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I used to camp in ABD.One day  I decided to camp with a friend .We cooked on the campfire and we sang at the beginning of campfire. The next morning when we set out hunt we heard a voice from behind the bushes. Then the bears appeared everywhere. We were very afraid and we escaped away quickly. Fortunately we survived...

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When I was child, I used to ride a bike. But now I hate riding bike because I exposed an event. Now I'll tell this event. 3 years ago, we met with my old friends and we decided to ride a bike. While we were riding bike, we got caught in bad weather. It started to rain. We were cold and we got wet. Then we decided to go home. While I was going home by bike, I fell down from bike and I hurt my arm. I reached home so hardly. Anyway. The next day when I wake up,  I had a headache .I got sick and didn't heal for a month. From that day I couldn't ride a bike again.

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I used to go picnic as a child.one day We went by bus on a picnic.When We came promenade, Wè coughed in bad weather.It rained. It rained stopped We played volleyball. At that time our food get stolen .Some people gave food to us.when got coughed the spicy food and couldn't food.But we enjoyed.

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Last summer, I went to Fethiye to holiday. When I arrived my hotel, I slept all night. Tomorrow, I noticed that, I got bitten by mosquitoes! After the breakfast, I left my hotel with my group for go to the sea. When I was a child, I used to want to do scuba-diving. We went on a boat trip and I got seasick. That was terrible but when I dived into water I felt good. While we were eating somethings in the boat, we got caught in bad weather. Our captain was really good and he succeed reach to ground. This adventure was enough for me today. In tomorrow, I visited the bazaar. In a crowded place, my backpack got stolen. Fortunately, I caught the robber and got back my backpack.

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I was travelling in Brazil. One day, I somehow stolen my handback in park so I haven't got telephone and any money. I hoped I found someone who was taking away to airport. But streets was very lonely because I haven't found anybody. When I was giving way to despaired, a man was passing by with an oxcart. I had just stopped him and the man was very helpful. He helped me also he divided his launch with me. When I was a child, peoples used to helped everybody bud a lot of people has bad behaviour nowadays. Just then, we got caught in bad weather. We were wetted. But I think despite the rain and other bad actions, I enjoyed the travel

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When you came in Turkey, you shouldn't behave rude and you should know a few important rules. If you meeting someone for the first time firm handshake to say "selamun aleyküm". You should make eye contact while speaking with Turkish people. Turkish people is very polite so you must be polite.

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If you are meeting a someone in the first step you may say 'hello'.I think if I extend a hand for someone, we should be very close friend. Also, it is important to make a eye contact with someone on speaking. You should ask 'How are you?' to he or she, this is very rude. Don't use first name or full name, it's very insincere. Otherwise you use lady or sir. Sharing a meal with Turk , you shouldn't be stessfullBecause the host very relaxing people.For example if you are coming late, hosts don't angry with you. Because this action very usual in a invitation.When you are going to a invitation, you aren't smile every time, you should be serious.And you aren't finish your meal completely. And you are leaving at invitation , you should handshakes with them and say 'By-by' at least.

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If you are meeting someone,greet with firm handshake.When Turkishs ask how you are,you can say "I'm fine".This is a typical greeting.There are kissing on the cheek and hugs between relatives.If you want to be sincere,you should make eye contact.If someone smiles at you,return the gesture.Using your index finger to point at someone is rude;instead extend your entire hand,palm facing up.You should compliment a person on their new haircut or shirt.

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Mustafa Can K./Social Etiquette in Turkey

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Mustafa Can K./Social Etiquette in Turkey

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Sharing a meal with a Turkish is funny thing.If someone invites you over a dinner.You have to remember something.First, you should take off your shoes before you enter the house and extend a hand for say hello to your host,make eye contact.

