Culture Shocks in Turkey | Mexican expat living in Turkey

Culture Shocks in Turkey | Mexican expat living in Turkey
Have you ever experienced culture shock when visiting or moving to another country?
This time I want to share with you what were my culture shocks in Turkey and what is it like living in Turkey as a Mexican.
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[@bozenagabela6249]

You are forget to tell us that in wedding night so many ppl shut with gun in the air

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Hahahaha so trueeee! I forgot that one! Also when they shoot at the sun in Adana during the hot summers 😂😂

[@bozenagabela6249]

@@BeryIstanbulTips hahaha yes.. I was surprised to see so many girls shut in Rize aria 😊 Brave ladies

[@muhammadabubakarsaddique3216]

It was normal here in Pakistan too 7 years back shooting in air at wedding night. But as boolits comes down again so it can be dangerous. Our Police banned it. From you i come to know about Turkey too thank you.

[@yolakin8210]

The culture shock always takes time to get over. Sometimes people never get used to it.

[@metehanakar0]

@desire 2020 it will be some idiot people are doing thats.

[@angcil88]

Taking shoes off is basically a common culture throughout Asia 😀

[@AphroditeThePriestess]

And post Soviet Union territory.

[@MrCemoli]

Asia got culture from Turkish maybe that way

[@alexanderivkin7086]

And in ALL Eastern Europe.

[@rokayamane2668]

Islamic culture!

[@annabock866]

And here in Sweden and the other nordic countries

[@fulyastorytime]

I am a Turkish and I want to explain something about personal questions. If you feel uncomfortable with the question, it is okay to express it in a political way. For example, when someone asks me about my salary, I always reply as "I earn enough for me." So they get a clue that I am not okay with these kind of questions without getting an answer like "It is none of your business." In Turkey, you will get questions about where you are from, where you live (not the exact address of course), what you are doing for living, you have siblings or not, what your family doing for living for a casual talk. However, if questions begin to require more details of your personal life, it is not rude to not answering it in the way they want.

[@catherinemirano2331]

There are more that you have not mention. But generally speaking Turkish people are compasipnate, caring and kind. I experiencd all of these while living for eleven years in Istanbul.I consider Turkey as my second home.

[@dansykes4965]

I found Turkish people to be rude and very unhelpful

[@senorita9107]

@@dansykes4965 most of them are

[@kaztennyrios330]

I am Mexican and I am SOOOO fascinated by the Turkish culture and Turkey itself! I am currently learning Turkish and the food is soooo goood! It is one of my goals to visit turkey and visit where Hercai was filmed!! I LOVED IT SM but you definitely inspired me to continue following my goals because like yourself I am Mexican:)

[@thenavarrogurlz587]

I'm Mexican too, and I am fascinated by the culture, and turkey itself. I also saw hercai too lol along with other Turkish shows

[@anika.3074]

same but im from india and i want to visit where bizim hikaye was filmed which was in kucuksehir

[@EwigesSharingan]

Saludos de Turquia Amigos 😎 🇹🇷🇲🇽🇮🇳

[@shooster5884]

With the tea, not just in Turkish homes or among friends outdoors, but every business and many shops I went into I was offered tea. But being Irish that was not a problem for me as we Irish drink a lot of tea also!

[@2waffle758]

You seemed a casual Turkish girl wanting to present its country on KZbin. I am literally shocked when I learned that you are actually a Mexican. I hope you are having a good time in Turkey.

[@RizTheUrbanExplorer]

I thought she was Turkish… so she’s latina ! Wow….

[@arielbaez6797]

@@RizTheUrbanExplorer she is from my country 🇲🇽

[@murattanyel1029]

Not answering with a "no" when the driver asks if anybody is getting off: It is actually quite logical. You only know that you, yourself, are not getting off. You do not know if anyone else is getting off or not. So, answering that question with a "no" is a bit presumptuous.

[@memetandiris4329]

I’m a Filipino with a Turkish Boyfriend and after just a month of travelling 🇹🇷 I’ve witnessed most of these. Though I’m still getting used to all the customs as there are so many!

