Gosh..The Turkish Government are VERY sensitive.
That novelist chap is on trial for daring to criticise , he has insulted the Turkish nation!!!!!
Bloody hell..isnt that something we ALL do about our own countries...(and others) and dont' get court martialed or whatever...for it.
This is ridiculous.....I wonder what they will do to Orhan Pamuk.
:-(

We can be a little sensitive ourselves:


The attorney general threatened newspapers with the act and the Contempt of Court Act in the context of an allegedly leaked memo, relating to a dispute between Tony Blair and George Bush over the conduct of military operations in Iraq.


Full story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1649077,00.html

In my experience, the Turks are touchy full stop.

Isnt turkish delight a great sweet ..... or am i not understanding this thread.

Reports just in, indicate high sensitivity in Kazakhstan as well

http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-12-13T140335Z_01_FLE349782_RTRUKOC_0_US-KAZAKHSTAN-BORAT.xml

Ah yes..sensitivity is one thing...but being thrown in prison is another...just for having an opinion and for being willing to state facts.Giving out about the goverment and it's goings on is a national past time over here!
And oh my God..speaking of Turkish Delight (Bonsai) ...you should see the turkish delight that appears in 'Narnia'...
nice!

Reports just in, indicate high sensitivity in Kazakhstan as well

http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-12-13T140335Z_01_FLE349782_RTRUKOC_0_US-KAZAKHSTAN-BORAT.xml

Oh how I love dear old Borat.

He's fab isn't he Andrea:w00t:

Have you seen the website (http://www.boratonline.co.uk/)?

I haven't seen Borat, but I LOOOOOVE Ali G. indahouse!!!:laugh:

He's fab isn't he Andrea:w00t:

Have you seen the website (http://www.boratonline.co.uk/)?

Oh Fee, only just seen this, thanks for the link.
larf, I am larf-ing:laugh:

Fourth one down

Are we still doing this?

Anyway - I came across this gem

So - who's sensitive these days?

Carol off BB is quite sensitive, she starts blubbing at the drop of a hat.......

i'll get me coat :ninja:

I still feel that America are the most sensitive of nations...:sly:

Soz MissG but you will not be President!

they couldn't handle me as President!!:pimp: Hopefully Hillary will get it and maybe we'll get somewhere...she's stone cold!:smartie: