I have been watching this thread with interest. In fact I had drafted a response to Alistair saying how his post was like Turkey which straddles Asia and Europe. One part had to do with origins of the part and another off topic. 

The best way to avoid controversy is to forward the posting, which you feel is inappropriate, to a moderator. It may often feel like there is no mod "on duty" but trust me when I say there is someone reading your comments. It's just that the mods agreed among themselves to let some discussions rub their course as it is often more expedient and less disruptive than posting a moderator comment.

Happy 4th, everyone on my side of the border. Happy Canada Day today our Canadian friends.

BenT
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On Jul 1, 2013, at 4:02 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:

> getting a bit political I'd say.
> How are women's rights doing in that country ? ..for example.
> 
> The parts I have gotten from there have been ok, fwiw.
> 
> 
> On 7/1/2013 1:48 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>> why the exclamation mark after Turkey?
>> 
>> It is the world's 15th largest GDP-PPP economy, has a strong economy, and after the global recession had an 8% growth in the economy in 2010.
>> 
>> $1.2 billion in ship building exports in 2011
>> 
>> Made just over a million automobiles in 2012, 16th largest producer in the world.
>> 
>> 
>> alistair
>> 
>> On 2013-07-01, at 1:34 PM, Old Volks Home wrote:
>> 
>>> Some Meyle is made in China, some in Europe, some in India and some in
>>> Turkey(!).