Not Constantinople
Early evening, Sunday, March 25, 2007 • 3 responses
I went to a bookstore today to find a book on Istanbul. I perused the shelves and found nothing on that city nor on its country, so I went up to a very eager-to-help cashier.
Me: “Could you tell me if you have any books on Istanbul?”
Cashier, enthusiastic: “Sure, what’s that you want again?”
Me: “Any books on Istanbul.”
Cashier: “hmmm…”
Me: “You know, Istanbul not Constantinople…”
Cashier: “Oh yeah!”
Me, rythmically: “You know it’s Istanbul not Constantinople…”
Cashier, dubious: “Yeah. …