@Christopher Scott no just thought it was odd that you said a few years when it was 11. And WTF does that have to do with stopping in Turkey? Yes, it was in the video, but I didn't mention that in my comment, so it was a complete non-sequitor.
I went Egypt with my Partner and a guy asked me how many camels for her. When we got home i told her dad i had been offered the camels for her, he said, whats she doing here and where are my camels 😂
@@halaali2296 we actually had great time in Egypt, the locals are super chilled and yes, we knew it was a joke, we had a good laugh with the guy who actually had a camel with him and was letting people sit on it for pictures. We did not do that as we had already been on a trip to visit the bedouin people and dine with them, which was fantastic, but tipped him well for his hospitality anyway. Of course he was having a laugh as were my partners dad and myself when I told him. The point of the story is to highlight how friendly and fun Egyptian people are, I will certainly be returning for another great holiday.
Thank you for thinking so much of your daughter. It shines through with your good sense of humor that you have towards life and in an unspoken language, letting her know how much you love her.
Great comment! Once you hear the full speech this is even more evident. I just posted the full video as so many people were asking about it - ruclips.net/video/Q_Zw7_tkOuA/видео.html
He looks to be in his 40's maybe even 50's which is about the average age for someone with a child in their 20's getting married which is what his daughter looks. How is that so young?
True story! When I was in college (1987-92), a musical group from Kenya came to perform. I was part of the college's welcoming committee. Before they left, one of the men offered 100 cows to my dad if he could marry me. This became the joke at my next family reunion where every goof or bad move I made in a game docked me another cow or two. By the end of the reunion, my dad was gonna be paying the guy to take me.
Same thing happened to me and my dad about 20 years ago when we traveled to Egypt. I was 15. My dad got offered 200 camels for me. When he told me about it he said: "Well I had to pause and think about it. That's alot of camels!" 🙈😆
The look of surprise and intermittent anxiety on the bride’s face at what her father may say next … lol 😂 I’m sure it ended up really sweet about how lucky they are to have each other. I would’ve watched this entire father-of-the-bride speech.
@@liubovpiano9573 Precisely. No desert here just high mountains & beautiful beaches. It's like going to England & asking someone if they know the King 🤣😂🥳
😂😅🤣!!!! No, he didn't!! His speech is the best thing I've heard today! I bet he's the life of any party, or gathering. Especially in a personal relationship. 😉💯👌🏽😁
@@skyhighlihithe same thing happened to me. 1973. I was worth 3 shops 2 houses and 40 camels. They didn't sell me 😂 Did you not see the camel farms, or them being used as transport and in the fields ? They have loads of camels.
Once, when working aboard a cargo ship, I noticed that every single one of my crewmates were acting differently. We were tied up alongside another vessel, transferring cargo, in the middle of the ocean. We had been doing this for weeks, so I didn't understand their odd behavior. One of them pulled me back into the house to warn me. Some of the crew on the other vessel had been trying to get my guys to trade for me. We were all on high alert with that crew, and the captain got us away from them as quickly as possible as soon as the work was done. I literally could have been one of those disappearance stories. *shudder I'm still grateful, decades later, for my guys protecting me. We all had a good professional working relationship.
@@yikes7963 A man offering another man to take away a western woman for a price, without any direct contact with the woman in question. That's exactly the same thing. Human trafficking is real. Women and girls are in danger daily.
The other parts of his speech are hilarious too! I just posted the full video as so many people were asking about it - ruclips.net/video/Q_Zw7_tkOuA/видео.html
This happened to my Grampy once. A fella in Egypt offered him 60 Camels for our Nan. He replied in his thick welsh accent. "No thank you boyyo. I dont smoke them!"
@@pjm8609it's NOT racist - Turkish isn't a race it's a nationality. I'm half Turkish and I totally agree that to imply that someone would approach a foreigner in Türkiye and ask you to sell him his daughter is ridiculous but it was said in jest,at a wedding with the INTENTION of getting a laugh from the guests. I have friends who are Fijian Indians. Amit and Nivedita are always revving each other up that the marriage wasn't worth the amount of cows he paid,he didn't pay for Niv with cows,they're both urban professionals and are Christians - no need for cows! I'm not offended by what the father said, that jokes as old as the hills and people keep changing the setting. Some Turks,like my mother,are blonde haired,blue eyed and very European to look at - how do you know that this father isn't Turkish,his daughter looks Turkish! If you saw me next to my sister, Elaine, you wouldn't pick us for sisters - my sister is dark haired,olive skinned,brown eyes like dad (who,I might add is 100% Anglo Saxon) and I'm a dead ringer for my turkish Mum and I get asked ALL THE TIME whereabouts in Scandinavia I am from. hiçbir şey varsayma
This really happened to me. My dad worked for a huge oil company in Saudi Arabia. I have blonde hair and green eyes.He was approached a few times where they offered livestock for me. Good thing my dad didn’t need any livestock lol.
The answer Google provides: The average dowry size was 16.5 sheep units, where one camel is valued at about 10 sheep or goats. The traditional brideprice is 3 camels. Each son takes about 10 camels for his marriage, when brideprice is accounted for.
Many years ago I was at a formal business affair at the NYC Plaza hotel. I noticed an Arab Sheik and his sizeable entourage in the lobby. They were all very tall and quite impressive, so I was fascinated. My fiance' was later approached by one of the men who seriously asked him how much he would like to "purchase" ME!!!??? 😮 At first he thought it was a joke, but the man explained The Sheik had been taken with my beauty, and wished to add ME to his harem!!!!!! WHAT?? I asked my fiance' what he told them and he told them that I wasn't for sale, that WE DON'T sell people!! Then he gave a sly smile and said, "You know, I probably should have first asked him, HOW MUCH???" 😂😂
@@sailorarwen6101 We laughed about it at the time, being so very young and naive about how the world worked. The scary part is that 2 years prior, a very wealthy Argentinian man made a similar proposition to me (minus the harem) when I was traveling in London at the tender age of 20. In hindsight, I believe I dodged a few bullets. Fortunately, I'm now far too old, and the bloom of youth a distant memory.
