tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post2277099594612646817..comments2024-03-27T11:21:40.742+04:00Comments on Muscat Confidential: Times of Oman Interview with Undercover Dragon.Undercover Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-28572788192099742752010-02-25T19:40:31.818+04:002010-02-25T19:40:31.818+04:00OMR: LOL, yes, inshaAllah, one day mecca, but I do...OMR: LOL, yes, inshaAllah, one day mecca, but I don't want to live there. I said I loved Oman too, not just Islam. Did you know Oman was one of the only countries just asked to convert to islam and did???? I love Oman. For the sake of Oman and the majority of Omanis. You generalize, and come off as ignorant then, which is not good for your people.Omani Princess (not Omani...yet)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11738377563210269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-49852475448072577722010-02-21T20:09:12.910+04:002010-02-21T20:09:12.910+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396695648653546144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-5192218487021964752010-02-21T19:29:17.362+04:002010-02-21T19:29:17.362+04:00Mr.Bong
I dont have more to say to you,your name s...Mr.Bong<br />I dont have more to say to you,your name says it all.omrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-35641078021090840762010-02-20T19:24:10.299+04:002010-02-20T19:24:10.299+04:00Undercover Drag Queen
I thought the 'arrogant...Undercover Drag Queen<br /><br />I thought the 'arrogant' part was pretty obvious already. The twat part is just your opinion, but fair enough I guess, albeit gynecologically a bit off base.. <br /><br />But "irrefutable facts... eloquently spew(ed) to the uninformed masses!" sounds OK to me.<br /><br />Big kisses.<br /><br />Oh, And it's "delusional"Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-50811898600029167672010-02-20T13:40:55.715+04:002010-02-20T13:40:55.715+04:00UD you failed to disclose in the interview that yo...UD you failed to disclose in the interview that you are in actual fact simply an arrogant twat, seeking dilusional glory with your beauty salon gossip, trash talk and rant. Lets meet in the<br />salon of your choice soon to get our nails done and catch up on irrefutable facts you so eloquently spew to the uninformed masses!underwear drag queennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-35498871083435122562010-02-20T09:00:24.211+04:002010-02-20T09:00:24.211+04:00OMR, were your parents high when you were conceive...OMR, were your parents high when you were conceived???<br /><br />Cause you sound like a waste of a sperm.<br /><br />Mr. BongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-68504007040201866472010-02-20T07:12:59.193+04:002010-02-20T07:12:59.193+04:00Princess,
If you love Islam so much then go to mec...Princess,<br />If you love Islam so much then go to mecca..<br /><br />UD,<br />If you loved the system then why bitch about it.OMRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-70508116653686762472010-02-19T01:39:34.565+04:002010-02-19T01:39:34.565+04:00OMR
One of the many things I love about this coun...OMR<br /><br />One of the many things I love about this country and the system behind it is that idiots like you don't get to make any real decisions.Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-37498125348218124052010-02-18T18:46:32.957+04:002010-02-18T18:46:32.957+04:00Omr: As an expat who came here out of love of the ...Omr: As an expat who came here out of love of the country and Islam, and FULLY understands the difference between freedom here and in the West, Omr, I find your comment [while I understand where it comes from] a bit generalized [and attempting to be threatening--jail in Sumail?!]. Some of us expats come here because Oman is more free as a country than KSA (no insult to Saudi, the freedoms in Saudi are no less, only different) but as I personally get paid waaaaay less in Oman than I do in Canada, and my lifestyle is down-sized from Canada, I know you ARE generalizing. I fell in love with Oman and really do just want to work here and help the country and enjoy it every way that I can. This is true for expats (though admittedly not all of them---I once told a member of my own family just what you said, take your paycheck or shut up and go home) I wish I could read more of the Arabic blogs, but I do enjoy reading Muscat Confidential because there are some hard things to hear, ya know, but nasiha is a medicine, and not all medicines are sweet to drink. Not all are all the right prescription either, so don't generalize.Omani Princess (not Omani...yet)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11738377563210269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-78582296616853185272010-02-18T18:05:40.186+04:002010-02-18T18:05:40.186+04:00UD: I find your sense of humour amusing and am hap...UD: I find your sense of humour amusing and am happy to read many of the stories you pick up. And I DO watch Omani TV, LOL. I like the random camel, and Nizwa pics.Omani Princess (not Omani...yet)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11738377563210269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-79621388992885293862010-02-18T17:53:26.540+04:002010-02-18T17:53:26.540+04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Omani Princess (not Omani...yet)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11738377563210269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-37123243906736338692010-02-18T14:47:53.476+04:002010-02-18T14:47:53.476+04:00OMR...you are one bat shit crazy dude!
