Comments on: The Pleasures of Istanbul’s Ramadan http://www.triporati.com/blog/2008/09/18/the-pleasures-of-istanbuls-ramadan/ Sharing stories about the world and travel Sat, 25 May 2013 06:46:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Anastasia http://www.triporati.com/blog/2008/09/18/the-pleasures-of-istanbuls-ramadan/#comment-80 Anastasia Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:52:23 +0000 http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=597#comment-80 it means "Welcome to Turkey, Larry!" and the rote reply is: "Hos bulduk" [hosh bool-dook] which means something like "happy to be here". travelers can use that all throughout Turkey it means “Welcome to Turkey, Larry!” and the rote reply is: “Hos bulduk” [hosh bool-dook] which means something like “happy to be here”. travelers can use that all throughout Turkey

]]> By: Larry Habegger http://www.triporati.com/blog/2008/09/18/the-pleasures-of-istanbuls-ramadan/#comment-78 Larry Habegger Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:08:28 +0000 http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=597#comment-78 Thank you, Anastasia, for correcting my mistake on women's dress. Now I know what a kara carsaf is, and the difference between it and a burka. Now can you please translate "turkiye’ye hos geldiniz" to further reduce my ignorance? :) Thank you, Anastasia, for correcting my mistake on women’s dress. Now I know what a kara carsaf is, and the difference between it and a burka. Now can you please translate “turkiye’ye hos geldiniz” to further reduce my ignorance? :)

]]> By: Anastasia http://www.triporati.com/blog/2008/09/18/the-pleasures-of-istanbuls-ramadan/#comment-77 Anastasia Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:41:39 +0000 http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=597#comment-77 turkiye'ye hos geldiniz larry.... (fwiw, burkas are not a turkish costume,could be a kara carsaf if the ultra-conservative black headscarf and robe. never seen anyone here wearing the mesh face covering which you'll find on a one piece burka) turkiye’ye hos geldiniz larry….

(fwiw, burkas are not a turkish costume,could be a kara carsaf if the ultra-conservative black headscarf and robe. never seen anyone here wearing the mesh face covering which you’ll find on a one piece burka)

]]> By: Darya http://www.triporati.com/blog/2008/09/18/the-pleasures-of-istanbuls-ramadan/#comment-70 Darya Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:49:36 +0000 http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=597#comment-70 Larry, Makes me hungry! Time to make dinner. Larry,

Makes me hungry! Time to make dinner.

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