Is it just me? or do others find this offensive?

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 07:51

Drove into Girne yesterday afternoon and counted 6 men, presumably brits, wandering about stripped to the waist. Now don't get me wrong, I'm no prude - these were not young, fit men with six packs - more like party sevens!

No, seriously this is ok in your back yard or the beach - but do we really have to see it walking along the main road/in the supermarket/in cafes?



I'm sure being a muslim country the locals (especially females) must find this embarrising.



And guys (you must know who you are) not even a good suntan - more like sunburn.



Come on fellas - we ladies have to cover up - hows about a thin shirt or vest when you leave the beach please?

Maggie (rather hot & bothered so probably why I'm complaining)

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 07:57

I am all in favour of equality: either men cover up like ladies or if you can't beat them join them

ismet

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 07:58

I agree with you, it is offensive and rude..lack of respect...probably not very intelligent either..

primadonna


Joined: 09/06/2009
Posts: 18

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 07:59

I agree, I saw a couple of them yesterday when I drove through town, six packs I could have handled lol, but the party sevens could have driven me to drink!!!

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 08:17

I saw a large british lady in girne town centre last week, walling around in her bikini with seethrugh top,few men was looking at her and she was upset about it,so I asked her if she walked around like that in uk as well,dont think it went down well cause she walked away without a word(point)

dozza67


Joined: 11/07/2008
Posts: 607

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 08:22

vorgozlu



Well done for confronting that woman. It is just as disgusting and offensive as men walking round shops and towns in just a pair of shorts. They would not do this in UK. Tesco's, Asda, et al would ask them to leave.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 08:22

Msg 5 Yes, good point, Yorgozlu! but at least she had a bikini top on (& see through top over that).



It's the vast expance of red, flabby male flesh I am objecting to! YUCK!!



Maggie

bridie


Joined: 18/09/2008
Posts: 308

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 08:44

I also find Brits on holiday showing vast amounts of flesh disgusting and am ashamed to be British. I thought it was just me, until I spoke to someone from Trinidad, who told me they had to put up notices in supermarkets, telling their customers to wear a shirt!!I also hate to see Brits walking around without footwear in the supermarkets. Do you see poor Turkish/ Cypriot children running around without shoes here?

I am pleased to see this topic, and interested to hear that I am not alone in my opinions.

sporty


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 685

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 08:48

got off a cruise ship in Tortola,British Virgin Islands in Feb,boiling hot! walked down the main street and a copper asked me to put my top on. I was surprisedi must say,didnt want to offend,was with wife and kids.

I'm not red and flabby either!!lol

Codger


Joined: 03/04/2009
Posts: 153

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 08:59

Just a thought but do we actually know that the offending persons are ' brits ' ? It appears all to easy these days to class any offending caucasian person abroad as a ' brit '



And I agree, cover up when in town whatever their nationality.



Codger

Jetski


Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 584

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 09:59

Just a thought but do we actually know that the offending persons are ' brits ' ? It appears all to easy these days to class any offending caucasian person abroad as a ' brit '



Perhaps it was the Man Utd tatoos that gave them away? ;o)

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:03

Msg 10 & 11



Or maybe the Union Jack boxers???

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:16

Sadly having heard several of the Great Unclothed speak, they are Brits. It really does a compete lack of respect for others wandering around in a state of undress. It doesn't make any difference, size, colour or creed - Please cover up and show some respect for fellow human beings! And that doesn't mean a knotted hankie on the head either - or sandals and grey socks

smithy


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 5301

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:25

Maggie

I thought it was only me having those thoughts, even in the evening you see Brits walking about just in shorts and as you say its the overweight ones that seem to do it more, puts you over you food,

I know the age of suited and booted have gone (shame) but a pair of shorts is a disgrace and a lot of them are showing their builders bums AGH

should be shooed out of shops

Well done Maggie for pointing this out, maybe the guilty ones will cover up next time (You know who you are)

Sheila x

banjo


Joined: 28/01/2009
Posts: 113

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:27

Lack of manners, that's what it is

bogeyman


Joined: 04/06/2009
Posts: 175

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:34

is there anything people on this board dont complain about you see this anywhere in the world not just here. i seen 3 fat old ugly british women flirting with some young turkish blokes yes they were turkish sober while the britts were p...ed showing far too much. yes i was proud to be brittish. yes and that comes from an oldish fat english women. get a life and leave our blokes alone

fatboy



Joined: 05/11/2008
Posts: 244

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:42

Re.msg 16

I can only assume your hubby was one of 'em.

bogeyman


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Posts: 175

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:45

re msg 17 yes and was it you we waved at

Tuttut


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 10:52

I think it is lack of respect for the local people but i personally do not find it that offensive.

