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olivier
Expat Trainee
Joined: Mon, Jun 11 2007, 22:42 PM
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 new one Hello
I have just arrıved ın Istanbul and wıll work there for 6 months. As watchıng cnn ın a hotel room may quıckly fınd some lımıts I would be glad to meet some people here for travellıng ın the country, sport but preferably for some fresh beers !
I am also lookıng for a flat (wıth a nıce vıew ?) - and an automatıc 'ı' to 'i' translator cause turkısh keyboards get me mad ...
Hope to meet you around
Olıvıer
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banana
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Joined: Tue, Jun 14 2005, 17:31 PM
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Location: on top of a hill in asia
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hi and welcome
where you from and why are you here olivier?
and i am sure you will find ample opportunity for sports of all kinds.. including a canadian favourite - beer glass lifting 
c ya around!
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Guest
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Joined: Sat, Oct 08 2005, 16:17 PM
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Hello, good evening and welcome to the show.
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jc
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Simpson you are not Letterman.
Welcome Olivier. Are you French Canadian perchance or were your parents just a fan of post-war Shakesperian theatre?
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Ben avukat degilim
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Guest
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I was thinking more along the lines of the Two Ronnies.
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olivier
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Hi,
Unfortunately I am just French and not Canadian - half from Paris half from the south of France to be more precise.
I work here for a Turkısh bank, sent by a French one.
I am ready for the next beer-lıfting training.
Olivier
ps : are you all canadian ??
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English Mike
Junior Expat
Joined: Fri, Apr 13 2007, 12:02 PM
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Location: Istanbul
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Are we all Canadian? Use the name to guess!
Welcome to Istanbul - I had 10 weeks of watching hotel TV, get out quickly is my advice.
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Bodrum Chic
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Joined: Thu, Nov 02 2006, 16:56 PM
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Location: A Den of Iniquity
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If we were, the forum should be called 'Expat Canuk In Turkey.com' which doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Welcome.
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banana
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i like the idea of an expatcanuckinturkey
but then we would not be hanging out on french street or watching "football" or rugby!!!
nah olivier.. theres a few of us canucks oot and aboot but lots of brits
welcome anyways.. and i promise not to "treat" you to my fabulous street quebecoise accent!!
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jc
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Don't worry Olivier we are not all Canadian (although I can do a pretty authentic rendition of the lumberjack song). I'm from a little town called Bethlehem, David Simpson is from Chelsea, London and English Mike is (obviously) from Tajikistan.
ps What is going on with your PM Sarky. Has he never been to a hamman?
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jc
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[quote user="David Simpson" post="92445"]I was thinking more along the lines of the Two Ronnies.[/quote]
Definitely more Corbett than Barker. And stop watching BBC Prime: try Comedy Max, Elma or the business channel instead.
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olivier
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I have no problem wıth canuck people - as long as I do not try to mimick the accent cuase it is a disaster each time ... and have always dreamt to meet Tadjik people !
I definitely need to run far from the hotel - I plan to search this week-end if some of you know good real estate agency ?
olivier
ps : I swear I did not go to hammam with our new PM !!
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Guest
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I'm not from Chelsea ...... far too many plebs there now. New money rabble. I'm from Surrey, the good bit, with horse jumping, huntin'n'shootin', and grouse for breakfast.
There's a fair few French on the forum as well Olivier, mostly living in Cihangir. You might want to take a look around there for a place.
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vincent555
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Joined: Tue, Feb 07 2006, 12:12 PM
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Location: cihangir istanbul
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re-welcome Olivier 
As you see, Cihangir is THE place for you...
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Guest
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Yes, Cihangir is full of cafes to sit outside of, dressed in black and looking as though reading something by Satre or Kafka ..... perfect for French types.
Black coffee and Gauloise please waiter.
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