"You know, that prayer from the loudspeakers...I don't know...I want to find a polite way to ask these people, 'Does that ever bother you?' I mean, it's annoying."
- Muslims pray 5 times a day. And if you're near a mosque, the prayer gets played over the loudspeaker. This guy is traveling in someone else's country and he wants, to like, change the entire way a society lives.
"I really do believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way. But Turkish people aren't; they're ugly."
- The guy was sporting a bald spot and a fanny pack. Side note: there are plenty of women here that get me in the mood for stuffed turkey...ha!
"I don't know. I just don't really trust these people."
- I asked him what warranted that and he said he didn't know, he just didn't trust them. In his defense, he said he did, but just not really.
"I was going to go further east, but those people are even more backwards."
"Thanks, amigo"
- He said to the waiter to thank him for the food.
"This is a cool street. This is where all the action is."
- He said of the old Istanbul -- a haven built for tourists. He didn't even care to venture out to Beyoglu (new Istanbul) or Taksim Square. Look on this blog for pictures of the two.
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Thankfully, this conversation lasted for only 30 minutes because it took place at an outdoor cafe. Thankfully, this guy was not American. But this silly grown man, fucking lives in Japan and is married to a Japanese girl...you'd think that he'd think differently.
Even more reason for me to avoid touristy places.
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