tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post115657049161159713..comments2023-04-02T14:24:25.812+01:00Comments on WHERE DATE PALMS GROW: The Melting Pot and Vito CorleoneZappy Corleonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485226977082575543noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post-1157057406632041192006-08-31T21:50:00.000+01:002006-08-31T21:50:00.000+01:00I don't see why a person should be respected becau...I don't see why a person should be respected because of what country their ancestors came from. Nowadays people from all over the place live all over the place. And wherever they originate, that country will have a history and traditions. Iraq, Iran, Nigeria or Iceland are no different in this respect. _____If you are going to be respected at all, it should be for what you have accomplished yourself. But then, if you do accomplish something good, it is because it was worth doing, not in order to gain respect. Why does it matter whether or not people respect you, anyway? What matters is to know in yourself that you have done the best you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post-1156980404502559032006-08-31T00:26:00.000+01:002006-08-31T00:26:00.000+01:00lol, why lendow? there must be a story of some sor...lol, why lendow? there must be a story of some sore behind it.. solif..Little Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702132422411804440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post-1156830320376832002006-08-29T06:45:00.000+01:002006-08-29T06:45:00.000+01:00by the way its now called "Lendow" :)by the way its now called "Lendow" :)Zappy Corleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485226977082575543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post-1156830237706471992006-08-29T06:43:00.000+01:002006-08-29T06:43:00.000+01:00My argument is simple, "Some" Iraqi Migrants eithe...My argument is simple, "Some" Iraqi Migrants either feel Ashamed of their culture or need to protect their children from ignorant bigots.<BR/><BR/>That is All.Zappy Corleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485226977082575543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post-1156813379486476982006-08-29T02:02:00.000+01:002006-08-29T02:02:00.000+01:00zappy,I admire you! But how can the thousands of i...zappy,<BR/><BR/>I admire you! But how can the thousands of iraqis like myself who were born outside of Iraq or left very early in their lives that they can't remember a thing - how can they associate themselves with Iraq having nothing concrete other than the dialect. "We're Iraqis.. we say 'chifcheer'", or "one of my parents (a great deal are halfies.. half-iraqi half-something) is Iraqi so i'm Iraqi"..<BR/><BR/>I haven't seen much of Iraq myself and I am most grateful to God that I was given the opportunity to mingle with Iraqis who were able to non-directly give me the feel of how Iraq is like and what Iraq is all about.. but not many people had the same opportunity as me.. many of my friends don't know anything about iraq except 'saddam ruled the country for 35 years.. killed shia, killed some kurds, oh and iraq has the shrines of many imams and prophets'.. isn't that just sad? what's sadder is that the elder generations are doing absolutely nothing to make their children better informed of their home country.. most of their parental strategies result in the kids being driven away from Islam, Iraq and anything decent our culture has to offer.<BR/><BR/>Uff.. such a crap world..<BR/><BR/>oh, and with regards to your Mehdi Army inquisition, sod them all!<BR/><BR/>With Love from LendenLittle Penguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702132422411804440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post-1156784241448391562006-08-28T17:57:00.000+01:002006-08-28T17:57:00.000+01:00I live in California now and a good friend of mine...I live in California now and a good friend of mine is Iraqi. Her family left after the gulf war and moved to America. She always talks on the phone with all her family in Arabic, and her mother is even going to begin teaching me Arabic this week. Our town doesn't have a purpose mosque, we have to drive to the nearby city, but maybe one day we'll build one.<BR/><BR/>I always felt the 'melting pot' in America didn't simply strip all immigrants of identity and make them white. I'm a white male from a protestant Christian background, yet the 'melting pot' has brought me into close contact with other language, culture and religion that are now an inseparable part of my identity.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that's just my life.Alex Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584068903934906862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25600477.post-1156661123332973742006-08-27T07:45:00.000+01:002006-08-27T07:45:00.000+01:00Sorry Rubin your last post I can't publish, you un...Sorry Rubin your last post I can't publish, you understand of course.Zappy Corleonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485226977082575543noreply@blogger.com