Hello everybody

My name is Ian and I have just moved to sunny Ortakoy from not quite as sunny Cheltenham. I am having a good time although working has a tendancy to get in the way a bit. I`ve found turkish people to be very kind and friendly but it would be nice to meet some English speaking people as well (maybe even make some friends!). I hear there are regular drink-ups at the Sedir in Ortakoy

I`ve been told I must leave vital statistics on my first posting so here goes:

Age:28
Occupation:Quality Control (like the man from Del Monte)
Team:Liverpool (el FC)
Marital status:between work
Birth place:Birkenhead (shotgun city)
Spouse:none
Education:none
Luck at landing my job due to the above:mammoth
Friends in Istanbul:3
Social life:lack lustre

Hopefully this will give you a small insight into my life and hope to hear from you all and make some friends soon!!
Cheers n gone

Hi Ian and welcome.
Good to see you are heeding the advice of our forum sexist "Charly". So you come from 'Nam (Cheltenham)? I got some family living in nearby Wooten under something.
But I thought one scouse fan on here was enough but I guess we can make room for one more.
Look forward to your posts and please no holding back, we are a nice bunch but watch out for the lounge morons.

Welcome and hope to see you at our next event!

He is the lounge moron!

Lovely Cheltenham - why ever did you leave?

So let's get to it -

1. Marital status - Between work. What does that mean? Between jobs you pop in somewhere for a bit of lovin?? Starman is always up for that.
2. Birkenhead - Doesn't the big fella in drag come from there?
3. Age - good time of life I must say!

Welcome to expatinturkey!

Ok Charly,
1.Between work meaning single as long as my mind serves me
2.Thats my mum your talkin about
3.You`re right, I am scientifically speaking, the perfect age

Do you know Cheltenham, it is lush, if a little shy on Mosques, but duty calls!

Don`t any of you lot have work to do, i can feel myself being sucked away from mine into a world of inter net world webness (which is better than bollocking people for making shit clothes, which is what I`m being paid for)

Do we get some freebies then?

I sometimes have work to do - that is when I don't post - or like now I have work to do - but have to take regular breaks before my brain explodes.

Have you got a funny accent?

Re. Cheltenham - a best mate lives there so I've been forced into various bars. Tough, I know.

Freebies might be an option

Funny accent? I don`t know, where are you from?
I`m told by some people I have a northern accent, and by others that I have a west country accent, I`ve got some cornish in me (urgh)

Who`s your friend in Cheltenham?

ian,

welcome and all that bollox

Where you watchin the match tonite? i know its on Star TV and u can watch at home but im meeting a couple of people at a pub in Besiktas to watch it. The pubs called Citir, its near the bus stop from ortakoy.

Charly? if ur there, r u up for it?

Cheers, i think I`ll be watching it from behind the sofa, i`m scared!! I`m meeting a friend in Ortakoy but if he`s up for it, I`ll come and find it. Cisse`s on the bench, it`s a fairytale waiting to happen!!

Seriously, the beers dirt cheap 5mil for a 70cl beer. im hooking up with another sad red. Unfortunately ive got a feeling you boys are gonna do alright.

The pub is just up the hill fro the mosque and Mcdonalds on your left (opposite Tansas supermarket)

Ian - You think you may know someone I know in Cheltenham? Um.....

OK, his name is - Bob.

No actually her name is Kristella. Works at GCHQ. Not from Chelt originally (I'm from Lincoln/Oxford).

Re. footie Monkeypants - off to film festival again mate! Did you call last night? Had 4 missed land line numbers - maybe it was Cemmie boy

wasnt me...i was billy no mates...stayed in...did i? Christ i cant remember anything these days!

it wasnt me calling you. Match starts at 9.45 so no excuses...come on down and say hi to george clooney Does yabancıanne like Goerge too?

Can't but want to see the love god!

wellcome to istanbul...ortakoy is nice...lived there for a year...gets bit too turkish at weekends even for my taste considering i am turkish...anyway good luck tonite...me and simonb will be on the plane tonight so cant watch the game..i am not that bothered(i support fenerbahce/southampton..why?..wife is from southampton) but simonb is not happy...hope you get to the next stage...we live in kadikoy right next to the bar-street..in case you come over to this side just let us know...

Charly, sorry, had to take a break from doing nothing to deal out free pool lessons in the office! those names don`t ring any bells but about a trillion people work at GCHQ, is your friend a spy?!