@@marial8415 so ignorant! 1- the “orient” is not all one! 2- check your facts because both Arabs and Turks may belong to one of many faiths, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism and others! 3- I’m Arab and no, we don’t take camels as dowry! Yes camels do live in the Arab peninsula, but making a cultural ignorant point and racist joke is NOT funny! If you’re that ignorant, just go back to your own culture and talk about butter churning or something
My husband once was asked the same question about me😅we were in France on vacation and went into a restaurant. This Arab looking guy came to our table. I was almost sold😂😂😂
I am Turkish, born in Istanbul and never seen a single camel in Turkey. He made it up but still is a funny story 😂😂 Edit: after reading some of the comments, I am pretty surprised how many people believed in this story.. and tell that they had similar stories. 😮
I’m seriously curious where in Turkey they are trading camels. I’m Turkish too, and I don’t know a single person who owns or trades camels anywhere in Turkey 🙄
Idk about Turkey but my cousin and her family went to Egypt and her dad was offered camels for her. I was a young kid then. It was the first time I heard of anything like that at all.
You don't ask the father if your trying to kidnap her. Offering livestock is basically a traditional way of making a proposal in the Middle East. There is no concept of a dating phase.
And I am certain this is just a joke all made up because Camels and camel trade is virtually nonexistent in Turkey and this is not how the Turks get married. Especially in the places where you can get to with a cruise.
Its not kidnapping. Look up the definition. Plus not that uncommon in parts of the world. Not saying its right, but you should get out more. Just don’t force your view on people how live differently than you
Australian feral camels are introduced populations of dromedary, or one-humped, camel (Camelus dromedarius-from North Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent). Imported as valuable beasts-of-burden from British India and Afghanistan[1] during the 19th century (for transport and sustenance during the exploration and colonisation of the Red Centre), many were casually released into the wild after motorised transport negated the use of camels in the early 20th century. This resulted in a fast-growing feral population with numerous ecological, agricultural and social impacts.
Over 48 years ago family friends went on a vacation, when they returned they related a similar story. They declined to sell their daughter. They said that for the next 2 weeks their daughter was never out of their sight as the people who propositioned them observed their every move. They never travelled to that country ever again. Clearly this happens more than people know regardless of the passage of time.
I believe I need to clarify something regarding the idea of selling. In Islam it is required by the groom to give a gift to the bride call “mahr”, it is basically the opposite of a dowry which is provided by the family of the bride to be given to the groom. Mahr is a gift that is for the bride and the bride only. No one, not even her family or father can use it without her permission. She can forfeit and she can set an amount herself. But in general she is given what is most commonly given in her community. The reason they approach the father or the male and not her is because the man has to ask the father for her hand in marriage, the marriage will not be valid without her permission but also her father or guardian has to agree as well because he has to vet the groom to ensure her safety. Now, while this is the Islamic rules, it is possible that different cultures changed it in different ways. However I am certain that the camels offered were mahr and not to purchase a woman. The only way to purchase a women is if she was a slave which doesn’t exist anymore thankfully and you can’t make a free woman a slave.
@@nooralmazroa9328 So, are u saying that a rich man just picks out a beautiful girl like a "new car" makes a down payment to her father and drives her out of the showroom??? She has no choice or ability to choose her OWN partner....take the offer or else risk shame? She is now HIS property and must fulfill anything he demands. That sounds a lot like slavery to me!
Turkey is not within the normal habitat range for Camels. Also, traditionally in Middle Eastern societies, the dowry is paid by the family of the bride to the groom. The "how many camels?" question would need to be reversed.
Same thing happened to my daughter in Israel, when an Arabic man in a shop in Jerusalem offered me 10 camels, when I laughed at him (cause I thought he was joking), he then offered 15 camels, sheep and chickens….. I motioned my daughter to get the hell out of that shop
@@janiceal-najjar5093 There are many Arabs - now called Palestinians, in Israel because unlike your brethren that kicked out every Jew from neighbouring Arab countries, Israel did not kick out every non Jew when the country was taken back in 1948.
I travelled to Colombia as a young adult and our group leader was asked about marrying me. 😂 I travelled to a few different countries (full time missionary work) and was “proposed” to more than once. It’s a thing!
Lol. This is funny. Reminds me of a trip with my family. In South Africa a man offered my dad cows. My dad jokingly gave him a number, but it made me nervous.
I always had a fascination for other people's houses. The furnitures, the decoration, it speaks alot about their lives. If they show off their hobbies (collections, a cupboard full of stuff etc) it's even better. It speaks they have a rich, happy and fulfilling lives.
Same thing happened to my mom and a friend in Israel. They were on a trip with their church to see the sights and a man asked the trip organizer how many camels he wanted for them 😂
People from the Middle East joke around with tourists about the camel thing. It's good for business to lift the spirits of the visitors. Also, Turkey is not in the Middle East and does not have cammels. This family must have looked extra lost to be joked about in such an obvious manner or dad made up the story and didn't care enough to do some research which country would fit the anecdote.
A co worker of mine was in India on a exchange college dance program... Her exchange family was about to marry her off to their son. She quickly got in touch with the US embassy near her stay and got the fk out of there.
Had the same experience with a family I lived with in Brazil. I was 14 and the son/family were trying to court me and talk me into him immediately. The exchange program put me with a different family.
