tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218126438194693265.post4976530260714712192..comments2023-09-05T14:29:35.768+03:00Comments on green eggs&balalee6: Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00100406799321367347noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218126438194693265.post-51958661939367626712007-08-05T17:30:00.000+03:002007-08-05T17:30:00.000+03:00Jon--I think I was disturbed mostly that these gir...Jon--<BR/>I think I was disturbed mostly that these girls were parading around a high-end mall, not the place where teenage boys hangout, dressed extremely inappropriately for their age under their mother's watch. Had they been 30 year-old-women dressed that same way it wouldn't have fazed me one bit. I probably wouldn't even have thought them to be "ladies of the night." But when I see children, with undeveloped bodies, wearing whorish red lipstick and spiked heels, with the 'blessing' of a parent it's more than disgusting.<BR/><BR/>The Geisha comment was made about the girls' obstrusive-cakey-gooped up makeup; it had nothing to do with the kind of people these women are. They're a common local sighting (well their almost mask-like faces are)and honestly they remind me of geisha's theatrical makeup. The two comments have little to do with each other.<BR/><BR/>I don't think that I'm very conservative at all and I don't know if my views are representative of Kuwaitis. I've been trying to gauge where I am on the country's continuum for over two years now.<BR/><BR/>(I don't want to go into how conservative and liberal are subjective and completely different than in the American context. Might post about that soon.)<BR/><BR/>I hope I explained myself a little better.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100406799321367347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218126438194693265.post-49479814455148138812007-08-05T05:28:00.000+03:002007-08-05T05:28:00.000+03:00I'm not sure why you're so deeply disturbed by the...I'm not sure why you're so deeply disturbed by these girls that you thought about them for days. Also I noticed that you called some dressed up women geishas in a previous post. Are you very conservative or are your views common in Kuwait?<BR/><BR/>Just curious :)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060882352687149007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218126438194693265.post-29106239830885326042007-08-03T10:49:00.000+03:002007-08-03T10:49:00.000+03:00Anon--I did watch the clip but wasn't exactly sure...Anon--<BR/><BR/>I did watch the clip but wasn't exactly sure what to make of your question.<BR/><BR/>But here are my feeling about it:<BR/><BR/>-- Nairah's lie was something that I believe should never have happened. Kuwait had a just cause, but more importantly, the U.S. had enough vested interests in the region to step in anyway.<BR/> A second note on that is...perhaps its true...an apple never falls far from the tree...her father is a big liar (strongly dislike him!). I don't know the girl/lady though; so i don't want to pass judgements on her for something she was told to do 17 years ago.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- On the whole Palestinian issue I'm quite conflicted. Palestinians were not treated well after Saddam's occupation. Although that's a fact that is unjustified by anything, post-invasion Kuwait was a difficult time for everyone. Before the occupation, Kuwait had the largest Palestinian population and they were --in general-- living a decent life. (Atleast a lot of anecdotal evidence I've come across personally suggests that.) During the occupation, the Palestinian leadership sided with Saddam and to add insult to injury some Palestinians did reach out to the Iraqi army and help them. All Palestinians were treated like "traitors" and most were effectively "kicked out" of Kuwait.<BR/><BR/>Personally, although I don't agree with the way the Palestinians were treated in the 90's, I think it was a mistake on Kuwait's part to take in such a large number of Palestinians before then. Kuwait doesn't naturalize residents like the U.S. and Canada do and that policy wasn't and isn't likely going to change. So effectively what Kuwait had was a country within a country; a population that was almost larger than the Kuwaiti population itself. What made it worse was the fact that this population had nowhere to go.<BR/><BR/>With that said, I'm grateful for all that the Palestinians have and continue to do for Kuwait. (Pretty much any decent Arabic teacher I had was Palestinian.) Although nothing compared to the numbers pre-1991, Kuwait still has quite a few Palestinians.<BR/><BR/>Overall, I think the political documentary has an anti-Kuwaiti agenda. The segment you kindly linked to showed Kuwait as harsh, dictatorial, and violent.<BR/><BR/>Yes, mistakes were made (will continue to be made) but that's not the Kuwait I know. And as a country, we still have a lot of work ahead of us.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100406799321367347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3218126438194693265.post-85428495814094325902007-08-01T11:41:00.000+03:002007-08-01T11:41:00.000+03:00I see you are kuwaiti.... what do you think of htt...I see you are kuwaiti.... <BR/><BR/>what do you think of <BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu6iABN2bus&mode=related&search=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com