tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post5327968647314282144..comments2023-10-21T11:44:45.588+01:00Comments on ResidentAlien: Free RideMary Witzlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-59471110767090049242009-12-05T01:55:46.574+00:002009-12-05T01:55:46.574+00:00And who said there is nothing like a free ride!And who said there is nothing like a free ride!debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-2579363441745299252009-12-04T02:22:49.704+00:002009-12-04T02:22:49.704+00:00This sounds a bit like something from The Twilight...This sounds a bit like something from The Twilight Zone. Why do I have a feeling that those 5 lira are really cursed and that no good will come from spending them! On the other hand it's nice to know that dim lighting does more for us than just make us look better! <br />Now listen up! I have another purse contest going on and I'm in desperate need of embarrassing stories! Surely you have one, and you have until Wednesday December 9 to get one to me!!! Help!laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174697892947430149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-91110486965065275192009-12-02T21:15:16.440+00:002009-12-02T21:15:16.440+00:00I wonder how long it will take him to fix his ligh...I wonder how long it will take him to fix his lights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-77096309864014651812009-12-02T19:29:17.191+00:002009-12-02T19:29:17.191+00:00Since your ESL students are not very good at ESL, ...Since your ESL students are not very good at ESL, perhaps you should experiment with their counting skills. You might find out that they can't count any better than their American counterparts.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-28320960292300050952009-12-02T17:51:49.731+00:002009-12-02T17:51:49.731+00:00Robin -- No, that would have been MY line! I'...Robin -- No, that would have been MY line! I'm betting we were both thinking about a nice drink and a good long sit-down.<br /><br />Postman -- I've been ripped off a lot here; foreigners are seen as a good source of revenue to be freely tapped. I felt a weird combination of delight at having ended up better off for once and sympathy for the driver. <br /><br />Robert -- That's happened to me too. During my first week here, I just held out a hand full of coins myself and hoped for the best. I've figured out Turkish numbers now, but I'll bet I lost a fair amount of change myself. Still, it's a small price to pay for the fun of being able to tell the story, don't you think?<br /><br />Kim -- I needed something to smile about...<br /><br />Falak -- Thank you! <br /><br />I think it wasn't so much kindness as it was confusion -- and bad visibility. But getting back a lira instead of forking out a big bunch of change was a real treat.<br /><br />Patrick -- Yes, and I seldom have this kind of luck. It will never happen again, but I'm thrilled all the same. <br /><br />Charles -- Yep. And this is as close as I'll get to a lucky strike on a slot machine. <br /><br />Miss Footloose -- Just after the driver gave the shortchanged man the extra bill, he started off without checking his rear-view mirror and almost creamed somebody who was trying to pass him. The driving standards here are not high. Dolmuş drivers are technically skilled, but they take ridiculous risks. I think my over-changing driver had reasonable long sight, but less-than-perfect short sight. And he could use another bulb in his inside light too!Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-49636644487428147992009-12-02T15:53:48.207+00:002009-12-02T15:53:48.207+00:00It's always fun to get lucky like this, but I ...It's always fun to get lucky like this, but I hope the mistake was due to the lack of light and not the driver's actual eyesight! How good / safe are the dolmus drivers? In Armenia they were notoriously bad, but then most drivers there were ;) For one thing, they didn't believe traffic lights were meant for them.Miss Footloosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15601892611652195901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-48631169480938231742009-12-02T15:02:44.076+00:002009-12-02T15:02:44.076+00:00Sometimes a fancy Dolmus is a lottery machine.Sometimes a fancy Dolmus is a lottery machine.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-1523662683328695432009-12-02T14:50:52.244+00:002009-12-02T14:50:52.244+00:00What a lucky day for you. =)What a lucky day for you. =)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562271120251744291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-91776679447725177992009-12-02T14:27:11.756+00:002009-12-02T14:27:11.756+00:00Wish the autorickshaw drivers here were as kind......Wish the autorickshaw drivers here were as kind......... :) It was a great read!Falakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321524864693512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-13798305854037176742009-12-02T14:22:50.795+00:002009-12-02T14:22:50.795+00:00Robert: Wow! Haha! that was a great story :DRobert: Wow! Haha! that was a great story :DChocolatesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493321160124151967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-28104629074444853812009-12-02T13:09:31.668+00:002009-12-02T13:09:31.668+00:00:):)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-37195068768678688242009-12-02T02:44:10.633+00:002009-12-02T02:44:10.633+00:00I always figure I lose money when I travel. One ti...I always figure I lose money when I travel. One time on the TGV rolling through Provence on our way to Orly, I asked (in French) from the dining car attendant, how much my orange juice cost. She told me in French.. which I, of course, didn't understand. After an awkward moment of mutual staring, my jaw dropped as she reached right in to my wallet and pulled the money directly out herself. Oh well, I would soon be on the plane back home and have no use for Francs after that anyway!! <br /><br />I still sometimes wonder just how much that orange juice actually cost me.Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-68375712338311329112009-12-02T02:18:22.088+00:002009-12-02T02:18:22.088+00:00Lucky indeed! Man, that about makes up for last ti...Lucky indeed! Man, that about makes up for last time, I reckon. <br /><br />I gotta get over to Turkey. Those dolmus sound like a real sweet ride. <br /><br />Well, not really. But they sound like a cultural experience, anyway.A.T. Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987529687181431843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-69970268484030216052009-12-02T00:50:00.586+00:002009-12-02T00:50:00.586+00:00I think what he muttered in Turkish was, "I&#...I think what he muttered in Turkish was, "I'm dumb and I can't do math."Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396540555696283171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-21378374482444395962009-12-01T22:50:00.113+00:002009-12-01T22:50:00.113+00:00Chocolatesa -- When he went home and totted up his...Chocolatesa -- When he went home and totted up his earnings, I'll bet he regretted his lighting. And bad eyesight...<br /><br />Bish -- I wonder if he even knew? If I'd noticed it right away, I'd have given the money back. I think he was worried that he might have shortchanged ME as well as the other passenger.<br /><br />Vijaya -- No way did he do that on purpose -- especially since it was one of the really posh dolmuş with an automatic door. It was that door that really scared me: doors you don't have to wrestle open are serious luxury.<br /><br />MGH -- That's what I thought! I tried to rationalize it, though: ("I've been ripped off enough here myself...") But I still feel bad. And the awful thing is, it was too dark for me to recognize him or (I sort of hope) vice versa.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-58702048781864870072009-12-01T22:39:29.856+00:002009-12-01T22:39:29.856+00:00At this rate, that poor drive won't have a bus...At this rate, that poor drive won't have a business much longer. Very funny.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-44104797603297191302009-12-01T21:55:10.623+00:002009-12-01T21:55:10.623+00:00I wonder ... what if he did this on purpose? Makes...I wonder ... what if he did this on purpose? Makes my heart warm to think it.Vijayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876606729146077830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-33505754127154276112009-12-01T21:02:26.138+00:002009-12-01T21:02:26.138+00:00Luxury that pays! I bet someone was mad at him whe...Luxury that pays! I bet someone was mad at him when he got home....Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-965824120120454342.post-56267820690597048572009-12-01T20:51:05.906+00:002009-12-01T20:51:05.906+00:00Haha!!! That'll teach him to have his dolmus l...Haha!!! That'll teach him to have his dolmus lit up better!!Chocolatesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493321160124151967noreply@blogger.com