It was normal here in Pakistan too 7 years back shooting in air at wedding night. But as boolits comes down again so it can be dangerous. Our Police banned it. From you i come to know about Turkey too thank you.
I am a Turkish and I want to explain something about personal questions. If you feel uncomfortable with the question, it is okay to express it in a political way. For example, when someone asks me about my salary, I always reply as "I earn enough for me." So they get a clue that I am not okay with these kind of questions without getting an answer like "It is none of your business." In Turkey, you will get questions about where you are from, where you live (not the exact address of course), what you are doing for living, you have siblings or not, what your family doing for living for a casual talk. However, if questions begin to require more details of your personal life, it is not rude to not answering it in the way they want.
There are more that you have not mention. But generally speaking Turkish people are compasipnate, caring and kind. I experiencd all of these while living for eleven years in Istanbul.I consider Turkey as my second home.
With the tea, not just in Turkish homes or among friends outdoors, but every business and many shops I went into I was offered tea. But being Irish that was not a problem for me as we Irish drink a lot of tea also!
I am Mexican and I am SOOOO fascinated by the Turkish culture and Turkey itself! I am currently learning Turkish and the food is soooo goood! It is one of my goals to visit turkey and visit where Hercai was filmed!! I LOVED IT SM but you definitely inspired me to continue following my goals because like yourself I am Mexican:)
Thank you for your videos. You do a wonderful job in alerting us before coming to Turkey so we don’t get shocked when confronted with these situations. As a matter of fact I don’t regard every situation you mentioned as a shock but rather “ I like this Turkish habit or yes it does make sense. This is why my passion in life is Travelling because the world and it’s people can be fascinating. Keep up the good work.
Not answering with a "no" when the driver asks if anybody is getting off: It is actually quite logical. You only know that you, yourself, are not getting off. You do not know if anyone else is getting off or not. So, answering that question with a "no" is a bit presumptuous.
I’m a Filipino with a Turkish Boyfriend and after just a month of travelling 🇹🇷 I’ve witnessed most of these. Though I’m still getting used to all the customs as there are so many!
In the Philippines we also take off our shoes before entering the house. Unless of course there's a gathering in the house and you can't really expect a lot of people to remove their shoes lol. We don't say Bless you here. But since living in the UK and with my partner being British, I got use to that gesture. We also do the pointing using the mouth haha. That's very typical Filipino gesture. I saw in one of the movies that they pin money on the bride and groom, we do that in here too! Squat toilet i remember my grandma having one back then. Now I don't think i'll get use to that anymore. Great vid 👍🏻
I love Mexico. We are really similar culture , and we look so much alike , Turks and Mexicans looks similar the relationship between Turks and Mexicans is so underrated hope one day it will be strong. 🇹🇷🤝🇲🇽❤️ Greetings from Turqia🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
In Romania we are removing the shoes too.after 450 years of Ottoman occupation,we have a lot of turkish influence. sarma,has become one of the most traditional dish.
15:55 müsait bir yerde😉 turks and their culture... how could you not be schocked as an expat😇I was in Mexico probably befere you were born 😊 wonderful people... good hearted and very friendly! ❤we have much in common ( turks and south americans ) I really enjoy watching your videos! wish you the best of luck in your upcoming endeavors!
We were both born in the UK, but I am of Ghanaian (African) origin and my friend is of Turkish origin. She told me when she went back home to Turkey the locals would make fun of her for not speaking Turkish well. She understands the language. Watching this video I found this interesting to learn about the cultural norms and hearing your experience as a Mexican expat. I’ll share this with her. Thanks for sharing. 😊
In Kerala even before entering some shops; when I was buying a lungi in Aleppey, the salesmen showed me, right on my person, how to tie it, and when I looked down at my feet, I found that I was the only one with shoes on. Of course, I apologized, I would take them off, but they definitely didn't want me to take them off. Only after this experience, I noticed that customers' shoes were outside in front of a number of shops.
