What bad places are like...

[chris_sawyer]

One of the reasons I get so freaked out when I see Americans devolving into poo-flinging third world monkeys, is I have been to the third world places that have poo-flinging monkeys

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[oldhans117]

I was in Desert Storm and Saudi Arabia is truely just one big pit of sand with a bunch of raciest fanatic Beverley Hillbillys with oil money in charge.

[dustmeat]

That episode of No reservations with Anthony Bourdain in Saudi arabia made it seem really nice. Did he just go to the pre-approved nice parts?

[chris_sawyer]

Oh, there's 'nice' places. If you have money and are invited. But by and large, if you wanted to go out into the places where the unwashed masses live, then you'd think you happened upon a muslim version of south central LA, only a million times more backward.

[martes]

Don't forget he's a guy. A woman has to wear a blanket at all times and can't go anywhere alone. Is it any wonder the guys there are so pissed-off and hostile? They never even get to see any women, let alone get laid.

[martes]

Oh God, this

[chris_sawyer]

It doesn't make a lot of sense to immigrate somewhere, and then create a mini version of the place you wanted to get away from.

[martes]

The idea of cause-and-effect may be beyond them.

[thistledown]

"Guest workers" = slaves :(

[heavens_steed]

"So yeah, when I see people in america becoming poorer and poorer, and our society becoming sillier and more conservative, I think of these other places and I despair. I imagine future americans following visitors around asking for money or arresting them for insulting christianity

[yasha_taur]

Only because after the last 30 years years of mostly conservative rule, the US populace has seen how badly they have done under the conservatives, and are ready to try a different agenda. One much more like the US has historically had....