Hospitality Of Turkish People In The 21th Centuty

Culture is one of the many factors that contributes to the development of our personalities. I strongly believe that everything we hear, see or do plays a huge part in our personal qualities. In fact, it does not just affect our personality, it also affects our perspective on the world we live in. I was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. As I was growing up, I most certainly adopted the core aspects of the Turkish culture. Guests and hospitality are of vital importance in the Turkish society. No matter what kind of an economic situation one has, if a visitor comes along, food and space have to be shared and he or she should be treated as guests sent by God.

In fact, Turkish people like to go out of their way to be harberous and helpful in anywhere, not only in their homes. Being offered a cup of tea in a shop, in a working place or even in a bureaucratic appointment is all part of their hospitable tradition. The attitude, which has survived to the 21th century, most definitely encouraged me to be more helpful and generous in life. Helping people and having neighborly relations happen to be the two principles that I have kept on preserving over the years.

Turkish people literally gain pleasure from sharing; it is a quality which I genuinely admire. Hospitality, a welcoming face, generosity and humanitarianism are all fundamentally connected to each other and play a huge part in the social structure of Turkey such that it is most definitely a sign of rudeness to not smile and to be distant in any kind of a social environment. It is expected to be kind and helpful to one another in everywhere even on the public transports where you have to offer your seat to elderly people.

Although I have lived in three different countries and adapted to different cultural norms, I still tend to make eye contact and smile at everyone who crosses my path.I sometimes even find myself asking if everything’s okay when my fiancée is not smiling at all. Being from a different nationality makes it harder for him to understand my social expectations. I most definitely think that smile helps to form a person’s first impression and it is the most important tool of communication.