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When I lived in the middle east, this was common. Another, less palatable phrase was 'must be western educated'. Which seemed to be shorthand for 'no Indians or
by davewasthere 14y ago
When I lived in the middle east, this was common. Another, less palatable phrase was 'must be western educated'. Which seemed to be shorthand for 'no Indians or Pakistanis please'.
- joe_the_user 14y agoI recall other parts of the Mid-East have something like a three or four tiered system. Arab ruling class on top, Westerners below that, Indians and third-world migrants below that and Palestinians and indigenous Arabs maybe below that. Iran seems like it would be different since I couldn't imagine they have many Westerners at this point. The whole thing sounds miserable. I know Saudi Arabia or Dubai have enough money to pick and choose who they want but, again, Iran? Anyone know the story?