tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post60511575855569703..comments2024-03-27T07:54:22.495+03:00Comments on Life in Kuwait Blog: Ruffled FeathersCrazy in Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438670456717426074noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-20055291905359648962012-12-09T12:56:33.876+03:002012-12-09T12:56:33.876+03:00I LOVE KUWAIT, but HATE KUWAITIS. My family has be...I LOVE KUWAIT, but HATE KUWAITIS. My family has been here since 35 years, and all we've seen is Kuwaiti hatred for us. Kuwaitis are the most racist creatures God made. They love making fun of all foreigners, depending on how poor or rich the country is. <br /><br />FIRST QUESTION IN ANY F***ING MATTER...:<br />"Shunu jinseetik???" (What is ur nationality?)<br /><br />Your answer sets the course of your fate, whether its medicine, job, parking ticket, customs, immigration, ministries!<br /><br />We work. Kuwaitis colleagues stay at home, go to gyms, get there cars washed and chill out doing nuisance on the streets. AND THEY GET PROMOTIONS... we dont!!<br /><br />For the past 10 years, i've devoted myself to get out of this hell! <br /><br />Please DO NOT COME HERE if u haven't!!!!<br /><br />I hope and i pray that some earth-quake or tsunami wipe this shit of the world map asap INSHALLAH!!! even if it take me! <br /><br />HATE HATE HATE HATE KUWAITIS! Animals!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-19501125455311367992011-05-26T16:04:14.652+03:002011-05-26T16:04:14.652+03:00I say let them eat their sand, and drink their oil...I say let them eat their sand, and drink their oil..... first day here I could tell the kind of animals I was dealing with. You people should honestly learn how to drive, my God people my daughter is 7 years old and she drives with more common sense then these animals.I was at the store the other day where I asked a woman a simple question about a price on an item, she just turned and walked away. You people are so damn rude. I happen to be a big muscular guy I was driving the other day and someone almost hit my car, I flipped him off so he stops and looks at me all crazy. I got out of my car and the guy got scared and just left. I heard that kuwaiti people cant fight they only know how to slap like little girls, or hit with shoes. is this true? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-7294544433469939732010-07-10T13:22:30.286+03:002010-07-10T13:22:30.286+03:00I didn't read the comments until now, checking...I didn't read the comments until now, checking the blogs on my laptop while working on my tan :) life is good<br /><br />Anyways, I really don't understand why you came at me like this when in fact I was making an innocent joke about your blog colors. But I guess in the end it's your sandbox. <br /><br />I know my presence won't add/take value from your blog when I say, you've lost a follower, as it's difficult for one to come where one isn't welcomed.<br /><br />I wish you (and the readers) all the best.Abdullanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-1163409649248003222010-07-09T13:03:58.819+03:002010-07-09T13:03:58.819+03:00Crazy, your awesome. Keep at it. Though I'd lo...Crazy, your awesome. Keep at it. Though I'd love to know what thoughts you're withholding from us due to censorship.<br /><br />- A Kuwaiti who values free speech.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-65939332980790332632010-07-05T03:31:04.530+03:002010-07-05T03:31:04.530+03:00All schools in Kuwait are trash...All schools in Kuwait are trash...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468423856779121557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-91587411131595901572010-07-03T13:11:09.936+03:002010-07-03T13:11:09.936+03:00@Whatever -- I am fully aware the words do not alw...@Whatever -- I am fully aware the words do not always translate exactly, and some are MUCH worse than anything we say in English. However, I have found it to be just the opposite -- the bad words are almost NEVER taught, especially to a woman. It's highly disrespectful to even say some words (K.I. for instance) in a woman's presence. So the knowledge I have of the 'bad words' come from female friends... not the men. If, however, you were offended, please accept my most sincere apology. <br /><br />@Desert -- I am a Muslim American with brown hair. No one implied you are a Westerner. I would never assume. <br /><br />@Anonymous -- You're soooo right, there are many Kuwaiti women who are equally as bad as some of the Western women which is why the judgement confuses me. However, I was referring to the Arab niqabi, not necessarily the Persian.AmericanGirlhttp://americangirlinkuwait.