Turkish Toilet Blogging??

No, not the kind with the slit in the floor, which in variations from modern to disgusting is common in the east. I’m talking about a pic that our friend Christina sent, taken in Istanbul:

Turns out it does NOT say “No blogging on the loo”. Professor Janet Jones, one of our intrepid band in search of tazis in Kurdistan last winter, has contributed a translation:

“The thing you sent is an advertisement. It reads:

‘In every occasion we take care of you! Wherever you are, NETSIS is working for you.’

“The rest of the advertisement talks about the services that NETSIS
provides.”

She doubtless remembers an evening when our guide Ahmed’s cousin, to general hilarity, mimed his first encounter with a western toilet in a hotel, He had attempted to squat above it, but found it hard to keep his balance on the rim.

The tale was told in Kurdish, but the acting was graphic enough for the Americans to understand…

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