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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Is anyone in Turkey?
If so can you let me know so I can pick your brain about a few things?
Re: Is anyone in Turkey?
The generals
Mostly muslim ( shaifi school of islamic thought)
Abstain from pork,alcohol, sex before marriage
Celebrate Ramadan and Eid
Some wear the hijab(womens head covering) and some do not but its fairly open and accepting on both spectrums
Food is a major part of the culture and everything is served with Turkish Coffee or some tea
Women believe they can read there fortunes out of the coffee/tea grounds at the bottom of there cups
Home decor is typically old world/victorian era style
Traditional gender roles( women housewives/men breadwinners)
There is no "off" or "on" in the turkish language so they say phrases like"open the light" "close the light"
Younger turks will kiss the hands of the elders and then place the elders hand on there forehead as a sign of respect.
If you come from a lineage of sheikhs or imams all the sons or men in the family are called sheikh as well.
Most everyone in a region knows and/or is related to everyone else in the region
Turks believe in the supernatural and most likely have stories of supernatural experiences
Tea is tylenol to a turk and tea is the cure for every illness
Instead of the belt turks are beat with slippers when they misbehave
The kurds in turkey were oppressed to abandon there language and culture until recent years but they are still oppressed and looked down on as scum
Some regions are really humid and warm and some regions get very cold and snowy
Turks love entertainment, music, tv, sports and try the hardest to produce an american recognized actor/actress from turkey
Religious men sit when they urinate
Women dress modestly (scarf or no scarf)
Turkey is really Turkiye but since its hard to pronounce americans and english say Turkey.
Im having a brain freeze so if you think of some more questions or have questions, dont hesitate to ask and I will do my best to help.