[@h.h2135]

Your husband is super lucky that he has such gorgeous and skillful wife like you . Best of luck amiga

[@caylak7046]

Thank you for telling about our culture as a Turk.🙏🇹🇷

[@chaneljimenez3904]

This was so fun to watch! My boyfriend is Turkish and I’m Mexican-American. It’s been so fun navigating and understanding 3 cultures together. ❤ felicitaciones en tu video 😊

[@alexandersumbati3693]

Thank you for your videos. You do a wonderful job in alerting us before coming to Turkey so we don’t get shocked when confronted with these situations. As a matter of fact I don’t regard every situation you mentioned as a shock but rather “ I like this Turkish habit or yes it does make sense. This is why my passion in life is Travelling because the world and it’s people can be fascinating. Keep up the good work.

[@cemasti4524]

Many houses have 2 type of toilets. Squat toilets r also natural healthier.

[@bubblygirlduddett3]

In the Philippines we also take off our shoes before entering the house. Unless of course there's a gathering in the house and you can't really expect a lot of people to remove their shoes lol. We don't say Bless you here. But since living in the UK and with my partner being British, I got use to that gesture. We also do the pointing using the mouth haha. That's very typical Filipino gesture. I saw in one of the movies that they pin money on the bride and groom, we do that in here too! Squat toilet i remember my grandma having one back then. Now I don't think i'll get use to that anymore. Great vid 👍🏻

[@teodoramoldovan7685]

Wow , I can t wait to visit Turkey ! Beautiful culture

[@sybex200]

In Romania we are removing the shoes too.after 450 years of Ottoman occupation,we have a lot of turkish influence. sarma,has become one of the most traditional dish.

[@Mvet]

good luck small hagi

[@mithatilhan6390]

I love Mexico. We are really similar culture , and we look so much alike , Turks and Mexicans looks similar the relationship between Turks and Mexicans is so underrated hope one day it will be strong. 🇹🇷🤝🇲🇽❤️ Greetings from Turqia🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@arielbaez6797]

@@alicegoldzer qué interesante!!pienso lo mismo.

[@einefanta2878]

Different religion same mentality

[@CarmelFan2024]

Thank you, you’re amazing and this was so helpful❤️

[@thehungrynutritionist]

Aww this was so nice to hear . You are so nice when you talk I felt like I was listening to a friend . ❤️

[@joshuamcbride5796]

Fantastic presentation and excellent explanation, thabk thank you for making this video!

[@nanaaraj]

We were both born in the UK, but I am of Ghanaian (African) origin and my friend is of Turkish origin. She told me when she went back home to Turkey the locals would make fun of her for not speaking Turkish well. She understands the language. Watching this video I found this interesting to learn about the cultural norms and hearing your experience as a Mexican expat. I’ll share this with her. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@susansanki168]

15:55 müsait bir yerde😉 turks and their culture... how could you not be schocked as an expat😇I was in Mexico probably befere you were born 😊 wonderful people... good hearted and very friendly! ❤we have much in common ( turks and south americans ) I really enjoy watching your videos! wish you the best of luck in your upcoming endeavors!

[@tasneemgeorge2408]

This is one of my favourite videos 💛 Really appreciated the insights into Turkish culture

[@bingalba6274]

Very nice and real encounter. It will help me to go next month in Turkey! thanks a lot!

[@mohammedsharif2651]

Cool video. Thank you 🙏🙏👏👏. I enjoyed your experiences.

[@tikeroferres7028]

You are so sypmpatic. You explain all the things informative way and subjecktively. I liked it.

[@donaldgeorge3717]

Thanks Bery.sure enjoy your vids.i would love to follow up on your recommendations and to follow your advice.

[@hmubtakir]

Thank you for the frank honest and useful description and information

[@victoriasaba9757]

Muchas Gracias Bery! Ya nos queda menos!!!!! Counting down!!!

