I dont agree with you Q8i.
remember that in USA, UK and other countries racism is very very less as compared to how it is in Kuwait and Saudia. Its a Shame that the people of Kuwait call themselves muslims and treat many foriegners with so much racism, disrespect and at the same time commit unislamic practices of all kinds .
Especially the Labourers and maids from whom they suck their blood to the last and still it doesnt satisfy them!!!They do this by not giving their Salaries for 3-4 months , physical,sexual abuse,beatings and also many times food deprevation. At times they cut their Salary from the Flight ticket when they are deported back to their home country. All this never happens with Expatriates who keep maids in their houses too, they are treated well and equal,salaries paid on time and many times the Expats even give them money back home for emergencies.In my many years in Kuwait i have never heard of single incident where Expats have abused their maids , but regarding kuwaitis its an everyday story.

Look at the young kuwaiti Children , throwing stones at vehicles of foriegners , behaving absolutely like Animals in front of them.
So your comparison to Western countries is ridicolous. Even if some people have racist feelings in those western countries they behave like Cultured , civilized people and do not do Zulum(oppression) on the foriegners. even in rare cases when racist attacks happen in western nations , the offender is given a harsh punishment ,unlike in kuwait where the kuwaiti is above the law .
Curse of Allah be upon the Zalimun(oppressors) and Racists. The oppressors and racists will not only be punished in the hereafter, but also in this world.
As their is a Hadith where the Prophet SAWS says anyone with a small amount of pride will not enter the heaven . So imagine these Racist kuwaitis , what will happen of them …not just for their racist behaviour but also the oppression and crimes they commit against the Poor and helpless labourers and maids.Curse of Allah be on them !!

And by the way the many of these Racist Kuwaitis think they have oil and lot wealth and that makes them superior and treat outsiders like slaves. when the oil is over(in 50-60 years) , what the hell will you do ? You cannot even run your own Oil refeneries, and you need outsiders to run your country. You have no agriculture, no Technology, No innovation, No exports(other than oil) ,No independent service sector ….you will have no option but to go back to your old days of pearl diving …and perhaps you may need to work in India, pakistan and Egypt which you used to more than 100 years back.
look at the other nations in this world China,Brazil,Iran and India …they are the future of tomorrow.And they will be the biggest economies in 15 years time. They have their own industries,technology,finance,IT and self sufficiency and dont have to depend on things like Oil.
Anyways , i have left kuwait some years back …and i have a great life in Canada where i even got a citizenship and am being treated with so much respect from the local people here .Kuwait is a sick place like a Cage with no rights and freedom. Am so glad to have left this place.My advice to others is if you wish to live a life of freedom,justice and see humanity go to Canada, UK or other countries like that.Dont rot yourself in places like kuwait.
May Allah give the kuwaitis some wisdom and bring them out of this Jahilliyyah and racism .

No one is a whatever-head. Keep your cool people. No one has the right to abuse, but everyone has the right to talk/blog/speak their minds.

Such blogs sure anger us all once in a while, whether you are a Kuwaiti or a non-K. But what cannot be accounted for is the string of badluck some people seem to have.

Important Note: Everyone sees what they have to see. If you come into a country wearing green glasses while the localities wear blue ones, don’t be offended if they see the world in a different way than you do.

” He thinks Kuwaitis are the most hypocritical, racist, godless, backward country he has ever seen!”
I’m not sure how many would disagree with that but the point that is to be emphasized here is Not what Kuwaitis’ critical qualities are, but how one shouldn’t narrow one’s views to a generalization.

Also, as I usually remind people; diamonds are not found in the gutter, so one should stop looking for the right things in the wrong place. [I.E.: Good Kuwaitis and good people in general wont be found out lolling.]

Sometimes one has to change his attitude towards people to get a better feedback from them.

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To feel pity for someone as full of presumptiveness, misunderstanding, and arrogance as Micheal is the only thing one can do. It’s pointless to care about or give real credence to what he says, because he sadly thinks the world (including Kuwait) exists only according to his terms and perception. As an American, he has failed to acknowledge the fact that racism, ignorance and injuctice are as rampant there as the opposite of each of these terms. The good and the bad always go hand in hand, no matter where you are.

One is only left to say: “Allah yahdeek Inshallah, ya Mr. Michael”

MsB

note: these words surprisingly came off a person who’s kuwaiti, arab and muslim! my god imagine that!, get a life.. (no flame intended :P)

I would have payed money to see that.