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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead
People thought I was German, and several turkish guys spoke German to me, and even with my horrible german accent and grammar still thought I was German. Even with my american accent speaking english, people weren't sure I was american. So yay me!
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Glad you had a nice time. I just got back from holiday on the South West coast of Turkey. A lot of Turks also thought me and my boyfriend were German, even though most of the people in the resort we stayed at were English.
We figured it was just that they think any white person who isnt grotesquely fat, walking about semi naked burnt to lobster pink, swilling vast amounts of beer and seems vaguely interested in exploring the culture of the country can't be British or American, so by default you must be German, because they're the only other White tourists who visit Turkey.
Also a lot of Turkish men went to Germany as migrant labourers in the 1970s, so they picked up the language. Even when we'd tell them we weren't German, they'd still speak German to us. This offical on the Izmir metro asked 'Sprechen sie Duetsch?' and when I said 'Ein Bischen', he seemed very confused, and it seemed he didn't speak any more German except that.
I really liked going somewhere that hardly anyone spoke English, it's like going to Japan but cheaper!