In an attempt to meet people (and do something fun), I’ve been searching online for information about the Latin dance scene in Ankara. I was put in contact with a young woman who used to salsa and is now into tango. After exchanging a couple messages on Facebook, she invited me to come to her [...]
Posts Tagged ‘communication’
The kindness of strangers
Posted in Turkey 2010, tagged communication, culture shock, dance on October 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Lesson on Turkish Body Language
Posted in Turkey 2010, tagged communication, culture on September 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I need to adjust to Turkish body language because it’s different from what North Americans do. Signaling “yes” is pretty much the same: nodding your head up and down. Turks tend to just nod the head down once rather than bobbing up and down a few times, but close enough. That’s where the similarities end [...]