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-64848564163886947632010-07-02T09:16:58.579+03:002010-07-02T09:16:58.579+03:00On the other hand, I know many Kuwaiti men (and wo...On the other hand, I know many Kuwaiti men (and women) who do immediately judge Westerners and would never consider giving them a chance. I have Kuwaiti female friends who want nothing to do with my American female friends because they see them as 'whores' and fear they will shame them in public because of the clothes, or the big wild hair, etc. In reality I know just as many niqabis who jump from man to man as Western women. The difference is, Western women are allowed to leave the home and don't have to have a 'telephone relationship'. I also know many Kuwaiti men who make statements like 'introduce me to your friends, but tell them I will never marry them because they have sex with too many men.' Were they keeping count? Why assume because a woman is a Westerner she has no self respect?<br /><br />In the end, it's all about respect. If you're a Westerner living in Kuwait make an attempt to learn the culture. Don't just force your Western views and thoughts on others and assume you're right. Unless it's your blog, then by all means, express those opinions! And if you're Kuwaiti and find yourself tired of having to look at every fake blonde with hair extensions running through Kuwait -- just remember, there's probably a white heart under all the 'yellow hair'. Take the time to find out. <br />----------------<br />There are lots of Kuwaiti girls with wild hair and in the same attire Westerners are in... <br /><br />I don't see many Kuwaitis veiled and cloaked these days. It's only the Islamic Revolution in Iran during the 1980s that influenced the dominant Kuwaiti Iranian ethnic group to be veiled. I remember before the Islamic Revolution, most women in Kuwait barely wore a hijab. I remember my grandmother was always in shorts, then the Islamic Revolution influenced her relatives and friends in Iran so she began wearing the hijab. <br /><br />Other than that, I agree. <br /><br />Judgmental Kuwaiti women are just like judgmental Americans.. there is not a difference between them. Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-85913336111421086712010-07-02T09:05:19.493+03:002010-07-02T09:05:19.493+03:00Whatever Q8:
"NO, MY CHILDREN GO TO GOVERNME...Whatever Q8:<br /><br />"NO, MY CHILDREN GO TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BECAUSE ARABIC ISN'T THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE."<br /><br />I wrote that by accident. If you first language is not Arabic you cannot go to government school. I do love government schools, but my kids can't go to them because they will fail everything considering every subject in government schools is taught in Arabic except for English, the lesson.<br /><br />I do love government schools.<br />Private schools are trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-43156334515858841952010-07-02T09:01:52.303+03:002010-07-02T09:01:52.303+03:00''Anonymous you are totaling confusing me....''Anonymous you are totaling confusing me....so are your kids in a private school or a government school? You said you kids first language is NOT arabic but then you say you are a Kuwaiti? And do you really have to keep saying "fuck" cuz thats not really a polite way to talk to people...and we are all just discussing...and why dont you use your real nick..unless your scared...? Just a thought..'' <br /><br />Just a though here, my children's first language is not Arabic and they are Kuwaiti.<br /><br />Is there anything wrong with that?<br />Not every Kuwaiti's first language is Arabic. Ignorance must truly be a blessing to you, desert_connections.<br /><br />And I will continue saying ''fuck'' as much as I would like to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-64413696561893904402010-06-30T22:18:48.566+03:002010-06-30T22:18:48.566+03:00AmericanGirl I assume you have blonde hair? An who...AmericanGirl I assume you have blonde hair? An who the heck says we are Western Men?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468423856779121557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-51317180314707281382010-06-29T16:35:26.838+03:002010-06-29T16:35:26.838+03:00AmericangirlinKuwait you said
"One day I wil...AmericangirlinKuwait you said <br />"One day I will be headless and he will be zibless."<br />We all know any new language someone is learning the first thing we learn is the curse words. ARABS in general think it's funny to teach Westereners especially the women bad words and laugh like hell when they say them. Just so you know that word is extremely duragatory and is not a joke. If you translate curse words into English it is hilarious but unfortunately the meaning and power of the insult is lost in translation. I was shocked when I really started understanding the meaning of Arabic and realized how BIG an insult some of the curse words really are.