Genesia said:

You could always stop by Sierra Vista or Fort Huachuca...

...jus' sayin...

Harlepolis said:

But it basically boils down to: I'm a lazy bitch.

SCNDLS said:

IF thats the case then...



You better be glad I ain't too fimiliar with you coz if I were, I would rub that in so much, you'll end up having a case on my account

Harlepolis said:

Sad, but true.

My dream assignment (militarily) would have to be the D.C. District stateside, and Belgium, at SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers-Europe) overseas...

...now, when I "retire" from the service I'd go to the Seattle area in a heartbeat...either of the Carolinas....Florida...

...my heart wants me to go back to New Orleans, since I am a native and should do my part to continue the rebuilding, but DAYUM, the crime is terrible and corporations aren't flocking there to rebuild and reinvest....the only true incentive I would have to go back is that my kids would already be in college, so I wouldn't have to place them in the secondary school system there....

Anywhere but here, Im so god damn bored

Ideally, Boston, San Francisco, or any of the bigger Italian cites (in that order)

CarrieMpls said:

Italy's an absolutely beautiful place to visit but I couldn't live there - I've been there about 8 or 9 times and I find a new reason not to live there every time. So near perfection but no, no, no.

I certainly would not recommend that anybody relocate to where I live now (Cleveland, Ohio), because it simply sucks. If anybody mentions it on this thread, I'm going to have to seriously bitch-slap you.

depending on what part of the world they'd want me to move/relocate to, I'd do it in a hot second. it's taking everything in me to not pack up all my shit and relocate somewhere else right now.

PopeLeo said:

I've only been through the once, so I've probably got a very romanticized notion of it, it's true. I had a whole plan, though, of marrying the man who worked the front desk at the little hotel I stayed in, in Florence. We would run the little hotel together and be happy for the rest of our days.

Harlepolis said:

that's what i love about the gulf

a friend of mine has been trying to talk me into moving to dubai, and as much as i'd love to, i'm afraid it'll be just more of the same ol' same ol' if you catch my drift

whats a boy to do

Harlepolis said:

I don't know much about Qatar. How are their attitudes and laws towards women?

psychodelicide said:

It sucks? That's not what I heard.

CarrieMpls said:

Positive.

The person who's REALLY running this country is a woman; Sheika Mozah

Harlepolis said:

... sheika sheika your money maika...

I know....not funny...I couldn't resist....I've briefly visited Qatar...thats where we take a 4 day pass when we're deployed over there...

It would take a lot to get me to leave Seattle permanently.

If I had to, it would be a toss-up between San Francisco and NYC, yeah. I like Portland, OR a lot too.

Harlepolis said:

I'm looking through some things on the web and I'm finding that yes, it's mostly positive, but there are some things that trouble me too. Like this, for instance:

"Incidentally, as we outline on our page on woman workers in Qatar, the equality of woman when they are already working is protected by Qatar Labour Law i.e. women ought to have equal pay, training and promotion opportunities when doing the same job as a man.

Of course, to be allowed to work or even to drive, a woman needs the permission of her husband or, if still single, the male members of her family."

I also found a section that stated that while it is technically against the law to abuse your wife, the police are reluctant to do any thing about it.
Have you found these things to be the case? Or would you say those are inaccurate?

CarrieMpls said:

That part is funny right there, I had to

My boss is actually the "Man" of her family, so to speak I don't keep up with Qatar's laws, but I can tell you that she and MANY Qatari women are fierce rivals against men in the work force and business department And to answer your ?uestion, NO she didn't need to ask the male memebers of her family for permission.

From what I sensed during my stay in here,,,,Qatar is becoming one of the most progressive countries of our time(MOST improtantly, in the work force and education ).

Prince Hamad is a good man but to be honest? This country changed drastically for the better eversince Miss Mozah grabbed the wheel. Even if she failed, the fact that she tried to tackle leadership confirms that there is a NEW change.

Hell, when it comes to our VERY own 1st ladies, you can't think of many who aimed for progress or leadership (Hilary is an exception though ).

Anyway Carrie, the bottom line is,,,,,the whole chauvinistic thing is a universal issue, not just among Arab/African nations contrary to the popular belief, of course theirs is more pronounced than others but at least in Qatar and UAE, they're open to progress and change,,,esp if its positive.

Harlepolis said:

What's the national language?

In my life have relocated for work to:

Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
Copenhagen

Those for longterm and short term many more.
Currently about to relocate to Delaware USA

Oh yeah and Saudi Arabia....
[Edited 11/30/08 12:03pm]

SCNDLS said:

Arabic.

CalhounSq said:

if you don't mind me being all in your business and stuff, what do you do for a living?

Harlepolis said:

I agree, sexism is to be found everywhere! I was particularly interested in your perspective living as an american woman in the culture. It's nice to hear it's not as bad as what is normally portrayed in the middle east. And yes, it seems to be one of the most progressive countires there when it comes to women.

JuliePurplehead said:

Oh, trust me, it sux major donkey balls. I live here, and believe me, I know what I'm talking about.

nyc/nj cause its home