Irish tourist has a run in with some Turkish shopkeepers

feargale · 25-08-2015 10:04PM

Unlike some of you I have never experienced unpleasantness from a Turk or a Turkish Cypriot. I can't say the same about Greeks or Greek Cypriots. But having seen the video more power to this guy for standing up to the bullying.

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Doesn't look Irish.

I would be very disappointed if he's not. If he is we should all be out at the airport to welcome him back. And somebody should tell Billy Walsh about him

nokia69 · 25-08-2015 10:05PM

Fol20 wrote: »

Why is everyone siding with the irish fella.. He opened the fridge too hard and instead of saying sorry and helping out to put the water back into the fridge, he starts a confrontation with the owner. Any decent human being would have just kept his head down and put the water back into the fridge.

some of this is true

but its a bit much to go after someone with bats and chairs for knocking over a few bottles

I have heard similar stories about Turkey before

Keplar240B · 25-08-2015 10:06PM

False flag

Ruu · 25-08-2015 10:06PM

Celtic supporters or maybe Shamrock Rovers.

Keplar240B · 25-08-2015 10:07PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Who in the name of Jesus Allah edited that video?

Allah , everything that happens is Allah will.

knird evol · 25-08-2015 10:08PM

Did they get all the water back in the fridge?

gctest50 · 25-08-2015 10:09PM

Fol20 wrote: »

Why is everyone siding with the irish fella.. He opened the fridge too hard and instead of saying sorry and helping out to put the water back into the fridge, he starts a confrontation with the owner. Any decent human being would have just kept his head down and put the water back into the fridge.

no , any decent human being would ask why the fridge is not "tied" to the wall - it's wobbly

ohnonotgmail · 25-08-2015 10:10PM

Fol20 wrote: »

Why is everyone siding with the irish fella.. He opened the fridge too hard and instead of saying sorry and helping out to put the water back into the fridge, he starts a confrontation with the owner. Any decent human being would have just kept his head down and put the water back into the fridge.

the guy with the green and white top appeared with a lump of timber 5 seconds after the tourist opened the door. I'm not sure he had too much of a chance to apologise.

Spanish Eyes · 25-08-2015 10:12PM

Turkish people are great.

Outside of the resorts that is.

Resort folk are after your money, your women and your dignity. They don't give a dam.

suicide_circus · 25-08-2015 10:12PM

Lol at the little bitch in the gray tshirt whacking your man with the bat

Fol20 · 25-08-2015 10:13PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the guy with the green and white top appeared with a lump of timber 5 seconds after the tourist opened the door. I'm not sure he had too much of a chance to apologise.

Yes he did show up with a bat fairly quick however the other guy was giving out to him instead of trying to at least help clean up the mess. Even if it is the shops fault i would still help them clean up. In this case though its 50/50. the shop should have secured the fridge better however the guy shouldnt be having a game of tug of war with the fridge either.

doolox · 25-08-2015 10:13PM

I was there in June of this year off a cruise ship. Nothing but hassle and done royally by a taxi driver on the way back to the boat. Taxi cost €10 on the way into town and nearly €50 on the way out due to "traffic".

My wife was also done being accused of handing the bent taxi driver 5 turkish lira instead of €50, the colours are the same.

Some of the Turks are very nasty conmen and others are at pains to point out that we are all "brothers".

No one gets left alone and in peace in this hell on Earth.

the evasion_kid · 25-08-2015 10:14PM

The size of him compared to them.....its a bit like that scene in Jason and the Argonauts when he's fighting the skeletons

knird evol · 25-08-2015 10:14PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the guy with the green and white top appeared with a lump of timber 5 seconds after

He's a real proponent of the 'speak softly but carry a big stick' school of diplomacy.

I take it that fridge is not bolted into anything because the store owner pushes it out on to public area which he doesn't own and then locks it away inside when closing up.

ohnonotgmail · 25-08-2015 10:15PM

Fol20 wrote: »

Yes he did show up with a bat fairly quick however the other guy was giving out to him instead of trying to at least help clean up the mess. Even if it is the shops fault i would still help them clean up. In this case though its 50/50. the shop should have secured the fridge better however the guy shouldnt be having a game of tug of war with the fridge either.

would your first reaction to some spilled water be to grab a piece of timber?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-08-2015 10:16PM

Jesus those street traders sure have short fuses, you can see where the expression 'turning Turk' comes from.

suicide_circus · 25-08-2015 10:17PM

Why anyone would go to any turkish, egyptian, tunisian or moroccan resort town is beyond me

Pat Mustard · 25-08-2015 10:18PM

The video is from the 1st August.

If that dude was Irish, we'd know who he is by now.

tayto lover · 25-08-2015 10:19PM

I'd have taken refuge in the feckin fridge.

ohnonotgmail · 25-08-2015 10:20PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

Why anyone would go to any turkish, egyptian, tunisian or moroccan resort town is beyond me

I've only been to morocco but never ever go to Agadir. A kip. Marrakesh was nice though.

Hidalgo · 25-08-2015 10:21PM

He lands one serious haymaker.

Keplar240B · 25-08-2015 10:22PM

My name is URL wrote: »

lol.. Apparently "Irishman" (Irlandali) is top trending in Turkey. And even they are singing the guy's praises

http://trends24.in/turkey/

Ya its top in turkey , and tenth in the world if my twitter machine is right

suicide_circus · 25-08-2015 10:23PM

Hidalgo wrote: »

He lands one serious haymaker.

Gotta love the haymakers, they rarely land but when they do BOOM

Spanish Eyes · 25-08-2015 10:29PM

doolox wrote: »

I was there in June of this year off a cruise ship. Nothing but hassle and done royally by a taxi driver on the way back to the boat. Taxi cost €10 on the way into town and nearly €50 on the way out due to "traffic".

My wife was also done being accused of handing the bent taxi driver 5 turkish lira instead of €50, the colours are the same.

Some of the Turks are very nasty conmen and others are at pains to point out that we are all "brothers".

No one gets left alone and in peace in this hell on Earth.

I was there, never again. NEVER.

But until you see it, say Istanbul and the resorts it is hard to comment on a short visit.

But I don't think it matters.

It is a kip.

FTA69 · 25-08-2015 10:32PM

Can't understand the hate toward Turkey myself. I went there for a month once and travelled around Istanbul, parts of the coast and also to the far east of the country in Kurdistan. I never had the slightest scrap of bother and the Turks and Kurds I met were unfailingly hospitable, polite and would bend over backwards to help. That having been said, I didn't go near resort type places.

Spanish Eyes · 25-08-2015 10:34PM

FTA69 wrote: »

Can't understand the hate toward Turkey myself. I went there for a month once and travelled around Istanbul, parts of the coast and also to the far east of the country in Kurdistan. I never had the slightest scrap of bother and the Turks and Kurds I met were unfailingly hospitable, polite and would bend over backwards to help. That having been said, I didn't go near resort type places.

I think that is the problem right there. The resorts.

Rackstar · 25-08-2015 10:35PM

Looks more like Diego Maradona than an Irish tourist

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-08-2015 10:37PM

Rackstar wrote: »

Looks more like Diego Maradona than an Irish tourist

He could have the Armada gene.

WoollyRedHat · 25-08-2015 10:38PM

I find most Turkish service workers to be a bunch of stick arsed ****ers...

Pkiernan · 25-08-2015 10:38PM

He looks like a pikey.

Irish tourist has a run in with some Turkish shopkeepers

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