Very good observations, being originally Turkish I hadn't thought of some of those, esp. the "Notch" sound for a "No" or "Notch Notch Notch..." while shaking head for saying "no no you can't do that", didn't know this is only a Turkish thing :) And as others said, you so look like a typical Turkish girl, like one of those sweet and pretty ones, I'd bet people often take you as a local.
This was so fun to watch! My boyfriend is Turkish and I’m Mexican-American. It’s been so fun navigating and understanding 3 cultures together. ❤ felicitaciones en tu video 😊
that is a funny video for a turkish guy like me :) the best counter-attack for the personal questions is: saying "why did you ask?" answers will be so funny :)
I've mostly lived in Kadikoy so never heard the Ramadan drummers until I was staying with a friend in Maltepe and I almost had a hear attack! I'm English and have travelled a lot but the only place I really experienced culture shock was New Zealand! I expect places to be different to the UK but I imagined NZ to be much more like it so every little thing like their plug sockets, washing machines and light switches surprised me.
That's interesting, I'm ethnic Turkish (Azeri Turk) have lived in NZ for 12 years, I haven't experienced much of culture shock here except a few: my biggest culture shock here was seeing all shops closed around 5 to 6 pm, basically city centre turning spooky by around 6 pm. Another one which I still haven't gotten used to: when making a cup of coffee or tea in friends place or in places like common kitchen in university campus I noticed people wash the cup, then dry the cup thoroughly with tea towels (that are already touched/used by others), then pouring a coffee/tea in the cup! In my culture it is the opposite: you'd rinse a cup even when it was already washed/dried, then pour hot water to make tea/coffee. I still do this one the Turkish way (only try not to wet outside the cup to avoid wetting the coffee table).
3:35 "Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."
Wow! This is so funny that I’m used to all off the customs in my home country except for the water throwing when someone leaves, drum playing for Ramadan month and body gesture for saying no when someone offers you something. That body gesture you showed on the video means Yes to me. 😁Growing up we practiced to take off our shoes on carpeted floors only while entering someone’s house, but I still practice it in my house here in USA where I reside now regardless of floor type. No shoes on on carpeted floors and slippers on on tile or wood floors rule in my house. 🙊 Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience of yours Bery. You’re awesome.
Amazing video Bery!!!! I just love the way you share your experiences :) I am in Turkey it has been 2 weeks and I am already loving the people over here. Your videos helped a lot !!
I'm learning English and I have to make a presentation about Turkish culture in English, thanks for this video I know it will be very useful, and I'd love to speak English as you do.
Ive never been to Turkey before but I know about most of these cultures from watching turkish series..Im from Malaysia and some of the cultures are similar to ours. I can really relate about asking personal questions to strangers though. some of us here do it all the time, but personally i dont like it..lol..I dream to visit Turkey one day!
Americans ask very personal questions too. Complete strangers ask me. I am Mexican American so I have too cultures here in Los Angeles. My son now has a Turkish girlfriend. I love her so much. And I love her culture.
Squat toilet is common in India as well. It is also called as Indian toilet and few decades back, before the western toilet showed up we were using this. And whats so good about those toilets is they have so many health benefits .
except for the sneezing ritual, everything is accurate. When somebody sneezes we say "çok yaşa" which you will receive "sende gör". Translation: "live long" answer "you too".
Da'an'zho I'm 100 💯% native american strong apache from arizona chihuahua mexico and Texas I heard this is many mexicans in turkey today it's TRUE hope you having fun there ❤
Orale no sabia que eras Mexicana, q suave yo estoy por ir a Istanbul en Marzo 1o Dios y estaba checando tus videos y estoy agarrando tus tips, gracias y saludos
I was raised to take off my shoes not only entering in other people house. We weren’t allowed to wear shoes in the house period. This comes from proper raising
Thank You Sister, the washroom shock was hilarious, will be very careful when I am there.I am a heavy weight, will require someone to lift me up.....Ha Ha Ha.
