scrubbedexpat141

'Positive Discrimination' is a veiled banner to cover things like positive racism.

EG: I want a job in a Chinese restuarant but I don't look Chinese. They want someone who looks Chinese for valid and understandable reasons.

Debowing

I don't condone racism in any way, but I just meant to say that in this case, the phenomenon has been beneficial to me...

OriginalSunshine

and will continue to be in Oman, if you don't act like a tit

dress smartly (chinos, blue shirt, tie even better) for all government, ministry and police interactions, and you will find you get pushed to the head of the queue for a lot more things than you would expect

the residency ID one can be particularly embarrassing..... (you get pushed to the head of the queue ahead of 200 sweating Indians/Sri Lankans etc to collect your card. you are grateful for the special treatment, but prob also feel a bit yucky that you have taken advantage of it, because, let's face it, who wants to wait behind 200 unwashed sweating workers?)

mikewot

Think about how it feels if you're behind these workers going through security & the xray machine twice (sometimes more) a day. Especially when they take their steel toecapped boots off <gag>

OriginalSunshine

or the Colombo->Muscat flight

Debowing

My conscience is zen calm....