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TR Saying 'Yes' or 'No'

In some countries it is easy for people to specifically say 'yes' or 'no' and in other cultures it is a little more difficult to speak so directly. What is it like for you and for people in your country?


Alparslan Göktaş (Ankara, Turkey) "In Anatolian culture, when people get together..."

Mahmet Özmercan (Ankara, Turkey) "In Turkey, we cannot express our thoughts directly and..."

Zeki Samatyalı (Ankara, Turkey) "We Turks are a nation that gives priority to..."

Serdar Tan (Ankara, Turkey) "Concerning this topic of expressing the thoughts..."

Kudret Öcal (İstanbul, Turkey) "In a business meeting, short answers do ..."


Authors: h.brinsko.