This post has little to do with teaching abroad but more to do with a current situation i am experiencing. I cant believe that in this 21st century a passport is all it takes to get a job, emigrate or to go on holiday...being a British born person I guess i have always taken it for granted that i can travel freely etc but now have a Tunisian boyfriend/fiance and having seen what he has gone through for the last 2 years makes me realise the discrimination that still exists in this world. I mean why do gulf countries and Saudi Arabia give westerners higher salaries than their Arab workers who do exactly the same job??? Its just madness that someone is judged from their passport and not their actual skills. My fiance has been waiting/searching for 2 years now for a job abroad, 1st Italy and a contract there as a Nurse...which seemed to have turned out as a scam and now refused to work in Qatar..if this the way the world really works then it seems everybody should just get a European passport as it is obviously more respected in the world...
I was in Egypt in June and i found it quite humorous how visiters were able to just get the visa once they arrive for £10 or a similar amount...whereas for many nationals they cant even leave their own country until they have the visa and all the paperwork...aside from all the corruption, i really think this world has not changed it mentality towards 'the other' (thats in orientation views lol) meaning that the West still believe it is superiour and can dominate everyone else...i think they should seriously wake up and realise that the colonial age is over and we are all equal whatever passport we each hold. I am proud to have both my Tunisian and British passport and would much rather use my Tunisian in general, but obviously i dont as its too much hassle...
Thats all for today, cant help but ramble on sometimes.
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thanks :-) im glad its not just me imaging that. im similar in liking the unusual countries, like middle east, south america and asia. Two places that appeal to me based on historical information i know about and their religious importance are: Iraq and Palestine lol! obviously unlikely i will be able to travel to any of them but i do find them appealing :-) probs best stick with Jordan,Lebanon and Turkey for this decade! Thats good Americans find it hard to come to europe lol and its starting to be the same for British going to America, at least that gives people of some of hash realities many people have to face in this world.
@Mugenyiz Why do you laugh?
hehe
Unfortunately, it's true.
I'm not a big fan of Westernized countries. This is why I'm glad it's harder for a US citizen to work in EU countries. I don't want to work in EU countries anyway. Serbia and Ukraine and Russia, the countries I have wanted to work in the most aren't EU and are quite anti-West. The West can be nice, but it's power hungry. And the issue with passports in the Gulf countries I know to be true first/second hand. My boyfriend's godmother works in Kuwait and has told me horror stories of what people can get away with there based solely on what your passport and skin color are. That's why I like to travel though and go to the countries that people think badly of.... and then witness things good or bad first hand and blog about it. I like to disprove the rumors, especially with Slavic nations as for centuries my people have been disgraced for the good of the West. I understand your frustration. :)
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