Comments on: A Nation of Gigolos http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/ "If not now, when?" Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Magda http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Magda Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:49:07 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/#comment-539 This topic is very familiar to me, since emigration was also a "solution" for many Poles - when I was growing up, Poland was part of Eastern bloc, and I remember overhearing many conversations , which had the same theme: there are no perspectives in Poland, better life is somewhere else... Sadly it didn't change that much, and now, when Poland joined EU, many young professionals are still looking for opportunity for success outside the country. Although I wouldn't say we are Nation of Gigolos - we are more Nation of Nomads. The issue of seduction, in order to get papers...it's another story, and I guess I can't be objective on this subject... This topic is very familiar to me, since emigration was also a “solution” for many Poles – when I was growing up, Poland was part of Eastern bloc, and I remember overhearing many conversations , which had the same theme: there are no perspectives in Poland, better life is somewhere else… Sadly it didn’t change that much, and now, when Poland joined EU, many young professionals are still looking for opportunity for success outside the country. Although I wouldn’t say we are Nation of Gigolos – we are more Nation of Nomads.
The issue of seduction, in order to get papers…it’s another story, and I guess I can’t be objective on this subject…

]]> By: eatbees http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/comment-page-1/#comment-538 eatbees Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:47:54 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/#comment-538 @Liosliath — A little interpretation for those not in the know: "harraga" = someone who "burns" his past, leaving everything in pursuit of a future in another land (usually nothing but illusions); "hubb" = love. I think the solution Zmagri is pointing to is that Moroccans must transform their country from within, provide some hope for their young people, some reason to stay rather than to flee—see my <a href="http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/16/waiting-for-rain/" target=_blank rel="nofollow">last post</a> (I know you did) about the willful destruction of the education system—put it together with this, and what kind of picture does it give you!? But it is up to the Moroccan people to make the change. @Yahia — Always a pleasure, my friend, to have you here—and no, I'm not planning to take down any part of this site, inch'allah! In fact I'm still adding to it over there. Think how lucky we are to live in the age of the internet and be able to communicate with no borders between us, only the limits of language or understanding. We're just getting started! @Liosliath — A little interpretation for those not in the know: “harraga” = someone who “burns” his past, leaving everything in pursuit of a future in another land (usually nothing but illusions); “hubb” = love.

I think the solution Zmagri is pointing to is that Moroccans must transform their country from within, provide some hope for their young people, some reason to stay rather than to flee—see my last post (I know you did) about the willful destruction of the education system—put it together with this, and what kind of picture does it give you!? But it is up to the Moroccan people to make the change.

@Yahia — Always a pleasure, my friend, to have you here—and no, I’m not planning to take down any part of this site, inch’allah! In fact I’m still adding to it over there. Think how lucky we are to live in the age of the internet and be able to communicate with no borders between us, only the limits of language or understanding. We’re just getting started!

]]> By: Yahia http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Yahia Tue, 19 Dec 2006 03:16:18 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/#comment-532 I love those observations. I hope you keep that good old website. There are real treasures out there I don't want to miss. Else.. I don't have much to say about the article's facts :/ I love those observations.
I hope you keep that good old website. There are real treasures out there I don’t want to miss.

Else.. I don’t have much to say about the article’s facts :/

]]> By: Liosliath http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Liosliath Tue, 19 Dec 2006 02:54:04 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2006/12/18/nation-of-gigolos/#comment-531 Harragas are so sad, particularly harragas for hubb. [joke] It really is sad, and I don't see any easy solution. I once tried to warn a girl that agreed to marry her internet suitor after one week of chatting, she was having none of it. Harragas are so sad, particularly harragas for hubb. [joke]

It really is sad, and I don’t see any easy solution. I once tried to warn a girl that agreed to marry her internet suitor after one week of chatting, she was having none of it.

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