I wish I knew about this before moving to Istanbul, Turkey 😵💫
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- It's been already 6 months since I moved to Istanbul! Crazy how time flyes 😨 During my stay in Turkey, I've experienced many cultural shocks that I would like to share with you today. Trust me, those 14 things are hard to get used to!
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00:00 - Cats everywhere
00:54 - No rules on the roads
01:35 - Motorcyclists
02:14 - Taxi drivers
03:48 - Opening the trunk
04:09 - Separate payment for the metro
04:50 - Garbage collectors
05:25 - About banks and post offices
06:45 - Communication with locals
09:12 - Poor internet
09:56 - Smoking in public places
10:33 - Noise on the street
11:20 - The thing that annoys me the most
12:45 - Foreign phone tax
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Those people are not "Garbage Collectors". Turkey, basically don't do any recycling so they are dumpster diving to look for recyclable (and other valuables) stuff glass, plastic, cardboards etc to sell to recycling factories. It is not a good sight for sure and boys so little shouldn't be working but they are harmless and they are doing honest work. I've spoken to a few of them they are good people despite appearances.
They are definitely garbage collectors bro
they're literally collecting garbage
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What an amazing channel it truly only gets better everytime I tune in
Thank you so much for this video and for sharing your travels. Very interesting. Be safe.
Thank u 😌
Thanks for sharing these experiences you had while you were living in Istanbul. I hope the good experiences can compensate for the negative experiences you have described.
Thanks 🙏🏼
I totally appreciate your honesty. I hate travelogues that are 100 percent rosy, and don't at least warn about potential drawbacks (such as finding it hard to communicate at banks and post offices, etc.). I hope you are already safely on to the next country with your group of friends.
Thanks for an interesting story!
Thanks for your comment 😌
Great episode Dari.......
Thank you for your video Dari, it reminded it my trip in Instabul. I visited it 10 years ago and I remember that I was so careful in the road because of the drivers. They were driving like rules are not existing. 😱
I completely agree with all these points!
I loved the cats who also seem to feel at home in every place 😍 In many other cities such stray cats look skinny and scared.
This was very interesting! Most of the things you mentioned I did not know. Thank you very much and have a happy new week!
Thanks! You too Alan!
Taxis in Cape Town South Africa were just as bad. We discovered not to put your luggage in the boot as they will hold it to ransom if you don't pay an inflated taxi fair! The Uber drivers were much, much better. Clean cars, fair prices.
Very informative video Dari and very good information to know. Being non smokers ourselves I doubt my wife and I will ever visit Istanbul but for only maybe a very very short visit someday. Thank you so much for this video and stay safe and well.
I believe Istanbul is still worth a visit 😊
@@DariStep Oh yes most definitely! It appears to have a lot to offer for a visit.
I agree with most of them. It’s weird because I don’t usually like big crowds of people but I enjoyed the city 😊😆
I so enjoy your travel videos because you show all the beautiful parts, but also describe honesty all the disturbing things you need to prepare for culturally. Turkey is a beautiful place just be prepared, and don't take a taxi. I suggest if someone is smoking or pushing you develop an realy nasty cough or sneeze. 😉
Ahaha 😂
Dari you are so adorable. be safe
Thanks Dari. That was an interesting video on Istanbul. Why do you think there are so many cats there? I guess every place has good and bad. Thanks for making us an update video. Be safe.
The love for the cats and dogs came from the ottoman empire it was a culture thing for turks to feed and treat them well
The turkish people are very impatient we are always in rush not because of the behavior and don’t forget that most of the taxi drivers or these screaming sellers are not really turks please ignore these guys but in all you are right with your recognition 👍🏻
agree
Istanbul is a very hectic city, but it can be beautiful
Lots of places drive motorcycles/scooters on the path. Really common in Netherlands, Italy etc
The lack of common courtesy and respect of other people is just ignorance and things like what happened to you on the metro bus can affect your mood all day and just goes to show its not all about sun beaches and price when moving abroad, thanks for the update it was really helpful...
