This disgusting characteristic Is always a cause of hate and fights amongst people ..and often leads to huge problems. why dont somepeople just be happy for others who are obviously climbing in their work..and wish them the very best? Instead they just try their best to tear that person down and make him/her look bad infront of everyone.

I think its the most disturbing charachterisic anyone could have and i often feel sorry for such people.. cause its just obvious that it only comes out of pure jealousy.If those people were confident about their work.. they wouldnt even BOTHER with what others are achieving.

what do you all think about this and Did u ever feel envious of anyone? Did you ever feel that someone was so jealous of you and always tried to bring u down?

To make your own tower the heights in the town, either to construct more high or destroy all the other towers around you.

Nothing worse than such people.

I used to suffer a lot from envious people when I was younger at school and was bullied. When I entered middle school though, I began to have so much confidence (don't know how that happened) that it stopped, although some people did talk behind my back whilst smiling at me.

At uni, people are just concerned abt their own lives, so I don't face that.

I am hardly ever jealous of someone else. I normally just say mashallah and that's it. I have friends who are extremely wealthy and beautiful, but I don't feel jealous or envious. Maybe coz I am aware that I have my own special gifts that they don't have. ALTHOUGH, if a certain person is a threat to me in any direct aspect of my life (personal/professional), then I get very jealous and envious. That is only if they are a direct threat.

Woah, I can relate to this.

People are always jealous of me cuz I'm so hot.... it must be a crime to be this hot, no really, i mean you get all sorts of attention. negative attention too.. you know the kind you wanted to ward off and you believed that, that is the purpose of the hijjab but NOOOOO..... lol just kidding.

On a serious note, everyone gets jealous (some more than others). We all need to chillax and be a little more grateful for what we have. And whatever happens to a person… happens for a reason. Allah knows best. So if someone has something you dont, or something is wrong with you... there is a reason for it. hehe No, there is always room for improvement, right?

lil bit is necessary to encourage competition and better performance, too much is just a trouble

When I was in Muscat, I heard that Omani people are famous of envy. Is it true?

They even refer to it as: الليزر العماني because their envious eyes never miss the aim. :os

When I was in Muscat, I heard that Omani people are famous of envy. Is it true?




Really? I thought it was part of human nature to be envious! Are Omanis the only humans who are envious and jealous?

I tend to agree with amo. You need some to drive you to do better. I wouldnt' call that envy, but rather wanting to be as good as that person or having what the other person has, but without wishing for any harm to be done.

But when it gets out of hand, it becomes a disease, that slowly eats you from the inside, or should I say, slowly burns you from the inside, until nothing is left but ashes of someone who could've done better in life.

this is always happen when you are a good attractive and active person at work ,, study ,, normal life ,,,

and its really hurt to find someone that eally wana you destroied :sorry:

and belive me ,,, its more hurting when you it comes from your friend ,, or the person you thought its a friend ,,, belive me more hurt ,,, caus ei faced this in my life and not long time ago ,,, and its really make me feel sad :sorry:

Really? I thought it was part of human nature to be envious! Are Omanis the only humans who are envious and jealous?


what a silly reply :rolleyes:

its not a silly reply Catchy .. because omani say it publicy it doesnt mean it doesnt exit in every society!!

I think omanis can be very envious to be honest..and i am talking from personal experience .. u barely find a person who truely is happy for you in this country. but then again i guess that happens everywhere else in the world.

I really hate it when people get out of their way just to put others down.. it just shows how weak they are personality wise.

its not a silly reply Catchy .. because omani say it publicy it doesnt mean it doesnt exit in every society!!

Wallah it’s not something I made up, it’s the almost daily stories that I was hearing from Omanies themselves & no generalizing here.
حشا محد يروم يقول شيء

People who Envy others of being better than them are basically sick poeple , seriously why would i wish harm for those who are better than me, why can't I try to be as good as them instead of Envying them.

