re translation

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), Jun 25, 2008 at 21:25

One thing that is of huge importance in Turkish culture, and probably in middle eastern culture generally, is to always say positive things. People are very uncomfortable saying anything negative.

We in the western world believe criticism is constructive but not so in middle eastern culture. Thus much of what we are told may be a lie simply to make us feel at ease. Or it could have a darker purpose. But if you don't know the game, knowing the language won't always help you because the scam will go underground and their acting will cover the truth.

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