Dari I was laughing when the guy at the airport said to you, “Hi ya Dari you are so wonderful where have you been all my life” 😂 without you knowing him. If I could only have that success when I go the the airport to travel and a girl comes up to me and says where you been lol. Anyway stories like this brings out more people to see you and the interesting culture of Turkey and the beautiful cats 🐱 there. 🤪
Very interesting video Dari! Yeah i find a ton of similarities from what you just said to also the surrounding cities of Shanghai. So when I was there i was living and working in Wuxi which is about 2 hours driving or 20mins on the train away from Shanghai. The exact same thing with the driving. Omg people were driving on the wrong side of the street all the time. People were on their horns constantly. There was a funny moment between my co worker and I because we saw a police car go by with their emergency lights on, but he wasnt pulling anyone over and no one was even pulling over to let him through! Lol so we looked at each other and was like “so then what does he do when he wants to pull someone over?” Lol maybe honk his horn like everyone else? Hahah. So yeah and like everyone was cutting in lines to get on the trains. Oh and smoking is like a huge thing there. Everyone smokes. Because of this, everyone is hacking up spit and spiting everywhere. It got so ridiculous that i started to mock them and pretended that i was hawking up my lungs just so they could see how ridiculous they were looking to me. Oh and the streets were super loud. I went during Chinese new years so the fireworks were non stop. But they didnt stop the fireworks at Chinese new years lol, i was there for like 6 months and they were still shooting fireworks at all times of the day and night there when i was leaving lol. Crazyness. I honestly did have a lot of fun there though. If it wasn’t for the regulations I wouldn’t mind going back there to live again. When I would talk to one of them they always treated me with extreme respect. Sometimes when they would see my Russian last name on my identification card or my credit cards they really made me feel super welcomed it was a really nice experience.
Okay what a trip ahahaha thanks so much for sharing 👏🏽😻
Welcome to the East Dari. It is chaotic, disorganized and super frustrating although it is beautiful, charming and hospitable at the same time.
What you describe is very similar to quite common in the East esp. when you move deeper into Southern Asia. Things just exist and people carry on with their lives. Best thing to do is just go with the flow and try not to let it get to you.
I am surprised by the rude behavior in the Art Gallery, i figured being a tourist kind of place, they would be more patient and open minded. My family members went there and found people to be very hospitable, despite them not speaking Turkish but i guess it is because they were in the Tourist area's and locals expect that there would be communication issues and so are more patient.
Most likely, if you live there long enough, you will start acting like the locals in some respect, as that is the only way to get around since everyone else is doing it. Though i wouldn't expect you to race in taxis and scream at others.
Does not sound like a place I would want to live. Visit yes, live no. Thank you Dari for bringing me along. 😎😎
Hi Dari interesting to hear your thoughts on the place ,looks beautiful were you live but rude with people that would spoil it for me ,look forward to your next video,take cate and stay safe
Thank you Trev 🙌🏼
Fascinating video Dari. I don't think I would like it there, but I am older and a bit settled in my ways now. IN most western countries smoking in public places is banned, it certainly in offices, shops, restaurants etc,
Your impressions of Istanbul are typical of many large cities that are not dependent on tourism. Inland Turkey and places along the coast are completely different. I loved travelling around Turkey, exploring the small villages where tourists are welcome, and conversations in very fluent English, and occasionally German is welcome.
Thanks for letting me know how it is there it sounds like it can be different liveing there 😳 it be nice when you move to see the difference I really like to say you are so beautiful 🤩 wow plzz keep up the good work ❤️ seeing it take care and be safe beautiful 😘✌️🤗❤️
Thanks!
Taxis can be frustrating. Recently for the same trip in the afternoon to or from the airport, we had 3 different charges of 90, 180 and 270 lira. But a similar trip in the US would have cost even more than 270 lira.
The taxi drivers really made an impact. I guess you are really looking forward to Uber or what ever drivers who don’t say a single word but actually speak English if you ask them something.
A lot of the stuff you mentioned are because of a clash of different social, educational or economic classes that are living together but developing unevenly. The garbage people are really poor people and panhandlers who collect recycle stuff for money. The banking tellers or taxi drivers are ( I am sorry to say this) rather undeveloped small town people that happen to live in the big city.
