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09-04-2021, 10:26 AM | #75751 (permalink) |
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09-04-2021, 10:46 AM | #75752 (permalink) |
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I'll be the annoying person who points out that *technically* Afghanistan isn't in the Middle East...
But it's funny when people say "the Middle East" when they clearly just mean "the Gulf". Not saying you should go to Syria for a higher standard of living but just say "the Gulf" lol |
09-04-2021, 11:08 AM | #75753 (permalink) |
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Yes but technically, the Gulf is also Iran and Iraq. And ain't nobody rushing to Saudi for the standard of living either. So mainly it's just the U.A.E., Qatar, Bahrain, maybe Kuwait and Oman (which has a very small part in the Gulf but is not really a Gulf country). I'm looking at the U.A.E., specifically. Which is in the Gulf, and the Middle east also.
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09-04-2021, 12:33 PM | #75754 (permalink) | |
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So your global warming strategy is just to take it straight to the dome to take the edge off?
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09-04-2021, 02:41 PM | #75755 (permalink) |
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This surprises me. I mean, it's your decision, obviously, but you're happy to put a good standard of living above your acceptance as a gay man? You're okay to go to countries that may persecute, or at best barely tolerate you, as long as you can live in a fancy apartment and eat caviar pizza? You don't think it would be worth accepting a small/large drop in living standards in return for being treated as a human being?
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09-04-2021, 05:28 PM | #75756 (permalink) | |
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09-04-2021, 05:47 PM | #75757 (permalink) |
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When was the last time you've been to Abu Dhabi? The UAE are desperate to establish themselves as some kind of liberal haven. Going there for a few year stint is by this point a cliché among Canadian yoga instructors, the single gayest demographic group anywhere in the world.
Not the entire ME is Saudi Arabia and ISIS. A close friend of mine, an extremely gay guy, taught French literature at the American University of Beirut for a few years and he was just fine. Had a great sex life by the sound of it. Obviously fundamentalist Islam goes with horrific homophobia, but also the world is a bit more diverse than the picture of it you get by sitting in Texas and watching TV. |
09-04-2021, 06:46 PM | #75758 (permalink) |
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**** dubai lol
https://youtu.be/tJuqe6sre2I Can't embed cause the creator won't allow it but this video is a good watch Title: Dubai is a parody of the 21st century. |
09-04-2021, 06:56 PM | #75759 (permalink) |
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Yeah it's hard not to despise the idea of this place. But personally I'm in the world's most fragile glasshouse when it comes to accepting jobs in places I despise, so can't judge anyone else on this account.
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