12.12.2025 19:40
A woman pretending to be a tourist recorded the moments while trying to eat the treats at the Spice Bazaar with her cellphone camera. She stated that she could only eat the treats when she spoke in English, and when she spoke in Turkish, the treats were refused. In the video, the woman said, "I spoke in Turkish, they didn't give it to me; when I spoke in English, they came with trays."
A video recorded in the historical Spice Bazaar and quickly spread on social media revealed that shopkeepers behave differently towards local and foreign tourists.
A woman captured moments while browsing the shops in the Spice Bazaar, taking advantage of the treats offered at the stalls with her mobile phone camera.
WHEN IMITATING A TOURIST, TREATS RAINED DOWN
The woman stated that when she asked for treats by speaking in Turkish, she was turned away by the shopkeepers, but immediately after, when she acted like a "tourist" by speaking in English, the situation changed completely.
In the video she shared with her own voice, the woman described her experience with the words, "I spoke in Turkish, they didn't give it to me; when I spoke in English, they come with trays."