There is an Uber in Istanbul but it doesn’t help much with scamming and driver’s behavior..
@@DariStep yes the Uber drivers are scammers too. They send private messages asking where you are going so they can see if you speak Turkish or not, then they try to increase the price or make you cancel the ride.
If you try to speak Turkish, believe me, people will be helpful and will go out of their way to solve your problems.
Can’t believe some of those things about Istanbul.
Great video! You’re the only Russian I will listen to. LOL Brian from USA
Cool video, thanks!
I'm with you, team dog all the way, but cats are nice to see to around as long as they're someone else's to care for. 😅
People doing public transit boarding and deboarding wrong would drive me bonkers!
Culture shock for sure Dari - And it seems you have to keep your wits about you
Stay safe Dari👋😁
What made you decide to go to Turkey?
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@@DariStep Thanks
Jeje better instability card as taxi driver..OMG I was there 2 weeks and I wanted to lern Turkish language!!( Turkish sounds bit not easy...but think lern Turkish with music songs is very easy..because music there is Sooo beautiful and magic).. think in 6 months is posible to lern Turkish..and used it always to comunicate holidays!!
I think you would honestly really enjoy living in certain US cities. Yes they wouldn’t be perfect but you would have many conveniences like Ubers without dealing with taxis, obviously many English speakers and generally Americans are polite and welcoming. You should consider Los Angeles or New York City one day when the visa situation is better!
I love cats!! 💘
So far I have yet to find a place outside of the USA I'd be content to call home. Lots of places are great to visit and experience, but they just aren't "the one" I want to live in full-time.
Home is where the heart is.
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@@jennygarcia9128 Too expensive
I agree with you about the taxi drivers , they drive carelessly .
And also having a permanent sim card is a big problem
Fascinating!! I think we need a "Cat Smoking on the Bus" emoji to describe your experiences 😼 Curious: have you started taking Turkish language lessons?
I learned some words and phrases but it’s not enough for a normal conversation :)
@@DariStep I'll bet there are some great CZcams channels you could use 😉 In all seriousness, though, before starting my channel, I used to learn Arabic myself - right here on YT 🤓
every city in the world is a wonderful adventure if you have money, no money no fun
It actually sounds a lot like Spain and even France! If you try to get onto the metro in Lyon, no one waits for people to get off and you have people pushing past the people who are coming out, to get in! In Spain, you could be waiting for a bus for ages and yet people who just arrived at the bus stop will push past and try to get in first despite seeing that so many people have been waiting much longer than them. You´re right, there should be standards of behaviour in public and on public transport in all countries if they want to call themselves civilized.
Hi Dari
Will you be looking to move to an English speaking country?
I lived abroad in Germany for years and it was difficult at times but the difference in my case is that people were very patient and always very helpful
I hope I will make it to English speaking country one day!
By living several months in a city you experience aspects of it tourists have no idea.
Istanbul is a beautiful city but it has a lot of progress to make to be more welcoming.
Thank you for telling about your experience.
Thank you for watching!
Hello Dari! Watching this video I realized that your stay in Istanbul isn't so easy because of the countless problems you have to face in your daily life. I can understand your attitude towards these inconvenients which are indeed very important to live in a proper way. Personally I prefer to live in a smaller and quiet city, as noise, traffic jam are really difficult to stand besides other things like bank problems. Anyway I wish you to solve all the difficulties encountered so far and wish you a marvellous life.
Thank you so much Gabriella!!!
Hey I wonder if “Syifa Adriana” may have some travel ideas for you as she travels around the world solo for a living . Dari, you should check her out.She also has talked about the issues of passport inequality as well and may have some suggestions from experience?
I hope you are back in, and staying in, Turkey now. Although, if I were you, I think I'd rather be in Georgia. Putin has gone insane. 😞 Great video!! Thanks!
I’m watching this in Iran and most of these annoying things also happen here 😂😂 it’s pretty normal for me
As a local in Istanbul, we hate bureaucracy and the way how each person seems to have different rules incorporates (like post offices or banks). Also the taxi system as well. They treat Turk's shit as well, unfortunately. Municipality of Istanbul attempted to change the system how taxi system atm but government take the side of taxi drivers.
