over charging
in turkey, i felt as though i was constantly being overcharged. being from ireland, it was impossible for me to be considered a local and so i was forced to pay double and triple the price a turk would have to pay. for everthing. there was a shop near the hostel i was staying in, in istanbul, in which there worked three different shopkeepers. on one day, one shopkeeper charged 50cent for a 1,5L bottle of water, the next day, i was charged 1euro for the same bottle by another man and the day after that, i paid 75cent. there is nothing i could do about it. i couldnt argue and i needed the water so i just had to accept it. every shop did the same thing. it was annoying and i just want to warn fellow travellers. there is not much most of you will be able to do, so just be prepared at least. there are no prices on the majority of goods.
