İn İnstanbul's touristy Old City, many of the men on the street have a shtick. You can't really blame them as they're trying to make a livıng sellıng carpets or tours or fish dinners. İf you're not careful, you can easily be taken in. Here are some of my favorite lines yelled out to me on the street as İ walked past. Most of them are nicknames:
10. Black Goddess or Black Princess
9. Miss Africa
8. (Insert French phrase here) Many assume of course that I can't possıbly be Amerıcan or an English speaker.
7. Hey You!
6. You look famılıar (The times thıs was said to me, I really do thınk the guys thought I was someone they knew.)
5. Yes, please (Almost every merchant says this to every passerby. İ find it somewhat amusing.)
4. Traveling Princess (my favorite!)
3. Yo, yo, yo (my least favorite)
2. Soul Sıster No. 1
1. Africa's Next Top Model
P.S. After I posted this, a merchant came up with my new favorite: Michelle Obama
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