You can accept it if they have a six pack but you can not accept it if they have a bit of a gut? umm At least they are comfortable in them selves to be able to do this, i say good on them if they are happy with their bodies.



I have been to many countries where i have seen women walking around in there bikini tops and shorts and gone shopping, i have seen men walk around in the shorts they are on HOLIDAY!!!!



If the shop owners find it offensive then they should put a sign in the entrance of their shop saying please wear correct clothing. I have seen this in certain countries.



So if you see a child walking around with only their shorts on is this offensive?

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:05

Tuttut Msg 19

I don't think you read or understood my point at all!



I did not say I could accept this if it was young men with a six pack! please don't misquote me!



I said dressing (or should I say undressing) like this is fine on the Beach or in your own back yard/garden but in most civilised societies it is NOT acceptable in the street, in restuarants etc!



You say you have been to many countries so you will know that it is actually an offence in some countries not to be properly dressed in public!



As for children I would hope that resposible parents would want to cover their little ones up so as not to get burned in the very strong sun we have here.



This started out as quite a lighthearted post - I was merely hoping it would jolt some of the offending topless men into covering up. I think you are clearly quite young and it's a shame you have no sense of humour and obviously not much sense of decency!



Have a nice day



Maggie x

bogeyman


Joined: 04/06/2009
Posts: 175

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:07

well said tuttut but are we giving the political correct brigade some ammo here ......guttism

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:09

msg 19.I dont think it is offensive to see a child with no top on, depending on there age. But adults should respect other countries way of life and act accordingly. I must admit I don't like to see men walking along Morecambe promenade with no shirts on, but some of the girls dress so scantily it is nearly as bad.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:11

Hi Nigel (msg22) I'm from Slyne! There's not too many shirtless blokes down the prom - usually far too bloody cold for em lol!

Maggie

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:15

Hi Maggie, yes thats true but even in the winter some of them wear next to nothing. Back to your original point when we are over we often comment on this. I havn't got a six pack, perhaps a four, but still would never go without a shirt, except at pool or beach

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:18

Agree you see it all over the world where people are on holiday. I think the whole point is that this is, at the end of the day, a moslem country and we should respect their values and traditions.

Tuttut


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:22

Whoops think i upset Maggie not intended, sorry..... i was just making a comment.



I was commenting on if people are happy with their bodies why can't they show them, if people are on holiday why can they not do this? it is done in other countries, if the country does not accept this type of dress then they should write this at the airport on entry or in holiday brouchures (which countries do ie Dubai etc). If shop owners do not like it make a sign up to advise people only acceptable dress is to be worn in this shop.



I actually do have a very good sence of humour and yes i am of the younger (well not so young any more)generation.



My son often asks if he an take his top off as he finds it cooler and as long as i know he has factor 50 on i allow him to do so, he nows when he is hot and he also knows where the shade is to play and walk in.



Bogeyman.... yep whoops maybe i have just given them ammo sorry.

Tuttut


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:25

So should we all give up drinking then also? as it is a moslem country and not eat Pork? just a comment

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:29

NO MORE OFFENSIVE THAN MUSLIMS WEARING BURKERS AND PYJAMAS IN THE UK OR SIKEHS WANTING TO CARRY KNIVES what about hari krishners lot wearing those bright orange robes.



