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wantok
Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 168
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 1:45 am Post subject: |
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Isn't 2000 SR a month over $500? A month??
I pay $34 for Curves in the US.
This is insane... not to mention pure theft...
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wantok
Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 168
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:22 am Post subject: |
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In a country that has such a rich variety and abundance of food, the high rate of calcium deficiency among young women has only one explanation: They are making poor nutritional and lifestyle choices.
Dr. Lulwa Abdul Lateef Babtain, assistant professor in the Nutrition and Food Sciences Department at Princess Noura University, urged women in Saudi Arabia to become more physically active, get regular exposure to sunlight and eat more calcium-rich foods in order to avoid developing osteoporosis. This bone disease which causes the bones to become more porous, weak and easily fractured is widespread among Saudi women.
It turns out that a low level of vitamin D has other negative effects, in addition to reducing the absorption of calcium and contributing to osteoporosis. Dr. Babtain said that vitamin D deficiency is also linked to obesity, high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, arteriosclerosis and heart disease. Low levels of vitamin D also cause hormonal imbalances that may result in lowered immunity and even diabetes.
http://www.sauress.com/en/saudigazette/121117
Alternatively, watch Jane Fonda: http://www.alriyadh.com/en/article/606585/rabea |
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cairanya
Joined: 02 Jun 2012 Posts: 62
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Doesn't calcium deficiency have more to do with exercise than what you eat? My sister's a very strict vegan, but her bone density's fine because she's a gymnast.
And isn't Vitamin D deficiency really just about exposure to sunlight and/or lack of supplements food? |
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mashkif
Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 178
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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wantok wrote: |
In a country that has such a rich variety and abundance of food, the high rate of calcium deficiency among young women has only one explanation: They are making poor nutritional and lifestyle choices. |
Well, no s!@#. You cover yourself up from head to toe, your life consists of shifting from one chair to the next, and you stuff your face with food drowned in fat and sugar that's been processed beyond recognition of the original ingredients. How could that POSSIBLY end badly!! |
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trapezius
Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 1670 Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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cairanya wrote: |
Doesn't calcium deficiency have more to do with exercise than what you eat? My sister's a very strict vegan, but her bone density's fine because she's a gymnast.
And isn't Vitamin D deficiency really just about exposure to sunlight and/or lack of supplements food? |
It is both. Some calcium is needed in the diet, and yes bone density depends on a lot of factors, not just calcium. Calcium, Magnesium, Manganese, Boron, and Vit D all play a role in maintaining bone density, not to mention, regular resistance exercise. Chinese and Japanese don't eat much calcium (hardly any dairy), but their bones are fine, as they lead active lives. US guidelines recommend 1,000 mg of calcium daily, but that's if you are sedentary.
And Vitamin D can be had from exposure to sunlight, or from foods high in said vitamin (or from supplements). Vit D is not naturally found in many foods (mostly in certain fish), and if you don't expose yourself to sunlight or eat foods high in Vit D, yes, that will easily lead to Vit D deficiency.
Yes, what Saudi Arabia has done to its women is criminal. They have destroyed them physically, mentally, and emotionally. |
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al-Californian
Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 96
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:41 am Post subject: |
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trapezius wrote: |
Yes, what Saudi Arabia has done to its women is criminal. They have destroyed them physically, mentally, and emotionally. |
Think about how the women in your native country(before your glorious day of naturalization) are treated before you judge others. Then, you might not be so cliche and stereotypical. yawn |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Dear al-Californian,
Well, in my native country (the USA,) while women still have some inequality problems, they are, in my opinion, generally treated SO much better than they are in Saudi.
In fact, maybe only women in Afghanistan have it worse, and that's pretty darn close.
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John |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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al-Californian wrote: |
trapezius wrote: |
Yes, what Saudi Arabia has done to its women is criminal. They have destroyed them physically, mentally, and emotionally. |
Think about how the women in your native country(before your glorious day of naturalization) are treated before you judge others. Then, you might not be so cliche and stereotypical. yawn |
I find that neither a cliche nor stereotypical. That is the sad truth, but perhaps a male from California doesn't really understand the situation. Perhaps it is a generalization and certainly there are exceptions, but too damn few IMHO.
And I expect that Trap could educate us of the reality of the situation of women in his own "native country" too if he wished, but that isn't relevant here.
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trapezius
Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 1670 Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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al-Californian wrote: |
trapezius wrote: |
Yes, what Saudi Arabia has done to its women is criminal. They have destroyed them physically, mentally, and emotionally. |
Think about how the women in your native country(before your glorious day of naturalization) are treated before you judge others. Then, you might not be so cliche and stereotypical. yawn |
My native country? My naturalization? Where do you think I am from? Stop assuming things you know nothing of.
