Turkey is Beautiful!
I've also visited Morocco, Tunisia, Algiers, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan
all beautiful places and I never once felt threatened by anyone. And yes I went with my American passport!
Would You Feel Safe Visiting A Muslim Country?
by Englishman 39 Replies latest jw friends
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Fe2O3Girl
I visited Turkey, near Olu Deniz, about 12 years ago. The area was beautiful, but I wouldn't go back for the people. Maybe things have changed in the intervening years. The nicest person I met there was Kurdish.
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fleaman uk
Hmm never thought i would hear a true Englishman sounding like a scaredy cat American Traveller!
Ive been to Tunisia,Morroco,Egypt,Jordan,Iran and the U.A.E all in the last 3 Years and i will be honest and say i felt far more safe and indeed welcome than being in NYC,Paris,Berlin and yes london all in roughly the same period of time!
E-man ,im off to Bodrum in a few Weeks for a Weeks Hol with the Gf.I will send you a Post Card!!
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upside/down
I lived in Morocco...
The people are fickle... if the government loves Americans (or any other group)... the people love them....
If not.... you're screwed.
Education is the big difference.... educated people tend to be much more reasonable and less easily swayed by "spin".
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BrendaCloutier
Turkey sounds Wonderful! I'd love to visit someday. It's one of the few middle-eastern countries that interest me.
Even though Turkey is outside of the current mess in the middle east, I would not feel particularly safe there without male escourt at all times. Preferabley with an additional local as guide and escourt. With this in place, I would not pass up the opportunity to go. Life is too short anyway, might as well enjoy as much as possible!
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Leolaia
I went to Malaysia several years ago. I liked it a lot. It's a much more inclusive society than other Muslim nations, as it has a significant non-Muslim population, and I personally felt pretty comfortable, tho it was a little startling when I first saw someone wearing a black burkha...
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EvilForce
Education is the big difference.... educated people tend to be much more reasonable and less easily swayed by "spin".
Um, isn't this a universal thing regardeless of country of origin?
I have been to Indo, Turkey, and UAE since 9/11. I've had relatively good experiences. However, I have been wanting to go to Egypt for some vacation, but have been a bit too leary. But I"m sure I'm just being a chicken. -
upside/down
Um, isn't this a universal thing regardeless of country of origin?
Um, yup.
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Mike
You'll be made welcome and will be as safe as you are in England. It makes me sad that due to our skewed perceptions the question even arises.
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katiekitten
I went to turkey in 1997 and totally hated it. I went with my mum - 2 women. We were hasselled to death (hey lady lady, lookie lookie, grabbing your arms and nearly forcing you into the shops). It seemed to me that because we didnt have a man with us, like a rottweiller on a string, to fend them off, we were fair game.
It got while we could not walk through the town past any shops because the consant pressure to buy and look was making us miserable.
The people to me seemed to have the collective maturity of 11 years olds, wanting your attention all the time but turning quite nasty if you didnt give them what they demanded. One day I passed a group of young men who were calling after me, and quite uncharacteristically for me, as I hate conflict, I shouted "leave me alone". They immediately turned really nasty shouting abuse at me and catcalling me. I could have perhaps understood it if I had been swearing at them, but I wasnt (I was still a dub!!!) After 6 days I was in tears, and paid £140 to be flown home a week early.
Id go to Slovenia if I was you its a truly awesome country, and the people have grown up.