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From the outside, this kebab does not seem unique: the sign invites you to come and go. However, when you enter the interior, you can already feel that the local prienis is probably the host, because the ceiling music sounds Turkish. “We play Turkish music, yes,” Mustafa smiles and invites us to a cup of Turkish tea.
Came to Kaunas 20 years ago
The man has been living in Lithuania for 20 years. “It just came to our knowledge then. I met Lithuanians there. It was interesting to see her and I came. I came back to Germany, but then I was already moving to live here. I liked it, I thought it was possible to
Two decades is a long time, says Mustafa, noting how people in our country, the country itself, have changed, because as soon as they arrived in Kaunas, they repeatedly heard swearing and humiliation at home for being a foreigner.
But in 20 years, everything has changed a lot, people are changing, I don’t think a foreigner is surprised now. Lithuanians themselves go to other countries, they live and their attitudes have changed.
“But in 20 years everything has changed a lot, people are changing, I don’t think a foreigner is surprised now. Lithuanians themselves go to other countries, they live and their attitudes have changed. So it was very difficult for me. Perhaps it is because at first I did not understand Lithuanian, but when I began to understand it it was not right either, if I did not understand, I did not pay attention, and because I understood, I would have concluded it with all the words, “he said.
In Kaunas, Mustafa also invited guests with kebabs, he had up to three kebabs, but, as he admits, it was harder to find reliable employees there and he didn’t have the time, so he just closed and started working in Prienai.
“I opened here six years ago and everything is fine. You know, Prienai was very well received. Maybe because the city is small, the people are good, it was not difficult, accepted right away. I have been in Kaunas for many years, but it has there have been all kinds of problems there because I am a foreigner. There was a bit of that here too, but not much. Everything is fine, “he says.
Julius Kalinskas / 15min photo / Mustafa Seren kebab
It says there were no difficulties installing or fixing documents in Prienai. Oh, kebabs are popular with kids too, especially kids. It’s true that her grandmothers hardly ever come after church, she laughs.
“Almost 50 percent. Kebabs are ordered to be taken away, sometimes even more, especially in winter. In summer, as we are on the main road to Birštonas, we have a terrace and a lot of people. But in winter, everyone is They drive home, and then the customers are more local, ”Mustafa said.
I would love to invite more Turks.
Mustafa is not the only Turk in Prien: his real cousin, who lives here, works at the kebab. He says he would bring more, only that Lithuania really doesn’t want to admit their compatriots; Getting a visa is not as easy as it sounds.
Maybe we are not of that faith? I know of no other reason. I have lived here for 20 years, I have certainly done nothing wrong.
“There is a desire, there has always been, but somehow the Lithuanian government probably does not want to have more of us here, it does not give opportunities, it is difficult to obtain a visa. We get permission from the Labor Exchange so that we can come, but for some reason the Lithuanian embassy stops, they say we can’t. The reason is they don’t believe in the reason why they want to come. Not just me here. I have a colleague in Alytus who has a cafe, a club, he wants to bring a chef. He applied to the embassy, he did not issue a visa. This is what a person can do? Nearby? There is no other way out. He will try again, wait, “Mustafa said.
When asked to share his thoughts on why Lithuania doesn’t really want immigrants from his country, Mustafa openly suggests his speculation: “Perhaps we are not of that faith? I know of no other reason. I’ve lived here for 20 years, I haven’t really done anything wrong to get caught up in anything or anything like that, there are no such things, maybe just driving a car because of how well I’ve received. I pay taxes for so many years and without problems. So why couldn’t there be more people like that? Would it be bad for Lithuania here or good? That doesn’t give me a chance. “
Julius Kalinskas / 15min photo / Mustafa Seren kebab
Mustafa says he doesn’t understand this situation. It wasn’t difficult for her to learn Lithuanian too, she took it as soon as she moved.
“I need to speak Lithuanian, because I came to this country, I respect this country, so I need to speak its language. Sometimes Lithuanians come, see a foreigner and start speaking Russian. I say – let’s speak Lithuanian, because I don’t understand Russian. But the man still speaks Russian. When I ask him why he does it, he says that the foreigner can speak Russian. Don’t people in the world speak Russian?
Perhaps here because Russians living in Lithuania not all speak Lithuanian, Lithuanians are used to speaking to them in Russian. But don’t tell me and they will learn, after all, the Lithuanian countries. If I come to guests, that’s it, but I’ve lived here for 20 years, “the man said excitedly.
I need to speak Lithuanian, because I came to this country, I respect this country, so I need to speak their language.
Bake lavash at the bakery
Mustafa says that he does not get any comments about the food in Prienai, as he considers it, perhaps because the people of Prienai are known as one family.
“We don’t really lack customers in summer, Birštonas helps a lot, but in winter orders are cut in half, especially in the afternoons, there are no customers. Nothing else during the day, but very empty in the afternoons. In winter, it’s just that we stick to not wanting to close, ”the man said of seasonality.
Asked about the competition she faced in Kaunas and partly in Prienai, Mustafa said yes, but she works knowing her work, trusting in herself, then everything works out: “God gives everything. Nobody is left hungry, God gives, I think so. You have to know your work. “
Julius Kalinskas / 15min photo / Mustafa Seren kebab
Kebab in Prienai is not Mustafa’s only business. He also has a bakery in K distritodainiai district, he bakes lavash, which he sells not only in his kebab, but also supplies to other companies. There, according to the employer, there are no problems with employees: the bakery in the rural area employs locals.
Mustafa admits that Lithuania has become his real home: he only goes to Turkey on vacation and already thinks not in Turkish, but in Lithuanian. Only the Vedas do not accept to eat for nothing and laugh at not understanding how Lithuanians can like them, knowing what they are made of.
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