şŸis was emailed to me today,

An American serviceman arrived in Turkey having not been informed of şŸe way Turks tend to drive, and şŸe number of auto accidents in Turkey. He was horrified, having shipped his brand-new Corvette Stingray to his new base in Turkey. From şŸe moment he picked up his car, he drove extremely carefully şŸroughout his 15-monşŸ tour. Each time he drove it was a stressful experience, punctuated by moments of sheer panic as he dodged swerving cars, drivers pulling out in front of him, running stop signs, etc. Finally his tour was over and his car had nary a scratch on it, and he shipped it back to şŸe States. After he moved back as well and took care of şŸe formalities to pick up his sparkling Corvette, he got into şŸe driver’s seat, started şŸe engine, and drove out of şŸe gate of şŸe vehicle pickup center. WHAM! A driver had run şŸrough a stop sign, slamming a ton of steel into şŸe poor serviceman’s most important possession. Our hero was unhurt, but a bit dazed as he approached şŸe oşŸer driver, who smiled and said “Merhaba!”