can you name three things which you like the most in Oman and the most annoying three things in Oman.
for me the +ve:
1. close to Dubai
2. diving
3. Baskin Robins (shame we don't have Ben&Jerry's)

and the -ve:
1. shopping (very limited)
2. the show off guys. they are at every corner of a shopping mall. they do nothing but annoy girls (even though some girls like it).
3. The Oman national football team.

nice topic big mo
things i like :
1-my family
2- the beach in salalah
3- the FLAPICCINO from starbucks!!

:D

things i dont like:
1- everything else........ (just kidding)

1- sand everywhere
2- not much entertainment
3- Omantel

:sorry:

I havent yet been to Oman, but based on what I have seen/learnt here, this is my list.

Positive:

1) Largely bilingual
2) Open/tolerant of other cultures (to a large extent)
3) Consistently good weather

Negative:

1) Hypocrisy
2) Self-righteousness
3) Complex with being dark-skinned

God has gifted Oman with nature .

I hate majority of people in Oman ....Double standard and double faced.
The rules and regulation of the visa where it could benefit from lots of tourist and they make it difficult.
-Birocracy
- Favoritism
-Un equality

What i like about oman:
1)The friendliness of people
2)The high mountains in contrast to the lowland wadis/valleys

What i dont like:
1)THE SUMMER!!!!

I like :

1. The people.
2. trips you can make to so many different places.
3. the beach

Dislike :
1. Too many Indian’s you sometimes think your in Bombay “Check out Ruwi on a Friday!!!!
2. Monopolized big time!!!
3. Shopping centers are crap except for City Center ‘not that’s it’s a Waow but its just okay’ we need some more!

SoMe1 so you don't like Indians ? mmm Very sad. I too wish they didn't come here. There would have been no Shopping Centers and if they were then their walls and structure would have been unreliable. I don't know why people don't like Indians but I like, and respect them very much.

raffee I am black and am at ease with my complexion.

Dark_Project why do I feel we have something in common ?



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Positive: I hear they have good coffee

Negative: I hear they have IceTea

mmm Very sad. I too wish they didn't come here. There would have been no Shopping Centers and if they were then their walls and structure would have been unreliable. I don't know why people don't like Indians but I like, and respect them very much.

Desert_Sloath, God bless you my friend!

What I don't like ->

A good deal of Omanis have treated me as trash ... being an Indian in Oman, I should've expected that. Should learn to appreciate life! Now that I am in the US, I don't care ... I might not even come back to Oman ... but then, I've got friends there now :D

What I live ->

The mountains when it's green ... lovely! and the arab food ;)

Wanderer Good one (seriosly lol and chocking on my butter cake!)

What i like :

1. That we have a long coast line 1700Km & i live 5 min away from it. (Brisbane is 30 min's to the coast)

2. I admire the fact that out country is trying to develope. Its changing day by day.

3. Its safer than alot of countires and the ppl are nice



What i dont like:

1. The education System.

2. The heat in summer, so that more like "Our geografical location." Its not the contries fault!!!

3.... hummm ... aaaaaaaa...... Donno,,,, might come up with something later


:D

Raffe my skin is lightly tanned (olivish) but i still ran to the poon ,, on my second day back in brisbane, after aplying Bronve self tan too!!!!

My sister always rushes for a tan coz She's too white,,, so does another cousin of mine who isnt to white!!!!

I wonder where u got that impression from!!!!!

mmmmmmmmm..........
what i do like here ...........
- i like frankinceses specialy salalah one ...
- i like my relatives and friends here ...:p
- i like the culture ...


what i dont like ........
- the education system .....
- the guys who show up by thier cars and spy girls what r they doing and so on ..........
-to roads here and how fast ppl drive ....:rolleyes:

I aint got no problem with them being here, but I just think there are way too many of them, and I know how they helped bringing this country to what it is now and I do appriciate it. but you know sometimes you just feel like your not even in Oman!

Things i like and dislike about Oman, hmm let me see...

+ve points:

1- Snorkling and Scuba diving.
2- The peace and quiet (Sometimes that's what you need most)
3- The fact that it's multicultural.

-ve point's:

1- When you can't go out with a girl anywhere, without everybody having their eyes buldging outta their heads.
2-That gossip spreads like wild fire.
3- The fact that most Omanis (not disrespecting anybody) are known to have a bad reputation in their own country.

Originally posted by Chocolate
Raffe my skin is lightly tanned (olivish) but i still ran to the poon ,, on my second day back in brisbane, after aplying Bronve self tan too!!!!

My sister always rushes for a tan coz She's too white,,, so does another cousin of mine who isnt to white!!!!

I wonder where u got that impression from!!!!!

Darling chocolate,

I never presumed that ALL Omanis fear being tanned but Im sure you are well aware that there are MANY who consider getting darker a problem and try to maintain a lighter complexion. I think such an attitude is more prevalent in such countries; here its the complete opposite. The majority are sunbaking bare on the beaches to get darker.

