birthdays

by **geordiespurs** » 23 Mar 2009 17:38

my wife was wondering how turkish people celebrate their birthdays, do they do the same things as we do or do they do something different

Dont know really,not really thought about that.Although people that i know have celebrated like us,cakes etc.
I done a little suprise for my other half (turkish) when we was in Icmeler last year,cakes,balloons etc... went down well.

So think its the same really...just what i think,some may have other thoughts xx

by **blondie2211** » 24 Mar 2009 13:55

We have a turkish friend and when it was his birthday we sent him a birthday card over, he told us this was the very first birthday card he ever had - which I thought was quite sad. But different cultures do things differently. He wasn't even sure exactly how old he was - someone told me that some turkish parents wait until they have a couple of kids and then register their births at the same time :shock:

But I don't know if there is any truth in that or if they were just pulling my chain! :oops:

by **jivebunnie0** » 24 Mar 2009 22:25

Blondie, I don't think anyone is pulling your chain..... I think that a lot of turkish people do not know exactly how old they are, as some of their registered birth dates that appear on their kimlick (? spelling) actually differ from they date they were born on, and yes....I've also heard that families will wait to register other births at the same time. How confusing!

by **blondie2211** » 25 Mar 2009 10:18

Gosh! How strange not to know when your really birthday is. I was talking to one of the local bar owners - I wont say his name or he'll kick my behind! - and he was trying to tell me that he was younger than me...he looks in his 50's :shock:

and when he brought his driving license out - he was :shock:

so that's probably a prime examlpe! I don't feel so bad now. Thanks for clearing that up for me