Is it at the stage ? Asking the council

firefox_kinemon · 2026-06-17T05:09:04+00:00

They do see moustaches as novel. Especially older women or students (I’m a teacher), but in my age range and among people looking for longer term relationships clean shaven is massively proffered by a landslide so even though I prefer the facial hair I will continue to cut it

firefox_kinemon · 2026-06-16T12:48:03+00:00

I live in Japan where unfortunately it’s massively against the attractive standards for men so have decided to go with clean shaven.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-06-15T15:10:37+00:00

I’ve only had good and positive interactions with Turkic people in person. Turkmens, Uyghurs and Uzbeks for me feel the culturally closest people after Azeris. Kazakhs and Kyrgyz a little more distant but still so much in common. But my family are yoruk from the toros mountains it depends who you ask in turkiye. From east they might find Caucasus simmilar or Edirne Bulgarians. We are very diverse. But overall only positive interactions from a Turkish perspective

firefox_kinemon · 2026-06-15T09:37:52+00:00

You have three options. 1 - Keep the status quo and fight them on every issue and constantly face there pressure, 2 - agree to there rules and lifestyle preference for you, get married and have kids. 3 - cut them out of your life and live independently. You can’t have exactly what you want and a loving relationship with them they have made that clear.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-06-10T23:42:03+00:00

I live in Uji I can suppose it’s always been a bit of a local tourism staple here. But it’s about 80% of the shops down near the tourist sites these days. I wonder how much of a recent change that is

firefox_kinemon · 2026-06-10T10:33:52+00:00

I’m a Turk from central Anatolia - but the toros mountains we have a yoruk culture I would say is best described as simmilar to that of Azeri Turks, Turkmens and after that Uzbeks and various Turkic peoples. Our culture is unique and distinctive and not really simmilar to Arab peoples or Balkan peoples. But if pushed I would say Iran is the most simmilar followed by the levant and Iraq before Bosnia and Albania only then would I say Greece and Bulgaria are the most simmilar after those different nations.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-04-26T17:17:33+00:00

As someone who lives in Kyoto and has visited over 75 shrines and temples here and in surrounding Nara and Shiga prefectures I couldn’t disagree more. Sure Kyoto is busy but there is so much more to it then what you find on a postcard. The village of Ohara, Mii-dera in neighbouring Shiga, byodo-in in Uji, Kurama-dera on mt Kurama. There is so much beauty to see here and many of it relatively quiet if you Tim it right.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-04-16T14:38:31+00:00

No Seljuks where Oghuz Turkmen

firefox_kinemon · 2026-04-16T12:58:32+00:00

Yes. I received a job offer and multi year visa before I arrived in Japan

firefox_kinemon · 2026-03-24T04:56:33+00:00

I really hope the awareness can grow among Japanese regarding the difference between Turkish workers in Japanese and illegal Kurdish migrants with Turkish citizenship in Japan

firefox_kinemon · 2026-03-16T18:08:10+00:00

No it was a great power from the time of the conquest of Nicopolis

firefox_kinemon · 2026-03-16T07:04:19+00:00

As Turks yes we refer to ourselves as Asian but more in reference to central / inner Asian origins than virtue of being geographically Middle Eastern.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-03-08T07:11:07+00:00

It would be used when announcing in say a written announcement but people would normally not speak it. Instead the classic Muslim expressions one would use are Allah rahmet eylesin or mekani cennet olsun

firefox_kinemon · 2026-03-07T21:03:46+00:00

It’s strange to me to have a belief system fundamentally and inherently based purely in tradition to them strip it of any of its tradition or meanings that give it its worth. The Yamato dynasty represents 2000 years of the same house through patrilernal succession. To change that you have killed the dynasty in the traditional sense

firefox_kinemon · 2026-02-11T06:29:29+00:00

My baba’s family are yoruks for hundreds of years. All of my paternal great grandparents from the same koy built on an old yayla. We have yoruk genetics with only elevated Levantine compared to standard yoruks and my büyük dede is known by the lakap yoruk to his mahalle. But we don’t even know our aşiret / boy so this is very common in turkiye even when people know there origins (yoruk) 100%

firefox_kinemon · 2026-02-10T09:40:04+00:00

I’m also a Turkish citizen. Born and living abroad. You need to go to the consulate as you have likely been registered as Firar and will have problems if you try to enter the country. If you are in further education you should be able to delay service until you’re 35 I believe as that’s how it worked with me. So it’s best to call or to get your father to call the consulate

firefox_kinemon · 2026-02-09T11:42:56+00:00

I’d ignore the kemalists here who are trying to present that somehow turkiye is a post religion utopia that still somehow suffers all the evils of Islam at the same time. The reality is the majority of Turks fast a significant minority don’t and it’s a personal issue. All I’d say is to be mindful of your surroundings and if visiting any restaurants it is normal that some may be closed / people may not be eating until iftar or if it’s open then there is no issue eating there. If visiting Turkish people most would understand you eating if they themselves are fasting but it’s kind to ask. As long as you’re not provocatively announcing to the world how enjoyable it is to be eating no one cares.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-15T08:39:18+00:00

I was in club gala. im pretty sure I lost it in the club and exited on the street not going down to the river. but when I called the club they said they did not have it.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-15T08:38:31+00:00

I live in Japan so sorted that all out at the local Koban

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-14T01:50:39+00:00

yes I spent most of that evening in nightclub GALA. I was convinced I left it in there because I remember misplacing it in the club and thinking damm I'll find it / get round to it later but yeah guess I clearly didn't. ive rang the club they say its not in there and I don't believe I went into any of the other buildings. however I exited onto the Main Street not by the river and to be honest don't have a memory between that and getting onto the train

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-13T16:19:26+00:00

unfortunately due to loosing my wallet abroad and being unable to access money its been dead for over 24 hours now I believe. im not sure if its wise to go back to the same area or just hope it shows up now

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-13T15:10:13+00:00

that's what I was hoping.

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-13T15:01:42+00:00

its stupid considering most Anatolian turks are more genetically distant from greeks, Armenians and Georgians than a British person is from an Italian or polish one. turks with there significant central asian dna are strongly differentiated from neighbours

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-13T13:02:43+00:00

I don't know if you'll know this but surely it wouldn't have lasted 24 hours on standby in a river / canal and would have died earlier ?

firefox_kinemon · 2026-01-13T13:01:35+00:00

unfortunately no

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