Thanks for the video. Yes, there is usually a European style toilet and a Turkish style toilet in the bathroom, but this is now available in 25-30 year old houses. All houses built in the last 20 years have an en-suite bathroom. There are 2 bathrooms, both with European-style toilets (parent and normal bathroom). Of course, old people do not like this situation much 😄 Turks go to bed with domestos and wake up with domestos. They are very meticulous people (with exceptions). They enjoy tea from morning until noon. Enjoying Turkish coffee from noon until evening (some of them drink 3-4 cups) After dinner, tea again 😄 but we are the only country in the world where every province and even district has different cultures. Each region has its own unique dishes. A feast of cultural richness from the West to the East. We have not been able to tour our country as much as you have in the last few years. While tourists are experiencing culture shock, we are also experiencing economic shock ...
In India too there are numerous states, provinces and region and each has it's own language, tradition, culture & food. Each 1 is unique and different. Maybe you do not know abt us. India also has a feast of cultural heritage of it's own still a united country.
In India we also take off our shoes before entering the house. Unless of course there's a gathering in the house and you can't really expect a lot of people to remove their shoes lol. We also do the pointing using the mouth haha. I saw in one of the movies that they pin money on the bride and groom, we do that in here too! Squat toilet can only be found in low status rural areas or in the second bathroom of the house. i used to have one in my house 7 years ago but we have now swicthed to western toilets in both the bathrooms Now I don't think i'll get use to that anymore.
Depends of the people. People in Canada come from many countries. I had people coming to visit and I asked them to take their shoes off because my kids were playing on the flour all the time. A person in particular was very rude and on purpose walked in with the shoes on. If I would not insistently ask those people to take their shoes off they would never do it. Rude! I don't miss them to say the least.
Hola, Thanks for your enlightenments. What you say about the bus drivers calling if anyone would like to get off, does not seem to be a matter of cultural behaviour. When only one person replys with a 'Yes' answer, that is a signal for the driver to take action, ie, stop; but a 'No' response from a single person does not have any determining factor for the driver. Even if everybody shouted 'No', again that wouldn't change what the driver keeps doing ie, driving with a constant speed.
My grandma's apartment in Istanbul has the loud speaker for the call to prayer right outside the window where I sleep when I go to visit. Its like an alarm clock that I can't turn off.
As a turkish in summers when we drink tea we always say "Çay harareti alır" and it means "Tea takes heat" and "çay" witch means "Tea" is also means "usually smaller than a river, larger than a stream" and this sentence supposed to be mean like this but i still find it funny
that's not true. that "çay" referred here is "tea" you can even find this observation in historical travel books of Europeans and Americans traveling Asian countries and meeting with tea culture.
After watching this video I realised all that Turkish and India has soooo much things common in them from those squat toilet to that sound tch tch tch😊
Drinking warm drinks in summer or on hot days, cools the body down. That is a scientifically proven fact. Many eating habits have been established over hundreds of years and are mostly adapted to the respective climatic conditions in which different Folks live. So it is very useful to drink tea in summer
@@gladlock we in the south east asia eat spicy food during the hot season. spice makes the body sweat and cools it down. i don't know how hot drinks helps, but i guess it works in the same mechanism.
Soy Espanola (viviendo en Reino Unido) y estoy viendo muchos de tus videos porque estamos pleaneado viajar a Turquía mi marido y yo (si covid lo permite jeje) Tus videos son muy útiles. Pero te escribo para decirte que me ha hecho mucha ilusión saber que eres mejicana y que hablas espanol, hasta ahora pensaba que eras local :D
I live in the US and I still am shocked this isn’t a cultural norm for us. It’s only common sense!!!!…1. Take your shoes off at the the door! Who wants mud or dirt on their carpet? 2. Bidet. Clean bottoms are a good thing Americans! 2 things most Americans don’t do or have. Just crazy.
great video. as a Turk, I appreciate that you for sharing your opinion about everything. side note: you talked about the culture shock. but to me the most shocking part about this whole video was the fact that you said that you used to live in Ordu. since I am from there.
