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Originally Posted by _Q_
Yeah like I said, I've experienced the complete opposite. I lived in the UAE and Qatar as a kid. I traveled throughout the middle east later as an adult. I've never had to hide that I'm Palestinian. I've experience hugs and hand shakes in Egypt and Syria when they find out I'm palestinian. I had a customs official in Jordan saying "welcome home my brother.". I've had a random mechanic in Lebanon invite me to their house for coffee.
Even in Canada, my best friend is Iranian. I used to hang out with turks, lebanese, Syrians, Egyptians, other Palestinians, Christians, Muslims and jews.
With that said, there is a "thing" between gulf arabs like Saudis and levantine arabs. But I always felt like it was a money and no culture vs culture and no money thing.
Thanks I appreciate it.
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As my experience was in the 70's prior to Khomeini and Afghanistan when most Muslims in London were not in the least religious I wonder if that inflated the cultural and ethnic divisions,