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IKnowNothing

Feb 11th 2019 4:08 am

What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Was watching Life of Brian again last night, and the classic scene with them in the meeting, John Cleese being the chairman.

So what have the Arabs ever done for us? The Aqueducts?

I'll start with the obvious one - the bum gun, brilliant.

scrubbedexpat141

Feb 11th 2019 6:28 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Coffee.

Millhouse

Feb 11th 2019 7:00 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

numbers innit

TGFKASE

Feb 11th 2019 9:50 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Optics, although not the alcoholic spirits measure...

Jingsamichty

Feb 11th 2019 9:54 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Zero, nil, nada, zip... ;)

BritInParis

Feb 11th 2019 11:57 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

A sh*tload of oil.

Lawrence of Arabia.

... That’s it.

Boomhauer

Feb 12th 2019 4:41 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

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Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12635369)

numbers innit

Hindus.

spouse of scouse

Feb 12th 2019 4:56 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Given those of you working over there the opportunity to earn more than you can in your home countries? If not, why are you there - you must get something out of it?

nonthaburi

Feb 12th 2019 8:52 am

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Originally Posted by spouse of scouse (Post 12635864)

Given those of you working over there the opportunity to earn more than you can in your home countries? If not, why are you there - you must get something out of it?

there is no if not, it's all about the money, anything else is secondary and a bonus.

Miss Ann Thrope

Feb 12th 2019 11:47 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Humus, moutabel, shawarma, muhumara, fattoush, tabbouleh...

And in fairness, on the numbers thing, and in many other areas of science and art, they did take things quite a way forwards from what the Indians had come up with during the golden decades of the Abbasid caliphate.

spouse of scouse

Feb 12th 2019 12:18 pm

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

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Originally Posted by BritInParis (Post 12635523)

A sh*tload of oil.

Lawrence of Arabia.

... That’s it.

Hey, what about Jamie Farr? M*A*S*H* without Klinger's hairy legs in stilettos would be a tragedy.

Millhouse

Feb 12th 2019 3:28 pm

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Well for me they have granted me several years of stable and well paid employment, decent weather and a good multicultural experience. For that I’m very grateful.

So, apart from the experience, optics, numbers, the food, public order, the interesting work, the tax free salary - of course the tax free salary goes without saying, and residence in a fun sunny place with interesting people, what have they done for us?

scot47

Feb 12th 2019 4:51 pm

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

Allowed people to escape from a decaying civilisation in Britannia ?

Millhouse

Feb 14th 2019 5:53 am

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Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12636171)

Allowed people to escape from a decaying civilisation in Britannia ?

Oh. escape from a decaying Britannia? shut up!

scrubbedexpat141

Feb 14th 2019 6:50 am

Re: What have the Arabs ever done for us?

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Originally Posted by scot47 (Post 12636171)

Allowed people to escape from a decaying civilisation in Britannia ?

It's only decaying because you're there.

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