YOU ARE SO WRONG!!!

Submitted by Meltem (United Kingdom), Oct 7, 2007 at 17:37

Lady I got really furious while reading your article on Turkish men. I am married to one and trust me he is perfect in a ny way. Truthfull, tells me everything,. After work he is always at home on time, if he is late he calls. Lots of attention. He tries his best to keep our marriage perfect and me happy.

Muslim men are the best to have as husbands if he truely is a muslim like he says, he will never dishonour you, he will never cheat on you, he will only care about his family, he will never break your or any humans heart, not even hurt an animal.... I could go on forever. Do not judge a whole religion on people who claim to be muslims but do not carry it out in any way. Yes I admit there are guys who are like that. But, you cannot say that to escape poverty they will cling on you. Most guys in turkey would rather live in poverty where people care about people, than to live in a corrupted western world where people only care about themselves. e.g. Iraqi war by US and UK. In turkey everyone helps their neighpour. If a person cooks a meal they take some to the neighbour because the smell of the food has passed to them. there is a saying in turkey if your neighbour is hungry you cannot live and eat in pleasure.

People in turkey help their poor, yes some men are obsessed with prostitues BUT not every guy is like this. There is a diversion still in some parts of turkey which means women are not allowed at night on their own (in rural areas). Mainly because people are less educated and its a way of protecting women from these men.

Muslim men (those who truely do follow and live islam and NOT by word only) are the only guys i think women can marry as to even break a womens heart is a great sin. Islam says men and women are equal.

No one will marry someone for a visa and live with them for 2 years. This is a big sacrafice. And if a women is stupid enough not to see the guys intention then how can it be his fault? why would a guy in turkey marry a westerner when he can marry someone from his own culture that is more acceptable in turkey unless he has truely fallen in love, which is quite rare.

The reason most turksih men in turkey believe western women are whores are because they usually give it really easy to them. They sleep with men they have just met in a bar that night., This is what has led to a stereotypical belief of western women. come on lets admit most western women especially go to turkey for the good looking guys for romance or casual sex e.g. older generation usually goes to turkey for this. That is why men usually see themas whores as they give it easy and seek for this any way.

There is also a lot of prostitution in turkey by western women, polish, russian, etc women in turkey selling their body. Men in turkey think a blond is typically like this as they have only met women who are whores who are blonde in turkey.

Please see the greater picture before you judge anyone. As I think it is worse that the western countries look down on middle eastern countries yet they seem to live off them, e.g. petrol, crops, guns, etc.

why go on holiday to turkey? why is it that you can get a visa to tukrye for £10 when a turkish national has to go through hell to get one to visit the U.K. If you don't like the country so much why did you go on holiday there, don't visit it then, stay in your country alone, dont go to turkey ever again, see I think the real users are westerners. Polsih wopmen live off turkish men in the UK for money acommadation etc.

never judge a nation or culture, religion alone without seeing the bigger picture as it will only show how hypocritical you can be.

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