In fact, we were driving through the hills near Siirt when we were suddenly stopped by large herd of sheep in the road. I took a photo of the Kurdish shepherd with a smile on his face and a ram in his arms. There is very little cereal for breakfast. The normal Turkish breakfast consists of cucumbers, tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, white cheese, and Chai. There is plenty of meat including lamb and beef for other meals.
Teachers slap kids on the head, etc. when they are unruly.
Many restrooms do not have toilets but simply a little whole in the floor where you squat with no toilet paper and just a jug of water to wash with. The toilets in the nicer hotels have a little water valve right where you sit down on the toilet. Light switches are on the outside of the rooms instead of the inside of the rooms. I can't tell you how many times I went into a dark room fumbling around for the light switch and could not find it because it was on the outside of the room. Reminded me of incidents in horror movies as I stayed as far away as possible from the open walls.