What i like:

-Peacful
-Clean
-People are usually Friendly

Dont like:

well..it needs to open up to the world a bit. but again..if this happens , it might loose two of it's good points.

I aint got no problem with them being here, but I just think there are way too many of them, and I know how they helped bringing this country to what it is now and I do appriciate it. but you know sometimes you just feel like your not even in Oman!

Some1 ... point taken! (there are Indians everywhere ... trust me, you'll probably find them in the densest of forests in Africa and even in Greensland :gap: )

Sorry if you found my comment rude ... been having a bad day!

Positive Points

1 Monarch

2 Renaissance

3 Government



Negative points

1 Husda

2 Iddle gossip

3 negative stance

Dark rider i'm sorry you feel that way about Omanis. i wouldn't dispute that some of us are ignorant but you'll find those kind of people everywhere.

so what are the reasons that make ppl dont like indians?! cuz they are hard-working punch of ppl and lots of nations envy them!!

do u know some of them have a better life than lots of us.. the same case in england!!

Why go too far Modi? Check out Kimgi Ramdas :D :D

well,,,, In oman ,,,, I don't like the weathre in SUmmer ,, it is very hot there espicially in coastal areas:rolleyes: ,,,,

People lets not forget the huge contribution by the Indians in making Oman the way it is now (at a cost i agree).
They're only here cause we can't (in some cases don't want) do certain jobs.

oh can i add ice tea to the list of my dislikes.

one thing i dont like is the humidity and heat....

about the indians, its true what u said big mo.. there are so many of them and they dont have enough decent well paid jobs over there in india so thats why they go abroad!! they just like working i think!!:duh:

Well to be frank, my uncle started the SSF (Sultan Special Force) ... I'm not going any further upon the details, but you know that some are dedicated to their duties in Oman!

there are so many of them and they dont have enough decent well paid jobs over there in india so thats why they go abroad!! they just like working i think!!

Modi ... that exactly is not the reason, though a part of 'em (Indians) come over because of low pay or no job in India ... but the main reason is that India is a far more advanced country than Oman ... and since Oman is developing, there is an opening of loads of jobs and hence loads of people who apply! It's kinda like the US market share ... now that, there's no job ... go elsewhere ;)

Let's stick to the topic ... if anyone wants to bash the Indian, let's open another thread ;)

Originally posted by raffee

Negative:

1) Hypocrisy
2) Self-righteousness
3) Complex with being dark-skinned

I am hurt!! though ofcourse in every country you would have hypocrats but I cant beleive you see that as part of Oman. maybe your preception came from what you saw in sabla and I am heading towards all of us Omanis here and say: see what image we have made??

What I like about Oman?

1- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos
2- that Omanis really love Oman
3- how we stick togther when we are abroad and we leave our personal differnces away.


What I wish would change in Oman

1- Tribal conflicts
2- Tribal conflicts
3-Tribal conflicts

Originally posted by SoMe1
Why go too far Modi? Check out Kimgi Ramdas :D :D

Dear some1. KR is an Omani like any other Omani. As long as he has the passport he has the right to be treated that way. Wether he coms from indian orgin or not!!

Yes The family of Kimji Ramadas are true Omanies like any of us and they should be treated with respect. By the way Sheikh Kanak Kimji is a Sheikh respected by our government and He should be respected like any other Sheikh as he is a sheikh repressenting the " Gujrati " tribe which has contributed a lot in nationn building towards the economomic sector of this country.

Take it from me and consider it a valid fact. Another fact you may NOT know about is The Khimji Ramadas family was with us here in Muscat providing us with basic comodities like sugar, rice. tea leaves, and wheat flour for the last TWO hundred years. The Blessed Renaissance has a lot of respect for the family and so will you.

God bless Sheekh Kim :D :D

Things i like are more than i could mention here ,,

I don't like :

Tribalism
Gays !!
Sexism!

Mti or should i call u Mr Ramdas lawyer,
i don't think anybody in this sabla has anything against Indians or shaik Ramdas, there u go i said it shaik Ramdas and nobody is denying the contribution of the Gujarati gang (Kimji, Dremsi and all them) to the wealth of this country (Gujarat in India stinks by the way, been there). but the fact of the matter that these people don't try to blend. how can Omanis look at them as Omanis if they don't blend. it's nice to keep your culutre but u gotta put a little effort to blend.

Hmm, The best three things I like about Oman:

1-The Beach :kewl:
2-Cheap Technology
3-Islam is perfect here, which makes people the best...

The Things I hate about Oman:

1-No Where To Go On a Thursday Night!
2-Lots and Lots of Sand Here And There!
3-It's Very Hot Here!:(

But I still think that Oman is Nice :D

Originally posted by Big MO
Mti or should i call u Mr Ramdas lawyer,
i don't think anybody in this sabla has anything against Indians or shaik Ramdas, there u go i said it shaik Ramdas and nobody is denying the contribution of the Gujarati gang (Kimji, Dremsi and all them) to the wealth of this country (Gujarat in India stinks by the way, been there). but the fact of the matter that these people don't try to blend. how can Omanis look at them as Omanis if they don't blend. it's nice to keep your culutre but u gotta put a little effort to blend.

