Yesterday afternoon Nihal and I took the kids to a local mall that has kids rides and games on the top floor. (See photo below.) Afterwards, at the food court (I ate yogurt soup and they all had KFC, ironic, huh?...doesn't Nihal look like Susan Serandon?) Nihal made the comment, "Buttocks is very popular in Turkey." I must have had a blank look on my face, as she continued, "People have vay too much buttocks." I said, "Do you mean big buttocks?" She said, "Too much, vayyyyyy to much". (Where is Ava Gabor from? Turks have a hard time pronouncing "w"...they pronounce it as a "v" just like the Gabor sisters.) I patted my butt and said, "Do you mean this?" She said, "Buttocks in the face. Too much."
I wondered briefly, was it true the REAL Borat was a Turk as the rumors said, and was Nihal related to him? But she added, "Look! That lady! Too much buttocks in face!" I looked at the woman she was referring to, her eyebrows were in the middle of her forehead and BING - I finally got it - botox!!! :-))))))))
Thanks to Mert and Husnu for the free all-day boat trip on the Bosphorus to the Black sea!
When I win the lottery...
Expensive homes on the water
Rumelihisari Castle along the Bosphorus
The non-students at the fish restaurant
Swimming in the Bosphorus - it's SPIDERMAN!
Husnu and me
Relaxing on the boat-VA Tech Study Abroad Students
---------------------------Exterior of shop - cottage industry - Anatolian - Asian side of Istanbul
Craftsman at oven where wood is shaped and dried. He's been doing this since age 13.
Frame made of chestnut
Raw materials - this is what is woven over frame
Finished product
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2 comments:
Hi,
thanks so much for sharing all of this. it's fantastic!
Isa (floridaisa from BB
OMG, this is totally hilarious. My English - due to my accent - is also often open to various interpretations! Good luck to you, and thanks for sharing!
Kaia (from BB)
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