A friend recently posted photos on Facebook of her family cruise. One of the ports was Istanbul and one of the pictures showed her (I'm guessing) 6-year-old daughter sitting happily in the middle of a carpet in a carpet shop, surrounded by three smiling young shop assistants.

I can imagine the reaction in many countries to a little girl - a species not generally known for cleanliness - planting herself down on an expensive piece of merchandise. But Turks are different. The following photo showed the three men holding the rug waist-high, the delighted girl still sitting in the center as if on a magic carpet ride.

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