tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post109027351749678576..comments2024-03-12T11:03:59.528+02:00Comments on Living in Egypt: Women's ProblemsMaryanne Stroud Gabbanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858132776788616956noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1093127231725220122004-08-22T01:27:00.000+03:002004-08-22T01:27:00.000+03:00hey ,I totally agree...
I am from a country where ...hey ,I totally agree...<br />I am from a country where female infanticide still takes place.....a very bad but true fact of life here in india.<br />Leave alone catcalls and other stuff that a normal girl or woman in india has to face , the physical abuse part is really shameful.....<br />ever heard of 75-80 yr olds being raped by young men....<br />But ,what I dont understand is, the same men want their mothers and sisters to be safe.....how is that?jomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744014910008298489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1091219506124049392004-07-30T23:31:00.000+03:002004-07-30T23:31:00.000+03:00Hello Maryanne...
How I love to read your blogs......Hello Maryanne...<br />How I love to read your blogs....<br />my name is Liza Hamisi and I live in the Netherlands..<br />I've just created my own blog, and yours is the first I read. I've been sitting here for hours now...reading and reading, can't get enough of it.<br />According to you..Eqypt must be a very nice place to live..I've never been there...and not to forget to mention about your horses..what a beauties they are. I think maybe someday...Inshallah..I'll come and visit Al-Masir and Al-kahira..not to forget to take a look over the Gulf of Aqaba..etc.<br />Keep on writing dear Maryanne..and May God Bless Your Heart.Queenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767388898379969250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090436724980258212004-07-21T22:05:00.000+03:002004-07-21T22:05:00.000+03:00The first couple of replies on this thread say tha...The first couple of replies on this thread say that conditions in the U.S. have gotten better than they use to be. <br /><br />I have to add my two cents. Who has it gotten better for? Not for everyone. Its amazing at how much injustice exists in this country. <br /><br />However the irony and the beauty of living in this country is the right to question or even criticize it if you wish to without being prosecuted.Chanclita Divinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256286747656172338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090428772593823002004-07-21T19:52:00.000+03:002004-07-21T19:52:00.000+03:00From Anonymous 1 to Anonymous 2, You're nuts!
Firs...From Anonymous 1 to Anonymous 2, You're nuts!<br />First, I was talking to Shellie -who had guys staring at her chest- not to you.<br />Second, I was obviously joking, any open-minded person will understand I was joking with Shellie, who provided unnecessary information about her chest, without mentioning how big it was, and what she was wearing so that salesman kept staring at her. If I follow on your sick analysis of jokes, I would tell you: maybe she's ugly so he avoided her face, maybe she's paranoid, maybe she thinks everybody loves her chest, can you tell that !!!! I bet you can't.<br /><br />Third, Yes. You have luxury laws in the USA. If you're debating the death penalty in this country but killing daily 10s of Iraqis based on "flawed" intelligence, is in't that luxury! (checkout http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com)<br />If in the USA you can sue McDonalds for coffee spill, but you dump your depleted Uranium in other countries, and you devastate the amazon forests to eat cheap banana, isn't this luxury?<br />You're living in a closed world, ruled by a monkey-president, enjoying luxury, and keeping the rest of the world poor to maintain your "lifestyle", and then you tell me about eating people in Egypt to solve hunger and high population problems: it's not a joke! The "democratic government of the west of the Atlantic" is indeed doing that. Eating some people to maintain the prosperity of its own. Isn't that nuts Mr or Ms Nuts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090364741872331822004-07-21T02:05:00.000+03:002004-07-21T02:05:00.000+03:00Hey Anonymous,
Luxury laws? Since when did justi...Hey Anonymous,<br /><br />Luxury laws? Since when did justice and doing what's right become a negotiable luxury? As for the weak philosophy of using the correlation of staring at a tree, when does it stop? <br /><br />[warning: next sentence not to be taken literally] Hey, we kill animals for food, if countries are starving because of overpopulation, just let them hack each other up to get food and get ride of the whole problem! [disclaimer: last sentence was to prove a point, not be acted upon or taken seriously]<br /><br />Now that's an extreme example of the kind of philosophy you're implying to use as an excuse for guys to demean, objectify, and let their lustful eyes (or more) do whatever they want. Maybe the guy's balls are worth being kicked, hey, its just her natural reaction!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090361423653639892004-07-21T01:10:00.000+03:002004-07-21T01:10:00.000+03:00Hey Shelli.. I bet what Maryanne is talking about ...Hey Shelli.. I bet what Maryanne is talking about is not what you're having in the USA with guys honking at you, in Egypt they can do more and can harass you in the street because there are no clear laws against that and it is hard to prosecute a male for it; no luxury laws like you have in the US: no Egyptian can sue McDonald's for a coffee-spill, we even eat food full of insecticides!<br /><br />Besides, why blame the salesman.. maybe you chest is worth staring at; don't you stare at a beautiful tree!! It's all natural!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090334338868630032004-07-20T17:38:00.000+03:002004-07-20T17:38:00.000+03:00Hi, Congratulations on becoming a Blogger of Note....Hi, Congratulations on becoming a Blogger of Note. I'm enjoying reading your blog. As you say in Arabic "nachnu giran" - I hope I said it right. We are neighbors. Plus I also lived in Toronto (and before that New York) before I moved to Jerusalem. I'm looking at your link to Castle Ziman in Sinai and it looks like that the perfect place to spend a weekend in October or November.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233784118878245882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090300408616059552004-07-20T08:13:00.000+03:002004-07-20T08:13:00.000+03:00Great blog, I'm glad people like you are opening t...Great blog, I'm glad people like you are opening the eyes of people about non-western cultures and society. If it wasn't for the internet and truthful people like you, all we would have is the media to believe. I am from Israel and the media portrays it so much worse that it really is. <br /><br />Great website!<br />Lates,<br /><br />http://konny.blueshite.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241399365587596108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090296916779997732004-07-20T07:15:00.000+03:002004-07-20T07:15:00.000+03:00I concur with all of what Deby is saying. Beautif...I concur with all of what Deby is saying. Beautifully written, I also live in the United States of America, and I can certainly assure you that it has gotten a lot better than by what you have seen and heard of.<br /><br />Although, my dream is also to live in another country when I get a bit older; I have always wanted this. I'm not going to go around bashing USA (Of course I'm not saying that you are doing that...), but maybe some people are meant to live outside of the United States...<br /><br />Boredom on a Stick<br />http://boredomonastick.blogspot.comJillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053790582349636235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203628.post-1090291234157972582004-07-20T05:40:00.000+03:002004-07-20T05:40:00.000+03:00Great blog. I was so excited when you got the Inte...Great blog. I was so excited when you got the Internet at home, because I was really enjoying your true account of your life in Egypt. Very nicely written. And now we can comment too :) Looking forward to more. -BrendaMz Cowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550002660131594568noreply@blogger.com