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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Can't get married to Cleo. My wife won't let me. I am not into bigamy anyway.

Cleopatra · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject:

Let me confirm, for the record, that Scot and I are not in fact married. FYI.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

But Scot... as long as you are in Saudi, it wouldn't be bigamy. Cool

VS

007 · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject:

Balzac · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 266

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Like Mickey Rooney I go in for polygamy but serially not simultaneously !

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

But, then it is just monogamy... same old same old...

Of course, it is a bit easier to schedule...

VS

Balzac · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 266

Personally, I don't know how any many can have the wherewithal, energy, finances, and time to be romantiically attached to more than one woman in his life! It takes all my strength just to keep my woman happy!

Perhaps I'm just showing my age, but hey, if you happen to have it, go ahead and flaunt it! Trust me though! If a woman (or 3) is involved, you'll pay for it one way or another! Either with your doctor who'll tell you to take it easy, or family and friends who'll wonder why the rarely ever see you!

I actually know sons and daughters here who have (step) brothers and sisters who they've never met because papa has another wife living in another town and it's a well kept secret. A friend of mine who is a tenant of such a man recently put her foot in it by mentioning 'your brother' to one such unaware sibling who scratched his head and replied, 'I don't have a brother!' (Er...yes you do mate!) Wink

Of course, if any of you have read the famous book Sperm Wars, you'll read the scary statistic that 2/3 (66%) of all children born are from a different father than the one on the birth certificate! Shocked

Cheers

Balzac

007 · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:54 am Post subject:

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I saw the author on a Discovery Channel type program and it is general, not country or culture specific - according to him. His research has been questioned and I suspect an overstatement.

But, I also suspect that its veracity is not exactly an appropriate topic for an English teacher board - and that it should not degenerate into the usual culture bashing that usually ensues.

VS

Balzac · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 266

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Just for the record who here has what offspring ?

I have 4 children and 5 grandchildren.

But I do remember that old proverb," It is a wise child that knows its own father." That seems to be the message of that book with the disgusting title.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Wow Scot!! I didn't know about those 5 grandkids, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

As to the book, don't be afraid of the title or the one suggested finding of the book that was presented here. The studies that were done by these biologists truly were very interesting. We humans often forget that we are mammals first. Cool

It would be worth a summer read... (or locating a video of the program)

VS

007 · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:32 am Post subject:

Cleopatra · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Just thought I'd add - for the benefit of the majority of contributers to this board who have barely spoken to a Saudi women in their lives - that most of the young Saudi women I work with say they would not drive even if they were allowed to do so. They also point out that in other Gulf countries such as the UAE or Qatar, relatively few women drive even though they are legally free to do so.

Of course, that is not to say that those women who would like to drive should not be given the option to do so, simply that, as far as most Saudi women seem to be concerned, the driving ban is not the burning issue many expats and foreign 'journalists' consider it to be. Same goes for that other obsession of foreigners - "the veil".