Turkish Ice Cream? No Thanks; I Like My Dessert Without Stressful Tricks

Whenever I come across reels of Turkish ice cream parlours playing with their customers, I feel a rush of irritation. Sure, it is only for fun and to entertain people. But dear Turkish Ice cream parlours, our lives are already playing games with us. Please at least let us have an ice cream without any struggle. Am I asking for too much? 

The way the vendors tease the customers just doesn't go well with me. I am deeply obsessed with ice cream because one, it is a stress buster and two, it is tasty. When my mind is already fogged with stress, entertaining tricks which test my patience is not something I would sign up for. I just want an ice cream to cool myself down. Not an unnecessary trick to pass which just embroils my stress level. 

Games, tricks and puzzles? No thanks

Many people enjoy the tricks of Turkish Ice cream vendors. They laugh, make reels out of it and sometimes outplay the vendor. It is sometimes fun to watch those reels but only until I don't imagine myself in front of a Turkish ice cream vendor. I have always been pathetic in games, tricks and puzzles. So I avoid being a part of any of these activities. People say that games and tricks are the best ways to bust stress. Unfortunately, for me, these activities are just an embarrassment because of my ignorance. I just feel a FOMO when I am not able to crack the most simple tricks. And this FOMO only intensifies the already present isolation in my mind.

If I ever visit a Turkish Ice cream vendor, I will either burst into tears or just walk away like how this woman did. So, no thanks, I don't need games to burst my stress. Just an ice cream would do.

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 I have heard people saying that if you request the vendors to just give the ice cream without tricks, they agree. Well, if it happens, it is good. I can easily and straightforwardly tell them no tricks, just ice cream. Rude? Well, that's how life has been. Why not call out life to be gentle?  

But dismissing Turkish ice cream vendors is not right

But then, on the other side of my mind, I feel if people start feeling irritated with the unique tricks tailored to customer's entertainment, the Turkish ice cream parlour will lose its essence. Undeniably, it is different- not just geographically but also aesthetically. Some people find their relaxation in such tricks and entertainment. Not everyone feels embarrassed when they are fooled by tricks.

So, even if I would never visit a Turkish Ice cream vendor, I am not going to judge those who do. Neither am I going to criticise the vendor and stage a protest to shut it down. It is just a matter of choice. 

Go and visit the Turkish ice cream parlours but spare me

Go visit the Turkish Ice cream vendor, and enjoy its tricks solely intended to entertain customers. But I am okay with a candy ice cream from a local vendor who doesn't ask me to crack a code to bust my stress. Happiness for me is in small things- enjoying a Rs 20 ice cream by the roadside. No tantrums, no tricks and no teasing. Life's struggles are enough to treat me with all these 'delicacies'.   

Views expressed are the author's own.