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Hi Emma, One day I read a book at bus. Suddenly, I heard a voice. Passenger sitting next to me phone began to talk. He spoke loud. It was really annoying. I got distracted. I couldn't read a book. No one was complaining about the situation. I tried to warn him but he didn't hear to me. I didn't know what to do. He didn't shut up. It really gets on my nerves. Finally, I couldn't resist. I shouted him and I told the driver to stop. I continued my way on foot. I didn't read a book but I was happier than.

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If you are meeting someone for the first time, extend a hand to say hello and firm handshake. Turkish people are too kind and sincere. So hugs and making eye contact are important. When Turkish people ask how are you, you can tell your problem. Turkish people listen to you

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If you are meeting someone for the first time,extend a hand to say hello. Turkish people are too sincere and outgoing. So hugs are usual. Making eye contact is important. We visit our grandparent and we kiss our grandparent's hands. We kiss on the cheek. While we leave, we say "Good bye" and hug.

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Confirm with head,thumbs up or okay sign are all positive gestures.Turkish like to wide smiles.This is polite and sincere behaviour.If someone smiles at you,return the gestures.If you compliment a person on their new haircut or shirt,never tell you ''You look very tired,sick or unwell.''Otherwise ,you will seem rude and impolite.

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If you are meeting someone for the first time in Turkey,firstly you firm handshakes to say your name.Turkish people are really lovely and cheerful persons.For Turkish people hug and kissing on the cheek are usual to greeting.But you use titles for the first appointment."How are you?" is a typical greeting the same as in the U.K.You ask for a simple answer such as "I'm fine"

If someone invites you over for a meal,there are some things to remember when you start dinner.You can bring a small gift like baklava or a packet of chocolate.If you don't you seems rude.Wait until oldest member starting before you start eating

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If we meeting someone for the first time extend a hand to say hello same as other nations. If these people are our friends, we hug with they generally. Make eye concact is very important while speaking with someone. Turkish are overjoyed and talkative so they talk with someone mouth full and wide smile .Also some people have strange nick names in some villages in Turkey. For example our nick name is Dalyan same as our surname but everyone's nick names aren't their surnames. For example people said Dimit to my mother's grandfather but his surname is Dalkıran. Nevertheless we use nick names sometimes. We should show respect everyone. Because respect is very important in my country.

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If you are meeting someone for the first time,extend a hand to say hello.Turkish people greet each other with firm handshakes.Turks like to give wide smiles, even to strangers!So Turks are friendly.Also in the Turkey a smile is a sign of friendliness.Usually Turks kiss on the cheek and make eye contact is important.

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Turkish people are polite and cheerful.When they met somebody for the first time, they extend a hand to those that in need and greet them with a wide smile. During daily meetings friends greet each other by kissing on the check. Elders on the other hand are respected by kissing their hands.if you are invited to Turkish home for dinner, you should bring a gift. The most usual gifts to take are specially baklava and ornaments. you should give your seat to elders otherwise you will look like rude.

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If you want to meet someone in Turkey you can firm handshake. Turkish people are sincere so kissing on the cheek is usual. You shouldn't talk loudly in public; it's impolite. Also, using your index finger to point at someone is not problem for Turkish people but extend your entire hand, palm facing up, is better.

If you are invited for a meal, you can bring a small gift to say thank you. Also keep your mouth closed while chewing is very important for make a good impression.

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In Turkey, if you are meeting Turkish people for the first time, firm handshake to say hello. Friends and relations would greet each other with eighter one or two kisses on the cheek. Elders are always respected by kissing their right hand then plancing the forehead onto the hand. Also it is important to make eye contract while speaking someone. Generally we use titles a man by his first name followed ''bey'' smilarly a woman would be followed ''hanım''. Turkish enjoy food and the meal is a time for relaxing and engagin in some good conversation. The protocol of turkish hospitality dictates that the host always pays for the meal. The concept of sharing a bill is completely alien. You may try and offer the pay, which may be seen as polite, but you would never be allowed to do so. The best policy is to graciously thank the host then a few days late invite them to do dinner at a restaurant of your choice. Turkish people are very  polite, hosbitable and friendly. Turkish like to give wide smiles even to strangers. So if someone smiles at you, return gesture !

