Comments on: Ten to a room http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/ A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:10:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: real guy http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-450485 real guy Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:56:10 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-450485 i am sorry, looks like i went a little overboard, lol what pisses me off is how kuwaiti's generalize bangladeshi's how many kuwaiti people now even have the physical capacity to work in the sun at 50 centigrade while surviving on kd 10 a month(they send the other kd 10 they earn home) yeah i am honest enough to admit many bangladeshi's do resort to crime; but i can prove that bangladeshi's do not have the highest crime rate in kuwait. As for bangladeshi's engaging in crimes, remember it takes two to tango, who supply the materials and buildings to them???? just google kuwaitis abusing domestic maids, go to the phillipine embassy and ask the maids who seek shelter there why they ran away from the kuwaiti homes. i have seen with my own eyes a kuwaiti lady hitting a maid in public, humiliating her, even dogs are treated better sadly, no one cares, most kuwaitis are blunt they think bangladesh is useless country, lol, ok lets look at few facts,bangladesh has created a new breed of rice that can survive under water for 2 weeks, meaning we are helping the world control global hunger. bangladeshi's also invented the concept of microcredit, it is an economic model where poor people are given credit access and the creator dr yunus won the nobel peace prize for it because helping poor people contributes to global peace, you can google him if you dont believe me.His organization is called grameen bank. now lets look at kuwaiti achievements.........good life due to oil.................................................................................. thats it, they sell oil, hardly an achievement is it. mark and nat i didnt intend to use your blog to attack anyone, i just felt that bangladeshi's have been maligned too much and no bangladeshi on the net has responded. as for my previous arab comment, i am sorry, i got a little angry. ilsul6ana the kuwaiti ministry banned the bangladeshi workers for some time because some minister just wanted to punish the bangladeshis, but kuwait later withdrew the ban on bangladeshis after realizing kuwaitis wont clean the street and other people dont have the energy to do the work bangladeshis do, we might look brown and dirty,lol, but we are the toughest people in this planet, if we can survive on biscuits and tea and work 16 hours a day in such conditions, we can definitely outlast the kuwaitis and their precious oil i am sorry, looks like i went a little overboard, lol

what pisses me off is how kuwaiti’s generalize bangladeshi’s

how many kuwaiti people now even have the physical capacity to work in the sun at 50 centigrade while surviving on kd 10 a month(they send the other kd 10 they earn home)

yeah i am honest enough to admit many bangladeshi’s do resort to crime;
but i can prove that bangladeshi’s do not have the highest crime rate
in kuwait.
As for bangladeshi’s engaging in crimes, remember it takes two to tango, who supply the materials and buildings to them????

just google kuwaitis abusing domestic maids, go to the phillipine embassy and ask the maids who seek shelter there why they ran away from the kuwaiti homes.

i have seen with my own eyes a kuwaiti lady hitting a maid in public, humiliating her, even dogs are treated better

sadly, no one cares, most kuwaitis are blunt

they think bangladesh is useless country, lol, ok lets look at few facts,bangladesh has created a new breed of rice that can survive under water for 2 weeks, meaning we are helping the world control global hunger.
bangladeshi’s also invented the concept of microcredit, it is an economic model where poor people are given credit access and the creator dr yunus won the nobel peace prize for it because helping poor
people contributes to global peace, you can google him if you dont believe me.His organization is called grameen bank.

now lets look at kuwaiti achievements………good life due to oil……………………………………………………………………….

thats it, they sell oil, hardly an achievement is it.

mark and nat i didnt intend to use your blog to attack anyone, i just felt that bangladeshi’s have been maligned too much and no bangladeshi on the net has responded.

as for my previous arab comment, i am sorry, i got a little angry.

ilsul6ana the kuwaiti ministry banned the bangladeshi workers for some time because some minister just wanted to punish the bangladeshis, but kuwait later withdrew the ban on bangladeshis
after realizing kuwaitis wont clean the street and other people dont have the energy to do the work bangladeshis do, we might look brown and dirty,lol, but we are the toughest people in this planet, if we can survive on biscuits and tea and work 16 hours a day in such conditions, we can definitely outlast the kuwaitis and their precious oil