Thanks for sharing!
First, you look very nice. I'm sorry things aren't working out but that is not your way of life or your people. Go wherever you will be comfortable and can enjoy life. Good luck.
It seems, more and more, like Turkey is showing signs of societal decline as the country, under Erdoğan's rule, is becoming more authoritarian and semblances of a liberal democracy are slipping away. They are probably linked in many ways. That you had Turkish citizens complaining to you about the societal rudeness you unfortunately experienced, Dari, shows that they are very aware of what is happening. I don't want to seem like I am singling out Turkey because there are a lot of difficult issues and economic and democratic backsliding trends happening in various countries around the world, including here in the U.S., the U.K., Europe, Asia, Central and South America, etc. No place is immune. Sorry to be so pessimistic today. Maybe I need to go outside for a walk in the sunshine.
Thank you for your honest opinions and perspective, Dari. This is really, really illuminating.
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90'larda hatta 2000'lerde sokaklarda bombalar patlıyordu.Her şeyin bir nedeni var
It's difficult for me to imagine how the cats find the people tolerable.
I was stationed there with the USAF back in the late 80"s and they were just as rude then ! My father was there in the 60"s and he said the same thing !! I even have Arab friends who say Turkish people are rude .
I don't understand why Dari likes this racist comment, even though the Russians are ruder than the Turks.
I did not understand the relevance of the incident to Arabs. Turks and Arabs are different races. I believe it is wrong to generalize to an entire race. There is a general belief that Americans are stupid and ignorant. But I never said all Americans that way. Even though I know a lot of ignorant Americans.
4:04 no no no no 🤭 they check the trunks just to make sure that the car doesn't have lpg system. Because those kind if cars arent allowed to park indoor parking.( there are some cars converted to work with lpg ) not checking for guns or humans
Thank you so much for telling!
As a turkish I think Istanbul is for no one for the long term. You should definitely consider living in Eskişehir, İzmir or Antalya
Such extremely large cities are also not my favoured places. Pollution, noise and big crowds are just not something I want to have seven days a week. I hope your next place is smaller and more people speak English. With just those two things improved, you should have a much better stay.
About the cats of Istanbul... they should have a spay and neuter program for them. In the USA, we call it Trap-Neuter-Return ("TNR," or similar names), and many communities have done it successfully. Just one unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce up to 5,000 kittens over a seven-year period. I like cats as much as anyone (and dogs, too); but it can't be good for the cats or for people to have so many of them living on the streets.
In 2021 a law was passed in Turkey that included both animal rights as well as mandatory sterilization for all stray animals. Besides that, at least in Istanbul many of the cats and dogs living there aren‘t regarded as a nuisance by people, but as the cat or dog of the quarter. People feed them, pet them etc.
@@travelmentaryTV Thanks, that’s good to know. And I will say that the cats I’ve seen in Dari’s videos seem quite at ease interacting with people and look fairly healthy for the most part, at least to my untrained eye. To me, this is all the more remarkable considering there are so many of them. (Most stray cats I’ve ever seen in my life have usually been frightened and looked varying degrees of sickly, skinny and malnourished.) What’s interesting to me is that in the past, for various reasons due to politics etc., I haven’t always had the most positive impression of Turkey. However, I think you can tell a lot about a people from how they treat their animals, and thanks to Dari, seeing Istanbul’s humane attitude toward their cats has really changed my perception and given me a much more favorable view. 😀🐈
@@Eric-dp5mm In Istanbul the municipality also operates veterinary services that drive around the city and treat animals in need. As far as I have seen, this seems to be the case in other large cities of Türkyie as well. If I were mean, I‘d say that stray animals in Turkey by law have a better medical coverage than most Americans do 🤣
@@travelmentaryTVvery observant ! :)🐾🐾🐾
They open the trunk of the cars to check for LPG tanks since they are banned from entering car parks. The garbage collectors are mostly Syrian refugees, they collect plastic and paper and sell them to recycling plants. ( they are very annoying from a Turkish point of view as well ) Just ask Taksi drivers to turn on taxi meter as soon as you get in. Try to learn the local language. Have a nice stay in Turkey. After Greeks Turks smoke most in Europe unfortunately. Try learning Turkish it will make your life easier. FYI, we Turks believe rules are out there to break them . We Turks don’t queue we bunch up. Most of your complaints about cell providers and internet providers can be solved very easily. Turkcell have a 75 go plan and you can get up to 1000 mbps from Turknet. Probably the modem in your house is old
Very interesting to hear about your experiences in Istanbul. I wonder what Turks outside of Istanbul think about the city and it’s residents. New Yorkers have a bad reputation amongst Americans, and I think Parisians are not representative of the French, and maybe even Moscovites are a little less friendly than other Russians (except for you, of course 😉).
