Why the European side?

[DICTATORSHIP]

ok list of reasons why europe is the better side of ıstanbul.
1, we got a metro
2, we got taksim
3, we got the airport
4, we got all the historical places
5, we got the grand bazaar
6, we got Ortakoy
7, we got Karakoy



need I go on or as anyone else got something to contribute?

[sharky]

1. Metro? let's call it a small train on a short track ;D
2. Taksim? do you mean that over crowded +over priced place with the hughe construction in the middle ;D
3. Airport? we got our own and I guess I don't need more time to go to yours then you do ;D
4. History? good for Yabanci's living in Asia, nobody is asking us to buy any thing ;D
5. Grant Bazar? the Kadiköy Bazar is the biggest and best in Istanbul, btw: the prices are better, even for Yabanci's and nobody is pulling you into the shop and trying his languages skills ;D
6. Ortaköy? we got Moda ;D
7. Karaköy? we got Kadiköy ;D

you may go on as I may do too some day I will convice you!!!

[DICTATORSHIP]

I didnt know Kadikoy was like Karakoy. Is there really a red light district like the one in karakoy there? you never told me this Holger. what are you and matt hiding over there?

[sharky]

there seems to be no red light destrict at all over here, but lot's of bars, hey, I didn't know you are in need for it, anyhow this special service of Karaköy, those unmoralic things, we leave to the old Europe

[DICTATORSHIP]

Hey dont forget Germany and France are part of old europe according to Donald Rumsfield.
I dont need the service in Karakoy in fact I have no idea where it is but maybe Kelly can give us the address ;D ;D
what do you think?

[kebalta]

How is it that I keep getting brought up in the sex trade convos??? You know people are going to start thinking either I work in the industry or I that I enjoy sex with men/women that stand on street corners. But yes I do know where the red light district is in karakoy....

Back to the topic. Sharky- if asia is so cool then why do you guys always insist on coming over here??? Have you ever seen the traffic on the bridge? You guys have a few ok areas over there, but moda isnt anything like ortakoy. The only thing you guys have that we dont is bagdat caddesi, and thats only fun every few months. And we have akmarkez, which is just as good for both shopping and people watching.

Kelly

[sharky]

as far as I understand our usual discussion is like that because of 1 (+Fati and Matt) all others don't like to go to Asia for a dinner
Akmerkez is a place I don't prefer, it's to artificail and cold and I'm not a shopping girl; did you know, that one of the new shopping places is the Tepe-Nautilus? But ok, the one I like most is the Profilo in Mecediyeköy, but who crosses a bridge just for some shopping?
general I wonder why so many people are living on the Asian site, but almost all yabanci's insist on living in Europe - guess it feels more home ;D
sharky

[kebalta]

Well I wouldnt say that the European side feels more like home (dont forget I'm American ) Actually all of my family lives over there, and most of the people that I know in Istanbul. Maybe I wanted a new start - didnt want to hang out with the same people as before.