[@Bat_273]

In India we also take off our shoes before entering the other 's house or your own house too

[@MP61PR]

In Kerala even before entering some shops; when I was buying a lungi in Aleppey, the salesmen showed me, right on my person, how to tie it, and when I looked down at my feet, I found that I was the only one with shoes on. Of course, I apologized, I would take them off, but they definitely didn't want me to take them off. Only after this experience, I noticed that customers' shoes were outside in front of a number of shops.

[@maesalam]

I recently found your channel. And i love it. Very informative. Great prospective on turkish culture and life. Good job.

[@levinawalsh2015]

Thank you So Much for sharing with us All. You now have a New subscriber. Saludos desde Irlanda ☘💚.

[@chaouchrayan]

Thank you very much for the information and this beautiful video 🙏🌷

[@quillita3]

I love your videos, thanks for sharing!

[@meissoun]

I encountered squat toilets on vacation in Italy as a child, so no shock there. They also still have them in Japan!

[@krishnanair2706]

Ya squat toilets still used in India and maybe in Indian subcontinent

[@howellwong11]

Modern apartments an homes have American type flush toilets.

[@panayiot266]

You are very very good. Thank you very much for all the videos.

[@S.Yucel1962]

Dear Berry; Your video was amazing. You told us in one breath. I will say this, you are now our daughter.

[@monicavilla9965]

Gracias por tus vídeos, estoy aprendiendo mucho antes de viajar a Turkey.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Qué gusto me da! Espero pronto verte por estos bellos rumbos ❤️❤️

[@mahletteklemariam9318]

Wow! This is so funny that I’m used to all off the customs in my home country except for the water throwing when someone leaves, drum playing for Ramadan month and body gesture for saying no when someone offers you something. That body gesture you showed on the video means Yes to me. 😁Growing up we practiced to take off our shoes on carpeted floors only while entering someone’s house, but I still practice it in my house here in USA where I reside now regardless of floor type. No shoes on on carpeted floors and slippers on on tile or wood floors rule in my house. 🙊 Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience of yours Bery. You’re awesome.

[@cemasti4524]

Shoes off into every home no matter what on the floor is.

[@samiraabdu8007]

Wow, we do everything that you mentioned back home in east Africa except splashing water. I missed listening call for prayer here in the west.

[@pplanetEarth]

Very good observations, being originally Turkish I hadn't thought of some of those, esp. the "Notch" sound for a "No" or "Notch Notch Notch..." while shaking head for saying "no no you can't do that", didn't know this is only a Turkish thing :) And as others said, you so look like a typical Turkish girl, like one of those sweet and pretty ones, I'd bet people often take you as a local.

[@MuhammadAwais-eh3gd]

That was reallyyy verrrryyyy nice and interesting facts n the good information about Turkish culture ☺️👍👍👍

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed!

[@harisqazi2485]

thanks for the info😍😍

[@B.K557]

I am a Turkish man from the Netherlands, born and raised here. Great video i really enjoyed it and it was funny. Great job💪

[@ahiliawelles2481]

I enjoyed every minute of this video 🥰

[@evargas9579]

Muy bueno tu video... gracias. Saludos desde Texas.

[@julielachtay5618]

I've mostly lived in Kadikoy so never heard the Ramadan drummers until I was staying with a friend in Maltepe and I almost had a hear attack! I'm English and have travelled a lot but the only place I really experienced culture shock was New Zealand! I expect places to be different to the UK but I imagined NZ to be much more like it so every little thing like their plug sockets, washing machines and light switches surprised me.

[@pplanetEarth]

That's interesting, I'm ethnic Turkish (Azeri Turk) have lived in NZ for 12 years, I haven't experienced much of culture shock here except a few: my biggest culture shock here was seeing all shops closed around 5 to 6 pm, basically city centre turning spooky by around 6 pm. Another one which I still haven't gotten used to: when making a cup of coffee or tea in friends place or in places like common kitchen in university campus I noticed people wash the cup, then dry the cup thoroughly with tea towels (that are already touched/used by others), then pouring a coffee/tea in the cup! In my culture it is the opposite: you'd rinse a cup even when it was already washed/dried, then pour hot water to make tea/coffee. I still do this one the Turkish way (only try not to wet outside the cup to avoid wetting the coffee table).