The thing is if you want to be offended then you will be if you do not like what you see look away it is really easy.

tattlad


Joined: 13/12/2008
Posts: 479

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:34

It's absolutely disgusting to see Brits walking round with no tops on anywhere in public especially when their wrinkly old bits are hanging down around their waist, and that's just the blokes, keep it for home folks.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:51

Hi Tuttut Msg 26 no offence taken! As the title of the thread suggests I simply wondered if it was just me that finds the sight of a sweaty british male, stripped to the waist (and often showing 'builder's bum'), wandering about the shopping streets and in and out of cafes offensive? Obviously some folk don't mind this at all! fine!



As for notices at Airports, entrances to shops, cafes etc - is that really neccessary? next we'll have to put up signs reminding people to say please & thankyou etc..........come to think of it that's maybe not such a bad idea! lol

Maggie x

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:18

Think that you will find that it is just 'one type' of person that now is coming over to n.c that used to frequent Spain! Cheap deals etc. Dont mean to sound snobby, but sweaty mens bodies whilst shoping makes me want to puke! Plus it was always thought to be common to walk about and to drink at bars with no t/shirt, or shirt on, expecially of a night. yuk.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:19

I thought it was a secular state, like Turkey, with majority of Moslems.

N.Cyprus is a very tolerant place compared to many, but a little more

modesty would command a bit of respect!

There are always people who think they are being daring (!) by ignoring

local custom. Saw a girl in Abu Dhabi walking with boyfriend in main

street with bottom hanging out of very short shorts. ( lucky not to be

arrested there)

I had to cover my shoulders before going into St. Marks in Rome, and I was

dressed quite modestly I thought, only sleeveless top. But that's religion.

Here in Scotland, whenever the sun comes out (and it is really warm now)

many young men bare their white torsos and can be seen in the streets.

The young women are half naked just about all year! But they're young!

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:21

some people are actually offensive in clothes never mind near naked.

such as rather large ladies in trousers that are 2 sizes to small for them thats offensive.



god made us how we are like littlenige says look away.



i think its more of a hygiene thing rather then looks. its not against the law and like it or not people will do it for vanity or ignorance or both. i would rather see six fat blokes showing builders bum then seeing children with no seat belts on in cars or people with no skid lids on on motor scooters

other europeans walk round like this its just not the british.



good topic though maggie if we all agreed the world would be strange

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:21

I suppose I am a bit of a snob Dizzycows (msg 30) and PROUD of it! lol



Thinking of getting myself one of those harpoon guns that they shoot whales with for my next expedition into Girne!



Shudder to think just how bad it will get if they ever indroduce cheap direct flight!



Maggie x

HAPPY FEET


Joined: 18/07/2008
Posts: 416

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:22

Why do so many men have to wear there football shirts on holiday ? don't they have any decent hoilday clothes to wear and to make matters worse many wear the football shirts during the day and don't even change in the evening to go out..

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:24

I'd gladly buy them all a football shirt Happyfeet - if they promised to wear it when they come off the beach! lol

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:35

football shirts are a sign of your affection and loyalty to the club you are supporting and its not just a man thing lots of ladies wear their club shirts with pride.



I know one bloke that comes on holiday for 4 weeks at a time and he only has one shirt!!!



yes bring out the right guard

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:36

Hi maggiandbernie, yep we must be a little bit snobby or should I rephrase it and say perhaps we have a little bit more 'class' eh!

Couldnt agree more with the posts above re fat women/men in under sized clothes, it always makes me shudder when these very fat young girls were these hipsters, their fat hanging out, horrible.

Think that in a few years time the youngsters will look at their photos and will wonder why they thought they looked so good. Still, cant all be perfect can we!!lol

Tuttut


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 14:11

Maggie, will have to agree with you about the builders bums though.... dont like that much.. find it funny when they bend down to pick things up and the butts are hanging out lol....

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 14:29

Tuttut - that's when you need a supply of ice cubes! lol!

