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Bebsi
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Maybe RKSA is a new TEFL certificate, something that the British Council will absolutely insist on??
OK, I'm now offering one. Study at the Bebsi institute and we will award you an RKSA Cert...GBP 10K, special offer. It will be recognised by UNCLE.  |
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Cleopatra
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How many of you guys/gals out there have ART, or whatever the name of the channel with all of the World Cup matches is?
I have at least 700 channels on my TV. And not ONE of them is showing any World Cup matches live! |
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Harold Jones
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: RKSA |
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Some people, honestly, they don't know their Royal Kingdoms from their pork scratchings:
"The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced on Monday a $10 million support for six Horn of African countries affected by the current drought, including Ethiopia which is to receive one million USD".
The quote above is from the biggest selling daily newspaper in Addis Abiba and I assume they know what they're talking about.
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jonks
Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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The things WE found debilitaing were :
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disorganisation of the country's administration and infrastructure
dreadful work ethic
extremely inconvenient lifestyle
lack of public entertainment
inexplicable censorship of net, newspapers and ...
sub-standard housing
drab architecture
lack of appreciation of the arts
irresponsible treatment of foreign workers
discrimination of women
inhumane treatment of animals
corruption in the language schools and colleges
restriction of personal freedoms
dearth of pork scratchings
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Could it be that you did insufficient research on KSA before going there? Or are you just bitter that it did not meet your expectations...or both!  |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| The quote above is from the biggest selling daily newspaper in Addis Abiba and I assume they know what they're talking about. |
Amazing the papers the local newsagent stocks in Cornwall!
Perhaps you could explain how it is that none of the Saudi newspapers have cottoned on to the name of their country?
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thrifty
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| Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| The quote above is from the biggest selling daily newspaper in Addis Abiba and I assume they know what they're talking about. |
Amazing the papers the local newsagent stocks in Cornwall!
Perhaps you could explain why how it is that none of the Saudi newspapers have cottoned on the the name of their country? |
...why how... OUCH
cottoned on TO... |
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Cleopatra
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| Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: |
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The quote above is from the biggest selling daily newspaper in Addis Abiba and I assume they know what they're talking about.
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Does "the biggest selling daily newspaer in Addis Abiba" (sic?) have a website?
Because it seems they are a more authoritative source on the correct title of a country than that country's embassies, official press, and government offices are.
Perhaps "the biggest selling daily newspaer in Addis Abiba" (sic?) was being careful to make a distinctiion between the "Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", and the "Non-Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" (NRKSA???) |
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The_Prodiigy
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[quote="jonks"
Could it be that you did insufficient research on KSA before going there? Or are you just bitter that it did not meet your expectations...or both! [/quote]
Both.
It failed in most expectations. |
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Cleopatra
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| It failed in most expectations. |
So tell us Prodigy: what were your expectations about life in what anyone who has a clue knows to be one of the most conservative countries on earth? |
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pklocek
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| Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| It failed in most expectations. |
So tell us Prodigy: what were your expectations about life in what anyone who has a clue knows to be one of the most conservative countries on earth? |
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pklocek
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| I think few people are ever truly well prepared for the most conservative country in the world. I was and am shocked by the wanton recklessness on the roads and the overt racism towards certain ethnic groups. As an American, I was also disappointed to find none of the fabled Pork Scratchings which were said to exist OUTSIDE of North America. |
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