Back in the '70's, on a school trip to the north of Israel , an Arab man asked our counselor how many camels for my friend and me, he wanted a blond (myself, American) and a dark girl (my friend, a Yemenite) good thing our counselor turned him down!!!😅😂
Karen Malovani. What is it with all you people who were in Israel, but it was an Arab man that approached you? Such a load of liars. Arab men have higher standards than to barter for a tourist
@@janiceal-najjar5093 Why so mad at her,that was her experience. Arab men have higher standards you say? Nope,they don't, I know, I used to be a tour guide in Asia.
@@janiceal-najjar5093 i have witnessed several arab men attempt to barter for both my sister and mother while in israel and egypt, it’s was crazy common and super uncomfortable. it does happen quite a lot, we were literally assigned for the groups guard to stay with us because there were two young girls and my mother
I got asked the same thing when we went to turkey 10 years ago and our daughter was with us…. They kept saying to me ‘how much’. After a while and thinking that it was something else, I said ‘for what’ to which they said. ‘How many camels for your daughter’. I should have asked if the camels were single humps or two 😂😂😂😂😂
My late husband told similar story at our eldest daughter's wedding about our trip to Israel. James her husband after hearing about the story, had given her father 13 wooden camels during their engagement. The last the day of their wedding. Now married 17 years in Aug.
@@RelaxingForLife true. My experience was in Tunesia. Not sure why he's telling the story about Turkey, do they even keep camels like that in Turkey? Then again, I've only been to big cities like Istanbul and Ankara, so I can't vouch for the entire country.
"a few years ago she was almost engaged and married [to the guy she REALLY loves and wanted instead of the groom, who knew this, and grinned, embarrassed]"
This happened to my mother when my paternal grandfather took her on a trip to Israel and Turkey. My mom had red hair and green eyes, which it seems was very lucky in Turkey. My grandfather said that she was already married and not for sale under at all. The guy really wanted her but my grandfather refused to discuss it. He got many offers for her during that trip.
My uncle & wife adopted 3 kids from Vietnam after the war. Thru Operation Baby Lift, which they instigated. Their running joke was that he paid the orphanage enough to buy 2 bags of rice, for their little girl. It was actually true tho.
He made it into a cute story, but it could’ve turned out terribly. If you take any females with you on a cruise you better never let them go anywhere alone
I mean the guy asked. That's better than what often happens in the US where women just disappear. Watch a little true crime. There's an infamous "highway of tears" known for it. I'm sure it happens all over the world.
@@zinazina6367This is in general. Where you live and where you travel-be aware of your surroundings and the people in it. Remember-the strangers who want to do you harm-they assume you don’t notice them in the first place. Practice eye contact in passing and keep your head on swivel with your surroundings-especially in parking lots. So, make it a routine that when you travel anywhere-even to the grocery store-that at least one reliable person knows you are going. If you are not doing anything bad, then what is the harm in letting someone know where you are going? “Because I want my privacy”-that would be an immature response.
Lol! The same thing happened when my family won a trip to Disneyland. We took bus trip to Tiajuana and some guy made a similar offer to my husband for our blonde, blue-eyed 15 year old daughter. He was joking though and my husband played along, much to my daughters dismay lol!
This happened to me at an airport, except it involved cattle. Negotiations started when we entered and continued, via from what I concluded was fellow employees, all the way to the boarding gate. At which point I was running for my seat! 😂
My parents were asked same question about my sister 😂 my dad's reply to bloke was "trust me mate she gets hump more than whole camel farm" 😂 my mum said 2 camels will do 😂
Rebecca.s. Trying to get on the bandwagon of " Arab man trying to buy a tourist" how pathetic. Makes your father sound like a right crass piece of trash talking about his daughter like that.
That is common in middle east countries and still practiced till this day. It is an arranged marriage where the father of a male and the father of a female make an agreement to have the children marry. The father of the male offers a Dowry to the other father. That consists of Money, land, livestock. That stuff is kept for the female that way if the husband divorces the woman or he does, the woman is taken care of. It
That would be haq meher among Muslims. The property is given to the bride, not her father to ensure her financial security. The way it is described in this video and may comments makes it sound like selling the women.
@@zinazina6367 no, doweries exist in Arab countries, too. It’s called a mehr. In Indian culture, typically the wives family pays the husbands family, but in Arab countries it’s the opposite. It’s actually really said because many Indian women are being murdered by their husbands/husbands family for declining to give more money to the husband/husbands family.
Totally agree, he is a big liar, no one does that in Turkey or any of middle eastern countries unless it was a joke, but he stated this fabricated story as a fact
@@maleknumeir It definitely happens in middle eastern countries. My husband was approached by a sheik and offered 2000 camels for his medic. She was a beautiful strawberry blonde with crazy beautiful blue green eyes. She even reported my husband to their CO because she really thought he was thinking about the trade when in reality he was just trying to figure out how much 2000 camels converted to money.
I just posted the full video as so many people were asking about it - ruclips.net/video/Q_Zw7_tkOuA/видео.html
Poor Fraiser...he's only known funny guys daughter for a couple years.
@@christopherscott8853 the dad said they had been together 11 years in the full speech.
@@dianaquick8883 LOL. Are you somehow vested here? Personally I'd never make a stop in Turkey....lol.
@Christopher Scott no just thought it was odd that you said a few years when it was 11. And WTF does that have to do with stopping in Turkey? Yes, it was in the video, but I didn't mention that in my comment, so it was a complete non-sequitor.
@@dianaquick8883 Lol. You are extremely vested. If you're going to try and utilize uncommon words, spell them correctly.
