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posh
Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 430
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:28 am Post subject: Business Friendly |
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Every time (about every 20 mins) CNN runs its advert 'Come to Business Friendly Bahrain' I chuckle. Do they know that the bedrock of Bahrian's economy is booze and birds? |
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johnslat
Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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Dear posh,
"Birds and booze?" Well, that sounds pretty "friendly" to me.
Regards,
John |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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And it doesn't specify what "business"
...but I suspect that the group that they are advertising towards are those illegal businesses that need to launder their cash through banks that don't ask questions.
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posh
Joined: 22 Oct 2010 Posts: 430
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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johnslat wrote: |
Dear posh,
"Birds and booze?" Well, that sounds pretty "friendly" to me.
Regards,
John |
Good point John. Although I wouldn't call those Chinese women in Diggers friendly ... more, pestilent. |
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posh
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Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Just back from a weekender, staying at the Hotel California in Juffair. The causeway was almost empty - great! - but the Bahrainis (Shia) are not happy and the there is a simmering tension. APCs and machine guns in the financial district. Other than that it was a blinder. |
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