Maggie x

nikicik


Joined: 15/04/2009
Posts: 201

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 14:44

i agree it is out of order especially in this country its embarrassing we were in tempo yesterday and there was about 5 people in bikinis with just see through dress and the men were around in shorts it was disgusting

HAPPY FEET


Joined: 18/07/2008
Posts: 416

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 15:26

I wonder how many women would find it offensive if Brad Pitt and George Clooney was running along the beach naked ???

bogeyman


Joined: 04/06/2009
Posts: 175

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 15:32

can i take it that all the women who commented on this being a muslim country and show some respect will be wearing there muslim dress tonight and tomorrow after all theres nowt worse than seeing an old lard arse bending down showing there bloomers or thongs. i was in girne today and all the women were wearing low cut vests, dresses and tops aswell as shorts is this the typical muslim dress for females. a lot of turkish young girls wear the same type of gear what about london turks maggie see you at stumble tonight and golden bay tomorrow with your burkha wow it will be hot

dav88



Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 605

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 15:57

I personally dont think its such a big deal. I would not walk around topless ! or with a bikini top myself but must say i did when i was on holiday in Bodrum - Turkey and everyone else did as well - brits turks germans etc. Now thats a muslim country too isnt it.

dav88



Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 605

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 15:57

Oh by the way did not mean i walked around topless!!!! i meant with a bikini top

kofaliking


Joined: 20/06/2009
Posts: 126

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 16:00

Its a hot country, your bound to see it. Someone said its not even a nice tan they have its just red? Yes because they havent got a tan yet! Keeping top of is one way to make it so it a nice tan!

Though if you dont want to see it, dont look.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 16:10

Maggie,

I find it offensive and disrespectful too, I also find some of the comments on this thread offensive and unnecessary but perhaps thats just me, we are all entitled to an opinion after all.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 16:15

Happyfeet Msg 42

I have no problem with anyone running around the beach scantily clad! I'm talking about walking down the High st or in the supermarket etc. I'm quite sure Brad Pitt & George Clooney would have better mannaers than that!



Bogeyman Msg 43



Can't speak for everyone but I always try to dress accordingly when going into town/out for lunch ect - i.e. capri trs or long shorts and short sleeved t shirt - I keep my bikinis & short shorts/suntops for sunbathing on the beach or in the garden. Come to think of it you don't see many burkhas about in TRNC do you?



Well I guess on this forum we're pretty much 50/50 split over how attractive a man is with his sun burnt belly hanging over the top of a pair of scanty boxer shorts eh?



Maybe I'll get myself a water pistol and start cooling them down when I see them on the road ha ha ha



Maggie

kofaliking


Joined: 20/06/2009
Posts: 126

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 16:21

Like you did say its 50/50 its our own opinions i guess.



If a person doesnt like it, dont pay attention to it.



If your the one doing it, if your happy with having your sun burnt belly hanging over the top of your pair of scanty boxers, then fair enough!

barnaclebill


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 303

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 16:38

In a survey today 96% of British people questioned wanted to follow the French Presidents ban on the Burka.

One extreme to another on your thread Maggie

bogeyman


Joined: 04/06/2009
Posts: 175

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 17:04

so maggie you wont be respecting turkish women muslims and covering up then i thought capri was a car

bogeyman


Joined: 04/06/2009
Posts: 175

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 17:11

p s maggie as long as the turkish muslims keep off the beach and around the hotel pools is it o k to strip off

ClaireCat44



Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 739

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 17:20

Kervansaray appeared to be a topless beach today, along with bring your own beer, for one particular group of Brits. And that was just the WOMEN. It's a shame they couldn't understand the comments people were making about them. Actually by the look of them they probably wouldn't have cared.

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 19:20

There is NO requirement in Islam, Qu'ran or Hadith, that Moslem women should wear a Burqa - that is a means of subjugation practised by extremist Moslem males, their rationale being - it stops men being filled with lust if they don't see female flesh - which says EVERYTHING about them, and NOTHING about Moslem women. As in virtually every Faith on this planet, it is all about control and sex. When in a Moslem country I dress modestly when in public places and would only wear swimwear at the beach or the garden, that aside, why would I want to see any male or female of any faith in swimwear in a restaurant or shop? When in Rome, I had to cover my hair and arms before I could see the Sistine Chapel, my sleeveless dress and uncovered head was not acceptable. I have NO religious belief whatsover, but was happy to conform to their requirements.



England follow President Sarkozy's ban on Burqas? I totally agree - sadly though our Government is gormless, weak, spineless and avaricious.

karakum5c



Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 1021

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 19:49

Without LUST life wouldnt be worth living !



