Naive !

Submitted by Fyldefolly (United States), Mar 9, 2009 at 11:23

I think some of the advice you give is naive ; and will lead to heartache and danger.

I went to Cyprus a few years ago. From there I went to Egypt (Cairo) for the day. Near the end of a great day out we visited a Bazaar - here my Mother and I were touched sexually by one shop owner and asked to make unusual purchases by other shop owners - i.e. young Egyptian husbands!!!!

Later, I visited Tunisia for a holiday. At this time I did not know it is used by Europeans as a 'sex trade' country by women and men - I do now, to my expense.

A YOUNGER man in Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey.......etc is only after money, a visa or sex from an OLDER European woman - FACT.

They 'play' you to get the maximum they can from you - to give their family and themselves a better life - this is their culture. They cannot marry in their own country without money - no local woman wants them - FACT.

This woman should NOT be encouraged to go to Egypt again, and especially not to see this younger man as a friend or lover - he only has one agenda - MONEY!

WE need to STOP these liars, cheats and thieves - yes, scammers. As long as we visit these countries and fall for these scams, they will continue and people will get hurt. STOP the money and it will STOP the sex/husband/visa trade also.

I have said this because I DON'T want to see this lady or any others like her coming on to blogs to say they have been ripped-off and hurt, when it is avoidable.

Get real Isis and stop encouraging visits to these countries on this basis - you are naive in the extreme - I am a realist and it was an expensive and hard lesson to learn. I am not the only one either - there are thousands of us - but a vast majority are unable to admit it in the public domain, as they feel too stupid and embarassed.

Fyldefolly

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