A snippet from the sunday papers today. The Turkish government have banned Winnie the Pooh from being shown on TV.
The reason - PIGLET.
And they want to join the EU?
What's the problem with PIGLET then???
Poork, mate, bleedin' poork.
Turkey's public broadcaster has denied reports that it has banned the popular Walt Disney cartoon "Winnie the Pooh" because one of the main characters in the show is a piglet.
Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) said late Saturday media reports that "Winnie the Pooh" and other cartoons featuring pigs had been barred "are untrue and aim to discredit the institution."
It's another example of urban myth compounded by xenophobia. We were in Turkey on holiday last month and none of the restaurants we visited had any qualms about offering bacon or other pork products.
Exactly, every time we've been to Turkey pork was available on the menu's, and "full English" B'fast (with Bacon/sausage) is available everywhere.
Cheap cheap Asda Price and karaoke and breakdancing and British Breakfasts are just tourist gimmicks to get you to spend... why do you think so many workers leave their villages to earn seasonal money... it must be like fish in a barrel!
Yes, I have been out in rural Turkey and it is very different, but without tourism and us lot spending our hard earned dosh on 'full English' etc etc they would be in a different position during the 'season'. I know that all the young Turkish guys flock to the resorts for the summer, then work on building etc out of season (if not doing their stint in the Army of course), this is how it works for them.... and good luck to them.
so do we know why pooh has been banned??
My hubby is muslim, but handles pork on a daily basis in work - And whilst would baulk at the thought of eating it - He gets on with it. Likewise im sure any turk whether from the village or big city would get over their repulsion if it put food on their table/paid the bills
Cheers
LA
back to pooh bear then!?!
good idea before Briar tells us off for being way
Post a Reply
Please sign in or register an account to reply to this post.