Not Constantinople

I originally designed this site to share photos of my trip to Turkey and Bulgaria in 2005 (hence the name) But as I'm currently living in London, this seems like the perfect place to share general updates and specific antecdotes...without running up my phone bill.

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Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Monday, January 29, 2007

Key differences

It's not an elevator, it's a lift.

The @ symbol and the " are swapped on the keyboard for no reason whatsoever.

Nail polish is nail varnish.

It's not a cell, it's a mobile.

And it's not a restroom or a ladies' room or even a bathroom - it's the toilet (often labeled water closet, but never actually called that). I never really realized how crude I consider the word toilet to be...but I really can't bring myself to ask someone where the toilet is, or excuse myself to go to the toilet. But if you ask someone where the restroom is you will be greeted with a blank stare - and in one extreme case, I was directed toward the seating area in the lobby.

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