To Pauline

Submitted by Istanbulchick (Turkey), Sep 20, 2009 at 02:34

I sometimes ask myself what I am doing here too. I am working here. I do love the Turkish people and the culture. It would be perfect if it were not infected by islam.

Someone else pointed out about Turkish men throwing the word "love" around like cheap confetti. Yes, they do. All Turkish people do. It doesn't quite have the same meaning it does for Western people. All of my Turkish girlfriends tell me they love me every time we talk. Doesn't mean they want a visa or a relationship. Turks just use the word more casually than we do. So him saying he loves her means absolutely nothing.

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