God made women desirable to men so we would populate the planet in his name.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 20:15

Karakum5c Msg 55 that may well be true but do you honestly think pot bellied, topless men are desirable to women??? kills lust dead if you ask me!

lol



Maggie

heaven


Joined: 24/06/2009
Posts: 88

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 21:14

Hey come on! They are holiday makers! You can spot them a mile off, no shirts, white trainers, white beer bellies! We have probably all done the same thing on holidays abroad before we realised! Instead of looking at them, get yourselves down to Alagadi beach and book to see the turtles laying. Wow, what an experience last night. We watched a beautiful green turtle lay her eggs, bury them and then go back to the sea. It was a most magical experience one not to be missed. Can't wait to see the hatching - much better then watching white bellied males!

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 21:20

Maggie,agree entirely.These topless morons have no place on this beautiful island.

Have you noticed most of the men have yuckee tatoos to match?

dizzycows


Joined: 12/05/2009
Posts: 2736

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 21:29

As I said in an earlier post, the lowest lot are coming over to n.c ! Cheap flights, cheap accomodation in the hotels, well dont I sound the smug/snob one!

Yes, most of us find that flabby, drunk brits are a 'turn off'. lol

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 22:09

I agree with you there dizzycows. They look awful, but maybe to their

way of thinking they are trying to get that gorgeous, tanned look which

make them look slimmer! Sad, really, as there are so many warnings about

skin cancer which we fair-skinned are vulnerable to.

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 22:09

Yes drive these orrible shower of olidaymakers into the sea! No place for them in a tourist resort! The locals must be orrified at their bare chests. Pah for their money, who needs it?



Meanwhile I can't stand orrible smokers who puff away in the street and I end up inadvertently inhaling their orrible smoke.

ilovekibris


Joined: 18/05/2009
Posts: 394

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 22:32

Let's be honest - cheap and dodgy knock-off property will always attract this class of people. You get them on internet forums as well, but at least then you don't have to look at our listen to them.

gottheyips


Joined: 28/12/2007
Posts: 444

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 23:15

Beach, Street, Road, Shop, pool side, all public places !!! what is the big deal ?.. Does it really change a persons appeal and appearance depending on where they are. Do they look less (or more) appealing on the street !!!.



I Witnessed A survey in the work place (home Office) the theme, Sexual Harrassment, the Guilty parties were without exception all ugly brutes geeks and or wimps, the guys and gals that got away with it were, again without exception, you guessed it handsome, cute, with boobs, six packs, you get the picture?.



Live and Let Live.



PS, Snobbery, is actually a very ugly trait.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 00:07

gottheyips Msg 63



I'd rather be a snob than a slob any day!!!



Maggie

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 00:30

Hector and Gottheyips - It has nothing to do with snobbery - it has everything to do with respect. Turkish Cypriots have an individual culture, the same as we and every other country. Some cultures are similar, others (like ours and Turkish Cypriots) are very different. If we expect and demand other cultures assimilate and integrate into our country, why do you find it odd that Turkish Cypriots would appreciate our respecting them - they live and work in Cyprus, it is their home and their country - some of us live there, some of us holiday there - it is NOT just a holiday destination. Who are we to demand they accept a laissez faire attitude to clothes (or not) in shops and restaurants and walking along the street - it was their home before any of us bought property there - I don't see it as hardship to consider their feelings, to compromise somewhat - when off the beach - if we want respect, shouldn't we also give it?

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 00:38

I would bring back the birch............

spider


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Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 00:46

Have to agree with you jock1....give them all a good whipping.!! unless they keep their tops on and yank the trunks up.





Spider,x

jock1



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Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 00:49

Different !!!!

Tuttut


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 09:58

Maggie...... was driving home from work yesterday and have a guess what!!!???? this thread came to mind, i was driving through karalogolu (sorry bout spelling) and i saw a turkish man (BIG) wearing shorts with have a guess what NO top on, it brought a smile to my face and i did giggle to myself.