Cap'n J...OMR...you are one bat shit crazy dude!<br />Cap'n JackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-87051571694871478552010-02-18T12:42:43.833+04:002010-02-18T12:42:43.833+04:00the day you all stop with double standard crap the...the day you all stop with double standard crap then you might be treated as civilised people. When i express my opinion then its because of some sort of past experience or that i need therapy but when you talk shit then you are just expressing your right or just trying to help us. Just to cut short this whole debate, as long as you live here you will go according to our rules and will enjoy the limited FREEDOM that you will get. So stop crying like a baby and appriciate the country and its paycheck. cheers looseromrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-36495633359821619452010-02-18T09:37:38.030+04:002010-02-18T09:37:38.030+04:00Anon,We are in oman not Iraq so dont be a chicken ...Anon,We are in oman not Iraq so dont be a chicken and think anybody will try hurt you,We will fight with words my friend.<br />You talk as if all Omanis are sitting at home while you all are doing the work.Everyone has pride including you isnt that the reason you are defending your purpose of being here? Yeah right you are here to train omanis, why cant you all admit that you are here for the money? Il tell you what we expect from all foreigners here in Oman,do your job,get your money and stop complaining,how difficult is that? Dont impose your culture or way of life on us. Its obvious that most of you who come here are the rejects and cannot find jobs back home.No wonder you are like idiots. <br />Again my argument here is to just to let us be. As they say When in Rome do as the romans do.omrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-91727513838266584692010-02-18T06:30:47.165+04:002010-02-18T06:30:47.165+04:00Omr....did you meet a US/UK girl and fall for her?...Omr....did you meet a US/UK girl and fall for her? Did she knock you back? <br />Did you get the sack by a western manager for not pulling your weight? <br />Have you had a business/investment with a westerner go sour? <br /><br />It's just that you sound like a hurt little boy lashing out with such ridiculous generalizations that it appears there's a more deep-seated reason for you anger?<br /><br />Maybe you should get a little therapy, get it of your chest, you know - let it all go man. <br />You then may be able to enter into rational debates. Good luckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-60170199427497762222010-02-18T00:58:49.615+04:002010-02-18T00:58:49.615+04:00Omr,
unfortunately for you I am neither UK nor US ...Omr,<br />unfortunately for you I am neither UK nor US citizen. Actually I come from a country with civilization waaaaaaaaay older than anything you have in your neighborhood.<br />Also, I have maybe more Omani friends than you do. <br />What u do not seem to understand is that we are here because we do a job that, CURRENTLY, Omanis cannot do. <br />When my other Western friends complain about Omanis being lazy, I stand up for them, explaining that Oman does not have the working culture of the West, therefore you cannot expect them to act the same. <br />I do not expect ANYONE to treat me as a master but please explain to me why do Omanis expect Indian, Philipino, Pakistani, Indonesian and all other "serving" nationalities to treat YOU as masters? Maybe because you feel like that?<br />I say it to you for a second time: Try to get over your possible bad experiences of SOME westerners and see things for what they are...<br />We DO love Oman and the Omanis, we ARE here to help (because u do NOT have the skills YET) and we get paid accordingly. We are NOT rescuing you, we are "training" you to take your country into your own hands.<br />Try to overcome your stupid pride and xenophobia and realize simple facts that EVERYONE around you understands....<br />Point about anonymity: Anonimity protects us from idiots who, when they see they cannot win a fight they come from behind... You know, typical cowards...<br />Last note: Freedom is the most sacred of all things! But to understand that u must come from a culture that has fought for it, or to be adequately educated and cultured. Obviously you are neither.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-44341410380641218092010-02-17T22:40:29.706+04:002010-02-17T22:40:29.706+04:00Mr. Boong
