[LU] I****bul

2014-04-02 Thread Robert Heath
After many years of resisting family pressure to go to T**key, for obvious reasons, I have at last caved in. We will be flying in to Ibul tomorrow lunchtime for a week. If I am going to go, I feel that I would like to pay some sort of feeble homage to Chris Kevin. I am not going to lay any

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2014-04-02 Thread John Lee
DON'T GO! That's my advice! On Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 7:42, Robert Heath rhe...@asd.edu.qa wrote: After many years of resisting family pressure to go to T**key, for obvious reasons, I have at last caved in. We will be flying in to Ibul tomorrow lunchtime for a week. If I am going to go,

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2014-04-02 Thread Nigel Barber
Every Turk I've ever met has been a nice person, both over here and in Ankara, Bodrum and Fethiye. You can't let a few murderous nutters taint your impression of a whole people. That is beyond regressive. Nigel. On 2 April 2014 10:46, John Lee bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: DON'T GO!

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2014-04-02 Thread Dr Michael Benjamin
Don't judge a whole country on a few loonies. I wouldn't wear a Leeds shirt in the area of the stadium. But anywhere else? Why not? I don't think that you should look for fights. Nor should you live in fear. If you want to wear the shirt then wear it. If it's a provocative act on your part then

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2014-04-02 Thread Richard Naef
Every Turk I've ever met has been a nice person, both over here and in Ankara, Bodrum and Fethiye. You can't let a few murderous nutters taint your impression of a whole people. That is beyond regressive. Totally agree, it would be like recommending people not to come to the UK cos of

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2014-04-02 Thread Matt Anderson
Agreed, galatasary are the only club I would support man utd and millwall against. However Istanbul is a cosmopolitan city. If you wore a Leeds shirt I doubt anyone would notice. Maybe the Chinese and Japanese tourists might. Don't forget also that Istanbul has 3 big teams who hate each

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2014-04-02 Thread Rick Duniec
- Original Message - Don't judge a whole country on a few loonies. I wouldn't wear a Leeds shirt in the area of the stadium. But anywhere else? Why not? Whilst I certainly agree with the first comment, unfortunately the rest of it shows considerable and dangerous ignorance of the

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2014-04-02 Thread Wiggy
Last time an England (and Swindon, the sheep sh*gger) supporting mate of mine was over in Turkey, the first thing he was asked by locals was whether he was a Leeds fan. *If* you do go - I wouldn't, personally! - I'd keep the Leeds connection low key... Wiggy.

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2014-04-02 Thread Rick Duniec
- Original Message - Last time an England (and Swindon, the sheep sh*gger) supporting mate of mine was over in Turkey, the first thing he was asked by locals was whether he was a Leeds fan. There is a world of difference between being down on the coasts and being in Istanbul itself.

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2014-04-02 Thread Richard Walker
And mine ! On 2 Apr 2014, at 10:46, John Lee bruvvalee...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: DON'T GO! That's my advice! On Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 7:42, Robert Heath rhe...@asd.edu.qa wrote: After many years of resisting family pressure to go to T**key, for obvious reasons, I have at last caved in.