As a person who lives outside of Istanbul, I can say that there is a huge population from all around of country in istanbul. I cannot say that these people have a good level of education and culture. Generally, people who came from rural areas to work and settled in the city. I should add that the effect of the chaos of the city, the traffic problem and the stress of life is great on people. And lastly I would like to state that there are good people as well as bad people as in every city. If one day you happen to be in Turkey, I wish you to meet better and more helpful people. 🙂
Istanbul is a wrong choice. She should have gone to İzmir instead (for example at least). There was a concert in İzmir couple of days ago. It was the most crowded one in Türkiye so far (they say millions gathered). Yet nobody pushed around anybody else. Everyone was so respectful to each other. Even the flowers in the middle of the concert area were intact.
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I love your videos as you are talking about places I am interested in visiting. In this video you are wearing glasses and they look very good but it was sometimes difficult to watch as your ring light was reflecting in your glasses and as you moved your head the reflections moved and were annoying when trying to watch. Just for your information.
I’ve noticed it only after recorded all the video :) will not repeat such mistake in the future
"No rules on the road" Something in common most people makes this mistake about Turkish people (because you cannot call them very kind, welcoming but uneducated traffic monsters.): "There are rules for them " but economical conditions makes it impossible to apply. What am I talking about is invention of hybrid vehicles. Main purpose of concept is absorbing start up weigh with battery power for fuel efficiency. In Turkiye gas is disturbingly expensive and it cost a lot or money for average income vehicle owner if they yield every pedestrians. Community push government to make more under or bridge crossing to prevent accidents but It is also had to make changes in huge cities.
Come to Ankara baby
With all those cats, I hope there are no mice! Driving in New York City is like driving in Istanbul. Taxi drivers scam people in America too by taking longer routes. Do they have Uber in Istanbul? In America, even though you might not speak English, every business will do their best to communicate with you, because they want to exchange their product for your money! Most of them value their customers, because they want you to come back! Bus drivers in America announce that people are getting off to the people who are waiting to get on. However, when it comes to elevators, it amazes me that people act surprised that someone is getting off while they attempt to get on. I find this crazy. Apparently people are so focused on themselves, they don’t even spend a second to think that someone might want to get off the elevator before they get on. This is one of my “pet peeves.”
Yes there is an Uber but it doesn’t help much. One of the examples I mentioned about taxi drivers was with Uber.
And thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts Harry 😊🙌🏼
taxi scams in New York City also
1. I am sure you didn't -for example- deal with the rejected transaction problem mainly due to radical sanctions on your home country, in any of the countries that you visited or lived before under the pressure of many other extraordinary circumstances due to indirect effects of emerging uncertainties and cancelled/postponed plans. So it seems that you misattribute some of the stress factors to a wrong source of events. Those people also have to catch up with the daily-changing course of events, uncertain decisions/regulations and also lack of information for similar reasons (apparently your bank account doesn't belong to an EU bank or so); you oversimplify the complexity of the situation while wholly attributing the problem to the people's tendency to determine and implement their "own rules". You should be aware that those simple processes and personal/random seeming rules have an ongoing global crisis behind.
2. Living somewhere (not as a tourist, not for a short time, 'not for a definite amount of time') without a clear plan brings you the actual troubles of a country, and for sure, you didn't do this under such extraordinary circumstances before either. So you also seem to misinterpret the causes, conjuncture and context of the problems you face while comparing them to other countries.
