To Haitham re bad impression

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), May 24, 2008 at 14:51

This thank you is very late. I apologize for this.

You're right - these men are very poor and desperate. When i first saw the area my husband came from in Istanbul, i was so shocked. I know the middle eastern culture a little and although what my husband did wasn't right, i know he was probably doing every bad thing out of loyalty to his family because the oldest son is responsible for taking care of the family. He was doing what his culture demanded of him.

And don't worry about me forming a bad impression of all middle eastern people - some of the most beautiful moments of my life were because of the kindness of Turkish people towards me. But of course, I won't trust anyone so easily, no matter which country, including my own, which has people just as money hungry and unethical as anywhere else.

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