:D :D
its true what u say big mo.. why dont they blend in?! however i agree with u that they made a big contibution to this country and i do respect them as they made themselvs by themselvs..

Modi,
if you (as a muslim) went to canada would you choose to blend in and wear as people there wear and all that??
Gujrati people have thier own religion which makes it a bit it difficult for them to blend completly. as long as they contribute to the country and build it like anyone else, its up to them to blend or not . its personal choice!!

what I like about oman:
nothing
what I dont like about oman:
everything

Arabian Princess, we respect other people religon and culture and nobody is talking about Kimjis losing and forgeting their culture. Did u ever visit a Kimji store five or six years ago, it use to be full of Gujartis with no Omanis working there at all. if u ask me that's discrimination. we're only saved by the omanisation laws now and they always have the minimum percentge. if u wanna contribute to the welfare of the omani people then do it cause u want to and cause u have to. Look at what Mr Bahwan is doing all over the country. he's helped so many poor people and developed so many projects to help young omani guys.

Originally posted by qais
what I like about oman:
nothing
what I dont like about oman:
everything

i vote for this as the best honest answer :D :D

Originally posted by mf_alkhalili

3-Islam is perfect here, which makes people the best...



what r u talking about man... by 10 p.m half the country is drunk.

Alright now your pushing it a bit Qais!!!:duh: :duh:

I like sheeshaa shops

I don't like the night clubs in Oman ,, coz I heard that u see Omani girlz & guys there !!!:fire:

Originally posted by qais
what r u talking about man... by 10 p.m half the country is drunk.

don't get mixed with ur country you naget !!

If that's the case in Uae ,then no wonder !!

Originally posted by qais
what r u talking about man... by 10 p.m half the country is drunk.

u r not far off from the truth mate.

I like:

1. The HOT HOT weather. :kewl:

2. The peace and quietness.

3. The kindness of it's people.

I don't like:

1. The quietness. :duh: It's too much sometimes.

2. Young Omani men. :rolleyes:

3. The laziness of it's people.

4. The way EVERYONE stares at EVERYONE.

Originally posted by runnin' around

4. The way EVERYONE stares at EVERYONE.

runnin' around u should start worrying if no one stares at u. omani men only stares at beautiful women so u're not doing too bad if everyone is staring at u.

LOL.

Nooooo it's not that. Trust me. :wink:

They DO stare at everyone, I mean I always get women looking at my feet for crying out loud!! :angre: I think they are checking out my shoes. :duh:

And Biggie, omani men stare at anything female, doesn't matter if she's good looking or not.

Originally posted by runnin' around
LOL.
And Biggie, omani men stare at anything female, doesn't matter if she's good looking or not.

anything female!!!!!!! for some it's anything regardless of the gender. i've stopped going out!!!!!!!

what r u talking about man... by 10 p.m half the country is drunk.

Hmm, Wait a sec, maybe your right, I mean honestly, but not half of the county like you said, maybe some young men do that, but Oman is filled with kind and muslim people man...
And as you might know, Oman is one of the best countries in Islam and respect after Saudi Araibia, some of you might have another oppinion, but this is mine!!

Originally posted by Big MO


for me the +ve:

1. close to Dubai



Why it's +ve point ?, Dubai is not the heaven !

Originally posted by runnin' around



And Biggie, omani men stare at anything female, doesn't matter if she's good looking or not.

Then cover your face RA !

yes it is.......Were talking about oman plz dont wonder off to dubai.....If you dont like it then keep it to your self.


Navigator do you want some milk?

let me tell you something.. Mr.Khimji wouldn't be considered a sheikh in our country for many reasons.. first cause he isn't Muslim & a none Muslim can't be called Sheikh.. Second how could we call him Sheikh when he isn't a pure Omani.. this means that money was the only thing that made him reach this position.. the name Sheikh has a totally different meaning..
Sheikh is an Islamic word for thoes who are more into the religon not for thoes who own a heavy pocket!


I like Oman when am away.. & I hate it when am in it..

Originally posted by qais
yes it is.......Were talking about oman plz dont wonder off to dubai.....If you dont like it then keep it to your self.


Navigator do you want some milk?

No ,, better keep it to urself maniac

Originally posted by BomBola
let me tell you something.. Mr.Khimji wouldn't be considered a sheikh in our country for many reasons..


mate i was only being sarcastic.

Originally posted by qais
what r u talking about man... by 10 p.m half the country is drunk.

Qais, when your house is made of glass, dont start throwing others with stones!! you should always learn this lesson. If not teh respest of your country, I would come and said many bad things about it. So please dont push Omanis to say things they dont want to say with your sarcastic words!!