Even in a very developed country and even in a vital health setting, no matter you call or go to a clinic/hospital, many of the people can still ignore you in the same way when you ask for a conversation in English. Even if you find an English-speaking doctor and get your appointment online, a secretary in the clinic may speak with you only in the native language (while the procedure is so simple/clear and doesn't require any English skills) and tell that s/he cannot help you as if s/he (herself) is gonna conduct the examination (she just needs to activate your appointment in few seconds, then you wait until the doctor calls your name). This is a problem that all non-native speaker expats -whose life course changed extraordinarily- face, maybe at slightly different levels (of course in some countries systems are problematic even for the locals already) but regardless of a country. Careful consideration is needed while making interpretations in such a context especially with country-wise comparisons as you will not be a tourist to welcome anymore; when people start to live somewhere they either build their lives and/or stop making 'tourist-minded' comparisons as such comparisons will not be context and conjuncture independent anymore (e.g. that example of opening a bank account is apparently not a good way to make comparisons among cultures as it is beyond that line). Similarly, in the public transportation of very developed countries, even a branch (like bus or train) can be divided into sub-branches -each belonging to a different company and requiring different booking platforms/procedures- but you only face such things when you need to settle in a country to an extent that -e.g.- it even requires extraordinary diplomatic/bureaucratic fulfillments. I guess you are not aware of the current excessive deficiencies in public transportation of some of the very developed countries too. Indeed, the problems you face are only experienced by
Dude, get a life
@@jayjohnson1333 I am happy that things like you don't exist in my life so I don't need to deal with at all. Not so hard to imagine how you waste your mind on poor meaningless materials in a typical mainstream life.. It is impossible to take you seriously as there are 8 billion more of you...
It is a very old turkish and islamic tradition dating back to the ottoman times to stay away from modernization with the purpose of preserving the ethnic and religious identity. The ruling class are perfectly aware of these "little" rude aspects but they choose to maintain them out of fear of losing the turkishness of Istanbul and of the largest part of the country. The cultural shock is easily explainable if you consider that Peter the Great lived roughly around 1700 while Ataturk came around only after 1900... Of course you will feel the difference.
Thank you for the video, it is a fair idea to put some light on the shadows of Istanbul.
Your friend Natasha moved to Georgia one day before the 9/19 ban from the EU countries. Do you stay in touch with her? The abundant number of cats may aid in keeping the rats and other pest populations down and have a significant spiritual meaning to the people. Another factor is that you are now a minority in regard to culture and really Turkey & Russia are not really buddy/buddy; more like economic connections.
just call the bank they have english support
Sorry dari but those points are not really cultural shocks about turks those points are very common in hectical big citys i can recommend you to live in a smaller city in turkey where you will get another impressions please don‘t judge the turks with those 🙏🏻
yes i live in seferihisar the people here in the most of the region are completely different to istanbul or ankara
I can only smile... 🙂
Very interesting observations. It sounds like chaos everywhere. I returned from 6 countries in Europe and did not see or encounter issues like this. Many of these issues are third world issues. I hope you find a country that treats you better in the future. Many of the things you explained are just rudeness.
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Being an expat is a situation where people move to a foreign country and they stick to their own ways and their own language and it annoys the locals. That said, the things that upset you about Istanbul are fair and you wish they wouldn’t treat you as an outsider and it isn’t how you would have liked to do things differently in Istanbul. In the end, you have two choices: either accept life as they live it there or leave and move somewhere where you will be happier. Dari, thanks for listing all the things that you weren’t keen on about Istanbul and again, as always, I’m looking forward to your next video. Stay blessed!
She is moving to another country. It was in a different video.
I totally agree with you!!
Of course I learned some Turkish words 😌🙌🏼 but my knowledge is still not enough for a full communication in the bank, let’s say.
And thank you for your comment Norman 🙌🏼 good luck to you too!
All of your issues seem legitimate to me, sometimes you just have to put up with it…hang in there.
