
Originally Posted by
Older lifter
I have worked all over the world for 17 years, lived with many cultures and what i now believe is that i don't respect other so called cultures, I can acept that they do things there way but why should i respect what i don't think is right. Example: while working in Iraq i travelled out from Basra each day, there as an area where people waited for contract work in the morning, after that area there was another one where they picked up there little boys for the day "women are for making babies, boys are for pleasure" i was told, it's our culture etc etc. Respect it NO, acept that it's what they have done for a long time, yes.
I had to acept this and many other things while working in these countries, But i want the same when they come to ours. I was told over and over you can't wear shorts while working as it offends the people,,,ok, women needed to wear burka's while out in the street there,,,ok. So why can't we say that these things offend us in our countries when they come here, I don't like seeing a burka on a woman in my country and we should be able to say it........ Hate to say this but France seems to be the only place that is growing some balls......