I wanted to post a few more Turkish observations that I keep forgetting about when I blog. Jerry and I both have cell phones but there is no voice mail in Turkey. Yes, people text but there is no way to set up a voice message. Of course, I am technologically challenged but I need to learn to text. So far it hasn’t been necessary. When you miss a call the # is there so you can just redial.
The women in Turkey dress very nicely. I always feel a little underdressed when I walk down the street in my jeans and tennis shoes. Of course, there are a lot of people who are dressed like me, but many of women wear nice boots, pants or skirts and look like they are on the streets of a big city. All our teachers dress up at school. Seems like I haven’t seen the same outfit on some of them yet. The parents are also dressed very fashionably when they come to school for special events. There are a lot of “high end” shops here as well as very reasonable shops. For a relatively small town it has it all!!
All the cafes, bars, and restaurants have outside areas that are open during the summer. There is a no smoking in buildings or restaurants law that I have been told is enforced, but people can smoke on the patios. Now that it is winter all the patios are enclosed with heavy plastic and have heaters so people can continue to enjoy their cay and cigarette. Playing games is also a big thing in the cafes. Most of them have board and card games that people can sit and play for as long as they want and enjoy their smokes and cay.
More later on the celebration for their Republic Day. Looks like the rain may hold off.
As Americans -- and especially one's from Tucson -- we tend to think that wearing our "play clothes" is really great. But in many other places, people are more tuned in to dressing up when they are in public. I remember at first being surprised, and then delighted, by this when I lived in Botswana. Viva la difference, eh?
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