Tockalosh

There was nothing racist intended. If you was TCN I was going
To ask you if you wanted some extra hours as my domestic is struggling getting my whites white.
Eish you try and do a gal a favor

westendgirl1

Well one thing for sure, im quickly realising fools and bigots are suffered very gladly here.

crazyirish

perhaps not suffered gladly but it is a free forum,people can leave and do not have to post, i think its called banter.
perhaps people are fed up with political correctness!!!!!!!!! perhaps some of the people who enjoy free speach in the uk should try and go home to perhaps where they came from and shout to see what happens to them,i think we are very tolerant of other culture and other religions
oh yes thats right ,they wouldn't get the free hand outs from the tax payers if they went home.!!!!!!!!!!!
no need to preach to anyone in the uk about P.C.

OriginalSunshine

It's called "humour" and he's taking the piss / winding you up. Of course he's not racist, but an awful lot of people ARE out here. When you arrive you will very very quickly find that the ME is a multi-tiered society based on race first and culture second. It's absolutely appalling, and it is self-perpetuated, but that's the way it works here. You can gripe and moan, but you won't be able to change a thing. In a couple of years you will find yourself making extremely stereotypical racist generic comments, because the generality out here is (PC brigade shoot me now) TRUE.

It even works in reverse. I've good friends who gave up and left as they were (3rd? 4th? gen) British... from Indian stock. Out here they were too British for the Indians (I mean dear god they sweated when they ate curry), and too Indian for the British.

scottrace

ooooh its getting almost as tense on here as it is in Bahrain

It winds me up reading the stuff about this attack on this poor guy. Its bloody awful no matter where he is from or who he is. But my reaction is similar to those above - there is no indication that it was a pre-meditated attack on an expat or is to do with the current troubles - they stole his car! And everyone has now gone into meltdown panic that they are going to start yanking us out of our cars in broad daylight because we come from the UK.

And to be controversial what the hell was he doing in that area at 5am in the morning - I havent been here long and I wouldnt bother in the daytime. Knowing what we know about Bahrain (or frankly about every country in the world) seriously - would you get out of your car if 2 men with a sword approached you??

I am not happy that we cant go about our daily lives without having to check whats happening and where is safe to go but I cant abide this panic culture that every thing that now happens here is blamed on the troubles no matter how obviously it isnt.

markinbahrain

It has to be Juffair for you, its safe and has more bars / clubs and football bars than anywhere else on the island, its 8 mins drive into Manama. You can go scuba diving at Coral Beach Club or Marina Beach 1 minute from Juffair and has food street.....so your never go hungry!
Adliya is 3 mins away and nice but apartments are a lot older and tired where as Juffair they are modern with great views.
Forget Diplomatic area, you will never be able to park and comes the weekend its a ghost town, and you will just end up driving into Juffair and Exhibition Road. I lived in Seef 100 for a while has some nice apartments but that is all it has very, very boring unless you like the shopping mall.
Good Luck.

markinbahrain

There is something not quite right about this story in the GDN this morning, as I think the MOI ARE trying to attach him to the unrest out here.

MANAMA: A British man who lost two fingers when he was attacked with a sword in Karranah is to undergo surgery in a bid to have them reattached.

The victim, identified as Peter Morrissey, remains in a stable condition at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC).

It was initially believed he was attacked at around 2am on Friday after he lost his way and was forced out of his car.

But sources yesterday said he was assaulted by masked youngsters blocking a road as he tried to make his way towards Budaiya Highway.

They said he was attacked after he stopped his car and tried to reason with them.

Sources said Mr Morrissey, who lives in Bahrain but works in Saudi Arabia, was attacked as he left an expatriate club in the Budaiya area.

Scubaroo

Many thanks for that MIB! appreciate the heads up. And apologies if I interrupted the *tennis*... you guys!lol

Yes, further into Juffair is looking promising, will be hoping to avoid the Navy set 3am balcony swap if possible. A good place to start the search when I get on ground.

CBC, looks like the spot cheers and a big boat! though I have heard rumours..

Take care all!

Tockalosh

Bladdy hell so he may have white after all. Time to run around like headless chicken yelling "dont panic" in a cpl Jones esque manner

OriginalSunshine

European according to GDN http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsD...storyid=323027

But I feel more sorry for the poor bas-t*rd in the second half of the story who got beaten and robbed, and can;t go to the police nor hospital and can't afford the plane fare out of the country!

Sue

I've moved a ton of off-topic posts to another thread and closed it. This is a request to keep any further comments like it away from this thread. I don't like getting out my whip, but will do so if pushed

Thanks .... as you were.

OriginalSunshine

oh no. *whistles quietly to herself whilst waiting for the inevitable....*

crazyirish

oh yes sorry before i get shot for P.C.
poor guys and GIRLS

Tockalosh

She who wears the black leather thigh length high heeled boots with chrome heels must be obeyed

OleJanx

Don't argue with her who wears a vest with a towel round her neck....