Turkish is not a difficult language.Why not learn how to speak Turkish and it would help you.If Istanbul is too much pressure why not try one of the other lovely coastal cities. Good luck.
I learned a lot about Istanbul from your video. Your view is very important and influential. Sorry to hear about the shocking cultural differences and your regards for their country is commendable. The man physically handling you to move aside is wrong. But still, I would let him have his way since I am in his country. But here in the U.S. the law gives you more protection and some people have guns.
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Hello Dari, how will the recently enacted 9/19/22 EU banning of Russian citizens from entry for visiting or immigration(?) go to affect you? Prior to this invasion, I was planning to come to your land to live and teach there. The video was interesting and educational to me. I believe that the negativity is directly related to your nationality due to world political drama happening. Will this affect when and what new country you may wish to go to later? Will you go back to your family still in Russia? I wish you well as this drama is played out on the world stage.
I planned to visit few countries in the Western Europe but right now I cannot do it anymore + I wanted to move to Europe but again, I cannot 🥲 I hope that I won’t any any issues in the new place due to my nationality
Taxies and drivers not just problem for people like you but also they are big problem for turkish people....
I see a lot of disrespect and disorder in the community there, especially with the buses and traffic. It sort of puts a taint on enjoying the nicer things. Selfishness is now common throughout the entire world. Stay safe Dari and thanks for the update.
Dinyester değil Dinyeper. İkisi farklı. Bu fark önemsiz değil...
Also Turkey is quite lawless. And things like smoking is allowed everywhere. They are not friendly to foreigners at all. Impatient we’ll basically rude completely rude
dayı tamam türkiye’yi ziyaret etme anlaşıldı, 50 kere her yere yazmışsın
Мне это напоминает Советский Союз после падения Железного Занавеса - когда иностранцы и непонятно что с ними делать?! А ведь надо ещё доказать что мы лучше всех - чтоб все знали наш язык!! А если не знают пошли вон!!😄😁🤣😂 И я рад что ты нашла что-то хорошее и живёшь нормально, удачи тебе😇🥰😍🤩
its funny how many jobless youtubers call themselves expatriates...In common usage, the term expatriate refers to educated professionals, skilled workers, in demand & working outside their home country.. dari is more of a tourist or refugee in turkey 😂
Lol man? How do you know I’m jobless mm?)
@@DariStep because you are always begging on youtube lol.. you dont have the professional background to migrate to the west from a backword, 3rd world country like russia 😂
Do you think the locals treat all English speakers the way you described? Or do you think it is because you are Russian?
With inflation running about 100% per annum you will find people getting more and more desperate. It will be a hard time to judge them and remember they are fed news that puts you in a bad light. So I would exit stage left pronto. (очень быстро)
It has nothing to do with inflation. As a Turkish, I am experiencing the same thing for approximately 30 years (noise, driving across th city etc etc). Stop watching American propaganda and relating everything to inflation or democracy.
Remember monthly paid workers are losing out due to inflation while a select few make fortunes at their expenses that’s why people don’t care they don’t earn enough to make an effort,
First video that I didn't have to run the English language captions to fully understand you through all of the video! Either you are improving by enunciating your words better with no background noise or perhaps I am getting used to the Russian accent as we have 2 Russians in my Toastmasters group. I feel its the enunciation and especially no background noise from the street vendors. I have seen some videos produced in Microsoft Power Point or Libre Presentation or Present (Libre is a open source and free to download software from a German organization, They produce it in various languages and have a website that you can change the language on it to suit. You may as well download the the Libre office suit, they appreciate donations). You can take pictures of your adventures and then paste edit and paste them into the presentation software and then add the audio in the quit of your apartment. I use Libre Office for my Toastmaster speeches. Americans are very unpopular in Turkey now. First tell them that you are Russian but you are speaking in English because you hope that they understand it. Perhaps they will become more cooperative. Cats follow me everywhere I go for some unknown reason even after I shower. I can see a herd of cats following me back to my apartment if I lived in Turkey. South Americans or Latinos didn't form lines but just push their way to get on or off a bus or into a cabinet or work refrigerator. Their culture has no vetting (no waiting in line, it is everyone for themselves) and evidently Turks don't practice vetting too. It is very annoying but all you can do is rush in and push your way in to be first or arrive as fast as possible at your objective. I deal with it at work all the time. If you look at the way they drive I assume that some have no traffic laws too. (others grew up in Florida from childhood and know better, the ones that came straight from S. America are the ones have to look out for) It is annoying because in our culture its just plan rude. Your internet needs more band width or signal carrying capacity and more speed isn't going to help much. (save some money) This sounds like rural or country living in the USA. I am glad that I have wireless internet except for the lack of privacy, anyone with the right antenna and electrical gear can spy on your internet activity. I use a VPN to prevent this. The only time you may be asked to open your trunk where I was living is if they suspect you are transporting illegal drugs or that you may have a dead person in the truck that you are trying to dispose of. (the last item is more common than you would want to know) I moved to the country where this is no longer a problem even if the internet can be poor quality or open to anyone that wants to spy on you.