Throughout my life i came across people , who would Go so far just to harm me :sorry: out of envy, although i've been soo good to them , helping them out. (allah yshfeehum o ysam7hum).

Nabhan
I think omanis can be very envious to be honest..and i am talking from personal experience .. u barely find a person who truely is happy for you in this country. but then again i guess that happens everywhere else in the world

I totally agree with you , If they see a wealthy person , they go on accusing him , how did he manage to become so well off, definitely he took wrong ways , Feloos 7aram ..bla blaa..

when i first started work , some unknown person used to spit on my car :sorry: , for no reason .

yeah happens alot, especially in Oman (or maybe im wrong)!!!

i personally like it when i see ppl doing well in their fields, coz i love competition & it gives me a boost to be better everyday!

that's a very sillly reply :rolleyes:

Miss Extremely educated, go catch up with your sociology and history books! :rolleyes:

its not a silly reply Catchy .. because omani say it publicy it doesnt mean it doesnt exit in every society!!


Thank you AP! :app:

If they see a wealthy person , they go on accusing him ,

Oh wow like that doesn't happen in other countries!

think omanis can be very envious to be honest..and i am talking from personal experience .. u barely find a person who truely is happy for you in this country. but then again i guess that happens everywhere else in the world.

That's because U are an Omani, so u r bound to know abt the corruption that go on here! You won't know much abt the corruption that goes in other countries. Same as people of other nationalities, they make think that Omanis are not at all envious, because there aren't Omanis and don't know what goes on here.

Envy and jealousy is not restricted to a particular nationality. It is part of human nature.

Thank you AP! :app:


Catchy, go catch up with your sociology and history books! :rolleyes:



Not any more babe :p unless these books are related to the subject that I teach or for enjoyment. So take care of your study and don't forget to do your H.W lol

by the way why are you changing the same posts in each 5 minutes!! stick to one plz. Fist you called me Catchy, then Miss Extremely educated and God knows what more you have. lol

hey thanks for the red rep. Well I was just asking a question. It;s not my fault that you didn't like it. But you know what..I do forgive you coz Ramadhan is coming.. :p Allah yesam7ich

sophis^catrina :)

hey you are getting me wrong , I know its everywhere , but i care less about whats happening else where! Am omani and Oman is my concern , my experiences are related to oman :) . You sharred your expereinces , i did mine, Yet you became so defensive toward what i said :confused: .

Envy and jealousy is not restricted to a particular nationality. It is part of human nature.
This is very true Catrina and your analisis as always is complete.
What i found weird is that the first time i came in Oman to visit some friends, one of the things they told me about people is this peculiar way to envy; kinda like italians being lazy or speaking a terrific english :p For sure not all of us are like that but we're well known now for this and else :os

kinda like italians being lazy or speaking a terrific english

LOL.. being lazy .
Terrific English :angel: totally agree ..luv thee accent

"Off topic"

Jealousy is different from envy. To envy someone is to wish something to be taken from someone and be given to you instead. While to be jealous from someone is to wish to simply feel bad for the happiness/success of others without necessarily wanting to have that thing for you instead. Anyhow, both are rude two feelings that can destroy you and pull you down.

I tend to agree with Cat, there are some basic emotions and feelings that the human race generally shares and suffers from, but there are some are certain cultures that excell in certain aspects, and in Oman, envy has sadly become almost part of the culture. We all know that.

by the way why are you changing the same posts in each 5 minutes!! stick to one plz. Fist you called me Catchy, then Miss Extremely educated and God knows what more you have. lol

hey thanks for the red rep. But you know what..I do forgive you coz Ramadhan is coming.. Allah yesam7ich

Forgive me for what honey? Quit trying to be so angelic. You are the one who insulted my view by saying that it was a "silly reply" with the roll eyes smilie and acting like some smart a**. It's a forum, respect other people's opinions and discuss. If you don't agree, then discuss, debate. Simple. If we all agreed on the same thing, then we won't have a discussion and it would be boring.

