Istanbul

[USArocks]

eFrog:

"If you don't feel like travelling, why do you"

I do feel like travelling, and I am travelling. Hence my post. You might want to actually read an article before you post a reply to it.

Comment all you want about your countries "history", the fact still remains that it is right smack in the middle of a hot zone, which is not a safe area for American citizens. The idea of being within 10 minutes range of a Iraqi missle strike just doesn't sit well with me. However I am dealing with it and will be travelling next month regardless.

Being a local, i'm assuming you'd have some good information on the ladies and the scene in the area, but it sounds like you are just a guy who has anti-American sentiment and feels like bashing, instead of answering some legitimate questions on this board.

I'd appreciate any info from anyone else knowledgable on the topics I posted earlier to reply. I am curious about how women take to American's in Istanbul.

Thanks.

[EFrog]

Answering USAROCKS :
if you don't feel traveling, why do you ?

You should enjoy all your US so safe cities, where there are no gangs, no shootings, no ripp off, ... where everybody looks so friendly and happy to help you ...
Where everybody is speaking foreign language to make you feel comfortable.

Stop thinking that US is great and everywhere else on the earth is just jungle or cheap place.

If you come open minded, willing to adjust to local attitude and feelings, then you are very welcome.
And this is true for any European country.

Turkey is just a great country and stop understating it : it is a high civilized country and has more than your poor 230 years of history...

Sorry to be rude with you, but your comment is here so often expressed by other US guys, it starts to be irritating...

[Everyman]

hey usa: I was in Turkey about 5 years ago and liked it quite a bit. From a street crime perspective I felt as safe there as anywhere in Europe. Your biggest problem will be irritating carpet hawkers. English is widely spoken and Americans are generally liked. Turkey prides itself on being secular, and if you think about it, when is the last time you heard of a Turkish terrorist?

[USArocks]

I am in the midst of planning a trip to Istanbul within the next few months, but I want to pose this question to people that have been there in the past few months. What is the security situation like? Being right next to Syria and close to Iraq most certainly doesn't make me feel very comfortable travelling to Istanbul, even for only a week or so. I've read the US State Department reports on safety and crime in Istanbul, but the material is a bit watered down. Do you guys feel safe walking around the streets there as Americans? I heard from friends who were there (as US Soldiers, stationed in Turkey about 20 years ago) and at the time they visited, they said the streets smelled of garbage/livestock, and it was simply a filthy place. Is this the way Istanbul is today?

What about you guys who are from Turkey? Now that it seems almost inevitable of a conflict between the US and Iraq, do you feel safe in Turkey?

I am just wondering how safe it is to walk the streets of Istanbul, see the sites, and talk with some of the beautiful women, being an American.

Lastly, I know that in most Eastern European countries, just speaking English and being American makes it very easy to spark up some conversation with the women, and they normally seem rather interested in you. Is this the same situation in Istanbul?

Any info from you guys would be greatly appreciated.

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