[@favoritemelodies9995]

Actually, I experienced the Ramazan middle of the night drummers in Kadikoy for the first time. I also almost had a heart attack:))

[@gabrielamartinez2677]

I'm learning English and I have to make a presentation about Turkish culture in English, thanks for this video I know it will be very useful, and I'd love to speak English as you do.

[@shasharaus6706]

Ive never been to Turkey before but I know about most of these cultures from watching turkish series..Im from Malaysia and some of the cultures are similar to ours. I can really relate about asking personal questions to strangers though. some of us here do it all the time, but personally i dont like it..lol..I dream to visit Turkey one day!

[@fathimababila3577]

In most of the places in Asia we take off our shoes before entering house... We use house sandals inside house

[@tonilagunsad]

I really like your Culture Shocks episode ^-^ you make me smile :)

[@esoterra8050]

3:35 "Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend."

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Love love love this! Bruce Lee’s philosophy was beautiful 🥰

[@charlydesmother4348]

Orale no sabia que eras Mexicana, q suave yo estoy por ir a Istanbul en Marzo 1o Dios y estaba checando tus videos y estoy agarrando tus tips, gracias y saludos

[@malikmohammedalikhan6770]

Thank You Sister, the washroom shock was hilarious, will be very careful when I am there.I am a heavy weight, will require someone to lift me up.....Ha Ha Ha.

[@mohsinayub2834]

Amazing video Bery!!!! I just love the way you share your experiences :) I am in Turkey it has been 2 weeks and I am already loving the people over here. Your videos helped a lot !!

[@wendybond2848]

So interesting, thanks

[@bangkoklifebynuningpratiwi6557]

I love this part of your vıdeo. Thanks for sharıng. I am laughing myself watching this. This is very important to know. :-)

[@tonisanoedelacruz9754]

In Hawaii, where I live, we remove all shoes before entering. It is adapted custom from the Japanese.

[@MrGusno]

In indonesia, it is polite if you bare foot come in someone house , but there is no slipper/sandal

[@saleemakhtar87]

Thanks for telling all this...most of them was new to me even though am a Muslim but based in Toronto Canada.....

[@edithortiz1076]

Excelente video !!! Felicidades

[@mohammadibrahim6993]

Interesting information 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@peacefullifetv5065]

Its the basic proper education from the family School relatives and friends that helps to buid good habits manner etiquette and behavior.

[@purewillow]

that is a funny video for a turkish guy like me :) the best counter-attack for the personal questions is: saying "why did you ask?" answers will be so funny :)

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Good one! 😅😅 And if is in Turkish even better hehehe “Neden soruyorsun? 👀

[@sanaummeed1247]

The squat toilets are still prevalent in India. We do have western toilets as well. And that slurp noise is also something that is common in India.

[@herseydenbirseyler6034]

Squat toilet is the cleanest. I hate the closet.

[@orcofnbu]

10:10 your husband missed a great opportunity for a joke. i would text back like "they are calling people for public execution of a criminal" :D

[@martahernandez9784]

Americans ask very personal questions too. Complete strangers ask me. I am Mexican American so I have too cultures here in Los Angeles. My son now has a Turkish girlfriend. I love her so much. And I love her culture.

[@usinebob]

Excellent video

[@sarmadaqrawi8064]

Great Thank you soooo much ❤️🇺🇸🇮🇶

[@PRIYANKA-SHIVA]

Squat toilet is common in India as well. It is also called as Indian toilet and few decades back, before the western toilet showed up we were using this. And whats so good about those toilets is they have so many health benefits .

[@zoyasheikh5012]

Too much information 😃😃😃😃😃😃 thanks sister

[@TheTanha47]

Thank you.