I went Egypt with my Partner and a guy asked me how many camels for her. When we got home i told her dad i had been offered the camels for her, he said, whats she doing here and where are my camels 😂
Idk if you know this, but they were messing with you 😭lmao bc they know the assumptions and stereptypes
@@gamingbypix really, wow, and here was thinking of going back for my camels 😂
I can't believe they are giving you the Hollywood joke 😂 tap the hat for that guy joke out of frustration
@@halaali2296 we actually had great time in Egypt, the locals are super chilled and yes, we knew it was a joke, we had a good laugh with the guy who actually had a camel with him and was letting people sit on it for pictures. We did not do that as we had already been on a trip to visit the bedouin people and dine with them, which was fantastic, but tipped him well for his hospitality anyway. Of course he was having a laugh as were my partners dad and myself when I told him. The point of the story is to highlight how friendly and fun Egyptian people are, I will certainly be returning for another great holiday.
Is your partner a woman.
It’s smart to do research in order to make an informed decision. Respect ✊ 😂
Turkish people don't have camels ..
I wanted to know to, 3-6.
Though half seem to be given to the bride as a common asset.
So you give 6 and your wife gets 3 in change. 😂
Yes. Like researching that there aren't really any camels in Turkey before you make up a whole fake story.
@@savashseanadams2975 what makes you think there aren't camels in turkey?
@@lizcollinson2692actually they have a couple at the Zoo….
The look of realization that crossed her face followed by that sarcastic eye roll 😂😂😂
Thank you for thinking so much of your daughter. It shines through with your good sense of humor that you have towards life and in an unspoken language, letting her know how much you love her.
He sounds like a great dad ❤ funny, supportive, and protective. Never said any of those words, and it's still very evident.
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Great comment! Once you hear the full speech this is even more evident. I just posted the full video as so many people were asking about it - ruclips.net/video/Q_Zw7_tkOuA/видео.html
He sounds like an uneducated bigot.
He is an amazing dad and a really great guy! He's married to my sister!
@@heathercole9383 Please tell him not to propagate untrue stereotypes about people of other nationalities.
The dad looks so young to have such grown up beautiful daughter. His speech is funny and cute.
He looks to be in his 40's maybe even 50's which is about the average age for someone with a child in their 20's getting married which is what his daughter looks. How is that so young?
He looks like a middle age man.
What was the point of that speech
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It's funny and cute but there are no camels in Turkey.
True story!
When I was in college (1987-92), a musical group from Kenya came to perform. I was part of the college's welcoming committee. Before they left, one of the men offered 100 cows to my dad if he could marry me.
This became the joke at my next family reunion where every goof or bad move I made in a game docked me another cow or two. By the end of the reunion, my dad was gonna be paying the guy to take me.
Lol
I bumped into your dad last week. He says the cows are doing great and he’s made millions selling beef to Walgreens. Sends his best wishes.
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Her confusion and omg of realization were hilarious.
Same thing happened to me and my dad about 20 years ago when we traveled to Egypt. I was 15. My dad got offered 200 camels for me. When he told me about it he said: "Well I had to pause and think about it. That's alot of camels!" 🙈😆
😂😂😂 I’m now google to see the average number 😂 I think 200 is a pretty good number but depends on how much they sell for 😂❤😊
@@sarahtheunrefinedyogi7014Yeah, I bet my dad regreted that one 🤣❤
@@sarahtheunrefinedyogi7014One came can reach $10,000 - so it would be $200,000 if aold in the US
@@illalima6670especially with gas prices
holy hell camels are worth $10-$20000
thats $2-$4 million
The look of sheer panic thinking back to chad before the relief of realising it wasn't about him
This should be the top comment.
😂 Whoever said "3" is a legend
The look of surprise and intermittent anxiety on the bride’s face at what her father may say next … lol 😂
I’m sure it ended up really sweet about how lucky they are to have each other. I would’ve watched this entire father-of-the-bride speech.
There's a link to his full speech at the bottom of the short
Father understood the assignment
Everyone's assignment at a wedding is to keep the spotlight on the Bride!
I feel like the first man to offer my dad a cow, a goat, and a plot of land for me, it's going to end in a handshake and a deal. 😂
How much land does he require?
hows 5 acres, 1 slightly mentally disabled goat, and 6 chickens?
@@JohnDoe-qf1ur I bid before you.
How about 1 rabbit, two beagle puppies and a slightly used 1978 Winnebago sleeps 6?
@@zanussidish5685 technically you asked a question, you didnt make a bid.
As a Turkish man I can categorically say we dont ask for camels for women unless its a JOKE 😂
Camels in Turkey? I think this featherless dad chicken is clue less about geography.
Yea, turks don't ask for a camel. Especially for this girl😅
There’s no desert there. Why would someone want camels 🐪?😂 it’s a seacoast! Ask for 🐳 whales or 🦭 sea lions
@@liubovpiano9573 Precisely. No desert here just high mountains & beautiful beaches. It's like going to England & asking someone if they know the King 🤣😂🥳
I was about to say that. Some people take it serious and Im like dude we dont even have a desert🤷🏻♀️😂
😂😅🤣!!!! No, he didn't!! His speech is the best thing I've heard today! I bet he's the life of any party, or gathering. Especially in a personal relationship. 😉💯👌🏽😁
This happened to me in Morocco some years back. I answered “you don’t have enough.”
Wtf which morocco is that ? I lived there for years and only saw a camel in the zoo
Great answer!
@@skyhighlihithe same thing happened to me. 1973. I was worth 3 shops 2 houses and 40 camels. They didn't sell me 😂 Did you not see the camel farms, or them being used as transport and in the fields ? They have loads of camels.
Was that in 1800??
@@skyhighlihi Interesting. It would also surprise me that this would happen in modern day Turkey. I'm skeptical.
