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Working and Living in Saudi Arabia?
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omanized



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cleo are you an average EFL teacher? If so, does your rather cheap potshot at your male peers apply to you? I would have expected your biting cynicism to be aimed at the person who asked about dating in the first place rather than a sweeping and spiteful jab at EFL men in general.

omzd ( a rather dashing and, dare I say, worthy EFL male )
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Cleopatra



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I would have expected your biting cynicism to be aimed at the person who asked about dating in the first place rather than a sweeping and spiteful jab at EFL men in general


Is this not typical (or should I say 'average'), or what?

On a board where female posters routinely come in for rather personalised abuse, someone gets all upset about a comment which was clearly specifically aimed at comments made by particular posters on this particular thread. The reason I addressed my post at the people I did was because I came to this discussion late, since you seem to be interested.
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trapezius



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Something y'all don't know:

Cleopatra asks every Saudi women she meets if she would date TEFLers. And every Saudi woman so far has said no!!!!!!!!
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cleopatra wrote:


On a board where female posters routinely come in for rather personalised abuse,


Where? When? I think the poster who comes in for the most ''personalised abuse'' is a male.
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veiledsentiments



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Err... sheikh... as a male perhaps you don't notice? But it is common and regular on this board and has been so for some years.... especially on the Saudi section.

Yes, our Cleo does sometimes take offense when it probably wasn't meant and perhaps over-reacts. But this problem does get tiresome at times for the few female posters...

VS
(Hey Omanized... got references? Cool )
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Van Norden



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not aware of any routine personalised abuse of female posters on the Saudi forum. I'm quite confident that it isn't happening, but, if anyone can convince me otherwise, I'm all ears. Please name names and give examples (or just one example) of their misogynist postings.
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sheikh radlinrol



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Van Norden wrote:
I'm not aware of any routine personalised abuse of female posters on the Saudi forum. I'm quite confident that it isn't happening, but, if anyone can convince me otherwise, I'm all ears. Please name names and give examples (or just one example) of their misogynist postings.


Still no reply from the ladies.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Like I said... two men have proven that they don't pay attention.

It isn't my responsibility to dig around in all these thousands of posts to prove anything to either of you. You can believe it or not as you wish...

VS
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Van Norden



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Much as I expected. Rolling Eyes

veiledsentiments wrote:
Err... sheikh... as a male perhaps you don't notice? But it is common and regular on this board and has been so for some years.... especially on the Saudi section.

Nonsense. The only doubt now is why you chose to back up this silly claim, with the equally silly and hypocritical (and condescending) point that "as a male perhaps you didn't notice?"

You were happy to come here and make a nasty accusation against "male posters" but you're not prepared to 'put up.' Same as when you singled out 007 a couple of weeks ago.

If you're not prepared to back up your claims with examples at least name the offending posters. Or, even better, retract your comments and let's forget about the whole tedious affair (an 'affair' I was determined to stay out of until you showed up to try and give it credibility.)
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veiledsentiments



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This isn't a court of law. You are no lawyer. Nor are you such an innocent little boy scout that I need play your games.

I don't wish to waste a moment to dig up the crap some of you boys have posted here over the years. Nor do I have any obligation to do so.

You can believe my comment or not as you wish... Rolling Eyes

VS
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