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If you are meeting Turkish people for the first time, extend a hand to say hello. Turkish people are very sincere, so they greet each other with hugs. If you are meeting old people, you kiss old people's hands to show respect. You may compliment a person on their new haircut or shirt and you may ask someone how much money they make or they have spent on something. Actually this situation is very rude in other culture, but it isn't rude in Turkish culture. Turkish people enjoy that. Using your index finger to point at someone is very impolite in Turkish culture, the same as in the U.K. Always wait until everyone specially old people has food in front of them before you start eating and keep your mouth closed while chewing. These are our culture.

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If you are meeting someone for the first time,extend a hand to say hello and firm handshake. Kissing on the cheek is rare, but hugs are not unusual between friends. When Turkish people ask how you are, you can tell recent problems. Also, if you asking somewhere`s address, Turkish people always help you. And they are sincere and friendly people

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İn my country, if you are meeting someone for the first time, take a little smile and say "Merhaba!". İn Turkey handshakes are rare in teenagers. We usually hugs each other even first time we meet. So, when you meeting someone, he/she can hug you that is not unusual. Differently Britons we don't kissing on cheek first time we meet. The same as Britons, it is important to make eye contact while speaking with someone; otherwise you look like don't listen the person who talking with you and it is a very rude think. İf the person who you meet is teenager don't use titles, such as Mr. Miss it seem insincere. And don't talk loudly, it disturb everbody.

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In my country , If you are meeting someone , you firm handshakes . If someone invites you for a meal , you should bringing a gift , is a nice token of thanks and you must have good table manners . You should make eye contact with people.

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Yiğitalp Genç / Social Etiquette in the Turkey

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Yiğitalp Genç / Social Etiquette in the Turkey

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If you are meeting someone for the first time firm handshake. While speaking with someone Turkish people usually call you your first name. You shouldn't talk loudly in public because it can be cause you seem a rude person and when you share a meal with your friends you must wait for them -this meaning is "Göz hakkı"-.  "How are you?" is a typical asks and simple answer such as "I'm fine." the same as in the other country.

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if you want communicate with turkish person, extend a hand to say ''Merhaba or Afedersiniz.'' That means are hello and excuse me. Turkish persons are very friendly and helpfull. We have a lot of funny dialague. Example you say ''What do you do now?'', he or she say to ''I am good.'' İf you talk positive and polite, they will respect you. You shouldn't use your index finger to point at someone because it is impolite. If you go to visit someone, you should give something. This is important for host..

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Well, I hate public trasport. But I have to travel on public transport almost every dayand there are plenty of things that annoy me. One of them is, public transport is mostly crowdedand driver never ever stop getting new peoples. Many people press against the each other, can't breath easily many annoying things like that. Last year, in evening after school I got on public transport again. I wanted to go city center. When I got on it's already crowded but along our journey got many peoples on the road. Finally, I can't stand, cause I can't breathe but final straw is somebody pull dawn her bag on my feet. After all I complained loudly. Driver stoped the bus and said " Take off my bus! " I can't believe my ears and take off angrily. I had to walk city center. I went directly my father and told what happens, give that bus plate number.

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If you are meeting Turkish people, when you saw him , extend a hand to say hello.You tightly hug him but you didn't die him. You kissing on the ceek and make eye contact.If you go Turkish people house, when you sat on the table, you didn't ate because you should wait everbody sat on the table. While you gettingout the house, you say 'Allahaısmarladık'.

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If you are meeting a Turkish for the first time ,say hallo.Than,he/she to continue conversation.Turkish people said if you are male "gardas", you are female "bacim". You are never to be suprised this is hear. Turkish people always very sincere and curious. They are maybe to learn whone your life in the minibus.If you encounter with Turkish you are behave sincere if not they are maybe to hear a case as bashfulshy.Turkish people you arent recognize to learn your problem and we are compliment your problem. Certainly, Turkish people important for make eye concact, firm handshakes and hugs,kissing on the cheek. And finally you should extend a hand at the last moment..

