Re: Why you shouldn't be afraid of Egypt soapbox

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Lynette,
I don't think Maryanne meant to slam the U.S., but she does live in a major
city, Cairo, and, for her, it is as safe as living in a rural area of the
U.S.  To my mind, that does say something for Egypt.  At least, that it is
safe to visit and enjoy.
Dyane
N. Ca

----- Original Message -----
From: Lynette Helgeson <helgeson@lansford.ndak.net>
To: Maryanne Stroud Gabbani <gabbani@starnet.com.eg>
Cc: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 7:34 AM
Subject: RC: Why you shouldn't be afraid of Egypt soapbox


> It goes both ways. You made it sound as if the US was a scary
> and
> terrible place to live. Well there are places in the US that are
> just as safe as where you live. We live in rural northern ND,
> and
> are lives are not any different then yours. Except we may get a
> little
> cooler then you. ;-) So don't stereotype the US because of the
> rate
> of crime within some of the major cities.
>
> Lynette
>
> Maryanne Stroud Gabbani wrote:
> >
> > Apologies for the post about safety in the Middle East yesterday. I
realise
> > it's not really endurance related unless you want to come here to ride
or
> > buy horses or something. <G>  But I've lived in my adopted country for
over
> > 12 years now and I do go bonkers when I see the damage that the press
does
> > to people's understanding of life outside of North America. I grew up in
the
> > US, and always accepted the conventional wisdom of the "free press"
etc.,
> > but after living outside the US for about 25 years I see that it is also
> > free to perpetuate a lot of circulation-enhancing myths, and one result
is
> > that many Americans have become so fearful of foreign places.  I hate to
see
> > people who love Arab horses be afraid of Arab people.
> >
> > Off the soapbox now,
> > Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
> > Cairo, Egypt
> > gabbani@starnet.com.eg
> >
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