To - Lugi re "well to do" men

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Jan 27, 2009 at 19:53

"The men discussed on this site are not from the humble Bedouin camel tribes or from the shantytowns of Cairo, Ankara and Casablanca. They are well-to-do for the standards in their home countries. If they were not, they would not have internet access and would not be fluent in English."

The internet is readily accessible in Egypt as there are many internet cafes and the Egyptians are technology mad. Egyptians use the internet at these cafes for very ,very cheap rates (the rates are bumped up for tourists and foreigners) and young men occupy these cafes all day and all night. The Egyptian economy also relies on tourism and as English is the second language and taught in schools, young Egyptian men are able to speak English without any problems. As young Egyptian men are also heavily involved in the flourishing Egyptian tourist industry and they are conversing in English every day, their English becomes fluent. The majority of these young men are supporting their families and a great proportion are the main bread winners. They are supporting their mum, dad, brothers and sisters and may also include grandparents and uncles and aunties under the same roof.

90% of the young men are very poor and living from pay to pay and away from home but are still able to have internet access.

Summary - not all the men on the internet from the middle east are "well-to-do". My conclusion is that they are poor and desparate and generally not "well-to-do".

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