Like:

1. Omani 7alwa.
2. Omani national dress (dishdasha).
3.Omani hospitality

Dislike:

1. Those teenage boys with freaky hairstyle n clothes.
2. Omani gays (although they r getting invisible nowadays).
3. ROP.

a.p
Mashlla ya3ni you omanies never say anything about dubai....and when I say the truth you get pissed off. Iam not going to change....so ban me if you want:o

Qais, am not talking as a mod .. am talking as an Omani who get hurt by everytime you place one of the untrue comments about Oman. Yes there are few people who say things about Dubai, but is the answer that you give them back things about Oman???

I respect UAE .. it is our muslim and arab neighbour. I would like to see also repsct from UAE citizens who should consider us thier neighbour too!

Arabian he is half omani so if he is saying it its not like he does not mean it, he has been to this country, and dear this does happen, its just that your not there when it does.. your in your house.. so you dont get to see whats going on after 11 PM, it's not like half of the country as he said, but he means it becoming more common to be doing that).

and yeah we all know what happanes in Dubai

I don't understand one thing in this Sabla..
are we allowed to talk freely or not?!!! cause the truth doesn't please allot of us.. so what's the use of having Sabla then!!!

Some1, am not talking about this certain incedent only. Qais is always ready to give any negative comments about Oman wether they were true or not.
I know that alot of people drink, but should he interfer with another persons thinking. more than half of the people are religious too .. why didnt he mention that???
Plus, am out even after 10!! never saw a drunk person in the road!!

Bombola, why are you looking at it from this side. I am not commenting about what he siad coz he is free to say whatever he wants. But to be free you have not to say something that is out of your mind, you have to have a proof. Can anyone give me a proof that half of the country is ACTUALLY drunk at 10 oclock??

Sorry am an Omani and I wouldnt like to hear something negative about Oman when its not true!!

I agree with AP about qais issue, he is always have this -ve attitude toward Oman, I wonder what does Omani guys did to him in the past !!

Arabprinces,,, the drunkers are more than what you can ever imagine .. I think we better avoid details cause we'll be kicked out of the country if we talk.. :)

Bombola, you will not be kicked out of teh country because you talked!! espeically if you dont mention any persons name and thats basicly a sabla rule any way!!

There are drunkers yeas am not saying there isnt, but generalizing it sorry .. I dont agree with you coz its not true!!

This is one thing I hate about Omanis, they LOVE to give a bad image about themselves, even if it not true .. they are true pessmists!!

ofcourse no body here generelize anything.. we don't.. it is just that our country and anyother countries has it's -ve & +ve .. it is just that allot are drunkers & few are religious .. am still saying many are religious but compared to thoes drunkers.. I can not say anything.. cause it is allot.. why should we hide it.. we should talk about it & find out why is it happening so that we can stop it if we can.. that's the purpose of us mentioning it.. we are not trying to show & spread our bad habits.. no body would like that.. there are things we can hide but people out see that's why they talk.. so why should we hide it..

Bombola, I did not say hide our bad habbits but at the same time we should not come and say things that are not true!
There are many drunkers ok!! but do you have a proof that they are more drunkers than religious people???
If it is about preception, then I see more religious people than drunkers. But I wont say that its a FACT because I dont have proof and so do you!!

We should solve our problems am 100% with you. But I dont want a promblem to be a fact about my country!!

Originally posted by Big MO
the fact of the matter that these people don't try to blend. how can Omanis look at them as Omanis if they don't blend.

What's blending? I see the Khimji's dressing entirely in disdashas all the time. Seems to me like they have many Omani friends. I know some of the younger generation Khimjis - not on a social basis though, but it appears to me all their friends are Omanis of similar wealth. Didn't a Khimji marry from the royal family two years ago? I was at Khimji Megastore last week and one of them was telling me that his daughter will enrol in SQU this year. Sounds like blending to me. But will they ultimately change their religion? Not very likely. Will they turn to speaking Arabic entirely instead of gujrati and hindi? Well it should have happened by now. Afterall they've been in Oman almost 140 years. Until they start to speak Arabic in a natural manner, Omanis will never consider the Gujrati Omanis to have been blended in. It's been the same even with Lawatia, Baluchis and Zinjibaris.

Originally posted by BomBola
Mr. Khimji wouldn't be considered a sheikh in our country for many reasons.. first cause he isn't Muslim & a none Muslim can't be called Sheikh.. Second how could we call him Sheikh when he isn't a pure Omani..

The title "Sheikh" used to be a tribal honor. It could be either inherited or gained through respect. That was the past. These days you can actually buy the title if you want. In some instances the title is conferred by HM, which is what happend for Khimji. HM made him a sheikh for the gujrati (banyani) community in Oman.

Now coming to the point made by BomBola. I will not argue the muslim/non-muslim point since it has been mooted by HM himself. However let's come to the "pure Omani" point. If only pure Omanis can be sheikhs then Baluchi and Lawatia communities can't have a sheikh. Furthermore, most Omani tribes which have east-african connections can't be considered to be "pure Omani" anymore and hence shouldn't have Sheikhs either. Nor can people who aren't entirely of "pure Omani" descent, such as the Bahwans, be sheikhs. Right?

I agree with Arbian Princess ,,

Since i joined this forum,,i have noticed that all the so called qais comments are -ve about our country !! To be honest i wouldn't accept it even if it was true ,,so how about false ones !!!

