calais warning

Italiano is basically right and Mr Lee seems to have little or no knowledge of the Muslim world.

After working in a lot of countries in the Near East and Middle East, I have nothing but the highest regard for some Muslims and would not trust others as far as I could spit them.

Being a Muslim does not mean you are immune to the pressures of life and human nature is human nature.

If you want kindness and help from a stranger, you will get it in abundance from a true Muslim.

If you go to Egypt Mr Lee you can buy 4000 year old artefacts at very reasonable prices. Its best to wait a few minutes though for the paint to dry first.
 
And your point is...? The reality is that there are criminal elements in ALL communities and that no one country, religion or race has a monopoly. It is a fact of life that many of those who have nothing, when faced with those who have (to them) untold riches are tempted to try to redress the balance. If anyone says that they would not be tempted to do the same if they were in that situation then they are lying. This is not to condone theft or criminality of any kind but this thread is going down a very dangerous path by attempting to blacken the image of whole countries by the actions of a few. Incidentally, some of the most welcoming, honest and delightful people I have ever come across have been on my frequent trips to the Middle East (especially in Syria) and also Romania. Lets have a bit of proportion, eh?
 
maingate said:
Italiano is basically right and Mr Lee seems to have little or no knowledge of the Muslim world.

After working in a lot of countries in the Near East and Middle East, I have nothing but the highest regard for some Muslims and would not trust others as far as I could spit them.
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My point was maingate, that to stereotype entire races or religions on the basis of the behaviour of a very small minority is extremely unfair.
Equally uniformed would be to denigrate all soccer fans throughout the world or all British people just on the basis of the behaviour of a relatively small band of soccer hooligan thugs belonging to one or two English clubs.

I spent three months in Morocco and had no concerns or bad experiences that could be related to the honesty or otherwise of Moroccans even though we spent a fair amount of that time wildcamping. Whether or not stupid tourists willingly part with their money for fakes is merely a measure of the tourists' greed rather than a reflection on the honesty of the vendor.
 
tunnel

Earliar this year we went to uk through the tunnel, while we were waiting on the car park a forign woman approached my hubby and asked would he take her through to uk in the van, he declined :eek:
 
Calais

Came back through Calais early September. Security at the port is high and there was no sign of the usual people lurking around the approach roads. Of course it's sensible to take care, but we had no problems. We were pulled over for a security check where the interior of the van was checked for hidden people.......The port officials want to know where you stopped last before the ferry too....
 
Came back in August and MH was searched. Came across last week and nobody paid any interest, just drove on.

Was in Calais the previous day and no sign of attempted illegals but to be fair we spent very little time. Perhaps the French clearance of the camp site has had an effect.
 
shortcircuit said:
Was in Calais the previous day and no sign of attempted illegals but to be fair we spent very little time. Perhaps the French clearance of the camp site has had an effect.
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It certainly has ! This troop moved to Belgium and is now re-exported to France (with a paper asking to leave the country within 5 days). Here we go again. :eek::confused::mad:
 
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every time i see the title of this fred pop up on my puter
i think its a advert for a viagra substitute...:eek:


regards :rolleyes:
aj
 
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