Once, when working aboard a cargo ship, I noticed that every single one of my crewmates were acting differently. We were tied up alongside another vessel, transferring cargo, in the middle of the ocean. We had been doing this for weeks, so I didn't understand their odd behavior. One of them pulled me back into the house to warn me. Some of the crew on the other vessel had been trying to get my guys to trade for me. We were all on high alert with that crew, and the captain got us away from them as quickly as possible as soon as the work was done. I literally could have been one of those disappearance stories. *shudder
I'm still grateful, decades later, for my guys protecting me. We all had a good professional working relationship.
How many camels do you think you would have been traded for?
@@BigSkidMedia No camels available off the coast of Russia.
Yeah that's not the same thing.
@@BigSkidMedia 😂😂😂
@@yikes7963 A man offering another man to take away a western woman for a price, without any direct contact with the woman in question. That's exactly the same thing. Human trafficking is real. Women and girls are in danger daily.
That's an outstandingly gorgeous bride. Bless em
Happened to my dad and his girlfriend in Tunisia. He decided to keep her!🤣🤣🤣
Bless that man..for having such a good sence of humor ❤😅
The other parts of his speech are hilarious too! I just posted the full video as so many people were asking about it - ruclips.net/video/Q_Zw7_tkOuA/видео.html
Yeah great sense of humour, 'cause there are no camels in Turkey.
As soon as he said cruise, she knew what the story was about! 😂😂😂
And that man that asked how many camels is sitting beside her right now lol and the answer is 296 😂😂😂
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This happened to my Grampy once. A fella in Egypt offered him 60 Camels for our Nan. He replied in his thick welsh accent. "No thank you boyyo. I dont smoke them!"
Lol!
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I've heard this in various forms many times in my 70 years
Being turkish I can guarantee you that the father made it completely up..
I tgought the same
Totally racist tropes
@@pjm8609it's NOT racist - Turkish isn't a race it's a nationality.
I'm half Turkish and I totally agree that to imply that someone would approach a foreigner in Türkiye and ask you to sell him his daughter is ridiculous but it was said in jest,at a wedding with the INTENTION of getting a laugh from the guests.
I have friends who are Fijian Indians.
Amit and Nivedita are always revving each other up that the marriage wasn't worth the amount of cows he paid,he didn't pay for Niv with cows,they're both urban professionals and are Christians - no need for cows!
I'm not offended by what the father said, that jokes as old as the hills and people keep changing the setting.
Some Turks,like my mother,are blonde haired,blue eyed and very European to look at - how do you know that this father isn't Turkish,his daughter looks Turkish!
If you saw me next to my sister, Elaine, you wouldn't pick us for sisters - my sister is dark haired,olive skinned,brown eyes like dad (who,I might add is 100% Anglo Saxon) and I'm a dead ringer for my turkish Mum and I get asked ALL THE TIME whereabouts in Scandinavia I am from.
hiçbir şey varsayma
I think so too
This is such a loving Canadian dad speech
The fear in her face 😂
My 17 year old son was propositioned by a shopkeeper in Cairo, Egypt, to marry his daughter. And her dowry included many camels. She was beautiful.
Are they married ?
So how do you like your camels?
Why do you leave us hanging ? ....and ???
@@robertabrahams7593 most likely son said no, and dad got mad, he didn't get any camels.
So, how's the camel business going? 😅
This really happened to me. My dad worked for a huge oil company in Saudi Arabia. I have blonde hair and green eyes.He was approached a few times where they offered livestock for me. Good thing my dad didn’t need any livestock lol.
If he had needed them?....
Maybe it was a joke..
In Australia camels are a pest. Perhaps we can trade them to the Saudis? They have oil, we have camels. 🤝
I currently live in SA, blondes are much loved and adored
@@thomas316I think their 1 of Australia's biggest importer for camel's
The answer Google provides: The average dowry size was 16.5 sheep units, where one camel is valued at about 10 sheep or goats. The traditional brideprice is 3 camels. Each son takes about 10 camels for his marriage, when brideprice is accounted for.
Thank you!
Nobody does that in Turkey...
What a beautiful bride. Stunning. 😮
Found the Turkish guy… so how many camels did you offer?
She’s not gonna pick you
And you think because I complimented her somehow I believe she would “pick” me? Sounds like liberal/Democrat logic to me.
Agreed. She’d bring a LOT of camels.
Gotta put up with cheesey Dad 😜
She is proud of her father and he's funny sweet and loves his daughter as we can see she loves her dad she is blessed 😅😂❤
Many years ago I was at a formal business affair at the NYC Plaza hotel. I noticed an Arab Sheik and his sizeable entourage in the lobby. They were all very tall and quite impressive, so I was fascinated.
My fiance' was later approached by one of the men who seriously asked him how much he would like to "purchase" ME!!!??? 😮 At first he thought it was a joke, but the man explained The Sheik had been taken with my beauty, and wished to add ME to his harem!!!!!! WHAT??
I asked my fiance' what he told them and he told them that I wasn't for sale, that WE DON'T sell people!! Then he gave a sly smile and said, "You know, I probably should have first asked him, HOW MUCH???" 😂😂
This is sadly not uncommon
@@sailorarwen6101 We laughed about it at the time, being so very young and naive about how the world worked. The scary part is that 2 years prior, a very wealthy Argentinian man made a similar proposition to me (minus the harem) when I was traveling in London at the tender age of 20. In hindsight, I believe I dodged a few bullets.
Fortunately, I'm now far too old, and the bloom of youth a distant memory.
Emilie Laga. Absolute crap.
@@janiceal-najjar5093 No it's true!! The absolute crap is ur empty fake shill account!
@Janice Al-Najjar oh, I see. You are a troll.
