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**xqkAY7Lg** · 04-07-2012, 05:31 PM

Here's my view of Turkish people in the US:

1. They're tourists and they will shop till they drop and spend ridiculous amounts of money on designer brands. You cannot reason with these people nor convince that another brand is better quality and if they want to drop $3000 for a handbag, they might as well go with the best. They simply have to have that name, whatever's popular in Turkey. They also fail to fit all the stuff they bought in the luggage they came with, so the trip to Samsonite is obligatory. They've like lists of shit people asked them to buy too; Apple products in particular. In short, they know shopping malls inside and out, but probably never bother going to a museum.

2. They come to States to study English or some type of extension program. They party hard, drink, meet new people and cheat on their girlfriend/boyfriends back home with Italians or Brazilians, maybe Asian gals if they're a guy. Usually after a few failed attempts at staying in the country, their parents run out of money so they go back home and usually marry their ex-significant others.

3. They are here for graduate school. Most of them are from the big cities, Istanbul and Ankara especially. Never met anyone from Izmir. They're usually smart and well-off. They stay here for about 3 years and go back home and get decent jobs. The particularly brilliant ones, especially those from smaller cities and in technical fields end up getting hired at top universities or companies and end up settling here even though they keep saying they'll go back at some point.

4. They moved here as young adults from smaller cities, not for education but mostly for a job, like import/export business, kebab shop, grocery store or hairdressers. They end up settling down in big cities on the East Coast. They are street smart, generally kind and hospitable people who have a soft spot for Turkish girls.

5. Finally, there are those who were born here to Turkish parents. Most of them are from Ankara. You can't really tell them apart from average Americans from the way they dress or look but many times they get mistaken for Italian American or Jewish. They're close to their families, hospitable and are louder and more animated than most people, so people tend to like them in general. They tend to marry foreigners.

04-07-2012, 05:31 PM	#6
xqkAY7Lg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	Here's my view of Turkish people in the US: 1. They're tourists and they will shop till they drop and spend ridiculous amounts of money on designer brands. You cannot reason with these people nor convince that another brand is better quality and if they want to drop $3000 for a handbag, they might as well go with the best. They simply have to have that name, whatever's popular in Turkey. They also fail to fit all the stuff they bought in the luggage they came with, so the trip to Samsonite is obligatory. They've like lists of shit people asked them to buy too; Apple products in particular. In short, they know shopping malls inside and out, but probably never bother going to a museum. 2. They come to States to study English or some type of extension program. They party hard, drink, meet new people and cheat on their girlfriend/boyfriends back home with Italians or Brazilians, maybe Asian gals if they're a guy. Usually after a few failed attempts at staying in the country, their parents run out of money so they go back home and usually marry their ex-significant others. 3. They are here for graduate school. Most of them are from the big cities, Istanbul and Ankara especially. Never met anyone from Izmir. They're usually smart and well-off. They stay here for about 3 years and go back home and get decent jobs. The particularly brilliant ones, especially those from smaller cities and in technical fields end up getting hired at top universities or companies and end up settling here even though they keep saying they'll go back at some point. 4. They moved here as young adults from smaller cities, not for education but mostly for a job, like import/export business, kebab shop, grocery store or hairdressers. They end up settling down in big cities on the East Coast. They are street smart, generally kind and hospitable people who have a soft spot for Turkish girls. 5. Finally, there are those who were born here to Turkish parents. Most of them are from Ankara. You can't really tell them apart from average Americans from the way they dress or look but many times they get mistaken for Italian American or Jewish. They're close to their families, hospitable and are louder and more animated than most people, so people tend to like them in general. They tend to marry foreigners.
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