During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast\nbetween sunrise and sunset. As dusk starts to arrive, tables all over Trabzon\nfill up with soon-to-be patrons. The restaurants all serve either buffets or\nset menus. Sitting on the tables are bottles of water, a basket of bread, salad\ncovered in plastic wrap and sometimes a soup. Everyone claims their spot and\nsilently stares at the food waiting for the signal to eat. I saw one woman salt\nher soup and slowly stir it, just staring at it. Another man uncapped his water\nbottle and placed it right in front of him. Another man removed the plastic\nwrap and tore his bread into tiny pieces. No one talks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wardlaw broke all the rules and starting\nloudly slurping his soup while all the hungry Muslims tried not to look at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then came the signal. A surprisingly loud\nblast like a canon shot rocked the quiet and dinner was on. Most people chugged\ntheir entire water bottle first but the man with the tiny bread pieces shoved\nthem all in his mouth at once. All the waiters appeared carrying set dinners of\nbeef stew with rice and potatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The restaurant was quiet as everyone\nfrantically ate while watching the top 10 music-video countdown on the wall\ntelevision. Most of the videos involved\na man in a tight t-shirt and sunglasses singing on a motorcycle. One sang while\nhe aggressively adjusted his Ferrari engine with a wrench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The whole thing was over in 15 minutes. Jamie\nand Wardlaw said it was just like the Hunger Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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