Boztepe 😍 I miss the views from up there so much! Maybe soon we can go back, I’ve heard it is changing a lot, specially the center, even a tram was recently installed? Is that true? For sure when we go back to the Black Sea we would like to start from Ordu all the way to Artvin 🙏
@@BeryIstanbulTips well I am not living there at the moment and I havent been there for a few years due to pandemic, but once I visit ordu again, I can inform you about everything new.
You are forget to tell us that in wedding night so many ppl shut with gun in the air
Hahahaha so trueeee! I forgot that one! Also when they shoot at the sun in Adana during the hot summers 😂😂
@@BeryIstanbulTips hahaha yes.. I was surprised to see so many girls shut in Rize aria 😊 Brave ladies
It was normal here in Pakistan too 7 years back shooting in air at wedding night. But as boolits comes down again so it can be dangerous. Our Police banned it. From you i come to know about Turkey too thank you.
The culture shock always takes time to get over. Sometimes people never get used to it.
@desire 2020 it will be some idiot people are doing thats.
Taking shoes off is basically a common culture throughout Asia 😀
And post Soviet Union territory.
Asia got culture from Turkish maybe that way
And in ALL Eastern Europe.
Islamic culture!
And here in Sweden and the other nordic countries
I am a Turkish and I want to explain something about personal questions. If you feel uncomfortable with the question, it is okay to express it in a political way. For example, when someone asks me about my salary, I always reply as "I earn enough for me." So they get a clue that I am not okay with these kind of questions without getting an answer like "It is none of your business." In Turkey, you will get questions about where you are from, where you live (not the exact address of course), what you are doing for living, you have siblings or not, what your family doing for living for a casual talk. However, if questions begin to require more details of your personal life, it is not rude to not answering it in the way they want.
There are more that you have not mention. But generally speaking Turkish people are compasipnate, caring and kind. I experiencd all of these while living for eleven years in Istanbul.I consider Turkey as my second home.
I found Turkish people to be rude and very unhelpful
@@dansykes4965 most of them are
With the tea, not just in Turkish homes or among friends outdoors, but every business and many shops I went into I was offered tea. But being Irish that was not a problem for me as we Irish drink a lot of tea also!
I am Mexican and I am SOOOO fascinated by the Turkish culture and Turkey itself! I am currently learning Turkish and the food is soooo goood! It is one of my goals to visit turkey and visit where Hercai was filmed!! I LOVED IT SM but you definitely inspired me to continue following my goals because like yourself I am Mexican:)
I'm Mexican too, and I am fascinated by the culture, and turkey itself. I also saw hercai too lol along with other Turkish shows
same but im from india and i want to visit where bizim hikaye was filmed which was in kucuksehir
Saludos de Turquia Amigos 😎 🇹🇷🇲🇽🇮🇳
Thank you for telling about our culture as a Turk.🙏🇹🇷
Thank you for your videos. You do a wonderful job in alerting us before coming to Turkey so we don’t get shocked when confronted with these situations. As a matter of fact I don’t regard every situation you mentioned as a shock but rather “ I like this Turkish habit or yes it does make sense.
This is why my passion in life is Travelling because the world and it’s people can be fascinating.
Keep up the good work.
Many houses have 2 type of toilets.
Squat toilets r also natural healthier.
Not answering with a "no" when the driver asks if anybody is getting off: It is actually quite logical. You only know that you, yourself, are not getting off. You do not know if anyone else is getting off or not. So, answering that question with a "no" is a bit presumptuous.
I’m a Filipino with a Turkish Boyfriend and after just a month of travelling 🇹🇷 I’ve witnessed most of these. Though I’m still getting used to all the customs as there are so many!
Your husband is super lucky that he has such gorgeous and skillful wife like you . Best of luck amiga
In the Philippines we also take off our shoes before entering the house. Unless of course there's a gathering in the house and you can't really expect a lot of people to remove their shoes lol. We don't say Bless you here. But since living in the UK and with my partner being British, I got use to that gesture. We also do the pointing using the mouth haha. That's very typical Filipino gesture. I saw in one of the movies that they pin money on the bride and groom, we do that in here too! Squat toilet i remember my grandma having one back then. Now I don't think i'll get use to that anymore. Great vid 👍🏻
I love Mexico. We are really similar culture , and we look so much alike , Turks and Mexicans looks similar
the relationship between Turks and Mexicans is so underrated hope one day it will be strong.