Wish i had a dad growing up but instead i had the best loving caring mother ever. ❤❤❤❤
The momentary confusion on her face until he mentions the trip to Europe 😂
Imagine living in a day and age
when your father would have looked at you, then at the guy and
replied: “100 camels” and just left you there… 😂
You way overestimating 😂😂🤣 dad would’ve took a strong 3 who your dad negotiating with king Tutt
That day and age would be 2023 in the less civilised parts of the world
You're making up a great story. I am 50 years old, I have not seen camels in Turkey yet. Turkey is not an Arab country.
Yes but you share a culture and have the same religion.
I think it sounds like a gullible tourist scam (can’t really figure out how it ends though lol).
@@marial8415 so ignorant! 1- the “orient” is not all one! 2- check your facts because both Arabs and Turks may belong to one of many faiths, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism and others! 3- I’m Arab and no, we don’t take camels as dowry! Yes camels do live in the Arab peninsula, but making a cultural ignorant point and racist joke is NOT funny! If you’re that ignorant, just go back to your own culture and talk about butter churning or something
@@marial8415 no dear maria we do not share any culture at all.
@@marial8415 "share a culture" oh lord please get educated, do you realize how different turks are to arabs?
My husband once was asked the same question about me😅we were in France on vacation and went into a restaurant. This Arab looking guy came to our table. I was almost sold😂😂😂
What was the offer?
And why did the deal not go through?😂
Ok, the second question was a joke...😂
LOL 😂 cheeky father! Funny 🤣
His daughter looked shocked and uncomfortable. “ No more dad! You’re embarrassing me” 😂👍
I am Turkish, born in Istanbul and never seen a single camel in Turkey. He made it up but still is a funny story 😂😂
Edit: after reading some of the comments, I am pretty surprised how many people believed in this story.. and tell that they had similar stories. 😮
exactly!
I’m seriously curious where in Turkey they are trading camels. I’m Turkish too, and I don’t know a single person who owns or trades camels anywhere in Turkey 🙄
I had the same thought: Turkey - camels ??? No way, not in this century.
Just shows how ignorant many US Americans are.
Idk about Turkey but my cousin and her family went to Egypt and her dad was offered camels for her. I was a young kid then. It was the first time I heard of anything like that at all.
@@janniferhatfield6720 I believe they were just mucking around and you took it serious
Scary story when you think about it. Gratefully they didn’t try and kidnap the daughter
Turkish people do not offer camels for daughters. He's just a racist.
You don't ask the father if your trying to kidnap her. Offering livestock is basically a traditional way of making a proposal in the Middle East. There is no concept of a dating phase.
He is lying. He is using a false stereotype to try to be funny. Another bigoted Westerner.
And I am certain this is just a joke all made up because Camels and camel trade is virtually nonexistent in Turkey and this is not how the Turks get married. Especially in the places where you can get to with a cruise.
Its not kidnapping. Look up the definition. Plus not that uncommon in parts of the world. Not saying its right, but you should get out more. Just don’t force your view on people how live differently than you
The story aside..... that is the most beautiful lady ever
seriously, who is she?
Fun fact: Australia has the largest wild camel population in the world.
My God, I didn’t believe you, and had to Google it. Yes, over 1000,000 wild camels.
Weren't they imported some time ago?
Australian feral camels are introduced populations of dromedary, or one-humped, camel (Camelus dromedarius-from North Africa, the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent). Imported as valuable beasts-of-burden from British India and Afghanistan[1] during the 19th century (for transport and sustenance during the exploration and colonisation of the Red Centre), many were casually released into the wild after motorised transport negated the use of camels in the early 20th century. This resulted in a fast-growing feral population with numerous ecological, agricultural and social impacts.
@@TheRazzla sure sure.nice cover story bro. We know you sold all your Australian girls for Camels in Egypt and Turkey.
@@peteranders7106 ya got me
Over 48 years ago family friends went on a vacation, when they returned they related a similar story. They declined to sell their daughter. They said that for the next 2 weeks their daughter was never out of their sight as the people who propositioned them observed their every move. They never travelled to that country ever again. Clearly this happens more than people know regardless of the passage of time.
I believe I need to clarify something regarding the idea of selling. In Islam it is required by the groom to give a gift to the bride call “mahr”, it is basically the opposite of a dowry which is provided by the family of the bride to be given to the groom. Mahr is a gift that is for the bride and the bride only. No one, not even her family or father can use it without her permission. She can forfeit and she can set an amount herself. But in general she is given what is most commonly given in her community.
The reason they approach the father or the male and not her is because the man has to ask the father for her hand in marriage, the marriage will not be valid without her permission but also her father or guardian has to agree as well because he has to vet the groom to ensure her safety.
Now, while this is the Islamic rules, it is possible that different cultures changed it in different ways. However I am certain that the camels offered were mahr and not to purchase a woman. The only way to purchase a women is if she was a slave which doesn’t exist anymore thankfully and you can’t make a free woman a slave.
@@nooralmazroa9328 but the Middle East has come the closest it’s just that they themselves don’t want to be ID’d as a slave owner 😮😅
@@nooralmazroa9328 BS, I have read the reports of ISIS
@@nooralmazroa9328 So, are u saying that a rich man just picks out a beautiful girl like a "new car" makes a down payment to her father and drives her out of the showroom???
She has no choice or ability to choose her OWN partner....take the offer or else risk shame? She is now HIS property and must fulfill anything he demands. That sounds a lot like slavery to me!
@@bonniejosavland3227 I am not sure what you mean? They came closest to what? Regarding slavery every culture has had some kind of slavery.
That is hilarious, She should be happy that he didn't give her up for any Camels😂😅
🤣🤣🤣
Happens to most women/girls that go to Turkey happened to me when I was only early teens
@roxy hart... 😐😐😑😑
@@roxyhart3247 this does not happen to most girls in Turkey, also there are no camels
Turkey is not within the normal habitat range for Camels. Also, traditionally in Middle Eastern societies, the dowry is paid by the family of the bride to the groom.
