I had an OT friend who worked there before coming here.  She said they would
poke and prod her on the buses and she basically got treated poorly even as
an educated person.  She enjoys America much better.

Beth T. the OT

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Subject: Re: Can't stand it anymore....


On Friday 30 Aug 2002 12:46 pm, Elizabeth H. Thiers wrote:
> The common people may not get rich but, they are taken care of.
> Here in Brevard we have the Florida Institute of Technology which
> makes a lot of money off of foreign students.  I used to do a
> little English tutoring on the side to Saudi's in the area.  One
> gal I talked with was saying their house, car, tuition, and trips
> back home were all paid for.  They weren't living in the lap of
> luxury but, made out nice.  Kuwaiti's make tons of money without
> working, the people who do the work in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
> usually are African or Phillipino.
>
> Beth T. the OT

Yep, indentured, their employer (the Saudi/Kuwaiti) holds their
passport so they can't leave nor change jobs without permission.

Cheers

Deri