Russian Girls In Turkey

 
03.07.2003  
 
     

There is a lot of Russian-speaking personnel in Turkey

There are a lot of Russians in Turkey. Fifteen million tourists visited the country last year, a quarter of them were Russians. Russian people can live even in expensive hotels now, so the Russian language can be heard under palm trees too.

A Russian citizen dos not have to buy a phrase book of the Turkish language, or learn any foreign languages. Turkish people do not bother themselves with studying the Russian language either. English and German is enough for them. They chose a simpler way out: Turkish people invited Russian-speaking personnel to serve Russian guests. Presumably, they are residents of former USSR states, female residents, to be more precise. Russian men probably have a certain employment in Turkey, but it is hard to find any of them there. However, there are a lot of young women from former Soviet republics. Our first encounter with a Russian girl took place in a small leather goods shop in a hotel. When we entered the shop, she was sitting on a stool, reading a book. When she saw us, she stopped reading and offered her help. We have been warned about obtrusive shop assistants in Turkey, but the girl was just perfect: she was polite and not obtrusive at all. She behaved exactly the way a Russian customer would like her to. When we were leaving, we noticed that the girl's book was actually a thick textbook - she was a student.

A salesgirl in another shop was apparently a local woman. She wanted us to buy something badly, she looked us straight into the eyes and said: "If you do not buy this thing, it will be coming to you in your dreams." We hid our wallets and left the place, where a woman had threatened us with nightmares. As we continued our shopping, we went to a big jewelry shop, where we were given a guide - a slim brunette girl named Inga. She was tired of following us in every shop and department in the center, talking to us in a melancholic way. Inga looked like a real oriental girl. It turned out that she came from the republic of Kyrgyzstan, she arrived in Turkey during a tourist season. We did not dare to ask her about her wages and living conditions - she looked too sad.

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