I found your comment insulting. You deserved that red reputation point. You respect other opinions, and people will respect you in return. It's simple.

The "Miss extremely educated" was used in the sarcastic tone if you haven't realised that yet. Are you really 24 years old? Well you surely need to read on the arts of having a discussion.

hey you are getting me wrong , I know its everywhere , but i care less about whats happening else where! Am omani and Oman is my concern , my experiences are related to oman . You sharred your expereinces , i did mine, Yet you became so defensive toward what i said .

Hey forgive me Haya *I am not being sarcastic* if it came out like that :) It was just related to the rest of my reply, so I used it as an example. You too Nabs, don't think I am attacking. I am just trying to make this discussion spicier :) , with all due respect to the both of you. ;)

This is very true Catrina and your analisis as always is complete.

Thanks Amo :color: .

You too Nabs, don't think I am attacking. I am just trying to make this discussion spicier :).

No worries at all sophis..I always welcome your opinion with an open mind. :)

Forgive me for what honey?

For being extremely rude.


Do Jinni envy human beings?

For being extremely rude.




:haha: What do u call this? ;)

what a silly reply :rolleyes:

A smart way of putting your views forward?

The best thing to avoid envious or gealous people is to ignore their negative comments! Don't take anything they say personally... Cause then you will feel really bad and may want to get your revenge by doing as they do to you... So, just relax yourself, enjoy your success, and forget about those who try so hard to pull you down. Good luck.


Red_Zone

Red_Zone: Well said as usual mashallah :)

I agree with redzone, and just to add to what he said, people with jelousy reach no where but the position of failure. When you don't wish for other's what you wish for yourself then you will never be successful. Jelouse people fail because they consintrate on what they are jelouse about and never move on.

I pray and read my morning and night prayer's to protect myself from people eye since its haq and it is around...

Thats so true ... when pple refer to me if I'm envying something or someone ,they refer to me thats becuz i have omani blood in me (3maniya 7asda!!) :S ..which i dont pple always missunderstand me :( as Blue chi said they get mixed up with jealousy and envyness .. There is a thin line between them ..

Nabs, the only was to stay away from 7asad is to read the three quaran (il m3wathat) and ask the person who is seeing your work or envying you to say mashallah la ilah illa allah infront of u ... and keep bugging the person until he/she does ... If you think it's embarrasing, its not worse than envying itself right ??

I absolutely hate envy in people, it can completely destroy a good person and drive them to do horrible things. I do think that in Oman people have a lot of 7asad and many people hate seeing others if they are happier or better off than them...
When I first came to Oman, a lot of bad things happened, which I truly believe were related to 7asad, and so I've learned never to be envious as that could destroy you or someone else... when I make friends I make it a point not to ask about their parents jobs or if i meet them online not to ask for a picture until I know that I enjoy this persons company and want to stay their friend; if you honestly like someone, that means that you wouldn't want anything bad to happen to them, let alone be the one to cause something bad to happen... and also I don't want people thinking that I stay friends with people because they make me look good or because I'm mooching off of them in some way - I hate that kind of person and I would hate even more to be associated with this kind of dirty behavior.

fatamoo i got lost in this sentence, what did you mean:

when I make friends I make it a point not to ask about their parents jobs or if i meet them online not to ask for a picture until I know that I enjoy this persons company and want to stay their friend;

I think people shouldn't stop doing things for the sake of jeloused people, 7asanu anfuskum, protect yourself's with adhkar and rely on god, Nothing will harm you and we all know how terrible people like this reach no where.

najah, i said this because there is another thing people are very bad about here: and that is gossip. If I have a friend who is mashalla wealthy or intelligent or beautiful or all of the above, then people will start to think that my intentions for being this persons friend is not pure (this is from my own personal experience) and then that will lead to more problems and stuff - oh what a tangled web we weave :p

o0o0oh ok, i see what you are saying now..

and eeeeeeh people people people.