Time in Turkish culture is pretty interesting. Based on the resources that I have found and what Gökhan has told me, time is very fluid and less structured in Turkey. If I made plans to meet with a Turkish person for lunch, for example, then the person would more the likely be late. I thought that this was interesting because the Turkish friend that I made in Barcelona was late every time that we had planned to hang out. I also find this so funny because I struggle with my punctuality myself. I feel like I may be Turkish in this aspect of time.
Another interesting thing that Gökhan told me about making plans is that it is implied for people to spend the entire day together when they make plans to hang out. This is something that I don’t believe that I can relate to so easily because I am naturally a hermit. I tend to get drained after being with someone for an extended amount of time so I am interested in seeing how I would cope with this if I lived in Turkey. These were the main two things that stood out to me.
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