‘Kolay gelsin’ is Turkey’s great societal leveller. English-language cities should take note.

Since being back in London, I’ve retained a Turkish compulsion. Every time that I see someone at work, a street cleaner, say, or a shop worker, I feel the urge – no, the need – to say “kolay gelsin”. In Turkey you say it to anyone who is exerting themselves – it literally means “may it come […] The post ‘Kolay gelsin’ is Turkey’s great societal leveller. English-language cities should take note. a