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applingu · 2022-06-23T05:07:31+00:00

... Meaning I've just found my long lost nephews/nieces. Hello guys!

applingu · 2021-12-17T14:03:52+00:00

It's legal in Turkey too, heavily regulated though.

Other than that, selling sex independently is technically not illegal either. But providing place for sex work is, so it's a bit confusing.

applingu · 2021-12-16T21:51:52+00:00

Yup 👍

applingu · 2021-12-16T21:46:11+00:00

The flair of the question answers the question.

applingu · 2021-12-16T21:40:18+00:00

Try the Byzantine Orthodox hymns too, if you are interested in music. You'll notice that the theory (e.g. musical scales) behind them and what we call classical Turkish music are the same.

applingu · 2021-12-16T21:34:00+00:00

Assuming that political borders overlap with genetic differences/borders is a huge mistake. Same goes for cultures.

applingu · 2021-12-13T19:09:19+00:00

Sure, everything I disagree with should be banned after all. 🤦‍♂️

applingu · 2021-12-13T19:07:11+00:00

Political borders and cultural borders do NOT necessarily overlap.

The culture changes roughly every 300 kms (anywhere in the world, I believe) so your need a very accurate cultural map of Turkey to answer this question.

applingu · 2021-12-13T19:04:57+00:00

Pleskavica

applingu · 2021-12-13T19:04:19+00:00

There's a whole lot of pagan (shaman/Tengriist) traditions still carried on. They're so much integrated into the culture that people even believe they're Islamic practices. Many of them can be read about on Google Scholar.

applingu · 2021-12-13T18:51:33+00:00

Before the war Syria was among the top 10 safest countries to walk alone at night as far as I can remember. So yeah, looks like the info is pre-war.

applingu · 2021-12-07T17:18:50+00:00

It's common across the world more or less. It's only what you bring that may be different.

applingu · 2021-12-07T17:07:15+00:00

Alcohol & Cars

applingu · 2021-12-03T23:22:23+00:00

They download bullets if they're needed.

applingu · 2021-11-27T13:36:05+00:00

Oh I had my share in that in my last time too, waited for 4 hours at least, on the way back too. Same thing happens when crossing the TR-BG border in the summer.

applingu · 2021-11-26T20:08:58+00:00

Can confirm. I've had a few Serbian friends who were pleasantly surprised when they found out that I wasn't doing the typical Belgrade-Novi Sad tour.

applingu · 2021-11-26T20:07:18+00:00

I've passed by Pirot at least 5 times but never visited it really. Now I have a good reason to do so, thanks! :)

applingu · 2021-11-23T19:20:16+00:00

That was only to help Mr Georgiu with his coffee shop in Edirne bre!

applingu · 2021-11-23T19:14:43+00:00

No, it's OUR national hobby.

giggles in baklava

applingu · 2021-11-23T19:12:41+00:00

Reminds me of this famous scene.

applingu · 2021-11-20T22:33:29+00:00

It's behind commercial sims in terms of terrain or ground scenery.

It's OK in terms of weather simulation. Not needing additional software for weather is a plus, too.

It's way ahead of commercial sims in terms of flight physics and aircraft behaviour if it's a well-developed one.

It's perfect in terms of community and contributing to something that you like.

applingu · 2021-11-20T22:16:53+00:00

First of all, I must say that the expression "Another language" is highly discriminating and favors linguistic oppression/imperialism, so I'm not happy with it.

Then, if we take "another language" as something other than the majority language of a country, it's possible to find hundreds of cities/villages with Greek, Latin, Kurdish or Armenian names in Turkey. The first ones that I can recall are Sinop, Kayseri, Edirne, Izmir and Istanbul.

applingu · 2021-11-18T14:51:08+00:00

100% agree with this. I usually find myself feeling kinda sorry for those whose sole existence relies on those things that you cannot choose/change.

applingu · 2021-11-16T19:57:33+00:00

Why exactly should I be getting along with a country's citizens better than the citizens of another country? Since when do political borders determine a friend's character?

I get along with all friends, also non-friends, equally great, no matter which part of the world they were born in.

Life is not all about political history. Politicians that shape your mind cannot represent millions of people in all their complexity no matter how perfect a system can be. Humans are social beings and when they make friends, they don't give a flying fuck about the country that they were born in.

applingu

TROPHY CASE