<br />I'm sure you didn't mean it that way but I just wanted to give you a heads-up before people start bad mouthing the trashy western lady that speaks like a truck driver. They, of course, wouldn't blame the people that teach westerners the nasty words to begin with.TrueGritsq8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17340096269317893803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-12836666920138534562010-06-29T02:46:35.554+03:002010-06-29T02:46:35.554+03:00Anonymous you are totaling confusing me....so are ...Anonymous you are totaling confusing me....so are your kids in a private school or a government school? You said you kids first language is NOT arabic but then you say you are a Kuwaiti? And do you really have to keep saying "fuck" cuz thats not really a polite way to talk to people...and we are all just discussing...and why dont you use your real nick..unless your scared...? Just a thought..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468423856779121557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-72853211126068288792010-06-29T01:20:07.695+03:002010-06-29T01:20:07.695+03:00Well you totally confused me now cuz in the other ...Well you totally confused me now cuz in the other post you wrote your kids are in private school:<br />"No one can achieve 90% these days at the PRIVATE SCHOOLS MY CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED AT, the majority of which are very well known and respectable."<br />(That's why i thought your kids were in PRIVATE school. If you love government school so much i was surprised to see your kids were in private school.)<br />And then you shouted that your kids are in government school:<br />"NO, MY CHILDREN GO TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BECAUSE ARABIC ISN'T THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE."<br /><br />Whatever it doesn't matter because i specifically said "I am not saying whose better or worse but there is a big difference in ARAB and WESTERN ideals when it comes to teaching."<br />Anyway you want to look at it, private or government, EDUCATION IN KUWAIT SUCKS. Private schools are just trying to make money and government schools are so old and out dated and the people who are supposed to fix things are old and dont understand the new age of technology and styles of teaching. When it comes down to it there's plenty of money but no one knows what to do with it. <br /><br />The point of my post was to talk about the different styles of teaching. Not about you or your kids. <br />There we go with the same Kuwaiti mentality the world revolves around me, me , meeeeeeeeee.<br />The post are about meeeee, I have to defend myself because the post are attacking meeeeeeeeeeee. I have to use bad words and i can't have an adult conversation because the evil posts are gona get meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.<br />Get off it man. The blogosphere doesn't revolve around uuuuuuuuuu.TrueGritsq8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17340096269317893803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-7887124695172930512010-06-28T12:43:38.748+03:002010-06-28T12:43:38.748+03:00I'm an American woman, lived in Kuwait for the...I'm an American woman, lived in Kuwait for the past 6 years, recently married a Kuwaiti man. I am incredibly Westernized -- he's incredibly bedu. We are like night and day. However, we respect and learn from the differences between us. One day I will be headless and he will be zibless.<br /><br />Far too often I see Americans saying Kuwaitis aren't social, friendly, or generous. This is the complete opposite of what I've experienced. I believe these characteristics come from a person's values, and not their jinsiya. <br /><br />Additionally, I notice someone says 'they should learn English' referring to the Nurses in the local government hospitals. Why? Kuwait's official language is Arabic. If you want an English speaking Nurse, pay and go to an American or International clinic. <br /><br />Also, the 'raping of the maid' and other comments relating to that are untrue for the most part. Sure, it happens, but it's not as common as little Mary The Runaway Maid wants you Western men to believe. <br /><br />On the other hand, I know many Kuwaiti men (and women) who do immediately judge Westerners and would never consider giving them a chance. I have Kuwaiti female friends who want nothing to do with my American female friends because they see them as 'whores' and fear they will shame them in public because of the clothes, or the big wild hair, etc. In reality I know just as many niqabis who jump from man to man as Western women. The difference is, Western women are allowed to leave the home and don't have to have a 'telephone relationship'. I also know many Kuwaiti men who make statements like 'introduce me to your friends, but tell them I will never marry them because they have sex with too many men.' Were they keeping count? Why assume because a woman is a Westerner she has no self respect? <br /><br />In the end, it's all about respect. If you're a Westerner living in Kuwait make an attempt to learn the culture. Don't just force your Western views and thoughts on others and assume you're right. Unless it's your blog, then by all means, express those opinions! And if you're Kuwaiti and find yourself tired of having to look at every fake blonde with hair extensions running through Kuwait -- just remember, there's probably a white heart under all the 'yellow hair'. Take the time to find out.AmericanGirlinKuwait.comhttp://americangirlinkuwait.