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The other day in conversation someone mentioned something about a Fijian family and I mentioned that I have met people from many countries in the world but never met someone from Fiji.

Well, just the other weekend (last weekend) I met a couple from Fiji while they where visiting the pyramids in Cairo. Not a pleasant experience as the guy broke my camera (not the working parts but the exterior of it) then his wife posed for a picture in front of some camels and their elderly handlers. The couple refused to give the guys a tip although it was clear the old guys expected a tip.

Ok that experience is not reflective of Fijians and our conversation was rather brief. Anyway at the airport (out of boredom) I wrote a list of the different countries from which I have met people through work, school, travel and the places I have lived. The conversation with the Fijians being the briefest, I realized I am very lucky.

Here is the list of the different countries from which I have met people (and had conversations with, etc. etc.) – anyone who knows me knows that I ask a million questions about everything!

Not to offend anyone I am listing them in the order I remember based on “geographical” location;

1. Canada
2. USA
3. Mexico
4. Guatemala
5. Belize
6. Honduras
7. El Salvador
8. Nicaragua
9. Costa Rica
10. Panama
11. Colombia
12. Venezuela
13. Ecuador
14. Guyana
15. Brazil
16. Peru
17. Bolivia
18. Chile
19. Uruguay
20. Paraguay
21. Argentina
22. Haiti
23. Puerto Rico
24. Dominican Republic
25. Jamaica
26. Trinidad and Tobago
27. Nevis & Coicos
28. St. Croix
29. Bermuda
30. Ireland
31. England
32. Portugal
33. Spain
34. France
35. Netherlands
36. Scotland
37. Wales
38. Austria
39. Germany
40. Greece
41. Turkey
42. Bulgaria
43. Albania
44. Poland
45. Czech Republic
46. Slovakia
47. Bosnia
48. Yugoslavia (former)
49. Ukraine
50. Russia
51. Georgia
52. Palestine
53. Lebanon
54. Israel
55. Jordan
56. Syria
57. Iraq
58. Iran
59. Afghanistan
60. South Africa
61. Namibia
62. Ethiopia
63. Ghana
64. Zimbabwe
65. Algeria
66. Algiers
67. Egypt
68. Philippines
69. Armenia
70. Vietnam
71. Singapore
72. China
73. Japan
74. Taiwan
75. New Zealand
76. Australia
77. Fiji (see above)
78. Switzerland
79. Belgium
80. Finland
81. India
82. Pakistan
83. Bangladesh
84. Nepal
85. Mauritius
86. Serbia
87. Sri Lanka
88. Ivory Coast
89. Brooklyn
90. Cuba
91. Sweden
92. South Korea
93. Romania
94. Thailand
95. ****


**** I’ve met the King of Chad but since neither he nor I speak Chadian I did not include it.

Of all the meetings/conversations/friendships from all the above nations the one I wonder most about was the first Afghanistan I met. He was a taxi driver in New York City, after the demolition of the Buddha statutes by the Taliban and very shortly before 9/11. I had just seen a report about the Taliban, etc. and when he spoke to him in the cab he explained a little bit about the Taliban. He thought the Taliban were “good” because they kept some order and kept the war lords in check. He was a student in computer science working on a master’s degree and driving a cab to make ends meet. Shortly afterwards 9/11 took place and I wander what happened to him.

Anyway, I think it’s a good thing that a single person can meet so many people in a short time (and I am not a friendly person – believe you me).

And the point of my post is

Really good , but i guess you never met a moroccan

you have a quite a bit of spare time on your hands

Nice post though.

redmatrice wrote:Really good , but i guess you never met a moroccan

Actually I have!

I knew I would miss something.

Concord wrote:
Actually I have!

I knew I would miss something.

Concord, what fantastic, wonderful, and lifelong enriching experiences you have had in seeing the world! These are things that you will carry with you throughout your life, and will gain in many ways from it. Everyone should be so fortunate to travel (even if working) and see the world, people, and how people live. Your life will be touched enormously.

dubai girl wrote:Concord, what fantastic, wonderful, and lifelong enriching experiences you have had in seeing the world! These are things that you will carry with you throughout your life, and will gain in many ways from it. Everyone should be so fortunate to travel (even if working) and see the world, people, and how people live. Your life will be touched enormously.

Thanks but I have not been everywhere. Some people travel to where I've been and I meet them there.

And I'm not that old <<<<<<<<<<<

dubai girl wrote:Concord, what fantastic, wonderful, and lifelong enriching experiences you have had in seeing the world! These are things that you will carry with you throughout your life, and will gain in many ways from it. Everyone should be so fortunate to travel (even if working) and see the world, people, and how people live. Your life will be touched enormously.

