Bartending in Istanbul Alright, so, getting to Istanbul and getting to the university I was at: uh, one of the first orders of business was trying to find a place to go find a drink. And, being in Turkey, somewhat Middle Eastern culture, alcohol you would think isn't a very big thing, but they have a national drink, they do, they do drink a lot of alcohol there called rak?. It's a anise-flavored liquor, tastes like black licorice and burns like fire. I couldn't stomach it. Well, I could stomach very little of it, but . . .
Put on some Gloves All right, my best moment with one of my employees: We were working behind the counter, and a customer came in and said he lost his wallet. He think he--he thought he threw it in the garbage on his tray. And I said, "No problem; we'll help you." And I just looked at one of my employees and like, "Okay, pick through the garbage. Let's put on some gloves." And he said, "You're kidding, right?" And I said, "No, actually, I'm not kidding. This man his lost his wallet; we have to help him." And I . . .