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Of course in our country there are rules of greet as in other countries. But if you according to the rules greet to your sincere friend, you shame. I think our difference is this.Example you saw your friend you should hugs until kill and you make joke. If you saw older than you people, you should start sentence "Ooo ... abi/abla". Of course that's not all. But if you new come in the Turkey and you not to know people you should handshakes, eye contact, keep a distance of about 2 feet from people etc. while meeting people.

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ıf you are meeting a someone in the first step you may say 'hello'. I think if I extend a hand for someone, we should be very close friend. Also, it is important to make a eye contact with someone on speakig. You should ask 'how are you?' to he or she, this is very rude Don't use first name or full name, it 's very insincere. Othe rwise you use lady or sir. Sharing a meal with turk, you shouldn't be stessfull because the host very relaxing people. For example if you are coming late, hosts don't angry with you. Because this action very usual in a invitation. You aren't smile every time, you should be serious.And you aren't finish your meal completely. And you are leaving at invitation, you should handshakes with them and say 'bye bye' at least

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Are you planning to visit the Turkey in the near future? Here are a few of the most important rules of behavior.

If you are meeting someone for the first time, firm handshakes to say "selamün aleyküm". Also, it is important to make eye contact while speaking with someone; otherwise youwill seem rude. Use titles such as "uncle" ; "aunt" to show respect.

When Turkish ask how you are, they don't expect a short reply. Because we are anxious. You may compliament a person on their new hair cut or new dress, but never say "your wife very beatiful today" otherwise you will make a fight with her husband.

Firm handshakes is a peace sign. Firm handshakes is very important for everybody.

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Hello everybody.It always gets on my nerves when peoople are talking on the phone loudly. I went to the hospital yesterday and I was waiting for my turn. When I was waiting my turn on, (elderly woman sat near me)she started to talk on the phone loudly. This situation was annoyed me. I almost shouted the elderly woman but I controled myself.

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It is really annoying.It always gets on my nerves when people talk loudly on mobile phone.One day, I was going to school by bus.I heard a voice.A man was talking loudly on mobile phone.A few minutes later, The man who was talking loudly,was continued to talking loudy so i was very angry but i was do anything.I found a solution for this annoying situation.I took my earflap and i listened music.A few minutes later another man warned him for this annoying situation.
So what about you ?Have you suffered from people's bad habbits recently ?

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Teenagers usually use headphones to listen their fav. songs,but every activity has a true way.Last week I was going to my grandmother's house, I was in the bus then a boy sitting next to me listening music loudly.First I couldn't say anything after that it bothered me. I was going to shout him but it was rude.And I silently gave a warning to him.Then he unplug his headphones and stare me directly. When I left the bus,I took a deep breath.

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One day, I was going to classroom by bus. I sat a chair and started chatting with my friend. Then a man sat next to me. It is a normal situation. But after a while I noticed that, the man is looking at my chat! It was really annoying. While I was getting off the bus I lost my temper and asked him "Do you want to add another thing?"

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Actually, anything hasn't annoyed me yet in these days but a annoying situation happened 3 months ago. It always gets on my nerves listen to music a lot and loudly because I don't used to listen to music loudly. My sister's friend's birthday party was in her house 3 months ago. I took a decision on to go to this party and I bought a gift for her. I went her home with my sister. I saw some crazy people when I went her home. But I am not crazy, definitely. I felt alone in there. Then, they began to listen to music loudly. The music inflated my head but I didn't warn they because I didn't want to let slip their happiness. I hope I won't go parties like this party once more.

