Hisham

Submitted by Polly (Cyprus), Aug 16, 2008 at 19:59

Dear Hisham,

what i know is that he didn't get to find a job for the last three years in Qatar yet because things for arabs there are not very respected unless they have a degree from a country like the United States. In the case of my friend, due to the fact that he is Egyptian and he stays in Qatar with a visa, if he gets to find a job now he will not be able to quit it and leave for studies because the company he will work for has the right to take away his visa (something like that). He has left unfinished 2 majors in the United States and this is a drama for him as it would have been for everyone. Imagine that his stuff are still there, his car, his life, his dreams are still there and he has no way back.

He was hoping that he would get the visa the second or the third time he went for an interview in the US Embassy. So that is why he has reached 27 and he is still not certain for his future. I mean i don't wanna be totally unfair to him. And guess what? None of the arab people who used to have in his house, feeding them and offering them with his help and many other things, have managed to help him with his stuff or his car so that he won't lose them. This is a real drama.

Plus if he gets a job in Qatar right now, he will be getting a salary of approximately 1500 - 2000 USD, instead of a 7000 or close amount to that. His family is poor. According to his sayings his whole family (7 people) has moved into a smaller apartment with 2 bedrooms. So i guess that shows a lot about his financial situation. When i'm on a 'crisis' against him, he gets to call me. He gets to ring and ring the phone over and over again. But most of the time i never get to answer because i am mad at him.

I am not perfect either. Trust me i have done a lot to him and i am saying this just because i like to be fair. Why does love have to be so complicated..i have no idea. It's impossible to swim in a world this shallow.

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