🇹🇷🤝🇲🇽❤️
Greetings from Turqia🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
@@alicegoldzer qué interesante!!pienso lo mismo.
Different religion same mentality
Wow , I can t wait to visit Turkey ! Beautiful culture
In Romania we are removing the shoes too.after 450 years of Ottoman occupation,we have a lot of turkish influence. sarma,has become one of the most traditional dish.
good luck small hagi
15:55 müsait bir yerde😉 turks and their culture... how could you not be schocked as an expat😇I was in Mexico probably befere you were born 😊 wonderful people... good hearted and very friendly! ❤we have much in common ( turks and south americans ) I really enjoy watching your videos! wish you the best of luck in your upcoming endeavors!
Dear Berry; Your video was amazing. You told us in one breath. I will say this, you are now our daughter.
We were both born in the UK, but I am of Ghanaian (African) origin and my friend is of Turkish origin. She told me when she went back home to Turkey the locals would make fun of her for not speaking Turkish well. She understands the language. Watching this video I found this interesting to learn about the cultural norms and hearing your experience as a Mexican expat. I’ll share this with her. Thanks for sharing. 😊
In India we also take off our shoes before entering the other 's house or your own house too
In Kerala even before entering some shops; when I was buying a lungi in Aleppey, the salesmen showed me, right on my person, how to tie it, and when I looked down at my feet, I found that I was the only one with shoes on. Of course, I apologized, I would take them off, but they definitely didn't want me to take them off. Only after this experience, I noticed that customers' shoes were outside in front of a number of shops.
This is one of my favourite videos 💛 Really appreciated the insights into Turkish culture
Gracias por tus vídeos, estoy aprendiendo mucho antes de viajar a Turkey.
Qué gusto me da! Espero pronto verte por estos bellos rumbos ❤️❤️
You are so sypmpatic. You explain all the things informative way and subjecktively. I liked it.
Very good observations, being originally Turkish I hadn't thought of some of those, esp. the "Notch" sound for a "No" or "Notch Notch Notch..." while shaking head for saying "no no you can't do that", didn't know this is only a Turkish thing :) And as others said, you so look like a typical Turkish girl, like one of those sweet and pretty ones, I'd bet people often take you as a local.
This was so fun to watch! My boyfriend is Turkish and I’m Mexican-American. It’s been so fun navigating and understanding 3 cultures together. ❤ felicitaciones en tu video 😊
Thank you So Much for sharing with us All. You now have a New subscriber. Saludos desde Irlanda ☘💚.
I encountered squat toilets on vacation in Italy as a child, so no shock there. They also still have them in Japan!
Ya squat toilets still used in India and maybe in Indian subcontinent
Modern apartments an homes have American type flush toilets.
that is a funny video for a turkish guy like me :)
the best counter-attack for the personal questions is: saying "why did you ask?" answers will be so funny :)
Good one! 😅😅
And if is in Turkish even better hehehe
“Neden soruyorsun? 👀
I've mostly lived in Kadikoy so never heard the Ramadan drummers until I was staying with a friend in Maltepe and I almost had a hear attack! I'm English and have travelled a lot but the only place I really experienced culture shock was New Zealand! I expect places to be different to the UK but I imagined NZ to be much more like it so every little thing like their plug sockets, washing machines and light switches surprised me.
That's interesting, I'm ethnic Turkish (Azeri Turk) have lived in NZ for 12 years, I haven't experienced much of culture shock here except a few: my biggest culture shock here was seeing all shops closed around 5 to 6 pm, basically city centre turning spooky by around 6 pm. Another one which I still haven't gotten used to: when making a cup of coffee or tea in friends place or in places like common kitchen in university campus I noticed people wash the cup, then dry the cup thoroughly with tea towels (that are already touched/used by others), then pouring a coffee/tea in the cup! In my culture it is the opposite: you'd rinse a cup even when it was already washed/dried, then pour hot water to make tea/coffee. I still do this one the Turkish way (only try not to wet outside the cup to avoid wetting the coffee table).