As for my statement, it is FACT. I don't care whether what I said is fashionable or not, stereotypical or not, and cliched or not. I only speak the truth, and what I said is most definitely true.
I have lived in this country for 28 years and some months, and I have seen first hand what the policies and culture of the country have done to my female relatives and their friends.
The vast majority of the females in the country either do not have access to exercise facilities or can't afford such facilities. How is that cliche? How is that stereotypical? That's just fact. And unfortunately, due to a toxic mix of weather and culture, they are also unable to exercise outdoors, and as we all know by now, PE is not a part of girls' schools, as apparently pious women do/should not exert themselves in manly ways.
As for my native country (of which I am still a citizen), I too, come from a country where women are oppressed, as they are in the vast majority of Muslim countries. Just very recently, in my country, a young girl was dishonorably murdered ("honor killing") by her own parents for simply looking at a boy. What more do you want to know? Most women are, however, able to freely move around, work, study, etc, and are not forced to wear a black overall. And because the vast majority don't/can't keep maids, and many work the fields and do other menial jobs, they get their exercise and sun to some extent. Anyway, this thread is about women in Saudi Arabia, not my native country.
I must add here, you said I should look at my own country (which you don't even know) before judging other countries. Is it my fault that women are oppressed in my country? Is it my doing? Is it in my hands to change it? Why can't I judge both SA and my country for oppressing women? Indeed, why can't I judge all countries where women are oppressed to a great extent? I don't care what country I am from, and women being oppressed in my country is not my doing, and neither do I personally oppress women. So, I find your statement to be highly illogical and comical.
We are all humans. I don't give a damn about borders and nationalities. I will condemn and judge all people, races, and countries that engage in oppression. |
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ellethom
Joined: 29 Sep 2011 Posts: 39 Location: Wherever I May Roam
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:12 am Post subject: |
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al-Californian wrote: |
trapezius wrote: |
Yes, what Saudi Arabia has done to its women is criminal. They have destroyed them physically, mentally, and emotionally. |
Think about how the women in your native country(before your glorious day of naturalization) are treated before you judge others. Then, you might not be so cliche and stereotypical. yawn |
There were never any honor killings in America, if you have such a problem with free speech, then i must assume you are Saudi. If not, perhaps you should let your wife out of the shackles every once in a while. |
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al-Californian
Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 96
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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ellethom wrote: |
There were never any honor killings in America, if you have such a problem with free speech, then i must assume you are Saudi. If not, perhaps you should let your wife out of the shackles every once in a while. |
No honor killings you say? How about scalpings? Rapes? Massacres? Lynchings? I must assume you and your boyfriend Trap are neoimperialists that bash religions out of fear and hate. Why don't you free yourselves from your own ignorance and bigotry. America has ideals and you sure do not represent them. I'm from the Oakland/Berkeley area, so check the record before you teach me about free speech. Jerk |
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trapezius
Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 1670 Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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Did you even read my post?
Why do you keep assuming I am an American? I already gave you an example of an honor killing that just recently took place in my country (i.e., I criticized my own country/culture), which I have not named. But obviously, it is not America. So, who is the ignorant and bigoted one now?
Bashing religions? Where did I bash any religion? Can you even read? I even alluded to the fact that I have the same religion as Saudis, but you obviously didn't see that, along with the rest of my post. Don't accuse me of something I didn't do (bashing religion).
It is impossible for me to be an imperialist owing to where I am from. You are becoming beyond ludicrous at this point. Take off your blindfold and actually read my previous post. |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Dear ellethom,
Never say never:
"Several claims of honor killing in the United States have been documented."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing_in_the_United_States
"An American Honor Killing: One Victim's Story"
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2055445,00.html
"While statistics are notoriously hard to come by due to the private nature of such crimes and the fact that very few are reported, the United Nations Population Fund approximates that as many as 5,000 women are murdered in this manner each year worldwide. Undoubtedly that's a low estimate, as reports from Turkey, Jordan, Pakistan and the Palestinian territories, among other locales, are filtering in at an alarming rate. Add to the list Germany, Sweden, other parts of Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, and it's clear that young Muslim women in the West are becoming increasingly vulnerable."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Honor-killings-When-the-ancient-and-the-modern-2548311.php#ixzz2C1ANZpPy
Canada, too
"Afghan Family, Led by Father Who Called Girls a Disgrace, Is Guilty of Murder"
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/world/americas/afghan-family-members-convicted-in-honor-killings.html
However, I'm confused as to why there seems to be any argument here. I think we're all agreed that violence against women is horrendous (as is violence against anyone.) I think we're all agreed that such violence is more likely to happen in a society where women don't have the same rights as men.
So, what the heck are you guys all arguing about, anyway?
Regards,
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