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