Perhaps also watching too many yerli dizi (domestically produced soap operas) as well.

Depending on where he’s from, it could also be a cultural thing. So I’ve heard.

As someone else said above, it’s upselling — it’s too bad they use shame to do it.

One of the truest songs ever written.

They’re on OKStupid too, the guys who just want pen pals. The first time they demur on meeting in person, or suddenly cancel, I just block them and move on.

Now I want to see the bathrooms.

Emerald! Wasn’t that 2014’s color? Will have to go check...

Isn’t that how they used to do in some ancient cultures? Expand the wedding feast so everybody in the village could celebrate?

Kind of depends on who’s getting married. There is still a vast array of regionally and ethnically specific customs in Turkey. If you get into the specifics of where their roots are, whether the families are well-off or of modest means, conservative or less so, you can’t always be sure what you’ll get. At least…

I call that “the pigeon dance.” It reminds me of the way male pigeons approach every female with the same dance moves, the same puffed-up chest, the same mating call. They have a very high rejection rate, but eventually get one who doesn’t ignore him and fly away.

You must not have seen what’s-his-name, that weirdo in Austin. Romeo Rose or something. Now those be some fake in the name of fake teeth. Andre 3000’s just look a little overwhitened to me.

Perspective, I guess — I enjoy the rooster I hear from my window, but he’s kind of far away. He’s a refreshing change from the weeping, whining constant tantrums I had to put up with from the kids upstairs in my old place.

Or a husband, for that matter.

Burn, baby, burn

FWIW the whole thing smells kind of Turkish to me, though I’ve heard stories like this about men of other cultures.

Ignore those people. Negging your teeth is how they make their money.

I would love to see a stab at Russian tabloids. Очень смешно.

Try dealing with it on an international level, and they just have VERY different ideas about what is an appropriate question. I’ve come to understand that questions about for example, how much rent you pay are considered normal, but I’m still not going to answer them. Or my favorite: “You’re not married? Why???”

It is an extreme example of what some people will do to try to get over on these tests. There is a lot at stake, especially in that part of the world where education is still one of the only ways to improve one’s lot.

It dates back to Strunk & White, I bet: “Omit needless words!”