An acquaintance shocked me the other day with his statement. He said, Moroccans are thieves and criminals. He continued and said that, they only cause trouble in this country and that they should be sent back to their third world country.
As I have said, I was shocked. So it took me awhile to recover. I really didn´t know what to say.
When I finally found the nerve to talk again, I asked him what made him say that. He said that that´s the reputation they (Moroccans) have here in the Netherlands and in Europe.
I asked him what he meant by Third world.
He laughed and said, "I can´t believe you don´t know what it means." He said, it means that people are poor.... and so they steal. It also means, according to him, that they are still in their beastly state. That men are tolerated to take two or more wives and could have sex in the bush, and that women still wear veils and are treated as possessions. Hence, the arranged marriage.
I asked him politely to quit generalizing. But he continued with his ramblings.
Somewhat annoyed and offended now, I cut him short and asked him what he thinks about the reputation of the Dutch abroad for being horny, drug addicts.
His reply was direct and snappy. He said, well, at least we are not Third World.
Imagine that! tsk.... tsk..... tsk.....
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We who live in The Third World have sex in the bush?
Oh dear. Now I have to check. Maybe my husband is hiding other wives in our backyard! :P
What a loser! It is he who actually doesnt know the meaning of third world. This guy needs some lesson on discrimination!
@buday: I know! I am still tryiing to recover from the shock.
@Pinay: I guess, it's because of all the things he hears and sees on TV. Mind you, he was rather firm about his stand. I still can´t believe he said those things... All the while, I thought he was one of the enlightend ones. Oh well...
the next time you see this person, run!!!!
@Jesusa: I´ll do that! HAHAHAHAA
you met a dumb guy. :) I should now include dumb to horny and junky in the Dutch profile. if i were to use his logic for generalization.
And I used to think Americans had the wildest assumptions when it came to us Indians. :)
technically, if i use the word 'bush' as a double meaning, i can safely assume that a majority of the people in this world have sex in a bush - at some point in life. :oP
@Aristarkhos: well, he's more than an acquaintance so I find it rather hard to call him names. But in many ways, he is a little bit `simple´.
Speaking of bush, do you remember what you told me about the American Bush? He said (and I'm quoting you on this one! HAHAHAA), Indians should use less resources, eat less...to save energy and our environment? LOL
I didnt mean to be mean. But I understand what you mean. The person might be 'simple' but he feels that what he speaks is backed with sensible logic. It is called the Dunning-Kruger effect. http://ow.ly/1Vsel
Bush is much maligned. Even by me. :) I am sure he meant well but he also suffers from the D-K effect.
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