Words of wisdom from the trip

Here is a list of the sayings which caused us lots of amusement, but others probably won't get. Oh well...we laughed!

"Hey, Air Conditioner!" - Douglas to Erkan, and Erkan would answer to this
"Pampuke!" - Douglas' version of the town called Pamukkale
"Okay!!!" - Douglas' problem solving techique which I'm going to try with my classes. You have to imagine saying this with your voice distinctly rising at the end and with a huge yet insincere smile on your face
"On! Not arn" - Douglas again! This time trying to say 'his' number in Turkish for the head count
"Ah...it's nice here. Perfect for the Leading Small Exclusive Luxury Boutique Castle Hotels of the World: Ürgüp" - Rachel's idea to extend the EE
"No! Impossible!" - Jose. We found this works with just about anything!
"Tch tch tch tch...." with finger waving - Jose
The Chicky Chicky Dance - Spain's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, be very afraid!
"My parents are pretending to go to the sea so if you want to stay that would be any problem" - Jose...ah, Spanglish!
"It's quite European here you know" - Rachel. Yes, that's because we were in Madrid!
"Do that Call to Prayer again and your thong will break" - Rachel's warning about incurring the wrath of Allah
"I'm not asleep you know!" - Rachel (although she doesn't remember saying this so it sort of makes you think she wasn't really awake either!)
"Yellow shoes!!!" - Rubee's sleepy random ranting
"We've been on the road too long - delirium has set in" - Rachel (well, of course we were tired)
"Spasque" - Rachel (for when you can't remember which language you can't speak or understand ie Spanish and Basque)
"What is it with the EuroMullet here?" - Jane (the Spanish appear to have lost their way as gurus of style!)
"It's not a competition you know!" - Rachel, referring to number of photos taken each day, and just about everything really
"That's not flamenco you goose - it's flam-unco" - Rachel. How unkind!
"I'll be the buffer zone" - Rachel's attempt to save me from Cathryn's snoring
"Flamboyant gothic style!?! Could work with anything really. All you need are a few gargoyles..." -Rachel's architectural inspirations
"Eleven cheeses in one day!!! That's a new record" - Rachel clogging her arteries
"What? I only had seven!" - Cathryn's reply. But it's not a competition you know!
"There are lots of fountains here...is there a toilet nearby?" - Rachel in Villandry
"This is the famous Café de Flore, not de Ceiling" - Jane
"Oh my God!!! It's Alan Titchmarsh!!!!" - Cathryn, shoving people out of the way at the Chelsea Flower Show
"Who's that geezer then?" -Rachel. She obviously needs Foxtel
"Good heavens! That clematis is only a tenner. But how would I get that home on the Tube?" - Hilary (referring to a 12 foot high plant, whilst already wrestling with a substantial fuschia)
"I'm off to do the B&B pyjama walk" - Rachel, in search of a bathroom at the Ridgemount