More about me, and meat.

I will go on talking a little about me this time..Sine the only thing any possible reader here can know about me is my taste in music from my profile ..
I never really loved meat. I am from the little simpler middle class, as the only supporter in our house was my father, a state employee...The sorts of food I grew up with were limited, specially since it was my father who cooked, and yes he is a good cook but the only spicy thing he used was lots and lots of salt, and the rest didn't taste much.. Specially compared to other families where mothers often were at home with a great experience of cooking.
Meat was something we didn't buy often, but something I grew up mostly hearing jokes about from my father and his friends, mocking it, and mocking the salary, the high prices of taxi rides, corruption, and many other things...
although there are exceptions, and we had a lovely tradition: On the day of the month when my father got his salary he always bought our luxury lunch/ dinner: Grilled chicken, fries and garlic sauce, and some times even some coke. Greasy, very saturating and yummy!
You remember those good old days when you could buy a chicken for 50 S. P...( yes I am old, but not even 30 yet, so quiet!)
Our economy, mostly mine, is a bit better now..But I still love that meal, true simple happiness it was once a month!
As I said before a lot have happened recently in my life. I have, since some months ago..Moved!
This is it. My studies might change my life now. I am in Europe! For a longer stay this time than most times I visited earlier.
I've got lots to talk about..But I am going to take it slow, I'd rather experience than miss out on things while talking about them..
I miss the sun. I miss real summer, and the Mediterranean.
When I finally spoke on the phone with some friends and relatives, I got this funny question most Syrians might smile at hearing : "How are you? Are you taking care of your self and eating enough? Wearing enough warm clothes? .." And then : "How much does the meet cost over there?"
Well..Still more expensive than vegetables, and lucky for me I am almost a vegetarian..
It made me think of those joke heard I long time ago. ( I don't know if it might sound a little harsh, apologies if anyone finds it offensive..)
An Iraqi man , a somalian man and a Syrian were walking together on the street when they were asked by a TV reporter: What is your opinion about eating meat?
The Iraqi didn't know what opinion meant.

The somalian didn't know what eat meant.

The Syrian didn't know what meat meant.

Too Still

Someone who reads this often might get the wrong impression about me. I am a quite happy girl, mostly. Happy for what I have. I didn't really write much at all about me, I think I prefer it that way. Here I talk about things I find sometimes not so easy to talk about else where..Usually I prefer talking in real life..

Well time for a little change here now. I am in engineering. I am student, lot's of my time is about studying ( well..Should be..)
I've watched so many of my friends travel abroad for work or studies or marriage the last years..And I always knew my turn would be coming.
No doubt the economy here and the industry and the market is nothing like the in the west , the market is nothing like in the gulf..
You always ask your friends who are traveling : will you come back, what are your plans later?
Good doctors / engineers/ who get a scholarship and travel abroad are often offered a job after their studies abroad..And they often take it. The salary is a dream salary, and there are lot's of other great things too. But at the same time, many want to give something back to their homecountry..That looses so many and development by loosing their skills.

But the thing is..For many to even have a chance of getting a job that is interesting for them and their high and developed skills, things should start MOVING.
Sure we can't expect magic, things take their time..We can't expect to have industry that is like the one in the west producing airplanes and powerfully engines and cars all of a sudden. But if we could instead compare to, say, the rest of Asia..China that is raising, India that-still has lots of poverty etc.-has some great universities and education in computer science. I even saw an American report about some of their impressive universities and skills..Or the rest of South east Asia..I get the feeling we are missing a little here, I don't it's fair to compare us to the west, but we should not forget Asia..Or even places like South Africa that has many problems but still not so far behind when it comes to education for example ( well..To who can afford it)..But at least it's some of their national universities, and not American (foreignn) universities inCairoo or Beirut..) I'd like to see less of my friend disappear from here..And I'd love to see things MOVING!

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