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-90523646965567597742010-06-28T07:49:17.534+03:002010-06-28T07:49:17.534+03:00"No one can achieve 90% these days at the pri..."No one can achieve 90% these days at the private schools my children are enrolled at, the majority of which are very well known and respectable."<br />Obviously you must not be to happy with government schools otherwise your children would be going to them.<br />That's what kills me about people in this country. Doesn't anyone realize that the people with the money who are calling the shots and making the decisions for our future are the same people who are paying for fancy private schools and traveling abroad for medical services or staying in posh private hospitals? These are the same people that say government schools are great and government hospitals are wonderful among other politics I'm not going to get into. WAKE UP KUWAITIES! People are pulling the wool over your eyes.... <br />-------------------<br />NO, MY CHILDREN GO TO GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BECAUSE ARABIC ISN'T THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE.<br /><br />WAKE UP, YOU DON'T KNOW ME! WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU TO TELL ME WHY MY CHILDREN ARE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS? YOU DON'T KNOW MY SITUATION. <br /><br />THE MAJORITY OF KUWAITIS ATTEND GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS!!<br />LOOK AT THE STATISTICS. <br /><br />MY DAUGHTER IS ONE OF THE FOUR ONLY KUWAITIS AT HER FORM CLASS!<br /><br />THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS, I WENT TO THEM, MY OLDER SON ATTENDS THEM, MY FRIENDS' CHILDREN ATTEND THEM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-35675899951133818812010-06-28T07:43:30.094+03:002010-06-28T07:43:30.094+03:00I'm a Kuwaiti, I have a best friend from a Wes...I'm a Kuwaiti, I have a best friend from a Western country. My mom is Kuwaiti, she has best friends from Western countries. My family &&& friends are friends with Westerners. <br /><br />Congratulations you have won<br />It is a year subscription of bad puns<br />And a make-shift story of concern<br />And to set it up, before it burns<br />My opinions. Mmm. Mmm. <br /><br />Well there seems to be a problem here<br />When the scale of emotions seems too clear<br />Now They rise and fall like wall street stock<br />And they have an affect on our peace talk<br /><br />Our opinions. Mmm. Mmm.<br />My opinions. Mmm. Mmm. (x3)<br /><br />Congratulations you have won<br />It's a year subscription of bad puns<br />And a make-shift story of concern<br />And you set it up, before it burns<br /><br />Our opinions. Mmm. Mmm.<br />Your opinions. Mmm. Mmm. (x3)<br />My opinions. Mmm. Mmm <br /><br />Everyone has an opinion. Everyone's opinion is always right. To them.<br /><br />I think everyone is racist, has always been and will always be. It's just human nature. Americans, Englanders, Kuwaitis, there all the same. In a couple of years, Kuwait is going to be a filthy poor country again.<br /><br />Oh and my KUWAITI ancestors did work their assess off selling candy and pearls in the middle of the unpaved 'streets' for 10 hours in front of the hot, blazing sun. In the end, my grandfather became a businessman, my other relatives became private doctors and surgeons. I don't understand why you'll are saying why aren't there any Kuwaiti doctors. NEWS FLASH, there are. There aren't that many Kuwaitis to begin with. There are more expatriates and permanent foreigners in Kuwait than actual Kuwaitis (the Kuwaiti population just became 1 million+), there are way more foreigners in Kuwait than Kuwaitis. Now to think of it, every Kuwait isn't going to become a doctor. Kuwaitis are small, they aren't all going to become doctors and Kuwaiti doctors do work in government hospitals.<br /><br />Kuwait initially allowed lots of foreigners come in Kuwait because there were barely any Kuwaitis (1960s-1990s). The population of Kuwait before the foreigners was really small.... it wasn't even 1 million. <br /><br />You all can shit all you want on Kuwait. No one really cares. The government doesn't give a fuck. My uncle wrote a 'anti-Kuwait/US/UN/UK article last week in a national newspaper, guess what? the government doesn't care nor will it ever. On television, there are Kuwaitis shitting on the Kuwaiti government on Kuwaiti channels. Result=no one cares. The viewers like what they're hearing. Criticism is fucking amazing to everyone. <br /><br />NIRVANA FOREVER! peace, love!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-55938606766774959372010-06-28T07:26:06.791+03:002010-06-28T07:26:06.791+03:00Jealousy.. jealousy. LOL!