I don't think that he has been to all this countries but even if it's a real great experience

redmatrice wrote:

Concord wrote:
Actually I have!

I knew I would miss something.

I just realized I missed another country but I am thinking of not mentioning it for I have something "funny" to say about it. A fellow DF member will remind me of the country

Concord wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

Concord wrote:
Actually I have!

I knew I would miss something.

I just realized I missed another country but I am thinking of not mentioning it for I have something "funny" to say about it. A fellow DF member will remind me of the country

Great like that people will ask you if you ever met people from thier country , if not you'll met them and add them to your list lol hahahha

I am sure u haven't met chukcha man..hehe sure even donno where they live

redmatrice wrote:

Concord wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

Concord wrote:
Actually I have!

I knew I would miss something.

I just realized I missed another country but I am thinking of not mentioning it for I have something "funny" to say about it. A fellow DF member will remind me of the country

Great like that people will ask you if you ever met people from thier country , if not you'll met them and add them to your list lol hahahha

Should I put you on the "Smart" list?

bonitta wrote:I am sure u haven't met chukcha man..hehe sure even donno where they live

Hey concord hurry up and interesting citizen need to be add to your list , i don't even where are they from and what are they looks like

I've been living in and raced in a multi-culture segregated place in Sweden so
I've met people from maaaaany places in the world. But met didn't count
huh? Well I've spoken to them too, so I guess that counts.

Concord wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

Concord wrote:

redmatrice wrote:

Concord wrote:
Actually I have!

I knew I would miss something.

I just realized I missed another country but I am thinking of not mentioning it for I have something "funny" to say about it. A fellow DF member will remind me of the country

Great like that people will ask you if you ever met people from thier country , if not you'll met them and add them to your list lol hahahha

Should I put you on the "Smart" list?

common Im just kiddin

but these ppl do exist, chukcha i mean

I'll put my list too

Canada
USA
Spain
France
Holland
Belguim
Danmark
Russia
South-africa
india
Pakistan
UAE
Oman
Egypte
Tunisia
Algeria
chypre
Philipine
China
Japan
senegal
Romania
German

I'm sure that i've forget to mention some country

Concord wrote:

redmatrice wrote:Really good , but i guess you never met a moroccan

Actually I have!

I knew I would miss something.

Good list Concs

Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

Now that is one hell of a good point

sage & onion wrote:

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

Now that is one hell of a good point

Concord forgot to write it down, let's be kind to the veterans.

asc_26 wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

Now that is one hell of a good point

Concord forgot to write it down, let's be kind to the veterans.

I'm sure he did

I bet you''re familiar with the crowd at Sesame Street too huh ??

asc_26 wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

Now that is one hell of a good point

Concord forgot to write it down, let's be kind to the veterans.

Why should veterans get special treatment simply because they are veterans?

bushra21 wrote:

asc_26 wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

Now that is one hell of a good point

Concord forgot to write it down, let's be kind to the veterans.

Why should veterans get special treatment simply because they are veterans?

Veterans in deeper meaning...

asc_26 wrote:

bushra21 wrote:

asc_26 wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

Now that is one hell of a good point

Concord forgot to write it down, let's be kind to the veterans.

Why should veterans get special treatment simply because they are veterans?

Veterans in deeper meaning...

*cough*

perhaps I am a bit slow today....


care to explain this deeper meaning.

bushra21 wrote:

asc_26 wrote:

bushra21 wrote:

asc_26 wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

Now that is one hell of a good point

Concord forgot to write it down, let's be kind to the veterans.

Why should veterans get special treatment simply because they are veterans?

Veterans in deeper meaning...

*cough*

perhaps I am a bit slow today....

care to explain this deeper meaning.

Is concord around? *whisper*



Shhh..i've whispered it already

**how's Jordan?**

Concord wrote: Anyway at the airport (out of boredom) I wrote a list of the different countries from which I have met people through work, school, travel and the places I have lived. The conversation with the Fijians being the briefest, I realized I am very lucky.

& when I saw you at the airport, I thought you were making a million dollor business plan.

bushra21 wrote:Concord, you live in UAE but youve never met an Emirati person?

95. Morocco
96. UAE
97. Oman
98. Saudi Arabia
99. Kuwait
100. Baharain
101. Qatar
102. Finland (K, )

easternjewel wrote:

Concord wrote: Anyway at the airport (out of boredom) I wrote a list of the different countries from which I have met people through work, school, travel and the places I have lived. The conversation with the Fijians being the briefest, I realized I am very lucky.

& when I saw you at the airport, I thought you were making a million dollor business plan.

Nah, its that damn secuirty crap - got to be at the airport practically a day in advance and then just wait around for ever... I did work on a 100 dirham plan once (take a bus home instead of a taxi) but lost the plan before I arrived and took the taxi anyway