similarities between Turkey and the US

Sometimes when comparing countries; it helps not to find the differences, but to find the things that are the same.

1. Lots of watermelon, cucumbers, and tomatoes.
2. Kids love their Ipods and are very familiar with western artists.
3. McDonald's, KFC, and ESPECIALLY Burger King are popular.
4. Starbucks is here too!
5. All religions are accepted - it doesn't matter if you are muslim, christian, or whatever...they believe in "freedom of religion".
6. All students (and teachers) strongly dislike testing!
7. Teenagers love being on the internet!


Things that are different:
1. Nobody cares about traffic lanes in the cities.
2. Those cucumbers and tomatoes mentioned earlier....those are for breakfast.
3. Dinner starts at 8 pm.
4. Most people speak at least two languages.
5. Pringles come in weird flavors, like "Paprika" and "Hot Chili"
6. You can't drink the water here, ever.
7. It is a priority here to save electricity. In the hotels, the lights don't come on in the hallways until the sensors show someone is there. Also, you cannot run the power in your room without having your hotel room key in the power slot.

I will post more pictures tomorrow. Tonight we are staying late at a host's house, then we leave early tomorrow morning for our flight to Istanbul.