youtube sucks hard. can...Jealousy.. jealousy. LOL!<br /><br />youtube sucks hard. can't find my favourite tune.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-47034582086731200662010-06-27T23:32:02.220+03:002010-06-27T23:32:02.220+03:00OK now wait a minute, what's wrong with music ...OK now wait a minute, what's wrong with music from the 80's huh? I agree Linda needs help, and please kill the teeny booper crap in the morning, it's hard enough to drive on the streets of Kuwait at 6am without hearing all that...and Crazy I think it was PoonTang and Spoonhead...that was who "it" was going out to..you know the "homies"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468423856779121557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-16120059812493091682010-06-27T21:23:07.668+03:002010-06-27T21:23:07.668+03:00Abdulla ..... Kuwaities are just as racist as anyo...Abdulla ..... Kuwaities are just as racist as anyone else. That's the problem with Kuwaiti mentality and it's only getting worse. Kuwaities don't just cuss the bad driver they have to add the nationality. Like "F-ing Hindi" or "Stupid Masri" "Damn Bangali" and the kids pick up on it and think they are better than everyone else because mommy and daddy are constantly talking down and belittling every other nationality around them.<br />I can't wait for the day when Kuwaities quit being so defensive and actually stop and LISTEN to someone else. We obviously love Kuwait as a country or we wouldn't be living here but it's the Kuwaiti mentality that's ruining everything. <br />I don't have to throw away my garbage....KAyFY KUWAITI! I can drive like a maniac and run people off the road....KAyFY KUWAITI! I can get out of whatever problem i have made because of who my Daddy knows....KAyFY KUWAITI! I don't have to wait in line like everyone else....KAyFY KUWAITI! I can make nasty comments, follow and bother young girls and women.......KAyFY KUWAITI! To make a long story short consider the "negativity" as constructive criticism. Oh....but i forgot Kuwiaties are perfect and don't need to improve on anything to better the future of the country. Here's the kicker........i can say all of this and mean everyword of it from the bottom of my heart cuz guess what??? <br />KAyFY! KUWAITIA!!!!!(I'm Kuwaiti.)TrueGritsq8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17340096269317893803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-52164703738683724992010-06-27T13:49:17.043+03:002010-06-27T13:49:17.043+03:00I am a kuwaiti and i support you and you are right...I am a kuwaiti and i support you and you are right about everything you wrote .. and to all the kuwaitis please stop the BS .. our schools are as bad as Bangladesh or pakistan and the kuwaiti teachers are the worst... my kids in privet school and my nephews in government schools and i am not talking about aljahra or sulaibekhat schools !!! i am talking about alnuzha and shameya government schools... believe me they are in bad bad shape.<br /> <br />our hospitals for minor flu or so ..<br /><br />we treat Indians and asian workers like shit and give them peanuts, and if any kuwaiti can tell me why we pay a kuwaiti teacher 1.200 KD and for an Egyptian teacher only 400 KD !!!!! and you expect a world class education !!!!<br /><br />If that isn't racism then what !!!!!!!!<br /><br />for everyone who call them selfs Kuwaitis please stop being stupid and open your mind for the truth .. we are in a bad shape in health care and in education and definitely we are the worse in respect other humans.<br /><br />our Family been in kuwait more than 200 years and they worked hard but they wasn't racists as we are now... kuwait is in danger not because our oil will run out in 15 or 20 years it because people like you who see them selfs above all just because you are kuwaiti and have money.<br /><br />Wake upQ8enoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-52660666503571594682010-06-27T12:50:13.070+03:002010-06-27T12:50:13.070+03:00I've been here for 14 years and the amount of ...I've been here for 14 years and the amount of hatred in Kuwait seems to be on the rise. I don't really understand why. People are concentrating on name-calling and not concentrating on tolerance or even agreeing to disagree. It makes me sad because I don't believe it is the true spirit of Kuwait.Desert Girlhttp://desertgirlkuwait.