And what gets me wondering is that some of you give him push to what he says ,,instead of stopping him as if you are approving what he is saying about your country !!!

Now ,,can any one tell me for God sake ,,if half of our country is drunk after 10 pm ,,it's nonsense !!! it's something far away from the truth !

I could open many threads talking about UAE ,,and what 's bad in there ,,and i can guarantee it's all true ,,!!!

So better stop this maniac !!

Originally posted by Arabian Princess
Can anyone give me a proof that half of the country is ACTUALLY drunk at 10 oclock??


muscat: intercont, bustan, ruwi novotel, seeb novotel, hayat, sawadi beach

salalah: holiday inn, hilton

sur: mercure, sur beach

sohar: sohar beach

nizwa: nizwa hotel

and the list goes on and on

Navigator:
Did u just learn the word maniac coz ur over using it.
I could open many threads talking about UAE ,,and what 's bad in there ,,and i can guarantee it's all true ,,!!!

Well navigator I know that there are alot of bad things going on over there...I cant disagree with you but we are talking about oman. Go ahead and open a thread about dubai and u and ice tea can talk about how burj al arab looks like a cross but now we are talking about oman....kapeesh. Iam telling you that you wont last long in the navy.
AP if you dont like my posts just ignore them.

I cant prove to you that half the country is drunk. I've never seen a country with so many drunk people. I came to oman in december and I've seen many horrible things but the biggest problem your country seems to be facing is alchol. I went to a many weddings in my short visit......I must say your country lost its culture and traditions. Every wedding i went to had a bar and all the guests were drunk....do we have this in other gulf countries......NOOOO. They even have djs.....I was like what the hell:duh: . No it wasnt a yout gathering...It was the freakin wedding. Look how the western world has influenced your culture..... where are all the colorful cotumes, Where are the simple weddings where people come to pay respect to the parents and no to get drunk and showoff their designer clothing.
You may choose to ignore the problems your country is facing like AP.... thats fine...I dont care but Iam just telling you what I saw.
I cant just take all the drunk people around the country in a bus and bring them to your house but you can see it for your self.
All you ppl are in denial ....your making a big mistake because the problem will grow and grow until its too late.
I saw many people on the streets smoking weed,bongs and shooting up....thats sad...very sad.


The omani goverment is doing its best to fight these problems but if the people will stay in denial then your lousy citizens.

adios

Originally posted by qais
by 10 p.m half the country is drunk.

I think Qais is talking about his WORLD here.
Oman is never like that.

ok i will change that to 11 p.m.:o

change ur mind don't change the timing.

Originally posted by qais
ok i will change that to 11 p.m.:o

i wouldn't. i'd stick to 10 p.m.
i love Oman and would do anything for this country but i can't deny that we have problems and this is one of them.

I love Oman,and honestly I can't say anything bad about it.It's like when you love someone,maybe some will say love is blind.But whatever, I love it :)

I love My people, they are so friendly,hospitable, kind, helpful, once my Scottish lect in Scotland told me that he had loads of students from different gulf and arabic countries, but never saw people who were as friendly,hard working and modest as omanis.

This was the opinion of an unbiased Non-Omani.

What else do I love about Oman?, I love the new generation knoweldge of importance of education and that a country is build with that.
I love that Omanis are not affected with the wealth that came up cos of the oil, and they are ever modest.

However,it is the odds which came up lately into our society and culture which affected the youth mostly, and made them so into being unresponsible. Now this will be a thing that I don't like.

:)

Originally posted by Big MO
muscat: intercont, bustan, ruwi novotel, seeb novotel, hayat, sawadi beach

salalah: holiday inn, hilton

sur: mercure, sur beach

sohar: sohar beach

nizwa: nizwa hotel

and the list goes on and on

Are those places you ve mentioned above,,large enough for half of our country ,,man use logic !!!

Try to figure out why i over use the world MANIAC only with you !!


Anyway !!

Well,, i know you are talking about Oman ,,i don't mind that ,,but when you start telling fiction stories from your head ,,i do mind it ,,coz it's my country !! and balf of the country being drunk after 10 pm ,,is silly lie !!

I cant prove to you that half the country is drunk

Where's ur prove !!!



I cant just take all the drunk people around the country in a bus and bring them to your house but you can see it for your self.

Is bus full of drunk people represent half the country ?!!

I you ve been to some weddings i don't no where they are ,,hotels or wherever ,,then you can't apply the same for the whole country !! We don't have this thing people are drinking everywhere and in roads and streets!!

How come all guests in wedding are drunk !! have u checked everyone!! have u spoken to them all !!!

Don't worry that much about our problems,,coz you have enough ,,and more than anyone can imagine !!

i am not gonna open threads about Burj alarab ,,or whatever,,coz this is not a problem ,,you have much major problem maniac !!

Not that I usually agree with what qais says, but you people should not take the word “Half” for its meaning, he does not literally mean half! He means it’s a big thing, and it is growing bigger by the day. For that I would have to agree!