]]> By: Abi-Omi-Ai-Oboy http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-445451 Abi-Omi-Ai-Oboy Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:08:25 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-445451 Ive been reading this since the begining, and God this drama is totally uncalled for... Adam shtabi? :P What are you trying to reach here? You're fighting for nothing :P Kaifha el bnaya hatha rayha, sh7arek? Unless you're a homless bengali, shut up, az3ajtna... You're not getting anywhere with ur dumbass type-ups. Yeah, just thought sum one should stand up and shut you up :) And Britchick, you should do the same. I like your opinion.. But you've gone past "opinion" , you are simple attacking. Scanning posts for anything to comment negatively on. Sheeesh you ppl sure are sad :S Ive been reading this since the begining, and God this drama is totally uncalled for…

Adam shtabi? :P What are you trying to reach here? You’re fighting for nothing :P Kaifha el bnaya hatha rayha, sh7arek? Unless you’re a homless bengali, shut up, az3ajtna… You’re not getting anywhere with ur dumbass type-ups.

Yeah, just thought sum one should stand up and shut you up :)

And Britchick, you should do the same. I like your opinion.. But you’ve gone past “opinion” , you are simple attacking. Scanning posts for anything to comment negatively on.

Sheeesh you ppl sure are sad :S

]]> By: notiboy http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443330 notiboy Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:33:33 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443330 why don't kUWAIT try deporting or stop recruting people from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia etc. Lets see what will happen to Kuwait. From the so called lowly maids/kadama jobs, street cleaners, Managers & Engineers of OIL COMPANYS, Kuwait depends on these people. Kuwait produces 1.7million barrels of oil per day, why can't they pay the kadamas and street sweepers a decent salary if these people make STATE OF KUWAIT LOOK LIKE A COUNTRY. tsk tsk tsk!!!! HEY EEMA, i hope you can find a kuwaiti person who could be your kadamas, street sweeper and/or REAL INTELLIGENT ENGINEERS to make kuwait life easy. why don’t kUWAIT try deporting or stop recruting people from Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia etc. Lets see what will happen to Kuwait. From the so called lowly maids/kadama jobs, street cleaners, Managers & Engineers of OIL COMPANYS, Kuwait depends on these people. Kuwait produces 1.7million barrels of oil per day, why can’t they pay the kadamas and street sweepers a decent salary if these people make STATE OF KUWAIT LOOK LIKE A COUNTRY. tsk tsk tsk!!!! HEY EEMA, i hope you can find a kuwaiti person who could be your kadamas, street sweeper and/or REAL INTELLIGENT ENGINEERS to make kuwait life easy.

]]> By: M3T4L http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443213 M3T4L Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:16:19 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443213 Erm ... they do have one window A/C at the far left of the scenery .. I know I am off point but just wanted to point that out xD. Erm … they do have one window A/C at the far left of the scenery .. I know I am off point but just wanted to point that out xD.

]]> By: ilsul6ana http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443117 ilsul6ana Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:00:11 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443117 wallah your so funny adam..and talking about my blog is just so lame of you and shows shlon m3endek man6eeq eb kalamek..since it doesnt have anything to do with this issue, Hatha wayhi etha enta 9eej Q8.... Bss egraaa Chood tefham shay Oo wallah esloobek fathee3..eb9ara7a..ehwa elly akadLi ennek mO q8ti! e3yaal il q8 ..etheelon mo7taramen beslob-hom, Oo ay q8ty ra7 e3ref il mashakel elly 9ayra eb deratna.. Oo Again lel maraa il alaf 7ag il narrow minded ppl ana magelt killihom ana gelt il aqlabeya! oo ya3ni e7na mashefna 5air min il aqlabeya..ya3ni they bann them all a7san. Oo Adri wayed ga3ed andemej..oo mafrooth bss asket oo 6af bss 9eej ta3leqat etnarfez oo Mithel bangi shino ya3ni Cancer? ya3alaa fee ehwa wela feni! http://www.alwatan.com.kw/default.aspx?pageid=26&mgdid=438270 http://www.alwatan.com.kw/default.aspx?pageid=35&mgdid=438447 wallah your so funny adam..and talking about my blog is just so lame of you and shows shlon m3endek man6eeq eb kalamek..since it doesnt have anything to do with this issue,
Hatha wayhi etha enta 9eej Q8….

