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2Flo
Newbie
Joined: Fri, Aug 03 2007, 12:53 PM
Posts: 13
Location: Osmanbey Istanbul
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 Hi everyone Hello there. Before going on let me tell you my biggest problem at the moment: the comma key on my keyboard doesnt work anymore. So please be tollerant (or compassionate) with my syntax! 
So here I go: French 25 years old and married (yes it s veeeeeery young  ) to a turkish girl. I give french private lessons for a living and I love Istanbul (i ve been here for one year) but I m sure it s not a surprise for you my fellow Istanbulular!
I ll be going to TOMER to learn some more turkish from october so if anyone there is also a TOMER studient maybe we ll meet and practice some "Merhaba? Nasılsın? Çay istiyor musun?" together some day!
See you soon!
Flo.
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| Wed, Aug 22 2007, 17:21 PM |
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Guest
Expat Drunk
Joined: Sat, Oct 08 2005, 16:17 PM
Posts: 959
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Hello 2Flo, can we call you 2?
,,,,,,,,,,,, here's a few commas, please feel free to borrow as many as you need. It's great that you love Istanbul, so few seem to on this forum.
See you soon!
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jonathan
Expert Demagogue
Joined: Tue, Dec 13 2005, 1:48 AM
Posts: 629
Location: Arnavutköy/Kurucesme
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Hi Flo,
welcome to the site. Only problem here is we have too many Brits, but you are obviously helping us to increase the number of non-British.
By the way: do you run, by any chance?
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Guest
Expat Drunk
Joined: Sat, Oct 08 2005, 16:17 PM
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[quote user="jonathan" post="98977"]Hi Flo,
welcome to the site. Only problem here is we have too many Brits, but you are obviously helping us to increase the number of non-British.
By the way: do you run, by any chance?[/quote]
A German asking a Frenchman if he runs, is that a threat?
Sorry, bad taste.
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2Flo
Newbie
Joined: Fri, Aug 03 2007, 12:53 PM
Posts: 13
Location: Osmanbey Istanbul
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Hi again. David I can t say "No" to a guy who gave me some commas so generously so of course you can call me "2". But please in french... I don t feel ready to be called "iki" or "two".
"It's great that you love Istanbul, so few seem to on this forum." Really? Why that?
And Jonathan I just run if I m trying to cross the street faster than the dolmuş coming from the left and the 3 taxis trying to kill me from the right. So I guess you run if you ask? Seriously I dont specialy run...
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Guest
Expat Drunk
Joined: Sat, Oct 08 2005, 16:17 PM
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Thanks Deux, I don't know why so many don't like Istanbul, it's really such a fabulous place. I love it and want it to have my kids.
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2Flo
Newbie
Joined: Fri, Aug 03 2007, 12:53 PM
Posts: 13
Location: Osmanbey Istanbul
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I m used with some turks thinking I m really crazy to prefer Istanbul to Nice (the city I m from) but most of the foreigners I ve met like Istanbul in general. Of course it s chaotic but SO not boring!
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utabe
Expat Drunk
Joined: Thu, Mar 01 2007, 18:07 PM
Posts: 758
Location: Istanbul
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Very inspiring, 2Flo. Oh, Istanbul, city of broken comma keys, we love you.
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Guest
Expat Drunk
Joined: Sat, Oct 08 2005, 16:17 PM
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[quote user="2Flo" post="98991"]I m used with some turks thinking I m really crazy to prefer Istanbul to Nice (the city I m from) but most of the foreigners I ve met like Istanbul in general. Of course it s chaotic but SO not boring![/quote]
The chaos eventually gets very boring. The winter months will be the test of this.
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born2b
Junior Expat
Joined: Fri, May 04 2007, 16:36 PM
Posts: 109
Location: what day is it?
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Welcome 2Flo! I'm also glad that you like Istanbul as I too think there are too many dissenters on board! The first ten years are the worst I hear ...
Hope to meet you and Mrs 2Flo at the drinking hole at some point and feel free to rant when the need arises!
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vincent555
Junior Expat
Joined: Tue, Feb 07 2006, 12:12 PM
Posts: 98
Location: cihangir istanbul
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bienvenue 2flo et bonne chance pour les lecons!
there are not only brits here, there are more and more french -and french language speaking-people !!
sure we will meet soon, ı think there will be a cheese party organised by Guillaume/capybara (where are you Guillaume? Im waiting for the invitation!!), and anyway see you at an Expatparty!
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L ineffable effervescence des comprimes
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charly
Moderator
Joined: Tue, Jan 25 2005, 22:50 PM
Posts: 3001
Location: Galata
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Too many British? I thought we were suffering from too many French?
Welcome Flo!  )
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2Flo
Newbie
Joined: Fri, Aug 03 2007, 12:53 PM
Posts: 13
Location: Osmanbey Istanbul
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Thanks everyone for the welcoming!! I ll certainly meet you soon at the next expat party or in any drinkin hole (and vincent I m always ok for a cheese party of course!)
"Istanbul, city of broken comma keys, we love you"
A far better introduction to the city than "Welcome to Istanbul (comma) the only city built on two continents and a bridge between cultures..."
See you all!
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utabe
Expat Drunk
Joined: Thu, Mar 01 2007, 18:07 PM
Posts: 758
Location: Istanbul
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capybara organises snail parties only (comma) sorry.
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capybara
Expat Trainee
Joined: Sun, Dec 10 2006, 20:05 PM
Posts: 33
Location: istanbul
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hi everybody, back in that city of broken comma keys,
welcome crazy married "deux" !
back from the country of cheese, i brought some camembert, saucisson and wine ... and maybe foie gras ...
if interested we could set a french "apéro" in cihangir on next sat. or sun. ...
btw, utabe, i'm afraid you are wrong ... we are still waiting for your snails party ...
see you on friday !
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