Actually, I experienced the Ramazan middle of the night drummers in Kadikoy for the first time. I also almost had a heart attack:))
3:35 "Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."
Love love love this! Bruce Lee’s philosophy was beautiful 🥰
Wow! This is so funny that I’m used to all off the customs in my home country except for the water throwing when someone leaves, drum playing for Ramadan month and body gesture for saying no when someone offers you something. That body gesture you showed on the video means Yes to me. 😁Growing up we practiced to take off our shoes on carpeted floors only while entering someone’s house, but I still practice it in my house here in USA where I reside now regardless of floor type. No shoes on on carpeted floors and slippers on on tile or wood floors rule in my house. 🙊
Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience of yours Bery. You’re awesome.
Shoes off into every home no matter what on the floor is.
In most of the places in Asia we take off our shoes before entering house... We use house sandals inside house
Wow, we do everything that you mentioned back home in east Africa except splashing water. I missed listening call for prayer here in the west.
Amazing video Bery!!!! I just love the way you share your experiences :)
I am in Turkey it has been 2 weeks and I am already loving the people over here.
Your videos helped a lot !!
I'm learning English and I have to make a presentation about Turkish culture in English, thanks for this video I know it will be very useful, and I'd love to speak English as you do.
That was reallyyy verrrryyyy nice and interesting facts n the good information about Turkish culture ☺️👍👍👍
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed!
Aww this was so nice to hear . You are so nice when you talk I felt like I was listening to a friend . ❤️
Ive never been to Turkey before but I know about most of these cultures from watching turkish series..Im from Malaysia and some of the cultures are similar to ours. I can really relate about asking personal questions to strangers though. some of us here do it all the time, but personally i dont like it..lol..I dream to visit Turkey one day!
I am a Turkish man from the Netherlands, born and raised here. Great video i really enjoyed it and it was funny. Great job💪
The squat toilets are still prevalent in India. We do have western toilets as well. And that slurp noise is also something that is common in India.
Squat toilet is the cleanest. I hate the closet.
Americans ask very personal questions too. Complete strangers ask me.
I am Mexican American so I have too cultures here in Los Angeles. My son now has a Turkish girlfriend. I love her so much. And I love her culture.
In Hawaii, where I live, we remove all shoes before entering. It is adapted custom from the Japanese.
Cool video. Thank you 🙏🙏👏👏. I enjoyed your experiences.
Very nice and real encounter. It will help me to go next month in Turkey! thanks a lot!
Turkish culture and our Culture very much same beautiful Culture
lol if you are from pakistan we are not the same as you dude
Squat toilet is common in India as well. It is also called as Indian toilet and few decades back, before the western toilet showed up we were using this. And whats so good about those toilets is they have so many health benefits .
except for the sneezing ritual, everything is accurate. When somebody sneezes we say "çok yaşa" which you will receive "sende gör". Translation: "live long" answer "you too".
Mam please explore more about turkey my mom really enjoyed your vlogs Hats off
I really like your Culture Shocks episode ^-^ you make me smile :)
In indonesia, it is polite if you bare foot come in someone house , but there is no slipper/sandal
Da'an'zho I'm 100 💯% native american strong apache from arizona chihuahua mexico and Texas I heard this is many mexicans in turkey today it's TRUE hope you having fun there ❤
I'm 0% turkish but I love turks ❤
Thank you, you’re amazing and this was so helpful❤️
Thank you for the frank honest and useful description and information
Orale no sabia que eras Mexicana, q suave yo estoy por ir a Istanbul en Marzo 1o Dios y estaba checando tus videos y estoy agarrando tus tips, gracias y saludos
Muchas Gracias Bery! Ya nos queda menos!!!!! Counting down!!!
