Living with the Enemy on SBS

[ufo_investigations]

I just watched LIVING WITH THE ENEMY on SBS.  The story about Ben the Aussie going to live with Lidia and Ahmed the muslims. Lidia is an Aussie and was raised Catholic and converted to Islam. Ahmed was born in Saudi Arabia.

What did I learn?

- Muslim women wont shake hands with a male person their not related to. (Very rude).

- When husband and wife muslims pray in their own house, the wife has to pray behind her husband. (Women are not treated as equals even in their own house).

- Christians are not allowed to visit Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Why? Because you have to be muslim to be allowed.

- Mosques can be built all over Australia but we can't build a Church in Saudi Arabia.

- The Quran tells muslims to kill people.

- In the mosque women are behind the curtain at the back. It's their own area. Why? Because the men have to be in a different section. Why? To give women privacy. This is the reason they cited. The real reason I believe is not to cause desire in the men.

- When they went shopping they visited a halal butcher to buy lamb shoulder. Ben wasn't consulted. What if he wanted pork chops?

- They went to Bondi to do an "Aussie thing called surfing". Lidia went swimming in her full Islamic clothing then when she came out of the water she placed a towel around her depicting the Australian flag.

[azureline**]

I just don't raise my hand, I learned a long time ago to stand back and just smile and say hello. It works for me.

[bushies.girl]

Nup

[purplecarrot-top]

I avoid shaking hands, so I must be rude. Vaguely remember being told women do not shake hands.

Some need to do research. Take a trip through the outback. There were lots of Muslims. Learn our history.

What brought me to tears was the treatment of our indigenous people by white people.

[ufo_investigations]

Australians love to socialise and a BBQ is usually how it's done.

VB, XXXX, Fosters Light are beers usually enjoyed with a pork chop, a snag, shrimp and bacon cooked to perfection on the BBQ.

How can you invite Muslims to eat pork and drink alcohol with Australians?  Alcoholic beverages and pork is strictly prohibited by Islam. It is seen as infidel food/drink and haram.

[Anonymous]

How does one get out of shaking hands, men always want to shake hands with me when with hubby, I find it would be rude not to do so. 

i cant imagine refusing to shake hands during

business meetings etc.

i would find it extremely rude if a person refused to

shake my hand.  i have never experienced it.

refusing to shake hands when attending a job

interview for example would be completely

inappropriate.  unacceptable.

i am shocked that ppl think refusing to shake hands

is an appropriate/civilized behaviour

[polksaladallie]

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@ufo_investigations wrote:

I just watched LIVING WITH THE ENEMY on SBS.  The story about Ben the Aussie going to live with Lidia and Ahmed the muslims. Lidia is an Aussie and was raised Catholic and converted to Islam. Ahmed was born in Saudi Arabia.

What did I learn?

- Muslim women wont shake hands with a male person their not related to. (Very rude).

 

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I don't either, related or not.  A test of a bowl of nuts on a bar showed 7 different urine traces.

A new survey based on restroom observations found that 93 percent of women wash their hands in public restrooms, while only 77 percent of men do. And that's an improvement over 2007, when only 66 percent of men did.

[azureline**]

well, I have not had a job interview since 1973 so have never experienced being asked to shake hands, the 4 interviews I had between 1969 and 1973, a handshake was not offered. I got all 4 positions, btw.

A business meeting may be different to a casual meeting.

[purplecarrot-top]

Our barbies have always been steak sausages and rissoles. We have had Muslims attend and they never had a problem with us having a beer or wine.

[azureline**]

I dislike the smell of pork cooking, so not an issue for me.

Some of my guests don't drink alcohol, I don't force them.

[green.fields]

Well each to their own but I think it would be rude of me not to shake the hands of people when they offer their hand to shake, it is easy enough to wash your hands afterwards. Years ago men probably did not shake hands with women but the world has changed.