Bss egraaa Chood tefham shay
Oo wallah esloobek fathee3..eb9ara7a..ehwa elly akadLi ennek mO q8ti!
e3yaal il q8 ..etheelon mo7taramen beslob-hom,

Oo ay q8ty ra7 e3ref il mashakel elly 9ayra eb deratna..

Oo Again lel maraa il alaf 7ag il narrow minded ppl ana magelt killihom ana gelt il aqlabeya! oo ya3ni e7na mashefna 5air min il aqlabeya..ya3ni they bann them all a7san.

Oo Adri wayed ga3ed andemej..oo mafrooth bss asket oo 6af bss 9eej ta3leqat etnarfez oo Mithel bangi shino ya3ni Cancer? ya3alaa fee ehwa wela feni!

http://www.alwatan.com.kw/default.aspx?pageid=26&mgdid=438270

http://www.alwatan.com.kw/default.aspx?pageid=35&mgdid=438447

]]> By: lensman http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443116 lensman Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:58:45 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443116 Oh no here we go again... Oh no here we go again…

]]> By: eema http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443107 eema Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:34:46 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443107 Everyone who is a real Kuwaiti knows what bangladeshis have done to our country. Almost every Kuwaiti house have hired an indian, philipino, sri lankan, and a bangladeshi. Therefore, we know how bangaleshis are trouble!!!! I hate it how non kuwaitis come to Kuwait and complain!!! Dont stay if you hate it here!!! Just leave!!!!! If you hate it here then we dont want you here!!!!!! 1. the bangaldeshis can leave the country. the company or whoever hired them sends them back if they do not want to stay. 2. Dont accept a job if you are not satisfied. 3. Many Indian tea boys who work in companys have a salary of KD30. but we dont see them causing a riot. 4. they dont clean the streets. they say salam to passing cars so they can give them money!! Everyone who is a real Kuwaiti knows what bangladeshis have done to our country. Almost every Kuwaiti house have hired an indian, philipino, sri lankan, and a bangladeshi. Therefore, we know how bangaleshis are trouble!!!! I hate it how non kuwaitis come to Kuwait and complain!!! Dont stay if you hate it here!!! Just leave!!!!! If you hate it here then we dont want you here!!!!!!
1. the bangaldeshis can leave the country. the company or whoever hired them sends them back if they do not want to stay.
2. Dont accept a job if you are not satisfied.
3. Many Indian tea boys who work in companys have a salary of KD30. but we dont see them causing a riot.
4. they dont clean the streets. they say salam to passing cars so they can give them money!!

]]> By: Koolmonkee http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443096 Koolmonkee Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:38:30 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443096 Wow ! this discussion is hot... I am an expat and as a law abiding citizen you have abide by the law of the country where you reside. As far as Kuwaiti's are concerned I think they are moderate people at least 75 %. This type of labor problems is usually created by high profile expats themselves Kuwaiti name only come as sponsor and all the operations are done by expats, so in this count also we cannot blame Kuwaitis fully. But All should remember 1 thing that before finding the oil, Kuwait was also one of the poor countries in the world. Wow ! this discussion is hot… I am an expat and as a law abiding citizen you have abide by the law of the country where you reside. As far as Kuwaiti’s are concerned I think they are moderate people at least 75 %. This type of labor problems is usually created by high profile expats themselves Kuwaiti name only come as sponsor and all the operations are done by expats, so in this count also we cannot blame Kuwaitis fully. But All should remember 1 thing that before finding the oil, Kuwait was also one of the poor countries in the world.

