I’m going to talk about culture that I wanted, that I experienced a few times and it differs from my own culture in some way. So I’ve been a few times to Turkey and that’s why I have shaped some opinion about Turkish culture. So in general, I would say that in general means that their culture is, let’s say, similar to ours in terms of… But okay, let’s say when you talk to as tourists to these people, since they try to be kind, to be polite to you, and especially in the cases when you want to negotiate something with them and you choose their side, or let’s say they try to promote you something and you agree with that and then everything is alright. However when it comes when negotiations doesn’t have this positive effect they become maybe let’s say elegant in some way and rude to you and don’t want to have to discuss your problem with you with a tourist which feels weird because they rapidly change their view, their communication type which is okay does seem weird in this situation in some ways they about what I like about them that is it is a Muslim culture however it’s not a let’s say dras okay drasic Muslim culture since they have some European maybe roots, maybe European, European like traditions and it seems that they adapted a lot to the tourist.
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I'm going to talk about a culture that I experienced a few times, and it differs from my own culture in some ways. I have been to Turkey a few times, and that’s why I have formed some opinions about Turkish culture. In general, I would say that their culture is similar to ours in certain aspects. When you talk to the locals as a tourist, they try to be kind and polite, especially when you want to negotiate something with them. If you choose their side or agree to what they are promoting, then everything is alright. However, when negotiations do not have a positive outcome, they can become somewhat elegant in a rude way and may not want to discuss your problem with you. This feels strange because they rapidly change their communication style, which seems odd in this situation. What I like about them is that it is a Muslim culture, but it is not a drastic Muslim culture. They have some European roots and traditions, and it seems that they have adapted a lot to tourism. This experience changed my perspective on how cultures can be both similar and different, and it made me appreciate the nuances in communication and cultural interactions.
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