Friday, 1 March 2013

Happy Accountancy Day!



Let's all rejoice!  March 1st is Accountants' Day in Turkey and marks the start of a week of celebrations in some towns. (Well, I saw a sign for a football match and concert in Adana).  Does any other country honour this profession with its own day or week?  How do accountants let their hair down? Having been a teenager in the early 70s,  Monty Python introduced me to my first "accountant".  Time for all mountain climbing, paragliding, lion taming accountants to stand up and be counted.
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  1. Ayak1 March 2013 at 19:06

    Well I never knew. Fancy an Accountancy Day. Maybe someone once decided that it is such a boring job that they should have a special day. (No doubt accountants won't agree that it's boring of course)

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    1. BacktoBodrum1 March 2013 at 21:22

      I din't know until I saw all the posters today.

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  2. Croixblanches1 March 2013 at 20:35

    It's nice to think that, somewhere in the world, accountants are having a special day. It probably makes up for the other 364. :-)

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    1. BacktoBodrum1 March 2013 at 21:23

      I like to think of them putting on silly hats and dancing around the office.

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  3. Helen Devries1 March 2013 at 23:47

    I do like the idea of an Accountants' Day....I could suggest to mine that it is the day on which he might just do a bit of work...

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  4. Jack Scott2 March 2013 at 00:14

    Blimey. Who would have thought?

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    1. BacktoBodrum2 March 2013 at 11:18

      One day I'll list all the days we have - Teachers is the only one I remember the date of.

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  5. Anonymous2 March 2013 at 00:31

    It shows how bad my Turkish is. I thought that it was tax week....

    Or maybe accountant's day is a part of tax week.

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    1. BacktoBodrum2 March 2013 at 11:19

      All part of the celebration of collecting lots of taxes.

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  6. Kathy2 March 2013 at 01:17

    Amazing! What next - Plumbers Day or Grocers' Week? :-) Many thanks for the sketch. I'd completely forgotten that one.

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    1. BacktoBodrum2 March 2013 at 11:19

      I used to know most of the Monty Python sketches by heart - but there wasn't much for a teenager to do in the 70s.

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  7. Erica (Irene)2 March 2013 at 14:30

    This is so interesting for me because my husband's sister's husband was a Chartered Accountant in Izmir.....and he just retired 2 years ago.....in his 50's.....Must mention this to my husband, never knew such a day would be noted for this profession.
    .....love love The Monty Python, I think I've seen every episode a few times. I use to have a big crush on John Cleese and then in his other show Fawlty Towers.....thank you for the blast from the past.
    Hope you have great weather....

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  8. BacktoBodrum2 March 2013 at 16:45

    Introduced in 1989 apparently.

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  9. Alan2 March 2013 at 18:01

    . . what creases me is the annual posting in the newspapers of the league table of those who have paid their taxes and how much - everyone I know does their best to avoid being featured anywhere!

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    1. BacktoBodrum3 March 2013 at 10:25

      I think the days of avoiding tax in Turkey are numbered.

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  10. Senior Dogs Abroad3 March 2013 at 07:40

    B to B, You know I should have known something was up with Turks and accountancy when one of the first words I was given to learn in Turkish was 'muhasebeci' - accountant! The video was a hoot. Thanks.

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    1. BacktoBodrum3 March 2013 at 10:26

      It is a mouthful isn't it. I always have to think twice before I write it down.

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  11. Dee4 March 2013 at 05:19

    Dear Bodrum, I have so enjoyed Monty Python all these years. Those actors and writers had such a sense of the ridiculous. Thanks for the treat! Peace.

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    1. BacktoBodrum4 March 2013 at 10:47

      I was surprised how much I still enjoyed MP after all these years

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