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  • deejaybee
    deejaybee Posts: 934 Forumite
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    ANY muslim country is a no-go for me, and I have been telling that to anyone who will listen for years..

    I still take the risk of visiting my dear old Mom in Brum though ;)


    Mark Steyn was certainly ahead of his time when he wrote " America Alone" back in 2006..
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    Never?

    lawrence_62_ukquad_a.jpg

    Lawrence wasn't operating in Tunisia though was he?
  • missbiggles1
    missbiggles1 Posts: 17,481 Forumite
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    If you understood what I meant why did you then write it wasn't obvious to you ?
    At least get your story straight before calling someone ignorant.

    I also meant "ignorant" in the genuine meaning of the word, not in the insulting way you took it.

    Words are important, accuracy is vital.:D
  • EssexExile
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    I was having a (drunken) discussion with a wealthy friend last year, she was telling me about her holiday home in St Lucia, I said I wouldn't holiday in a 3rd world country because of the security issues, lack of health facilities & I just don't want to see squalor when I'm on holiday. She argued that St Lucia is lovely & safe, I reminded her that while she was there last year the manager of the resort was murdered. She then went on to tell me about when her son was ill & they had to drive the entire length of the island to get medical help. I like civilisation.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • pogofish
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    Actually yes it is, Arabia covers all nations where Arabic is the first language.

    You are confusing Arabia with the Arab World - which are two completely different socio-political entities - and to make things more complex, historically even parts of Arabia have not been Arab!
  • colin13
    colin13 Posts: 1,007 Forumite
    in all honestly,,where is safe,,no where,,
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    bigadaj wrote: »
    Lawrence wasn't operating in Tunisia though was he?

    Arabia, apparently, but that's just a wild guess.

    The place 1trainer1 has never heard of.
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    Arabia, apparently, but that's just a wild guess.

    The place 1trainer1 has never heard of.

    So you're going to follow this up with a film trailer for the wizard of oz presumably.......
  • bigadaj
    bigadaj Posts: 11,531 Forumite
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    deejaybee wrote: »
    ANY muslim country is a no-go for me, and I have been telling that to anyone who will listen for years..

    I still take the risk of visiting my dear old Mom in Brum though ;)


    Mark Steyn was certainly ahead of his time when he wrote " America Alone" back in 2006..

    I'm sure farage welcomes your support....
  • pogofish wrote: »
    You are confusing Arabia with the Arab World - which are two completely different socio-political entities - and to make things more complex, historically even parts of Arabia have not been Arab!

    No I'm not, I just knew that what the OP meant by Arabia was the Arab nations and unlike some, I wasn't going to be pedantic about it. Arabia doesn't exist, however, there is a league of Arab nations.
    I hate football and do wish people wouldn't keep talking about it like it's the most important thing in the world
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