You want prove? Even restaurants now a day serve meals with alcohol/wine whatever, you name it! They even ask Omani’s as if its normal, they would ask a women who has the scarf on if she would like to have some Champaign!!!

It’s a fact that is happening, you don’t need to see those people totally out of their minds, but they do drink! Some of them get realy drunk some of them just drink but not to the extend that they lose balance and you know freak out or something.

We all love Oman but these are facts that are happning, now we are not trying to show the bad side, but I think one of the purposes of this bullion board is to talk about problems and find a solution but before that, asking our selves why is this problem accruing in the first place?

You want prove? Even restaurants now a day serve meals with alcohol/wine whatever, you name it! They even ask Omani’s as if its normal, they would ask a women who has the scarf on if she would like to have some Champaign!!!


That's why people go to bar ,,!!! so don't wonder if get asked if you wanna drink !!

If you look for bad things,,then you'll find them even in Macca ,,

but if you want to avoid them then it's ur decission !!

It's not that big problem as he pictured it !! And if he's been to muscat Only then ,,Oman is not muscat nor muscat is Oman !!

If you are talking about Muscat alone,,then this is another thing,,but never generalize what happen in Muiscat for the whole country !!

al6yoor 3laa ashkaalhaa taqa3 ,,,

if u go to the bad areas u will find bad ppl
but
if u go to the good areas,,surely good ppl there ..!!

not only the hotels
u can find them also round the looomee & al9rmm !!!:duh:

Originally posted by Navigator
If you are talking about Muscat alone,,then this is another thing,,but never generalize what happen in Muiscat for the whole country !!

nearly half of population live in muscat.
i agree with some1 about the word "half". i never took it literally. it's just a figure of speach.
all i'm saying is we have a problem. lets not hide our heads in the ground pretending that the problem is not there.

Originally posted by Big MO
nearly half of population live in muscat.
i agree with some1 about the word "half". i never took it literally. it's just a figure of speach.
all i'm saying is we have a problem. lets not hide our heads in the ground pretending that the problem is not there.

u got nice avatar & it shows that u just woke up
BTW who told u that ppl live in muscat = nearly half the population


is it the latest census !!

Originally posted by Big MO
all i'm saying is we have a problem. lets not hide our heads in the ground pretending that the problem is not there.

Problems are everywhere but it depends on how big is that
problem. Yes we have this alcoholism problem in Oman,
but it's with the minority.

well said,,
I think it is not that big to make us say half of the country ,, !!

nearly half of population live in muscat .i agree with some1 about the word "half". i never took it literally. it's just a figure of speach.
all i'm saying is we have a problem. lets not hide our heads in the ground pretending that the problem is not there

Well ,,if you didn't take it literally,,then why did you mention that nearly half of the country live in muscat ?!!!

Big Mo,
you want me to count for you teh no. of Quran school??? they will defintly outnumber the bars in OMan!! so why do you say people are half drunk and forget the third quater who read Quran at thier houses!!

OOOOH Qais, now, because you to certain weddings that serve Alchol you generalize it for the whole country!!! I have been going to 10000 wedding and I never ever went to a wedding that serves Alchol and never saw a man or a woman drunk in a wedding. I am not telling you it does not exit .. but it is definatly nothing very common!!

We are not talking about ignroing the problem, in fact Navi was the person who opened a thread about Alcholisim. He cares about his country and how to solve his problem, but do you think your way is the way to solve the problem!! it is not even talking about teh problem .. it is just a way to answer a memmber who thought very highly about Oman!

Some1, Comon even those resturants that serves Alchol they specify thier meals with Alchol for non-muslim people. Qais is talking about being drunk and not eating a cake with alchol!

Conclusion, yes there are alcholic in Oman and its sad .. but that would never mean that 1000 000 Omanis are out at 10 driinking!!

Alcohol is easily provided now days, some shops have started to sell them. Now by doing this you are expecting more people to come and buy, you actually want them to come and buy it, now we all know young people like to try everything, some of them end up liking it and some don’t but that is a problem it self. Why is it provided??

I for my self am talking about Muscat, since I don’t know what’s going out of it.

The problem is there, now what’s the solution?

Big Mo! Well seems that this time I got you agreeing with me :D :D

I don't understand why are most of you concintrating on the time 10pm and the number 1 million or half of the country...

the issue is greater than this.. we should highlight the main point of this thread.. which is why is the number growing.. why should all of us try to vonvince Qais that it isn't 10pm it is 11 or 12 .. why are we trying to change his overview to quarter than saying half... this isn't our issue.. if our guests are say this about us we should proof it by fact not by words.. they should see that it isn't true.. when we just say it's not true it doesn't solve the purpose..

we should take this into concern & solve this problem.. we should try to change our reputation to the positive side..

Qais was shocked with whatever he saw.. but is he imagining it.. he isn't he saw a thing that made him change his opinion about our country..

