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As this scam is a Turkish tradition, I’m likely to encounter it many more times when I am in Istanbul, but for me the subterfuge is more painful for most, as each time a boyaci drops his brush near me, my heart sinks in remembrance of that wonderfully happy day, walking along the Bosphorus with my new love and how much I miss being with that someone who would hold a brush ransom for 10 lira. (via Boyacilar « Wondercabinet)

As this scam is a Turkish tradition, I’m likely to encounter it many more times when I am in Istanbul, but for me the subterfuge is more painful for most, as each time a boyaci drops his brush near me, my heart sinks in remembrance of that wonderfully happy day, walking along the Bosphorus with my new love and how much I miss being with that someone who would hold a brush ransom for 10 lira. (via Boyacilar « Wondercabinet)