The "how many camels?" question would need to be reversed.
Looked it up….im not crying you are😭❤️ you all look absolutely amazing and happy!
Wrong offer to the wrong person.
Should’ve offer a pack of beer 🍺 and that would've been enough for this Dad 😂
Same thing happened to my daughter in Israel, when an Arabic man in a shop in Jerusalem offered me 10 camels, when I laughed at him (cause I thought he was joking), he then offered 15 camels, sheep and chickens….. I motioned my daughter to get the hell out of that shop
Kelly Kovac. You were in Israel but it was an Arab man that came up to you? What absolute BS
@@janiceal-najjar5093 There are many Arabs - now called Palestinians, in Israel because unlike your brethren that kicked out every Jew from neighbouring Arab countries, Israel did not kick out every non Jew when the country was taken back in 1948.
@maria l You are absolutely correct!
@@janiceal-najjar5093 wdym there are hundreds of thousands of arabs in jerusalem alone
@@janiceal-najjar5093 I also had Arab men propose when I was in Israel... don't call bs if you haven't been there.
Love the speech 😂 What a fun dad!!
Any man would give anything he owns for his daughter. She is stunningly beautiful!!!
I bet you 250 billion dollars Elon Musk wouldn’t.
I travelled to Colombia as a young adult and our group leader was asked about marrying me. 😂 I travelled to a few different countries (full time missionary work) and was “proposed” to more than once. It’s a thing!
I mean if they are respectful than it's fine a bit of a culture shock, but hey stay safe out there.
Lol. This is funny. Reminds me of a trip with my family. In South Africa a man offered my dad cows. My dad jokingly gave him a number, but it made me nervous.
Turkey doesn’t have camels. It’s not Saudi Arabia. Just FYI
I had to scroll too long to find this comment.
Exactly americans ignorance is always entertaining
maybe the guy was planning to import them lol
Does Turkey have sand and a desert like area ? If so, why no camels ? Serious question.
@@jamesconner3437no we don't have desert.
That guy screaming "3"😂
She's gorgeous
I always had a fascination for other people's houses. The furnitures, the decoration, it speaks alot about their lives. If they show off their hobbies (collections, a cupboard full of stuff etc) it's even better.
It speaks they have a rich, happy and fulfilling lives.
Same thing happened to my mom and a friend in Israel. They were on a trip with their church to see the sights and a man asked the trip organizer how many camels he wanted for them 😂
that didn’t happen lol
People from the Middle East joke around with tourists about the camel thing. It's good for business to lift the spirits of the visitors. Also, Turkey is not in the Middle East and does not have cammels. This family must have looked extra lost to be joked about in such an obvious manner or dad made up the story and didn't care enough to do some research which country would fit the anecdote.
Back in Afghanistan I had an interpreter tell me that a good wife costs about $4,000.
Wow! No more camels?
US dollars there must be treated like Bitcoin.
That is totally freaking hysterical!…😂
A co worker of mine was in India on a exchange college dance program... Her exchange family was about to marry her off to their son. She quickly got in touch with the US embassy near her stay and got the fk out of there.
Had the same experience with a family I lived with in Brazil. I was 14 and the son/family were trying to court me and talk me into him immediately. The exchange program put me with a different family.
Oh my gosh, this is so funny! Great going dad!!
Dad is a true Treasure❣️
She’s like, please don’t tell this story!😆
Back in the '70's, on a school trip to the north of Israel , an Arab man asked our counselor how many camels for my friend and me, he wanted a blond (myself, American) and a dark girl (my friend, a Yemenite) good thing our counselor turned him down!!!😅😂
my mother got offered 200 camels for her loveliness in egypt (she has blonde hair to her butt) lmaoo
OMG
Karen Malovani. What is it with all you people who were in Israel, but it was an Arab man that approached you? Such a load of liars. Arab men have higher standards than to barter for a tourist
@@janiceal-najjar5093 Why so mad at her,that was her experience.
Arab men have higher standards you say?
Nope,they don't, I know, I used to be a tour guide in Asia.
@@janiceal-najjar5093 i have witnessed several arab men attempt to barter for both my sister and mother while in israel and egypt, it’s was crazy common and super uncomfortable. it does happen quite a lot, we were literally assigned for the groups guard to stay with us because there were two young girls and my mother
Tell me you're rich without telling me you're rich.
I got asked the same thing when we went to turkey 10 years ago and our daughter was with us…. They kept saying to me ‘how much’. After a while and thinking that it was something else, I said ‘for what’ to which they said. ‘How many camels for your daughter’. I should have asked if the camels were single humps or two 😂😂😂😂😂
You shouldn't entertain that idea at all. You don't want to know what happens to the girl after they've been bought. Liam Neeson, Taken.
Usually if it’s the 2 humps kind you get only a half.😂
The Son in law knew instantly 😂😂😂😂❤
My late husband told similar story at our eldest daughter's wedding about our trip to Israel. James her husband after hearing about the story, had given her father 13 wooden camels during their engagement. The last the day of their wedding. Now married 17 years in Aug.
Love his sense of humor 😂😂
I can see the regret in his eyes for not getting the camels😂
😂
I could never get up on stage like dad. Bravo to him👏
Honestly, it can be terrifying. They will come up to parents of literal children, 7, 8 or younger and ask to buy the girl. It's disturbing.
not in Turkey. I'm from there. Not sure which country you've been to. don't spread lies.
@@RelaxingForLife true. My experience was in Tunesia. Not sure why he's telling the story about Turkey, do they even keep camels like that in Turkey? Then again, I've only been to big cities like Istanbul and Ankara, so I can't vouch for the entire country.
