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Aside from any moral, ethical or legal consideration surrounding this issue, I must say that I admire this guy's determination and perseverance that he set a go
by gotchange 11y ago
Aside from any moral, ethical or legal consideration surrounding this issue, I must say that I admire this guy's determination and perseverance that he set a goal to reach and worked very hard to realize it.
Now back to the story, I find it quite telling that he insisted on making the journey to the North and not to the South where his sister in Saudi Barbaria was helping him financially wiring the money for the smugglers payment.
He knew it that living in a hellhole like Saudi Barbaria isn't worth it even if you make tons of money and making a a modestly good living in Sweden is still the most prudent choice to make.
I wish him the best and that he be as tenacious in his efforts to integrate in Sweden as he's been during this long journey and I can't see why he can't do it.
Syrian and Lebanese people did it in the 19th & early 20th century when they immigrated in droves to South and Central America fleeing wars and political turmoils as usual and built a flourishing diaspora there that's the epitome of assimilation and integration in the society.
- mikeash 11y agoYou make some great points which are sadly overshadowed by your custom spelling of Saudi Arabia. Trying to score points in that way is a good way to make people disagree with you, or agree with you but wish they didn't.
- gotchange 11y agoThat's your "the fly in the ointment" moment but if you really think that alluding in my prior comment to the fact that the Saudi regime is barbaric would render any reasonable and substantive point I made void or would result in an inner conflict emerging inside you on whether to like me or not (which is beside the point by the way), it's a shame.
- mikeash 11y agoIt's not the allusion that bothers me, it's the childish way in which you make it.