tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post8280648140401969564..comments2024-02-05T09:59:50.661+02:00Comments on Tarek Chemaly's Archives: Portraits of people from Barbarian countries *Tarek Chemalyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16887575098159705742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-36546281480653869772010-08-17T02:17:29.828+02:002010-08-17T02:17:29.828+02:00HAHA...this was hillarious!
you need to visit San ...HAHA...this was hillarious!<br />you need to visit San Francisco. i live 30 minutes away..and sometimes when were bored...we go for the street entertainmentAngie Naderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651386880719631156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-10968825924333607772010-08-12T14:51:07.993+02:002010-08-12T14:51:07.993+02:00Tarek, you seem to fit perfectly into the stereoty...Tarek, you seem to fit perfectly into the stereotype of the Lebanese people...mabrouk. What year do you think it is, 1954? Let's hope in some decades Lebanon will also arrive in the presence.pierrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-5313221084142134312010-08-07T16:54:22.910+03:002010-08-07T16:54:22.910+03:00ONE other city? I have seen them in Sydney, NYC, a...ONE other city? I have seen them in Sydney, NYC, and Las Vegas... and I'm pretty sure I haven't exhausted the possible places where one can find streetperformers in glittering G-strings.<br /><br />Also, the only home for the elderly specifically for homosexuals is in BELGIUM, as far as I can find. I certainly don't know of any in Amsterdam, or the rest of the country for that matter.<br /><br />And I have read 'The Undutchables', several times. I own a copy. I give the book to people who intend to live here. None of that is as offensive as this, because most of the extreme stuff that's in there is at least balanced by something true - which lacks in your post.<br /><br />(And as for the 'free' boats: you probably mean the 3 ferries that connect the city center with the northern part of town. Those are free because there were no roads going there. It's like saying 'the streets are free in Amsterdam'. Of course they are.)<br /><br />Can you tell me how long you have been in Amsterdam, and where exactly you have spent your time?nicolienhttp://www.qussa.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-21793377956986160772010-08-06T22:16:05.414+03:002010-08-06T22:16:05.414+03:00This post seems to have offended a lot of people, ...This post seems to have offended a lot of people, all I can say is this:<br />Give me ONE other city in the world where there is a street art performer wearing nothing but a glittering g-string and I will take it all back! Besides, again point me out to the nearest place on earth with homes for the elderly specifically for aging homosexual men (as in, separate from heterosexuals). And if you think this is over the top, try reading the book "THE UNDUTCHABLES" and you will find me mainstream.Tarek Chemalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887575098159705742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-46908381331256452602010-08-06T22:01:57.165+03:002010-08-06T22:01:57.165+03:00From my friend living in The Netherlands (in Frenc...From my friend living in The Netherlands (in French):<br />Sinon pour reprendre le billet point par point :<br />• Ce n’est pas parce que les homos ont plus de droits ici qu’ailleurs dans le monde, qu’il y en a plus. Il y a le même pourcentage d’homos chez les Néerlandais que dans les autres populations.<br />• 1/3 de ce pays est sous le niveau de la mer : un proverbe néerlandais dit “Dieu a créé le monde, les Néerlandais ont crée les Pays-Bas.<br />• Je ne dois pas fréquenter les mêmes lieux car je ne vois jamais de travestis.<br />• Il n’y a pas de coffee-shops dans les quartiers que je fréquent.<br />• Je n’ai pas l’impression que les transports en commun soient plus chers qu’ailleurs, les transports en bateau ne sont certainement pas gratuits : il a certainement acheté un billet tram-bateau, ceci expliquant pourquoi il trouve les trams chers.<br />• Photos de vélo pour transporter les enfants : http://bit.ly/9OlUmC<br />• La 1ère chose que les gens font ici dès qu’ils ont un emploi c’est d’acheter leur logement car cela réduit les impôts donc je ne comprends pas dans quelle communauté il a évolué.<br />• Effectivement la famille royale et la politique en général ne sont pas un sujet de conversation : c’est une démocratie d’Europe du Nord avec un niveau de vie élevé -<br />Le seul cliché qui manque à ce billet c’est de dire que les Néerlandaises couchent avec tous les hommes avec lesquels elles échangent quelques mots. Si c’est comme cela qu’un Oriental “éduqué” voit les Pays-Bas, c’est extrêmement décevant et décourageant.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-58520396735816682862010-08-04T21:50:16.176+03:002010-08-04T21:50:16.176+03:00A friend living in Holland feels this is rather of...A friend living in Holland feels this is rather offensive and untrue--not like the NTSC I know--comments on the comment?Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284975856767312813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-49260476577546882912010-08-03T11:25:39.312+03:002010-08-03T11:25:39.312+03:00Nice photos..especially..well you know which one. ...Nice photos..especially..well you know which one. I went to Amsterdam a few years ago..can't say I ever helped someone move..but it was a good time! I had Indonesian food there I think it called, Ristaffle or something? Did you get a chance to try it?Danielle.http://www.thisisbeirut.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2318845656175069186.post-20301694686802832912010-08-02T21:22:29.171+03:002010-08-02T21:22:29.171+03:00The only stereotype missing here are the clogs. Is...The only stereotype missing here are the clogs. Is this serious?!?nicolienhttp://www.qussa.nlnoreply@blogger.com