5:59 pm - Sunday February 5, 2012

How Istanbullu are you?


If your answer “yes” more than “no”, then you are a true Istanbulian

  1. Do you have an akbil?
  2. Do you like kuru fasulye, pilav, cacik?
  3. Do you have simit or pogaca on the way to work in the mornings?
  4. Can you prononuce “Inecek var” correctly when you want to get off the dolmus or minibus?
  5. Do you use “Lan, Ulan” e.g. Tamam lan! Hadi Lan! Ulan…!
  6. Do you use “Bakar misin(iz)?” when you want to order something?
  7. Do you ask “Memleket nere?” when you meet someone for the first time?
  8. Do you like kokorec?
  9. Do you order kebab “bir bucuk (1,5) porsiyon”?
  10. Do you swim with your underwear by the Bosphorus?
  11. Do you support Fenerbahce, Besiktas or Galatasaray?
  12. Do you shoot your pistol or shotgun after your team win a derby?
  13. Do you address elder women “abla, tezye” or elder man “abi, amca”?
  14. Do you address people “Hocam, Usta, Pasam, Dayi…”?
  15. Do you go to the islands for a picnic on the weekends?
  16. Do you give any money to the beggars?
  17. Do you like having a glass of tea by the Bosphorus?
  18. Do you like playing “okey”?
  19. Do you take the boat very often?
  20. Do you feed the cats on the streets with crunchy cat food?
  21. Do you call the cats like “pisi pisi”?
  22. Do you call the dogs “kucu, kucu”?
  23. Do you do “tsk” instead of saying “no”?
  24. Do you know how to make Turkish coffee?
  25. Do you always try to pay the bill when you go out for a drink or dinner?
  26. Do you like raki?
  27. Do you always order cheese with your raki if you like raki?
  28. Do you know the song “Kimler geldi, kimler gecti?”
  29. Do you have a account at the grocer in your neighbourhood? In other words, you buy stuff and pay later?
  30. Do you usually go to the street markets for shopping for food?
  31. Do you park your car on the road in a narrow street?
  32. Do you park your car on the pavement in a narrow street?
  33. Do you know how to swear or come down on people when you hit a car at the back?
  34. Do you use “Hassiktir!”?
  35. Do you use “Siktir git!”?
  36. Do you feed seagulls with simit on the boat?
  37. Do you “ford yapmak” on the public transport? In other words, do you sexually harrass women on a crowded bus?
  38. Do you answer your cell phone “Efendim”?
  39. Do you have “helva” after a fish meal?
  40. Do you walk across the street at the traffic light is red?
  41. …….



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