[@market111]

Mam please explore more about turkey my mom really enjoyed your vlogs Hats off

[@masail1010]

Squat toilets was a shock for me too when I visited Istanbul last month. I had to hold my pea until I found a setting toilet. 😩

[@martagonzalez571]

No sabia que eras mexicana! Saludos desde Puerto Rico.

[@kazkhan9697]

Turkish culture and our Culture very much same beautiful Culture

[@meltem65]

lol if you are from pakistan we are not the same as you dude

[@ahiliawelles2481]

Can you do a shopping tour where they sell terlik ect...? 🥰The terlik look so comfy

[@adeelraiz8172]

Looking so pretty.God bless you and your family

[@hellonoitsfine9681]

i was there in istambul wonderful city

[@hasibeerk6285]

Really!we usually say bless you when someone sneeze. It’s very common in Turkish culture

[@hasibeerk6285]

I really enjoyed the minibus story 😀

[@areejmalik9892]

while doing those 'gestures', I must confess you looked so cute! ❤❤ you talk sweetly

[@mehrzadahmadi8421]

Hola, Thanks for your enlightenments. What you say about the bus drivers calling if anyone would like to get off, does not seem to be a matter of cultural behaviour. When only one person replys with a 'Yes' answer, that is a signal for the driver to take action, ie, stop; but a 'No' response from a single person does not have any determining factor for the driver. Even if everybody shouted 'No', again that wouldn't change what the driver keeps doing ie, driving with a constant speed.

[@herseydenbirseyler6034]

I agree with you.

[@user-ek8ls2bf8d]

Muy buen video, felicidades

[@khaterehlunden5136]

Thank you very much

[@ayushigupta8555]

After watching this video I realised all that Turkish and India has soooo much things common in them from those squat toilet to that sound tch tch tch😊

[@Trabzon61istanbul]

hahaha so funny. But you really have good knowledge about our culture. enjoy to live in Turkey

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Thank you! 🎉🎉🎉

[@hakaner4873]

I laughed so much to your words about toilet 😂😂 go on spiderwoman, go and do it😂😂

[@emeldamcdowald8521]

Turkey is big on my bucket list💓

[@kadircanyldran1849]

water always finds the way i cannot hope something better than this for the travel what people cannot undewrstand here seriously :D

[@officialVozie100]

Da'an'zho I'm 100 💯% native american strong apache from arizona chihuahua mexico and Texas I heard this is many mexicans in turkey today it's TRUE hope you having fun there ❤

[@officialVozie100]

I'm 0% turkish but I love turks ❤

[@MitchellC03]

My grandma's apartment in Istanbul has the loud speaker for the call to prayer right outside the window where I sleep when I go to visit. Its like an alarm clock that I can't turn off.

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Sameeeee! 😅😅 We have a mosque just next to our building, so with the first prayer of the day I can track what time is it 🤣

[@anika.3074]

In India we also take off our shoes before entering the house. Unless of course there's a gathering in the house and you can't really expect a lot of people to remove their shoes lol. We also do the pointing using the mouth haha. I saw in one of the movies that they pin money on the bride and groom, we do that in here too! Squat toilet can only be found in low status rural areas or in the second bathroom of the house. i used to have one in my house 7 years ago but we have now swicthed to western toilets in both the bathrooms Now I don't think i'll get use to that anymore.

[@wafibgi1826]

Ramadan Drummer is also common in Bangladesh specially in Dhaka

[@JoynalniceAbdin]

Excellent

[@lazybaby525]

Thank you

[@recaai5577]

I died in tea part 😂😂 as a Turkish person

[@fatoomlbq5679]

I loved this video

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

💜

[@jc4ng]

Siempre fiel al canal 🛐🛐🛐🛐

[@BeryIstanbulTips]

Muchas gracias!! 🤗🤗

[@WhatsUpDivv]

You could definitely be a popular travel youtuber

[@johnnywalking83]

I'm going to experience a lot when/if I go to Morocco in November.

[@einefanta2878]

People same mentality