to Turkey The personal Turkish experiences of visitors to the Learning Practical Turkish web site... Ayran a good race... Tastes good mixed with Lion's Milk too! When I was doing a year tour in Sinop in Northern Turkey in 1961, I was asked to help out with a legal problem because I spoke Turkish that I had learned during my stay there. I'm a believer that most of the problems between people can be cured by good communication. So as the chosen arbitrator in this situation I had only to communicate with each side and explain the other's viewpoint. The problem stemmed from a military vehicle hitting a chicken. Not a big thing, but it is a big thing if indifference enters into the picture. Still, it didn't take too long to resolve, as I controlled both sides of the conversation -- and pretty soon there were smiles all around. And a little party was declared for both sides to drink to their newly agreed-upon truce. The "party" was not quite what we would conjure up in our minds eye as Westerners. It consisted of drinking a very advanced state of "culture" in yogurt form. A little saying goes with it. Bu gün bayram (Today is a holiday) Bir kaşık ayran (A spoonful of sour yogurt) Sanada yeter (Suffices for you) Banada yeter (Suffices for me) I did not enjoy it, but being the consummate diplomat, I acted like I did -- and they gave me more!!! Turks are very giving, excellent hosts, and great friends. And these kind people provided just one more episode that bonded my Turkish experiences in my memory forever. We can sympathize with this personal experience because after we first tried ayran, we also thought it would be our last time. But it's an acquired taste -- and now we go crazy for it. Ah mean we really love it! TK (September '99) Related: Other Personal Turkish Experiences Language Related Pages: How To Learn Basic Turkish -- A Practical Philosophy for beginners (Found in the 'Introduction to The Whole Earth Catalog of Turkish Movies'.) Why Off-color language is important too... Essential 700 Club pages Pages with sound files 'Tips' for learning/using Turkish Turkish Doubles Troubles 8 Difficulties of Turkish About Translation Software More Language Related Pages: Translating Turkish, the basics Conjunction Celebration Turkish Verbs Essential Idioms, Index Essential Suffixes, Index Sentence Structure, Standard Turkish Pronunciation Turkish Accenting Numbers in Turkish NewsReaders' Dictionary, Index Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language llustrated Nargile Users Guide -- and Encyclopedia Our Honda Generator -- A Member of the Family Turkish Tongue Twisters Turkish for Kids Pop Quiz Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Internet and Computer Terms Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Conventional and 'Erotik' Movies, Index The World's Worst Sport

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