Tag Archives: Ottoman Empire

Cross-cultural explanation moment #456: Yes, many Turks drink alcohol (and a lovely video)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by lizcameron

This blog is about one Turkish-American couple’s road trip through a cross-cultural marriage. In the U.S., one of our regular cross-cultural moments comes in explaining things about Turkey, the Middle East, and Islam to others – to the best of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Turkish Food! | Tagged cross-cultural, explaining, Galatasaray S.K., islam, Karagöz and Hacivat, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Rakı, Recreation, Turk, Turkey, Turkish, Turkish American, Turkish people | 10 Comments

2011 Interlude: Lamajuns bridge the culture gap from Cihangir to Watertown, MA

Posted on September 29, 2011 by lizcameron

In my last post, I wrote about the hirsute black radishes gracing our kitchen counter…and about how talking about them with M. caused him to remember his childhood afternoons on the way home from school in Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Cross-cultural learning moments, Turkish Food! | Tagged Cihangir, cooking, cross-cultural, food, Home, istanbul, Lemon juice, memory, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Provinces, Radish, Turkey | 1 Comment

2011 Interlude: From hairy black radishes to sweet apples and the power of childhood memories

Posted on September 28, 2011 by lizcameron

Cross-cultural moments abound in my marriage. While I am not in Turkey right now, they still seem to come fast and furious seven years into this road trip together with M. – the road trip that I am narrating here … Continue reading →