people are rude?

Ayşa wrote:

Hi waw so there r people who think the same !!! Anyway i have been in Istanbul since April 13 this year ! Not that much time to know people in a new country that fast ... But i kind of sensed few things that r really not so kind .. Lets say .. And i agree that many of them are cold ! Also am not just judging am just gonna tell u few things happened and u can see !!
Well in the bus for example !! U know that nowadays men sit and women stand ! Which is really weird but am a girl ! And i know its old fashion but even when old guy enters the bus .. GIRLS leave their seats and guys r just sitting !

Then we have this walking in the bus ! When am struggling to find something to hold so i wont fall ! A women or a man wanna go near the door and force u to leave the thing ur holding and will never think for once that u will fall if u do so o.O

Ok leave the bus now !! The other day i was walking with my sis ! On the pavement and there was a really narrow street on the side and actually its open for ppl to walk ! It is the kind of street that u can walk in cuz its in between houses ! So suddenly i hear some  one from behind saying something ! It was a man wants us to step aside cuz he wanna pass us !!!!! I mean HELLO the whole street was not enough for him to walk in !!!?
And this thing .... In super markets or anywhere no one will even wait for few secs !! Behind u ! Even if ur chocking lets say !!! They would at once say :PARDON ! So that u die or something anywhere else !
Am not listing those things that maybe look silly just to make fun ! Let me also say there r sooo many ppl that r so welcoming and so kind also ! And u can make friends also ! So am just mentioning the bad things i always notice all the time and not for few times !!

Ugh, I hate people, especially strangers, touching or shoving me. It's so bad I try to avoid crowded areas - which is everywhere in the city. And when I was moving my two large suitcases off of a ferry, going very slowly of course since I'm very petite - I almost fell over because all of the big strong men were literally trying to jump over me. Not a single one offered to help me get my bags off the boat. In the end it was a woman who was immaculately dressed that helped me. She also wanted to wait with me until my ride showed up. Small acts of kindness.

It also really annoys me the bus thing lol. But I have seen some guys get up for a woman, especially if she has a child. The funny thing is my Turkish friend said he went to London and when he got up to give a woman his seat there, she got angry! Haha.

They have no concept of queues or lines here It is whoever has the best elbows will get served first in the supermarket or wherever else. The best was when I was waiting to check out and an old man came and put his groceries in front of mine. If he had asked, I would have let him!

I come from New York City so rudeness is not surprising to me. But I think when you live in a big city it can make things go so much smoother when you are polite.