The real crisis in Turkey

[Husar]

I think they found it wrong to do it on the airport, maybe even visible for guests who may not like to see a lot of blood in their happy holidays. It's a workplace and I guess the people were free to do it at home.

[Louis VI the Fat]

To me camel seems more normal to eat than snails or frogs legs.

Yes, but nobody celebrates the delivery of their Renault by ritually sacrificing a frog...


And we don't eat cute kittens either

[Andres]

And we don't eat cute kittens either

I heard it tastes like rabbit...

Mmmm... rabbit.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Cats, dogs and horses are the only things on my emotional "will not eat list" the reason being that I have relationships with dogs, cats and horses. That doesn't mean I'll eat something I don't have a relationship with, after all, not everything tastes good.

I have no real problem with sacrifice although I'd rather you cut the spine along with the throat, just to be nice. Its not something that should be done in an airport though. They could all have gone to the lead tech's house.

[LeftEyeNine]

Don't be so intolerant LEN

E-eh ?

(You two work for the same organization, don't you)

And we don't eat cute kittens either

All hail the Sato-Islamic sacrifice fest.

[KrooK]

I don't see any problem.
If they want celebrating and eat something special, its only they own will.
This Sunday I will be celebrating Christmas and I'm going to eat special fish, and then 10 other dishes :)

[Fragony]

The problem is that it isn't very smart, from what I have heard about Turkish airlines it's just stupid to sacrifice any alternative means of transportation, even if it's somewhat absolete.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Was it a free range camel, or do I need to pass the word to PETA?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Was it a free range camel ?

It probably was.
Turkey is full of camels, they're everywhere. Even in Istanbul. I hear there are lots of stray camels there, roaming the streets, eating garbage, spreading diseases. It's quite a problem.

[LeftEyeNine]

It probably was.
Turkey is full of camels, they're everywhere. Even in Istanbul. I hear there are lots of stray camels there, roaming the streets, eating garbage, spreading diseases. It's quite a problem.

Cats were spreading diseases as well.

[yesdachi]

Cats were spreading diseases as well.

Notice he said were.


I doubt it was the actual sacrifice that made the uproar but the place it was done. I would totally try a plate, pass me a slice of hump?


I use to know a guy that was a huge football (American) fan and while “tailgating” would make an attempt to grill what ever the mascot of the other team was.

[Kralizec]

pass me a slice of hump?

You know that camel humps almost entirely consist of fat, right?

[yesdachi]

You know that camel humps almost entirely consist of fat, right?

I know your game, tell me it’s all fat and I should eat this other part when you swoop in and take the entire hump for yourself! I’m not falling for it, that hump is mine, I call dibs!


It was the most notable feature of the camel, were we eating whale I would have asked for blowhole, elephant… trunk…

[Papewaio]

Yes, but nobody celebrates the delivery of their Renault by ritually sacrificing a frog...

Instead it's the Renault's that are roasted in downtown Paris...

Cats, dogs and horses are the only things on my emotional "will not eat list" the reason being that I have relationships with dogs, cats and horses.

You have "relationships" with animals?

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

You have "relationships" with animals?

I thought moderators weren't allowed to attack boardies.

I mean I have working relationships with Horses and dogs, being a sheep farmer and all. I occasionally get attached to tame sheep but I'll still kill them because I don't develope the same level of trust.

[Reenk Roink]

You have "relationships" with animals?

I know people who talk to trees and plants (non-hippy people). Apparently, not only is it therapeutic, but it helps the trees/plants as well.

Anything to ridicule?

[Papewaio]

Relationship is in the same category of biblically knowing someone... so it is a route to mirth.

Wig... sheep farmer? In which country are you located?

Check this out btw:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...290583553.html

[Reenk Roink]

Relationship is in the same category of biblically knowing someone... so it is a route to mirth.

A very narrow definition of relationship on your part led to your misunderstanding.

The kind of definition you are using runs into trouble with these kind of questions:

Don't you have a relationship with your mother?

[Papewaio]

It was a tongue in cheek comment... not a literal belief of 'Oh my gawd that guy is into beastality and and surfing!'

[Del Arroyo]

Common western way of attitude is medieval hypocrisy.

