Not being able to bend the rules.
Sorting rubbish.
The need to get 3 quotes before you get anyone to work on your house
The fact that not everything is a conspiracy
Foreigners sometimes prefer to finish work properly rather than fast - e.g. without leaving wires sticking out of the wall in a big shopping mall etc.
Non Turks aren't all accustomed to you going up and talking to their baby as a total stranger
Not having toilets that squirt water on your bum like they do in Turkey.
This would be sad. Turkish food, for example, might sometimes be good but the world has a lot to offer and I've met a lot of Turks who won't try anything (Brits are probably slightly better on average but many are just as bad).
- Slowing down (Turkish people always in a rush)' - Saying 'NO' (we tend to say YES a lot eventhough we think it is a no situation, both in your real life and work life) - Every people I met, they already visited most of the countries in Europe, so they are travelling all world and met with different people from different cultures. Before I came Europe I only visited one country other than Turkey. It takes some time learn other cultures and how to behave... - Politics is stupid. - There are other problems than economy, middle east, religion etc. People are talking about sustanability, climate change, electronic cars etc.
There are other things but these are the ones come to my mind so far :)
Then COVID and Russia happened, and now the world is catching up in doom and gloom. :)
On the other hand, I find these attitudes hypocritical when it comes to war and Ukraine. As if suddenly, these people realized war is bad. Turkish people have been facing it since 2003, if we talk about terrorism we may have to go back even further.
The Syrian War was never discussed, but now everyone is talking about the Ukraine War, and no action is taken instead of painting big buildings yellow and blue.