No sabia que eras mexicana! Saludos desde Puerto Rico.
I recently found your channel. And i love it. Very informative. Great prospective on turkish culture and life. Good job.
I was raised to take off my shoes not only entering in other people house. We weren’t allowed to wear shoes in the house period. This comes from proper raising
Just cultural difference, As she put it!
Thank You Sister, the washroom shock was hilarious, will be very careful when I am there.I am a heavy weight, will require someone to lift me up.....Ha Ha Ha.
Fantastic presentation and excellent explanation, thabk thank you for making this video!
Muy bueno tu video... gracias. Saludos desde Texas.
Really!we usually say bless you when someone sneeze. It’s very common in Turkish culture
I really enjoyed the minibus story 😀
Thanks for the video. Yes, there is usually a European style toilet and a Turkish style toilet in the bathroom, but this is now available in 25-30 year old houses. All houses built in the last 20 years have an en-suite bathroom. There are 2 bathrooms, both with European-style toilets (parent and normal bathroom). Of course, old people do not like this situation much 😄 Turks go to bed with domestos and wake up with domestos. They are very meticulous people (with exceptions). They enjoy tea from morning until noon. Enjoying Turkish coffee from noon until evening (some of them drink 3-4 cups) After dinner, tea again 😄 but we are the only country in the world where every province and even district has different cultures. Each region has its own unique dishes. A feast of cultural richness from the West to the East. We have not been able to tour our country as much as you have in the last few years. While tourists are experiencing culture shock, we are also experiencing economic shock ...
In India too there are numerous states, provinces and region and each has it's own language, tradition, culture & food. Each 1 is unique and different. Maybe you do not know abt us. India also has a feast of cultural heritage of it's own still a united country.
In India we also take off our shoes before entering the house. Unless of course there's a gathering in the house and you can't really expect a lot of people to remove their shoes lol. We also do the pointing using the mouth haha. I saw in one of the movies that they pin money on the bride and groom, we do that in here too! Squat toilet can only be found in low status rural areas or in the second bathroom of the house. i used to have one in my house 7 years ago but we have now swicthed to western toilets in both the bathrooms Now I don't think i'll get use to that anymore.
Thanks for telling all this...most of them was new to me even though am a Muslim but based in Toronto Canada.....
Ramadan Drummer is also common in Bangladesh specially in Dhaka
Same gestures as the Lebanese culture ❤️ great video Bery
أغلب ثقافتهم ماخدينها من عنا (العرب) من أكل وعمارة وعادات.
We want a whole video on Turkish gestures
Ha ha and ha...
I enjoyed every minute of this video 🥰
Its the basic proper education from the family School relatives and friends that helps to buid good habits manner etiquette and behavior.
hahaha so funny. But you really have good knowledge about our culture. enjoy to live in Turkey
Thank you! 🎉🎉🎉
I live in Canada and we are here always taking our shoes off entering the houses. It is the custom here too :)) Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 👋
Nope! Not during summer. Only winter and wet times.
Depends of the people. People in Canada come from many countries. I had people coming to visit and I asked them to take their shoes off because my kids were playing on the flour all the time. A person in particular was very rude and on purpose walked in with the shoes on. If I would not insistently ask those people to take their shoes off they would never do it. Rude! I don't miss them to say the least.
I'm going to experience a lot when/if I go to Morocco in November.
People same mentality
Hola,
Thanks for your enlightenments.
What you say about the bus drivers calling if anyone would like to get off, does not seem to be a matter of cultural behaviour. When only one person replys with a 'Yes' answer, that is a signal for the driver to take action, ie, stop; but a 'No' response from a single person does not have any determining factor for the driver. Even if everybody shouted 'No', again that wouldn't change what the driver keeps doing ie, driving with a constant speed.
I agree with you.
Interesting information 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
You are very very good. Thank you very much for all the videos.
I am an Asian and these cultures aren't surprising me🤔
Thank you very much for the information and this beautiful video 🙏🌷
i was there in istambul wonderful city
In Poland people take shoes off to.
