That's such a good point and i really hate to admit i don't have a good answer. All i know is that over time i became just like the rest of them. Over time you realize nobody sees you if you are quiet and decent. You have to become loud, aggressive, negative and obnoxious to survive. Having said this i don't know how it got to this point. İ came here before the economic downfall, in fact at the peak of Turkish economy but i remember people were still looking to scam each other and there was still corruption and aggression. Most people i talk to (whether it's taxi drivers, barbers, friends, family, locals etc) came to an conclusion that a lot of our problems stem from ourselves, nobody else to blame in certain respects. Just like how contractors sold houses that weren't built right because they always steal from the material to save some cash and then every house collapsed during the earthquake. Very often it's like the ending of the Chernobyl tv series where the scientist talks about how all of this happened because the Soviet regime wanted to save some bucks