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I hate it when people don't care their personal cleaning, one day I was going to my grandmom's house and I had to take bus for it. I just wanted to sit and plug my headphones on. Then the bus was over crowded and I gave my seat to a old man. suddenly I smelled something stinky, I didn't know what was it. When I looked up I saw an wet, yellowish armpit. It was enough to puke, but I kept it. When I got off the bust I smelled fresh air. I didn't see anything worst in my life. Why people are so careless

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One day,we went cafe with my friends. You won’t  believe what has happened to me. It get on my nerves when people are bad table manners. We heard some strange noises coming from the table behind us. I think it was a man slurping his soup really loudly. When he finished, he started talk loudly on a cellphone. We shocked. We suffered from bad habits. We complained to the waiter. Finally, the problem solved.

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It always gets on my nerves when people are late for an appointment.Two weeks ago my friend and I were going go eat together.I went to the cafe and waited for my friend.I waited waited..But my friend did not.Then I waited some more and my friend came.I did not say anything.The waitress came and took our order.After the waiter brought food.My friend began slurping soup.I was shocked.Again,I did not say anything.Then we went to the cinema.The film began.My friend's phone rang.My friend picked up the phone and started talking loudly.I was really angry and I warned my friend.My friend apologized to me

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It's really annoying . It always gets on my nerves when my team friends bad talk in the Leauge of Legends. I have got a really funny story about this. Yesterday I played Leauge of Legends. A team friends wrote bad words on the chat. But he was playing bad. I said shut up. But he continued. I've reported him in the end game.

So what about you? Have you suffered from people's bad habits recently?

Write me soon!

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Oh,thats awful. This is really annoying situation. What gets on my nerves is have bad table manners. Especially mouth smacking people. Oow! A few days ago, I was at refectory in school. While I was eating,I heard some nasty and strange noises. It was a student slurping her soup really loudly. And I can't stand people bad habits. I felt disturbed. The final straw was when she got up from the table loudly. She has bad table manners. So what about you ? Have you suffered from people's bad habits recently ?

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It always gets on my nerves when people are late for an appointment but my friends usually late for an appointment. Is it my luck? I had an appointment with my friend a few days ago but she was late and I waited for her an hour. Finally she came , I was eating something suddenly she came and ate from my food . I shocked. When someone takes my things without asking , I nerves. I wasn't any reaction. Her final straw was gossiping about other people. I lost my temper and I scolded her. After I came home, I repented and I called her for apologise. What about you? Have you suffered from people's bad habits recently?

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Hi everybody!

It always get on my nerves when people are late for an appointment. A few weeks ago i and my friend decided to go to the football match. I and my friend decided to meet in cafe. I waited... but no outgoing. I called him when i drink my tea but he didn't open the phone so i lost my temper. after i couldn't stand more and i went home. I felt really bad. Why he had not come to appointments? I hope that there is an explanation needed. After this event, i didn't go to football match.

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İt's really annoying, an ordinary day, i was playing football with my friends. The ground is asphalt and slippery. And also my shoes were new. I tripped and fell than i broke my tooth. My friends laughed. I got angry and cried. A man helped me and carried me to seat. I called my mother and explained the situation. And she took me to the dentist than the problem solved.

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Hatice nur kaşıkçı/ annoying situations

Oh,that's terrible. It's annoying. What gets on my nerves is have bad body odor. A few days ago,I was get on the coach. There was somebody by my side while I was sitting. It was a man have bad body odor. The smell was so terrible. Has this man never taken a shower? The final straw talking loudly. I couldn't take it anymore and I was get off bus. Then I was walking street and get some fresh air.

So what about you? Have you suffered from people's bad habits recently?

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931-Esra B. It always gets on my nerves when people talk loudly on a cellphone. It's really annoying. A few days ago,I stayed in my cousin's home. I was tired, because I came from a long way. I immediately wanted to sleep. I went to the bed. But I couldn't sleep because it was coming irritating sounds; it was my stupid cousin's. She was talking loudly on a cellphone. I warmed her for talking quietly. She didn't listen to me and continued so acting. Eventually I lost my temper and shouted at her. Then,she went to my aunt by crying. My aunt came and beat up me :'(