Well, in truth there is a new, minor challenge here - many Turks speak zero English, and this is the first non-English speaking country I've been to on this trip in which I can conceivably pass for a local. In practice, on the first day, this has meant giving people wide eyed, frightened looks, followed by them writing numbers down on a piece of paper, after which observing I hand them money.

you are the media you consume.