]]> By: FoRZa_iTaLia http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443074 FoRZa_iTaLia Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443074 BritChick, i totally get the picture. There ARE some racist people in kuwait, just like in any other country, who, even though are a minority, they are the ones that we tend to see. But if also u ask any bengali / indian / sri lankan (etc..) worker what nationality are the people who donate to u a 1/4KD or KD1/2 on the street, u'll find out its mainly the kuwaiti's who do so. so there r some good & some bad kuwaiti's, but i think the decent ones are, by far, the majority. thats a little off the point though & when ur mocking people here about their "detective work" my answer to is that there are professionals who work 4 the government who caught these people red-handed stealing sewers covers, etc. I DO believe that the humans rights foundation should intervene because the quality of life some of these workers are provided, is so atrocious, that it leads them to do all this illegal stuff; so can u see the circle forming here? I think the damage starts mainly with those private companies stealing those poor workers' wages, & also the government for its lack of regulation over those companies. I disagree with whomever said we should let them all go back home, cuz lets face it, we need them, which is just another reason why we should treat them fairly & respect them the way that they deserve ..! BritChick, i totally get the picture. There ARE some racist people in kuwait, just like in any other country, who, even though are a minority, they are the ones that we tend to see.
But if also u ask any bengali / indian / sri lankan (etc..) worker what nationality are the people who donate to u a 1/4KD or KD1/2 on the street, u’ll find out its mainly the kuwaiti’s who do so. so there r some good & some bad kuwaiti’s, but i think the decent ones are, by far, the majority. thats a little off the point though
& when ur mocking people here about their “detective work” my answer to is that there are professionals who work 4 the government who caught these people red-handed stealing sewers covers, etc.
I DO believe that the humans rights foundation should intervene because the quality of life some of these workers are provided, is so atrocious, that it leads them to do all this illegal stuff; so can u see the circle forming here? I think the damage starts mainly with those private companies stealing those poor workers’ wages, & also the government for its lack of regulation over those companies.
I disagree with whomever said we should let them all go back home, cuz lets face it, we need them, which is just another reason why we should treat them fairly & respect them the way that they deserve ..!

]]> By: Cytonic http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443059 Cytonic Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:54:54 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443059 you know this is really, really sad. I agree with Adam to a point of view. if you think about it logically, the Bangladesh people are cheap labors, ok i can understand that. but if i am living on an allowance of only 20 to 40 kd a month and if I don't like the living standards how can i leave Kuwait if i can only live on 20 or 40 kd. Food, water, taxi, bus fare, phone, anything else. secondly, i dont think its fair for you to not like someone if you were born poor and were raised up like this, and you had no point of education. So is it ok for me to make fun of people who are mentally ill, sick, on a wheel chair. or whatever. thirdly, you are saying Bangladesh people are savages, causing a riot, well would i blame them if i don't have enough money and work more than an average Kuwaiti citizen. Ok if you want to say its his job then at least fix the living conditions they give him. you know this is really, really sad.

I agree with Adam to a point of view.

if you think about it logically, the Bangladesh people are cheap labors, ok i can understand that. but if i am living on an allowance of only 20 to 40 kd a month and if I don’t like the living standards how can i leave Kuwait if i can only live on 20 or 40 kd. Food, water, taxi, bus fare, phone, anything else.
secondly, i dont think its fair for you to not like someone if you were born poor and were raised up like this, and you had no point of education. So is it ok for me to make fun of people who are mentally ill, sick, on a wheel chair. or whatever.
thirdly, you are saying Bangladesh people are savages, causing a riot, well would i blame them if i don’t have enough money and work more than an average Kuwaiti citizen. Ok if you want to say its his job then at least fix the living conditions they give him.

]]> By: Britchick http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-443004 Britchick Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:51:02 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-443004 FoRZa_iTaLia you miss the point. People here were objecting to the racist attutudes from certain individuals. Read again - maybe - just maybe you will get the picture. FoRZa_iTaLia you miss the point. People here were objecting to the racist attutudes from certain individuals. Read again – maybe – just maybe you will get the picture.