Notsoboredhw


Joined: 15/03/2007
Posts: 1254

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 10:07

Totally agree! No respect.

dav88



Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 605

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 10:20

lol if i heard these from turks id perhaps understand but coming from europeans im quite shocked. im a cypriot myself and honestly do not see why youre all making such a big deal out of it. you will not always like what you see and critisizing everytime you dont like something will not help change it. SO WHAT IF THEY DID NOT HAVE A TOP ON FOR GODS SAKE!? you see them at the beach like that dont you? whats the difference?? I dont mean to get on anyones nerves, and I dont like to argue but I think you are all taking it a bit too far. Especially by talking about their weight which is not nice at all. Ive heard others say this too and its true, all people seem to want to do on this forum is complain!



Please people, its a hot place and it is a hot holiday spot and if people want to let their hair down a little on their break from all the stress & work, then let them!



And one of you said here that she/he walked up to a girl in a bikini top and see through top and asked if she would

dav88



Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 605

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 10:21

contunies....



wear that in the UK, well of course she wouldnt! thats a bit of a silly question isnt it?? this is a holiday island whether you like it or not, and if anyone had the guts to walk up to me and insult me like that im sure i would not walk away!

Amber


Joined: 26/09/2008
Posts: 561

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 10:25

Yes I agree that some of the sights can be a bit stomach churning and more respect should be shown, but also feel that TRNC does need tourists and we don' t want to be putting them down when they are here. - Unless their behaviour is totally offensive .

Chegwin


Joined: 24/03/2009
Posts: 775

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 10:33

Not one mention of LNige and his thong.

Surely that falls under the “disgusting views” category??

Chegs

kofaliking


Joined: 20/06/2009
Posts: 126

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 11:01

They arn't doing any harm are they? They are on holiday, let them walk around topless. They will be gone in a couple of weeks!

And if its the Turkish you are seeing topless, then who are we to tell them what to do? Its their country more than ours!

HAPPY FEET


Joined: 18/07/2008
Posts: 416

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 11:09

What's the big deal with going to the beach? It's where dirt meets water. I've got a bathtub and an imagination, I'm staying indoors."





HAPPY FEET

Littlenige



Joined: 24/12/2006
Posts: 3594

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 11:13

if you want to be offended get yourself to semina this afternoon the thong is going to get an airing !!

HAPPY FEET


Joined: 18/07/2008
Posts: 416

Message Posted:
25/06/2009 11:44

Now, women wear those thongs ,Those are wonderful.



I can't believe we got those through.



I mean, seriously -- I thought we would see UFOs before women would agree to put a piece of string up their ass for us. !

decanddyl


Joined: 17/01/2009
Posts: 792

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 00:40

I don't have a tatoo nor does my husband

I don't go out in public without a top !!! nor does my husband

I don't think any less of the people who do nor does my husband

The lowest of the low may soon be coming here if direct flights are given the go ahead !!!!!!

Who gives anyone the right to call another human being the lowest of the low.

Yes respect is needed not only to a Country also to other human beings no matter their background

Everyone is and should be equal no-one is better than any-one.

We all bleed we all feel etc etc

li n lee


Joined: 09/10/2007
Posts: 144

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 00:56

i still have a six pack if you squint but wouldnt dream of walking about with a top off. however i was fishing off the harbour wall 2 weeks ago alfresco.

wouldnt dream of wearing a football top abroad it looks so chavvy

btw im covered in tatts lol

lisa201168



Joined: 21/12/2007
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
26/06/2009 01:04

I agree, tattoos are ok for individuals each to their own, I have one in memory of my dad who died in Novmber but not on display in public places with bodies exposed. Tacky and cheap! For the pool or beach!

MilesAway


Joined: 22/04/2009
Posts: 22

Message Posted:
28/06/2009 01:06

met a fat bellied man once. had a tat on his todge that read LUDO ......... turned out he came from LLandudno!

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
28/06/2009 02:10

I want to die just like my dear old dad, peacefully in his sleep,



and not wailing in fear and terror like the pssengers in his bus he was driving at the time.



Lem

clarets



Joined: 08/01/2009
Posts: 752

Message Posted:
28/06/2009 10:05

Msg 79.....does that apply to the Yorkshire Ripper?