And the common eastern way of attitude is to always complain about the western way of attitude.

Please, think about what you say. If I came to your country, and tried to speak your language, and told you that your attitude was all wrong, using incorrect grammar, what would you think of me?

[Reenk Roink]

It was a tongue in cheek comment... not a literal belief of 'Oh my gawd that guy is into beastality and and surfing!'

My bad then. The written word is easily misinterpreted.

[doc_bean]

Cats were spreading diseases as well.

I hope you didn't eat them rare then, diseased animals should be thoroughly cooked before eating

[LeftEyeNine]

And the common eastern way of attitude is to always complain about the western way of attitude.

....since western way of attitude is generally based on hypocrisy.

Please, think about what you say. If I came to your country, and tried to speak your language, and told you that your attitude was all wrong, using incorrect grammar, what would you think of me?

Where should I pick this from ? What's your point in acting like an English teacher ?

And why do I have to act like hypocrites and disguise my thoughts of you when, someday, I'm there ? Is this really how you behave ? You shouldn't have hurried in making examples to my mislead, grammatically incorrect statements.

[Del Arroyo]

You shouldn't have hurried in making examples to my mislead, grammatically incorrect statements.

The point is not being an English teacher. The point is that if you are saying negative things and you can't even talk right, you sound kind of foolish. Actually, I have been a teacher of English as a foreign language, and even I am not really sure what you mean by the above quote.

There are a couple of Arabic-language online forums where I read and post occasionally. I have yet to call anyone there closed-minded or reactionary, even though sometimes that's exactly what I think.

[LeftEyeNine]

The point is not being an English teacher. The point is that if you are saying negative things and you can't even talk right, you sound kind of foolish. Actually, I have been a teacher of English as a foreign language, and even I am not really sure what you mean by the above quote.

Look, you've just grown better. You can talk honestly in the face, exactly about what you think. Good. It was for sure better than this:

If I came to your country, and tried to speak your language, and told you that your attitude was all wrong, using incorrect grammar, what would you think of me?

I can't say I'm a perfect English speaker, it's neither my native language nor I ever had the opportunity to live abroad so that I could improve where it seems to lack. Calling whom you intend to show the right thing "unable to talk it right" and "sounding foolish" is not the best way to start, Mr. Brown. "Knowing it" does not represent the ability of "teaching it". Take it as a pay back to your efforts on me.

There are a couple of Arabic-language online forums where I read and post occasionally. I have yet to call anyone there closed-minded or reactionary, even though sometimes that's exactly what I think.

Why did you feel so irritated ? Turkish saying goes "One dislikes it when he has a wound". I mean, generally and politically speaking, I have yet to see anything any more fake than what the West speaks. Even my awfully retarded attempts of communication can not prevent me from disclosing what I actually think.

Mr. Brown, in case my grammatically foolish sentences did not make any sense to you:

Me, Turk.

Me, not like, West.

West man, say white, do it black.

Why Me, say West man be black ?

Me, think West man be black.

[Papewaio]

Sorry to burst your bubble LEN, but apart from a slice of Mongolian genes and a dash of Islam... I pretty much think of Turks as essentially Westerners compared with the neck of the woods that I live in.

[LeftEyeNine]

Sorry to burst your bubble LEN, but apart from a slice of Mongolian genes and a dash of Islam... I pretty much think of Turks as essentially Westerners compared with the neck of the woods that I live in.

That's what you think, isn't it?

[Papewaio]

Not hard as I work with Turks, Chinese, Vietnamese, Americans, Lebanese etc etc.

End of the day there isn't that large a difference between the different people... there is a larger different between them and the rest of the population as we are all tech heads and the rest 'users'.

[LeftEyeNine]

Not hard as I work with Turks, Chinese, Vietnamese, Americans, Lebanese etc etc.

End of the day there isn't that large a difference between the different people... there is a larger different between them and the rest of the population as we are all tech heads and the rest 'users'.

I was largely talking about political areas, I may have forgotten to mention it. (Catch it, Mr. Brown. I have just found a grammatical mistake of mine.)

[Papewaio]

I think you will find that with politicians they are not much different from one country to another...