You know you’re turkish when…

In celebrations of all things turkish, I came across a great blog (blog.360.yahoo.co,/blog-W140 - Ahu’s blog) They wrote a great article which I have included below.

You know you’re Turkish when..

You know you’re Turkish when….

-There is sale on any item, you buy 100 of them

-You make coffee in a saucepan

-You think that the Turks are the most amazing race on the face of
earth and everyone is jealous of us and try to destroy us

-You feel some kind of tension whenever you are around Greeks, Kurds or
Armenians

-Your mother can make yogurt from nothing

-MSN messenger is 100x better than AOL

-Your guy relatives look like maffia during the holidays

-Your father has a minor disagreement with his brother and doesn’t talk
to him for 10 years

-You call an older person you have never met before “uncle”, “aunty” or
abi

-You hide everything from your parents

-Your phone is always on silent

-Your mother does everything for you if you are male

-You do all the housework and cooking if you’re female

-Your relatives alone could populate a small city

-Everyone is a family friend or somehow related to you

-You always try moving out of home but always end up returning

-You love kebabs, iskender and eating

-Instead of cooking a meal for 4 you cook for 10

-When you have a dinner party there is enough food to last for the next
two months

-You fight over who pays the dinner bill

-You avoid public places with a member of the opposite sex especially
if there is an acquantance within 250 miles radius

-You always say “open the light” instead of “turn the light on”

-You get very upset when airlines refuses to accept your luggage which
is 80 kg overweight

-You’re walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and you
see all 25 members of your family who have come to pick you up

-You ask your dad a simple question and he tells you story of how he
had to walk miles to get to school

-You are always taking off and putting on your shoes wherever you go

-Your mother seems to think her future lies at the bottom of a little
coffee cup

-Your parents compare you to all of their friends kids

-Noone ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming for a
visit

- You talk with your guests at the door for 20-30 minutes when they are
leaving

-You show your love and affection to people by physically hurting them
(esp. pinching, slapping, biting)

-if you eat olives, cheese and tomatoes for breakfast

-Grape leaves make a great dinner