I live in America and everyone who enter my house have to take the shoes off.
Can you do a shopping tour where they sell terlik ect...? 🥰The terlik look so comfy
My grandma's apartment in Istanbul has the loud speaker for the call to prayer right outside the window where I sleep when I go to visit. Its like an alarm clock that I can't turn off.
Sameeeee! 😅😅
We have a mosque just next to our building, so with the first prayer of the day I can track what time is it 🤣
As a turkish in summers when we drink tea we always say "Çay harareti alır" and it means "Tea takes heat" and "çay" witch means "Tea" is also means "usually smaller than a river, larger than a stream" and this sentence supposed to be mean like this but i still find it funny
that's not true. that "çay" referred here is "tea" you can even find this observation in historical travel books of Europeans and Americans traveling Asian countries and meeting with tea culture.
Thanks Bery.sure enjoy your vids.i would love to follow up on your recommendations and to follow your advice.
I love this part of your vıdeo. Thanks for sharıng. I am laughing myself watching this. This is very important to know. :-)
10:10 your husband missed a great opportunity for a joke. i would text back like "they are calling people for public execution of a criminal" :D
After watching this video I realised all that Turkish and India has soooo much things common in them from those squat toilet to that sound tch tch tch😊
I died in tea part 😂😂 as a Turkish person
I love your videos, thanks for sharing!
Drinking warm drinks in summer or on hot days, cools the body down. That is a scientifically proven fact. Many eating habits have been established over hundreds of years and are mostly adapted to the respective climatic conditions in which different Folks live. So it is very useful to drink tea in summer
how is putting heat in your body cooling you? i think you mean air feels cool in contrast, not in reality
@@gladlock we in the south east asia eat spicy food during the hot season. spice makes the body sweat and cools it down. i don't know how hot drinks helps, but i guess it works in the same mechanism.
Squat toilets was a shock for me too when I visited Istanbul last month. I had to hold my pea until I found a setting toilet. 😩
Pensé que era el único Mexicano aquí jaja Istanbul se parece a la CDMX
I love the gesture ......when something is going wrong....I think 13:51. In Southern Part of India, it is the same gesture so I am quite used to it.
Turkey is big on my bucket list💓
Soy Espanola (viviendo en Reino Unido) y estoy viendo muchos de tus videos porque estamos pleaneado viajar a Turquía mi marido y yo (si covid lo permite jeje) Tus videos son muy útiles. Pero te escribo para decirte que me ha hecho mucha ilusión saber que eres mejicana y que hablas espanol, hasta ahora pensaba que eras local :D
Have you visited Turkey?
ingilizce lutfen
Thank you.
Too much information 😃😃😃😃😃😃 thanks sister
I live in the US and I still am shocked this isn’t a cultural norm for us. It’s only common sense!!!!…1. Take your shoes off at the the door! Who wants mud or dirt on their carpet? 2. Bidet. Clean bottoms are a good thing Americans! 2 things most Americans don’t do or have. Just crazy.
great video. as a Turk, I appreciate that you for sharing your opinion about everything.
side note:
you talked about the culture shock. but to me the most shocking part about this whole video was the fact that you said that you used to live in Ordu. since I am from there.
Omg, really? I loved Ordu! I was living in Altınordu 😀
I miss the green mountains everywhere and the findik season 🌰
@@BeryIstanbulTips i lived there too. The mountains are indeed beautiful. And the trip there by the cable car is also great.
Boztepe 😍 I miss the views from up there so much! Maybe soon we can go back, I’ve heard it is changing a lot, specially the center, even a tram was recently installed? Is that true? For sure when we go back to the Black Sea we would like to start from Ordu all the way to Artvin 🙏
@@BeryIstanbulTips well I am not living there at the moment and I havent been there for a few years due to pandemic, but once I visit ordu again, I can inform you about everything new.
In my opinion, Squat Toilet is best because its easy on your intestines to get rid of the waste
I laughed so much to your words about toilet 😂😂 go on spiderwoman, go and do it😂😂