10 years back people use to hide when they drink.. now they can drink out in the street.. after 10 years parents will feed their children wine.. this is the issue..

it is growing and we should stop it .. but how?!!! can anybody here change this issue and solve this problem ..

I don't understand why are most of you concintrating on the time 10pm and the number 1 million or half of the country...

Well it's not a matter of time here !! As you were away for the i dunn know how long ,,it's just the way he approach the matter !!
He has always been so negative about our country !! He didn't mention that for us as a problem ,,he always put negative comments !!
you might need to catch up with what u ve missed !!

We are not ignoring the problem ,,there's a problem and as Arby mentioned a thread about alcholism opened in the Personal sabla ,you can go there and check it !!

hey guys ..... its getting steamy here :eyes:

weather u agree that alcohol is a problem in oman or not, lets face it we all like Oman and hope the best for this country! even u qais when u said that half of the country is drunk that means u like oman and u dont like it to be that bad which is a good thing i think and i thank u for that jealousy!

its a problem yes, but definatly not half of the population. where have u been to say that. how come u have just been to the places that serve drinks!! why couldnt u go to the other places that dont serve any drinks and there are so many of them?! i am not from muscat but i ve been to it so many times and i tell u that i ve never been to a place that serves drinks.... we are not talking about hotels here .. come on be realistic all hotels serve drinks all over the world!

think about it........ u r sad!:duh:

Quote:)
Originally posted by mf_alkhalili

3-Islam is perfect here, which makes people the best...

what r u talking about man... by 10 p.m half the country is drunk.

Bombola, this is what Qais said and he said it because he did not agree with what mf khalili said. Ok if he came and told me oh, I realised that drinking is a common phenomena and you guys should try to solve it I will be the first in his side, but it is clear her (and in other posts) that Qais is trying to be sarcastic about Oman.

Yes, he witnessed something and he is free to express it but it not fair for Omanis to be misjudged because some omanis doing something.
When he comes and says such a statment, it would be viewed by others that you cant walk a block without meeting a drunk which is NOT TRUE!


Please check this thread started by navigator Alcholic (http://www.englishsabla.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10604)

He mentiones the problem and try to solve it .. this is what is called constructive criticism. Not simply throwing a statment that means nothing and could bring a bad image to the whole country!!!


Sorry Qias, but seriously you disrespected Oman many time in this forum and I tried to ignore it many times but I dont want that any more. Please, do respect Oman and Omanis its your neighbour especially if you want respect back to your country!

everybody is sober 24/7 in oman. happy now ap.

Originally posted by Navy_boy
u got nice avatar & it shows that u just woke up
BTW who told u that ppl live in muscat = nearly half the population
is it the latest census !!

navy boy: even when i'm waking up i still dont talk to boys. come and talk to me when u grow up to be a man.

Well ,,if you didn't take it literally,,then why did you mention that nearly half of the country live in muscat ?!!!

Navigator: 2.1million ppl live in Oman out of which 600,000 are expats. that leaves 1.5million Omanis out of which 600,000 live in Muscat. 50,000 in Salalah. (source: Oman Statistical Year Book).
half of 1.5M = 750,000 and hence i used the word nearly since everyone in here seems to be senstive with the word "half".

Big Mo,
you want me to count for you teh no. of Quran school??? they will defintly outnumber the bars in OMan!! so why do you say people are half drunk and forget the third quater who read Quran at thier houses!!

Arabian Princess: i'm sure about it, no doubt that there are FAR more quran schools than bars and i'm sure the number of quaran schools will increase rapidly inshallah. again i say the word "half" was only a figure of speach.

i am not from muscat but i ve been to it so many times and i tell u that i ve never been to a place that serves drinks.... we are not talking about hotels here .. come on be realistic all hotels serve drinks all over the world!

Modi: i'm sorry mate but as some1 has already mentioned there are many restaurants in muscat that serve alcohol.

Navigator: 2.1million ppl live in Oman out of which 600,000 are expats. that leaves 1.5million Omanis out of which 600,000 live in Muscat. 50,000 in Salalah. (source: Oman Statistical Year Book).

you are deviating from the main point mate !!


btw,, does this statistic thing tell how big is this prob ?:rolleyes:

brother Mo you are one of the very few people who are not in denial. All they want to hear is the good stuff and if you tell them the truth they get pissed off. Dont even bother answering there questions because they will come up with more stupied questions.

Tell them what they want to hear and agree on everything they say.
Oman is a prefect country with perfect people.

Ap you are a shallow minded,arrogant and ignorant woman who obviously cant argue.

Originally posted by Navigator
you are deviating from the main point mate !!
btw,, does this statistic thing tell how big is this prob ?:rolleyes:

navigator you don't have a point.
the statistic which i have found out is that many ppl in here are worse than being drunk (as far as thinking goes) cause we're going around in a circle here.

Alright guyz, like Big Mo Said. yes we are going around in circles, there is no point of all of this, in my opinion, we should look for a good way too advice the people who get drunk and can't stop, we have to make them have the will to stop this...