]]> By: FoRZa_iTaLia http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-442992 FoRZa_iTaLia Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:10:29 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-442992 reading Your comments*** oops, spelling mistake !! reading Your comments*** oops, spelling mistake !!

]]> By: FoRZa_iTaLia http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-442991 FoRZa_iTaLia Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:56:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-442991 Britchick... "ignorance is a bliss, eh?" reading our comments, i can only guess that the most likely reason u could quote that phrase is cuz its been said to you quite a few times. oh and Adam, i think ur right - u should stick to writing in english cuz "Mitta yit7asan nafseyatkom?" is, funnily enough, not proper arabic. hehehe. I do have to say that i my heart goes to those poor workers - no-one deserves to live like this, but its not the government's fault. The government is providing them with a salary of KD120 per month, but the private companies that employ these workers are taking, sorry stealing KD100 from each worker, + another KD2 for some type of commission fee, leaving these poor workers with a total of KD18 per month. That's where the problem is. So please, acknowledge yourselves with the facts in order to justify your opinion !! Britchick… “ignorance is a bliss, eh?”
reading our comments, i can only guess that the most likely reason u could quote that phrase is cuz its been said to you quite a few times.

oh and Adam, i think ur right – u should stick to writing in english cuz “Mitta yit7asan nafseyatkom?” is, funnily enough, not proper arabic. hehehe.

I do have to say that i my heart goes to those poor workers – no-one deserves to live like this, but its not the government’s fault. The government is providing them with a salary of KD120 per month, but the private companies that employ these workers are taking, sorry stealing KD100 from each worker, + another KD2 for some type of commission fee, leaving these poor workers with a total of KD18 per month. That’s where the problem is. So please, acknowledge yourselves with the facts in order to justify your opinion !!

]]> By: Adam http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-442979 Adam Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:02:35 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-442979 Lol do you really think your stirring up a crowd and and getting support from your fellow fashion police buddies? All you can say is la titfelself and ro7 motaw ? Just because you cant sit here and face the truth and pull random facts out of ur ass to justify ur case. You and your friends are wrong, there are no such studies so honestly come out of ur fake believe world. I have tried explaining my point with u as best i can, but honestly ur just to thick. So yes i expect you to say ga3d atfalsef, and ro7 moot. Your what a hormonal 16/17 year old? Grow up Lol do you really think your stirring up a crowd and and getting support from your fellow fashion police buddies?

All you can say is la titfelself and ro7 motaw ? Just because you cant sit here and face the truth and pull random facts out of ur ass to justify ur case. You and your friends are wrong, there are no such studies so honestly come out of ur fake believe world. I have tried explaining my point with u as best i can, but honestly ur just to thick.

So yes i expect you to say ga3d atfalsef, and ro7 moot. Your what a hormonal 16/17 year old? Grow up

]]> By: iLsuL6ana http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/ten-to-a-room/#comment-442970 iLsuL6ana Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:02:08 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4936#comment-442970 Enta ga3ed tegra shino ga3ed takteb ya Adam? Me, Khalid and Q8diet are 100% sa7, we tell you studies were taken, mo 3ajebkOm, we tell you the ministry themselves banned the bangledesh mo 3ajebkOm...5alas ge9aw 3ala a3markOm oo 9adgaw elly tabona for all i care.. Oo for your informatioN..ana law abbi a6awel il salfa ehni wakteb bakteeb, 3ashain adri enni sa7...So tefalsaf kil elly tabi oo saw nafseek shay..e5eth ra7teek :) Enta ga3ed tegra shino ga3ed takteb ya Adam? Me, Khalid and Q8diet are 100% sa7,

we tell you studies were taken, mo 3ajebkOm, we tell you the ministry themselves banned the bangledesh mo 3ajebkOm…5alas ge9aw 3ala a3markOm oo 9adgaw elly tabona for all i care..

Oo for your informatioN..ana law abbi a6awel il salfa ehni wakteb bakteeb, 3ashain adri enni sa7…So tefalsaf kil elly tabi oo saw nafseek shay..e5eth ra7teek :)

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