Need for little gratitude

reader shawn said she enjoys reading my articles when i criticize those who say things which she fi nds inappropriate and this is her right and the right of millions of others who work among us and make living easy in kuwait.

she added that healthcare is expensive, and other things too, which can be understood in light of the scarcity of state resources, but she cannot understand all this hostile atmosphere, undesirable behavior against her and all honest and loyal people working in kuwait.

some always still insist on reminding that ‘they’ are expatriates, and that they should be grateful for kuwait’s acceptance of them. she says such behavior has a negative impact on the psyche and productivity of the residents; and the price is paid by everyone. she also says she saw how wonderful and loving people have left kuwait to work elsewhere in other parts of the world because of the unjustifi ed psychological pressure they were subjected to, and because they felt their presence was not welcome.

she says she has been working in the fi eld of education for 12 years. she came to kuwait with the intention of working for one year and then move on to another country, but fate kept her in kuwait and she made kuwait her second home.

shawn is european and in kuwait she earns a little more than what she would in her home country, but her sense of security and friendship made her stay longer than she had planned.

she went on to say, she felt very sad over the past few years because of the continued feelings of hostility and arrogance of some ‘people’. she was seriously considering leaving her second home after she discovered what she is doing is not being appreciated.

she added the article which i wrote about the role of expatriates made her feel comfortable and happy, and that there are those who appreciate her work and respect her presence, although they don’t know her personally.

reader mohammad jawad said ‘hats off to you’ and for what i wrote about the vital role of residents in the progress and reconstruction of kuwait.
lavinia says that what i wrote was the most beautiful thing she has ever read in the kuwait press.
chandy, with eyes fi lled with tears, wrote to me, because she felt that there is at least one citizen who decided to thank the residents and appreciates what they had ‘given’ him over the years.
she might have overcome with despair because she lost her mother recently. her mother came to kuwait in 1962, and that until the last day of her life was not happy. there are countless others who have written about various issues.

i do not write this to boast or criticize, but to show that those who live among us have their dignity and feelings. they are human beings like us and often better than us. why not treat them with an iota of decency to show humanitarian side and get the best they can give us, and draw a smile on their faces?

i lived and worked in britain for years a dignifi ed life, enjoyed all my rights and there was no reason not to be treated like them, fully aware that they do not need me as much as we need our residents which makes them deserve better treatment

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