I came across your videos a few months ago, you always have a negative opinion about my people, I dont understand why but I respect it. Why are you here if you have such negative thoughts, which is also a question mark. I also have an interest in russian, i am learning russian. Even though I have visited Siberia, I dont have half as many negative thoughts as you have about Turkey… I was appreciating that i got the opportunity to see a new country, doesnt matter Russia or not, i saw thousands of weird things ( especially about the people) but i never generalize them. Anyway, im proud of my culture, I dont know anyone who doesnt like Turkey after getting to know them better.
Lastly, about speaking English, most of young people in Turkey can speak English, I just get shocked, i know russia very well , you also know the rate of speaking English in Russia, yet you can easily judge Turkish people with not speaking English. To be honest, i can not even compare Turkey and Russia …( about english speaking rate)
you should have seen her shudder in disgust when someone mentioned getting turkish citizenship in the last live session 😂 .. she repeated never, never several times.. it was a very visceral reaction, she clearly doesnt like living in turkey... the poor girl is a refugee in turkey since no european or north american country wants her 😂
Thank you for sharing your thoughts here :)
I show 95% of things I love about Turkey both on Instagram and CZcams but yet you still focus only on negative sides. What is also ok since it’s your country which you love 😊
I was saying many times (including this video too) that I like Turkey and I found Istanbul very beautiful. But it’s not the place where I want to settle down and set up my life. And as a foreigner here I’m facing with the issues which I wanted to share to my community. Of course as a local you have different experience here 🙌🏼
Worth to say that I checked points from this video with my local friends and they agreed on them.
As for the English, I’m not lying when saying that most people doesn’t speak English here. ALL expats are feeling the same way. I had to call to my locals friends every time and ask them to translate.
Anyways, perhaps you got me wrong when thought that I don’t appreciate being here 😌because I do)
Ya just allways kinda being an out sider and your really attractive looking so other female get jealous and are mean and your experience traveler some one like me I'd probably pay the extra ten bucks to shut him up or wait to get off the bus miss my stop and get lost
Habibi come to Dubai 😅
Are you on vk?
Azerbaijan is the same, dont travel here
most of those scavengers are immigrants or refugees
They earn money by selling the garbage they collect for recycling.
in fact, they are doing a great service for the city in terms of recycling, even if we are not aware of it.
Hello Dari, I like your show but I think Turkey citizens do not like Americans so I do not think I will ever go there
As a turkish, i can say that we dont have any problems with you! 👌🏼😹 hahaha
I actually think really opposite. From what I see, Turkish like Americans since they believe they have money so Turks are being quite polite to them in many places
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Wasn't there an issue with religious chanting and music coming from the mosque very early in the morning? Maybe I'm getting confused with another country. As a light sleeper, I would find that unbearable. Maybe I could survive by wearing earplugs.😀
I was waking up at 5am during the month ahahaha but I forgot about it when making this video since it’s smth I got used to!
Not Turkey ….. TÜRKİYE 🇹🇷
It always surprises me that people don't think that if you enter a bus on one side and people exit on the other it's much quicker. Semi third world mentality like ignoring the lines in the middle of the road.😄
I hate the garbage on the streets and music playing at cafes and restaurants