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[Tim Drayton]

I think that was tongue in cheek, I am sure you are aware of that Tim. Eliko is trying very hard to inject humour into the forum.

That didn't occur to me, so I suppose the joke is on me.
Even so, some unsuspecting sole could read the post and imagine that this is how you say "good morning" in Turkish, so I could possibly have saved somebody a lot of embarrassment.

[purdey]

A true gentleman..

[Tim Drayton]

Them Turks are so unpredictable (in my opinion), there was I strolling through a side street in Lepta when I met two Turkish gentlemen walking a dog, I gave them a cheerful smile, attempted to greet them in their own language saying "Yarak !" (Good Morning , for the benefit of those unfamiliar with the lingo) and they both immediately turned surly and aggressive.

I am sure they would have attacked me, were it not for the fact that they may have recognized the futility in undertaking such an enterprise.

Funny people, next time I will just ignore them if they can't respond to a civil greeting.

To say good morning in Turkish, you need to utter the word "günaydın".

The word you have given above is a rude word for the male sexual organ. This may explain the response that you received.

What gave you the impression that this means "good morning" in Turkish?

Good Heavens Tim !, are you implying that I may have inadvertently uttered an expletive rather than a civil greeting ?.

I am not implying this, sir, I am telling you that this is so.

[Eliko]

Tim Drayton, you have now spoiled my plan !!.

[Tim Drayton]

Tim Drayton, you have now spoiled my plan !!.

Spoilsport is my middle name.

[roseandchan]

imagine turning up at ercan airport customs and saying it, you'd probably be arrested.

[CBBB]

There does some to be a number of people posting on this forum who have had the parts of their brain that cater for sense of humour and spotting wind-ups, surgically removed.

These parts have obviously been replaced with an extra expletive lobe.