Saying of the day Special segment Part 1 - Ironic history
A completely white frame is seen. The narrator speaks: "Hi there. Today's saying is a well known phrase 'Good things come to those who wait'"
A chibi Turkey pops up out of nowhere and stands proud and smiling. The narrator continues: "As you all know, Turkey was once called the Ottoman Empire and it spread from North Africa, Middle East all the way to the Balkans." A map appears of these regions which makes chibi Turkey very pleased.
"However, not everyone was satisfied with this state of affairs." A well-off group of happy people above which the words 'Muslim Turks' is visible pops up on Turkey's right and another not-so-well-off sad group with the words 'Everyone else' appears on his left side.
Turkey frowns and starts yelling straight at us: "These are all lies! Everyone was equal in my Empire."
The narrator replies a little reluctant: "Ehh, sure sure" to which he calms down a bit. "Except some were more equal then others." Turkey growls and turns to the side pouting.
A new map of modern day Turkey springs out of thin-air. The groups along with chibi Turkey are placed near it. The narrator says: "This equality was easily seen in the distribution of land. Native Turks for example, held a very large part of the inland which was very fertile and suitable for farming." [This part of Turkey glows green] The well-off groups smiles.
"However, Christians, Jews and other people who just happened to end up in this region through different means..." the tone of the narrator is very suggestive. "They held the land near the sea which is not as arable." [This part glows orange] The not-so-well-off group collectively sighs.
"Little did they know that, with the modern day boom in tourism, these areas would become a gold-mind and their descendants would grow into a prosperous and influential part of the modern Turkish society." Upon hearing this, the latter group cheers loudly. Turkey raises his eyebrow at them confused.
"This confirms our saying for today. The frame moves to a big flashy sigh that says 'Good things come to those who wait' and stays on it for a few seconds. We hear the narrator grumbles ironically as she leaves the recording booth forgetting to turn off the mic: "Although, it may take 500 years or so. Don't see any problem with that."
Please don't take this story too seriously. It is something I heard. It's maybe 70% true but still a great story. The beaches in Turkey are beautiful though. Anyway, bye for now!