What is the best way to help stop this...? Without making a fight over this subject!

i dont like leaving oman .......... and i like coming back to oman from abroad ...........:D

Originally posted by Big MO
navy boy: even when i'm waking up i still dont talk to boys. come and talk to me when u grow up to be a man.
.
well..that shows how limited is yr thinking ..
children can come up with words bigger than those :rolleyes: strange how narrow minded u r :gap:

follow the instructions properly babe :p

Originally posted by Navy_boy

children can come up with words bigger than those :rolleyes:



A mentally handicapped 5 year old kid can...... wallahi you are a disgrace to the navy

Originally posted by IceTea
I agree with AP about qais issue, he is always have this -ve attitude toward Oman, I wonder what does Omani guys did to him in the past !!

Hear, hear, IceTea and AP, I join you about 'qais'. I doubt if qais himself is not an Omani by origin. I simply don't know what grudge the guy holds towards our society.

Beside there is no difference what-so-ever between Oman and the rest of her neighbouring societies if not a little bit conservative, so to speak, I suppose.

qais, shame on you to generalise on our society. If, if only i should remind you of the good old english saying " those who live in stone houses, remember not to throw glasses onto your neighbours " or something to that effect.

Yes, we love our OMAN. How sweet is our countries name. Oman weighs the globe to our hearts. She is our mother and she is our father, our society is our own. Sir take us for what we are or leave us.

Finally Navy_boy is our pride. Take us if you dare, but disgrace he is not !!!

Shame on you qais to annoy AP. We indeed expect constructive talk from an educated guy like you, so concerve your intellectual.


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But ask what have you done for your country


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is there lots of somalina like u in UAE !!!... it is bit shame
I wouldn't be aproud of u as emarati ..
there is big difference between the REAL Emaraties & the fake ones ..that is all .. if u have anything PM me ,,,coz it seems to be going off topic..

Originally posted by Navy_boy
well..that shows how limited is yr thinking ..
children can come up with words bigger than those :rolleyes: strange how narrow minded u r :gap:

follow the instructions properly babe :p

i will not go down to your level. i'll just ignore you cause that's what we do to little boys who don't behave.

plz plz plz I need yr reply :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

don't know how high is the sky ..

Originally posted by qais

Ap you are a shallow minded,arrogant and ignorant woman who obviously cant argue.

Thank you Qais, if this is your opinion then I wont argue about it I just wish you dont come to conslusion without knowing the person!

If we are in the state of denial Qais, why did Navigator opened a topic about Alcholisim? why do we constantly open topics about problems in our society?

Any way, I had my say and am releifed now. If you want to agree with me up to you .. if you dont want to then its you own opinion and you are free to think whatever you think.

My opinion: I am sure that it is far less than half of the Omanis are drunk. and I would still stick to it.

i tend to agree with qais. drinking is one of the major problems in oman. Not half of the country, but yeah..the percentage of drinkers are increasing every year.

for gods sake... 70% of the staff at the company i work for drink!

.....

qais.. that wasnt a nice thing to say to arby, am sure she was just trying to defend her point of view, and you cant blame her if she was raised in an islamic environment ( Which is the right way!!) and never winessed what u claimed.

:)

Originally posted by BoY-iNterrupted
i tend to agree with qais. drinking is one of the major problems in oman. Not half of the country, but yeah..the percentage of drinkers are increasing every year.

for gods sake... 70% of the staff at the company i work for drink!

.....

qais.. that wasnt a nice thing to say to arby, am sure she was just trying to defend her point of view, and you cant blame her if she was raised in an islamic environment ( Which is the right way!!) and never winessed what u claimed.

:)

boy interrupted: well said man. i agree with you.
qais: i agree with you but not on what u said about AP. i'm sure u didn't mean it.
AP: u can be stubborn (cant blame u for being a woman)sometimes but u have great views on alot of isseues.
Navy boy: well i'm in a good mood today, so sorry if i had offended u in anyway.
i think we all want the same thing but look at the problem from different angles which i think is very healthy.

Big Mo, I am not stuborn (and you will be killed for saying that about women :p) I just want a solid proof to convince me .. and did not find any here!!!

Oh well any way, everyone is free to think whatever they want and I am holding that right :)

Originally posted by Arabian Princess
Big Mo, I am not stuborn (and you will be killed for saying that about women :p) I just want a solid proof to convince me .. and did not find any here!!!

Oh well any way, everyone is free to think whatever they want and I am holding that right :)

you are proving that u are stubborn by not agreeing that u r stubborn!!! (what am i saying).

of course everyone is free to think whatever they want and i respect your views even though i may not agree with some of them but still try to respect.

Originally posted by Desert_Sloath
Hear, hear, IceTea and AP, I join you about 'qais'. I doubt if qais himself is not an Omani by origin.

:gap: I have same doubt

Originally posted by DesertRose
:gap: I have same doubt


He is yet, still, to prove otherwise ;D

If he's one of us. I am going to arrange a mission to bring him home in a breef-case. Eyee 2can do it.

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Things I like so far:

1- omani women
2- omani women
3- omani women



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1- omani women
2- omani women
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