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-9133880015863866602010-06-27T11:46:35.910+03:002010-06-27T11:46:35.910+03:00...Linda's sidekick.. don't even start......Linda's sidekick.. don't even start.. that dude is classic "...you know.. you know... you know what i mean.. like.. ...you know"<br />...a perpetual never ending run of depressing monologues narrated in a single pitch...backed by equally depressing play lists...<br /><br />earth to 99.7 fm - please come home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-58045424894664436412010-06-27T11:23:41.758+03:002010-06-27T11:23:41.758+03:00Abdulla, if you don't like it don't read i...Abdulla, if you don't like it don't read it. I don't force anyone to read what I write but it's your curiosity that brings you here. I hope the whiteness of my blog blinds you for days to come. Trust me I've been wanting to write about 99.7 for years after having to listen to cupcake on bus 4 saying hi to fruitsalad on bus 6 everday. I don't know what happened to it honestly. Now Linda has a side kick who thinks he's cool but he's not funny and irritating especially when he's playing music from the 80's. gag.Crazy in Kuwaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438670456717426074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-32174306141032987482010-06-27T09:35:20.297+03:002010-06-27T09:35:20.297+03:00on a lighter note.. can you do an article on the e...on a lighter note.. can you do an article on the english fm stations here... geez... i can't take it anymore and leaving here is too heavy a price to pay!<br />why does the morning show cater to 8 year olds.... what about adults? the evening show.. ..thats monologue overdose...<br />can't they have shows that cater to different groups during different times of the day..pop. rock... country... etc etc? perhaps a chart show.. ...and better news readers or is that asking too much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328075989473268266.post-92112335631845395952010-06-27T03:33:36.401+03:002010-06-27T03:33:36.401+03:00My Response To the end of comment #3 "In gove...My Response To the end of comment #3 "In government schools, Arabic teachers are feared and highly respected." <br />Fear= the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.<br />Parents respect them cuz they scare their kids into behaving because they have a lack of discipline from home. If children were taught to respect ALL NATIONALITIES they wouldn't give their Egyptian or Syrian etc. teachers a hard time. Instead kids are taught in school by foriegners who don't respect Kuwait or Kuwaities and the FEAR you are talking about is instilled in them by being to scared to say anything or do anything they might get in trouble for. As a child sitting in a classroom what must it feel like knowing you will get cussed, ears squeezed, smacked, pushed, pinched or kicked (anything that won't leave a mark) by the only adult in your world at that moment in time. Not to mention that you have to go through this everyday for the rest of the school year. I don't know about other places but that is illegal in the United States. I am not saying whose better or worse but there is a big difference in ARAB and WESTERN ideals when it comes to teaching. ARAB teachers smack their kids around and talk talk talk to force them to memorize information for exams. CRAM CRAM CRAM take the exam.......A few days later info. forgotten because it was stored in short term memory just to get through the test. <br />Westerners teach based on individual needs and expectations. Information is given in many different ways to make sure all students are learning the best way possible for them. A good teacher doesn't just stand in front of the class and talk. Discipline is focused on and everyone follows the same rules. Of course that's in the States cuz Kuwaities won't let westerneres really follow their own school rules. It has to be "Wasta" friendly.<br />You mentioned:<br />"No one can achieve 90% these days at the private schools my children are enrolled at, the majority of which are very well known and respectable." <br />Obviously you must not be to happy with government schools otherwise your children would be going to them.<br />That's what kills me about people in this country. Doesn't anyone realize that the people with the money who are calling the shots and making the decisions for our future are the same people who are paying for fancy private schools and traveling abroad for medical services or staying in posh private hospitals? These are the same people that say government schools are great and government hospitals are wonderful among other politics I'm not going to get into. WAKE UP KUWAITIES! People are pulling the wool over your eyes....TrueGritsq8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17340096269317893803noreply@blogger.com