@@RelaxingForLife happened to me in Turkey and I was very early teens so while you might not there may be areas where they do go for 7-8 Yr olds
@@roxyhart3247 It's the same culture/religion as Saudi Arabia etc. so why wouldn't it happen in Turkey.
@@marial8415 wow how ignorant can you be. I won’t even dignify that with an answer
That is a dad to aspire to!!!
😂😂😂 that's my kind of dad!
Dad was totally seeing this as an option. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That man is so handsome.
This happened to me many years ago in Lybia. Funnily enough I was on a cruise holiday 😅
at least spell it right, tf is lybia
"a few years ago she was almost engaged and married [to the guy she REALLY loves and wanted instead of the groom, who knew this, and grinned, embarrassed]"
Wish i had a dad like this dude.
I love this dad😂😂😂
I would love to have heard the rest of his speech.😂
I just posted the full video as so many people were asking about it - ruclips.net/video/Q_Zw7_tkOuA/видео.html
Bet they had a great childhood love it
“ I still think about those camels and what could’ve been”
Lol
This happened to my mother when my paternal grandfather took her on a trip to Israel and Turkey. My mom had red hair and green eyes, which it seems was very lucky in Turkey. My grandfather said that she was already married and not for sale under at all. The guy really wanted her but my grandfather refused to discuss it. He got many offers for her during that trip.
There are no camels in Turkey and they don't buy women. So this story is bullshit. I know because i am a Turkish woman.
My uncle & wife adopted 3 kids from Vietnam after the war. Thru Operation Baby Lift, which they instigated. Their running joke was that he paid the orphanage enough to buy 2 bags of rice, for their little girl. It was actually true tho.
This dad has impeccable stand-up timing. Amazig story xD
What a way to compliment your daughter and tell the groom how lucky he is…
He made it into a cute story, but it could’ve turned out terribly. If you take any females with you on a cruise you better never let them go anywhere alone
Ohw come on!! Don't do this, you probably have never been to Turkey your whole life.
I mean the guy asked. That's better than what often happens in the US where women just disappear. Watch a little true crime. There's an infamous "highway of tears" known for it. I'm sure it happens all over the world.
@@zinazina6367This is in general. Where you live and where you travel-be aware of your surroundings and the people in it. Remember-the strangers who want to do you harm-they assume you don’t notice them in the first place. Practice eye contact in passing and keep your head on swivel with your surroundings-especially in parking lots.
So, make it a routine that when you travel anywhere-even to the grocery store-that at least one reliable person knows you are going.
If you are not doing anything bad, then what is the harm in letting someone know where you are going? “Because I want my privacy”-that would be an immature response.
@@angelicac.8377 ?!?
I agree people have no idea how trafficking is everywhere
Lol! The same thing happened when my family won a trip to Disneyland. We took bus trip to Tiajuana and some guy made a similar offer to my husband for our blonde, blue-eyed 15 year old daughter. He was joking though and my husband played along, much to my daughters dismay lol!
Human Trafficking is no joke.
Bride has a good sense of humor
Happened to me in Cairo when I was 15. My dad started negotiating as a joke but I'm not sure it was a joke to them.
This happened to me at an airport, except it involved cattle. Negotiations started when we entered and continued, via from what I concluded was fellow employees, all the way to the boarding gate. At which point I was running for my seat! 😂
She looked worried she forgot about something from her trip at first lol
My parents were asked same question about my sister 😂 my dad's reply to bloke was "trust me mate she gets hump more than whole camel farm" 😂 my mum said 2 camels will do 😂
Rebecca.s. Trying to get on the bandwagon of " Arab man trying to buy a tourist" how pathetic. Makes your father sound like a right crass piece of trash talking about his daughter like that.
Just 2 camels.....
@@stuartd9741 yeah 🤣 it's something I still remind my sister of till this day some 30 odd years later 😄
That is common in middle east countries and still practiced till this day.
It is an arranged marriage where the father of a male and the father of a female make an agreement to have the children marry.
The father of the male offers a Dowry to the other father. That consists of Money, land, livestock.
That stuff is kept for the female that way if the husband divorces the woman or he does, the woman is taken care of.
It
Dowry is India my friend. Turkey is much more modern than you sillies think.
@@zinazina6367 At least 20% of marriages in Turkey are cousin marriages so who are the sillies!
@@zinazina6367 Dowry is also practised in South East Asian cultures
That would be haq meher among Muslims. The property is given to the bride, not her father to ensure her financial security. The way it is described in this video and may comments makes it sound like selling the women.
@@zinazina6367 no, doweries exist in Arab countries, too. It’s called a mehr. In Indian culture, typically the wives family pays the husbands family, but in Arab countries it’s the opposite. It’s actually really said because many Indian women are being murdered by their husbands/husbands family for declining to give more money to the husband/husbands family.
She's like "wtf ..... Oh my gosh😂"
What a sweet and funny dad. I have heard that story before😅
I can't imagine this happening in 2011 and absolutely not in Turkey! Northern Africa possibly, but not now days?
Totally agree, he is a big liar, no one does that in Turkey or any of middle eastern countries unless it was a joke, but he stated this fabricated story as a fact
Nah. It was a joke. Wouldn’t happen in Turkey but it would most definitely happen in any of the Arab countries south of Turkey
@@maleknumeir It definitely happens in middle eastern countries. My husband was approached by a sheik and offered 2000 camels for his medic. She was a beautiful strawberry blonde with crazy beautiful blue green eyes. She even reported my husband to their CO because she really thought he was thinking about the trade when in reality he was just trying to figure out how much 2000 camels converted to money.
@@jedimastercaeli 2000 camels converts into: More than enough.
@@jedimastercaeli i don't blame her lol. Imagine the panic she might have had when your husband discussed the finances.