you guys need to get one thing clear,im ...Mr. Boong<br />you guys need to get one thing clear,im against you imposing your defenition of freedom, why do you think omantel block sites? its the stupid way of expressing your so called "right of freedom of expression'. If You want oman to be US or UK then why dont you go work there.<br />Oman is not Saudi or Afghan and thats the reason you all flood this country. Essa is expressing his opinion, isnt that what you want? but just because his views differ from yours then he becomes the bad guy..this is typical western mentality.omrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-53590941672847318852010-02-17T14:53:37.855+04:002010-02-17T14:53:37.855+04:00Well said ANOY who didn’t have the balls to mentio...Well said ANOY who didn’t have the balls to mention his name.... This just goes to shows that you are an American or Brit...Spoke like a true master. The truth is you left your country for the money, Oman is the easiest way out for you rather than all the competition you have back home. If you all came here to "GIVE" then why act like it’s your birth right to be treated like some master? You need to understand where we came from and where we are now to appreciate the freedom we have. Learn the culture and mingle with Omanis then only you will understand how to appreciate the freedom we have. Those days of flashing your big fake smile with the funny accent are over my friend. We don’t need you to rescue us, history show that every time you guys show up things just get worse than that what they were or do I need to name places for you to understand? As I said earlier to your boyfriend UD, we will go at our own pace because we don’t want to end up like your countries.<br />BTW I have a better job than you will ever dream of, so why would I be insecureomrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-27153409825197793232010-02-17T14:17:24.036+04:002010-02-17T14:17:24.036+04:00My Dear Friend Omr,
I like your post a lot. One ...My Dear Friend Omr,<br /><br />I like your post a lot. One has to take onto consideration the culture that we come from. Oman is very rich in culture and the people here are very kind. But without freedom, won't we end up like Saudi. Take a look at Afghanistan. There was no freedom there when the Taliban ruled. Do you want your wife/mother/sister be beaten on the street for not following the rules? <br /><br />My family has been here for the past 60 years. We spend more time here than in our homeland. Oman has changed. Hats off to HM Sultan Qaboos for the development of Oman. But one cannot deny the corruption and people like Mr. Essa Al Zedjali mis-using his brand to make his shit heard. <br /><br />If you still don`t agree with our views, I think you and Mr. Essa Al Zedjali are made for each other.<br /><br />Mr. BoongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-45260985555036490672010-02-17T10:35:22.192+04:002010-02-17T10:35:22.192+04:00Dear Omr,
Einstein, a Westerner whom you might hav...Dear Omr,<br />Einstein, a Westerner whom you might have seen - big fluffy white hair and moustache - once said: "Two things are infinite the Universe and stupidity, however i have my doubts about the first one"... just to chew it down for you.... human stupidity is ENDless - and you are a living proof of that.<br />People like UD and myself, we have left our families, countries to come here and besides the fat paycheck that you say, we want to GIVE to a country we learned to love, despite its differences to our own countries. <br />But to GIVE, someone must feel the need to TAKE. If you act like an idiot and you do NOT want to learn and take, YES we will turn typical westerners, get our money and fo....<br />But we do NOT want to do that because we see the potential in Oman and Omani people. <br />Regarding Samail, the mathematical probabilities are that you are much more likely to end up there (if u really believe what ur saying) rather than UD.<br />Try to UNDERSTAND that we do not tell you off to humiliate you, stop being so f.... insecure, and try to LEARN, IMPROVE and most of all... THINK FOR YOURSELF...<br />As for the UD slip that somebody is waiting in the corner, that is an old coward attitude, much appreciated around here... we call it backstabbing. It happens when people are not confident/brave or capable of expressing their beliefs, too insecure to support it, therefore whoever disagrees with a better idea, they wait until they are down and THEN they backstab them. NOt a very manly attitude in my country... we have names for such people...<br />Take ur pick my friend Omr.... Either remain in stupendous oblivion OR relax and think, try to learn and progress in your head...<br />This time, the second options pays much better...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-24945638491891605892010-02-16T23:09:39.211+04:002010-02-16T23:09:39.211+04:00InterestingInterestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-59580008272346203062010-02-16T23:06:59.558+04:002010-02-16T23:06:59.558+04:00UD,
