A Normal Day in Istanbul

Text on the meme

A normal day in Istanbul

What it means

A series of clips shows cats lounging everywhere in Istanbul: on a car, in a cosmetics store, among folded clothes, on a shop display, and on public furniture. The joke is that the cats are presented as an ordinary part of city life, while “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” plays, making the Turkish setting and the cats’ shameless comfort feel theatrically absurd. EN: A series of clips shows cats lounging everywhere in Istanbul: on a car, in a cosmetics store, among folded clothes, on a shop display, and on public furniture. The joke is that the cats are presented as an ordinary part of city life, while “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” plays, making the Turkish setting and the cats’ shameless comfort feel theatrically absurd.

Sound

♪ The Four Lads — Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

music / музыка

Objects

cats / кошки white sedan / белый седан city street / городская улица apartment buildings / многоквартирные дома cosmetics display / витрина с косметикой makeup products / косметика folded clothes / сложенная одежда sweater stack / стопка свитеров clothing store / магазин одежды calico cat / трёхцветная кошка bench / скамейка public transit shelter / остановочный павильон green illuminated sign / зелёная подсвеченная вывеска sidewalk / тротуар shop window / витрина магазина orange-and-white cat / рыже-белый кот