tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302518.post5628620183564071449..comments2023-05-17T12:20:39.152+03:00Comments on IZMIR BLOG - Information, stories, tips and hints about Izmir: Unbelievable - Blogspot banned in Turkey - Why! God only knows!!Izmir Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743913495661502073noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302518.post-86998366455741703062008-11-25T12:28:00.000+02:002008-11-25T12:28:00.000+02:00Living abroad.........Hey, was laughing my socks o...Living abroad.........<BR/>Hey, was laughing my socks off as I read your piece on driving in Turkey from October, I live in NZ and your writing is very witty and cheered me up bigtime. Thankfully being an ex-pat from UK, in NZ we drive on the same side of the road as Britain, still there are mad drivers here also, they think nothing of running up the inside or outside of you, anywhere at anytime. They also have 3 lanes on some normal roads which seem like a motorway only you can't go over 40 miles an hr. The roads are also really wide giving you a false sense of space until the bus/lorry decides to waver out of their lane! There is a strange rule,when you are turning left into a junction, if no one is travelling past you in the same direction, and there is someone approaching to turn right into the same junction, even though you are free to go, you have to let them go first, even if it means the arse of your car is still stuck out of the corner, ready to be clipped by someone who thinks you will be outa the way quicker than you actually will be!<BR/>Being couteous seems a good way to get your arse end of your car bashed. Most cars in NZ have bumps on them. Mine was in a car park for half an hr and some kind person bumped the back of my car as I was in the bank, arranging my car insurance! typical. Yet the car parks are huge with plenty of space! Trouble is in our area there are lots of elderly folks who perhaps should go to the optical suppliers to update their specs! Thanx for reading....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31302518.post-21630806842052990532008-10-28T12:49:00.000+02:002008-10-28T12:49:00.000+02:00Why is it that the Turkish state thinks all of the...Why is it that the Turkish state thinks all of their citizens are small children who should be shielded from anything and everything that they disapprove of. Your citizens are grown adults and grown adults the world over are allowed to decide for themselves on all major decisions that affect their lives. Even if these are wrong decisions that they make it is up to them or the people they rely on to help them in their decisions. However it should definitely not be left up to the hidden state, whos only job is to control the public and their views.<BR/><BR/>Peace and Freedom to all Turks!!<BR/><BR/>Xerox Seller.<BR/>Copying freedom but never propaganda!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com