I have been a largely anonymous and silent fa...UD,<br /><br />I have been a largely anonymous and silent fan of your blog - this is my first (and probably only) post - but today I feel compelled to comment on a certain statement in your interview. <br /><br />"In addition these comments have been picked up elsewhere... and sometimes make Oman, as a nation, look as ignorant and to be frank, bat shit crazy as somewhere like Yemen or Pakistan".<br /><br />Ironic bro (there's no way you are a sis in my mind), very very ironic. <br /><br />I must say one of the reasons I read your blog is for the sardonic humor with which you sneer at the incompetence and frivolity of people (alongside the fact that, at MC, one gets easy access to local gossip without having to do too much). <br /><br />However, the aforementioned statement reeks of the very judgmental stereotyping that I usually find you scathing at in most of your socio-political entries.<br /><br />I am by no means defending the "bat shit crazy" elements of Pakistan or Yemen (I will leave my allegiance a mystery). In fact, despite the twinge of patriotic rage I am intellectually channeling through this post, I am sadly in agreement with your 'frank' assessment - I am guilty of my own fair share of Afghani / Somali / Pakistani / Yemeni wise cracks at the office.<br /><br />But I always have, and will, strongly resist the temptation to let a marginal radicalized segment of a populace taint the reputation of a larger group.<br /><br />Your writing reflects a level of basic intellectual maturity and sophistication which ought to prevent you from branding the entire Yemeni & Pakistani nations as 'bat shit crazy', so I don't think this is about your opinion.<br /><br />It is however, about rhetoric. And in the world of printed (or at least written / typed) opinions, judgmental statements are tantamount to intellectual folly (a la Times of Oman).<br /><br />Much of the world's prostituted 'free' press and media publishes the kind of hogwash that serves to perpetuate stereotypes, deepen cultural divides, and conveniently brand large groups of people for the smooth functioning of hate politics.<br /><br />Your blog is part of an encouraging evolution in the Arab / Muslim blogosphere - much needed in these lands of cultural uniformity and political apathy. Do not let your writing be jaundiced by the selective propaganda of mainstream media.<br /><br />Know that there are many many like you, who exist in the harsh realities of Pakistan and Yemen, and are blogging their opinions with the risk of consequences you can not begin to imagine. They despise all the dubious titles that their nations have been branded with ("bat shit crazy" being no exception). <br /><br />They labor tirelessly to prove to the world that there exists a vast array of cultural diversity in their societies, and that in these bleak times, they need their fellow web crusaders to remind the masses (blind folded by TV) to wake up to the abstract reality of life before it's too late (the time when an average Yemeni and / or Pakistani youth is carrying an AK-47 in place of a cell phone is not as distant from reality as most people think).<br /><br />If there is anything 'free' media can do, it is to sever the shackles of political dogma perpetuated by biased media, because consequential Geo-political decisions are intricately tied to popular opinion. That is why propaganda specialists exist. <br /><br />Blogs represent a beacon to those entrenched in the darkness of political delusion. Yours is certainly no exception. <br /><br />My comments are intended to be constructive criticism and I hope you treat them accordingly.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!<br /><br />(signing off with a nickname as suggested)<br /><br />Yemeni & Pakistani ambassador to Mars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-45494157081479235042010-02-16T21:46:14.611+04:002010-02-16T21:46:14.611+04:00Clearly what's really needed (short term) in O...Clearly what's really needed (short term) in Oman is more female Greek Marketing Managers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-75750088669711501352010-02-16T18:31:06.941+04:002010-02-16T18:31:06.941+04:00OMR
What a fantastic reply!
Well done you!
You se...OMR<br /><br />What a fantastic reply!<br />Well done you!<br />You seem to have a major handle of what is going down in Oman - and also a full grasp of cultural awareness and all things financial.<br /><br />Why indeed would UD come here if the civilised world was so perfect. <br />Freedom: yes! Bullshit! All bullshit.<br />What has freedom of speech and choice ever gained society!<br /><br />I applaud you OMR and can only stand in awe at your comments!<br /><br />JDJet Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08244136139124941733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283845125208268798.post-95271997830154992010-02-16T18:08:16.477+04:002010-02-16T18:08:16.477+04:00Great interview- insightful answers to some good q...Great interview- insightful answers to some good questions. And (to paraphrase you) I ain't just blowin smoke up your ass.Abdullahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596118994410731450noreply@blogger.com