Dean Christakos« Arrived in Istanbul | Main | Stuff You Can't Make Up »
April 5, 2006
Istanbul, First Full Day
The first thing I've noticed here is that there are few public garbage cans anywhere. A guy trying to recruit me to go to his carpet store noticed me with a bewildered look on my face, empty water-bottle in hand, and mentioned to me that for security purposes, there aren't any public trash cans in most central places. Surprisingly, he did not use that as a segue to tell me that at his cousin's handicraft store, he had a garbage can in which I could throw out my empty water bottle. I think that would have worked on me.
Posted by Dean at April 5, 2006 1:17 PM