Merkel wants to ban the Burqa..

[*wildcats forever*]

(12-09-2016, 03:25 PM)Dill Wrote: As someone who has lived in the Gulf and Central Asia, I am very happy that I did not have to "do as the Afghans do" or some such.  I am not going to wear thobes and pajamas.  Just not.

Also, after years living among men and women who cover themselves--all apparently going about earning their daily bread and not hiding bombs--I can't get worked up when I see a thobe or an abbaya or a burka in the US. And I don't feel like making them wear jeans and tank tops because Romans do.  I have occasionally flown into Frankfurt as the only passenger on the jet not wearing a robe. I get on a plane to the US and people are nervous if there is one Sikh with a turban and beard.

There is a sector of the media fueling fear of others who dress funny, but it's not the mainstream media.

Last time I was in Dubai, it was ok to wear bikinis at the beach. You just can't have sex in public there.

I may have just had an impure thought or two ..... 

Meanwhile, back on topic.......if I were a German citizen, I doubt that I would be on the side of banning burkas.