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The Refugee Camp: our desert home

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PRINTMISS Sat 30-Jul-16 09:48:25

Did anyone else watch the two episodes about this? We were really impressed by what has been done for I think, 80,000 refugees fleeing from Syria. It is not a good place to live, but better than the one from which the fled, and so much it appears to be being done by the Jordanian authorities, and various charities, that these people now have food and water and a basic roof over their heads. Their resilience is remarkable, and unbelievably, some of them want to return to their native country - but what, if anything, is left of that? 5,000 babies have been born since the camp was set up, and it continues to sprawl. Where will it all end, I wonder.

Granny2016 Mon 01-Aug-16 10:42:35

Gononsuch, your OH sounds much nicer than his buddies!

whitewave Mon 01-Aug-16 10:59:37

Actually I think * gonon* is possibly someone on their school holidays. No one of maturity and intelligence would make those remarks.

DaphneBroon Mon 01-Aug-16 11:31:12

smile whitewave

Granny2016 Mon 01-Aug-16 13:17:54

Or ill.

DaphneBroon Mon 01-Aug-16 16:46:13

"Sick" is of course a synonym of "ill ".

Granny2016 Mon 01-Aug-16 17:49:29

Oh dear .

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 01-Aug-16 19:43:16

Yes, but once we had started all the trouble up with Iraq, we should have had the decency to stick with it to the end. Not do as we did. Unleash the mad dogs and then leave the people to it. hmm

I don't know what gononsuch said in the (probably stupidly and unnecessarily) deleted thread, but from what * Tegan* copied and pasted, she may have had a point.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 01-Aug-16 19:45:32

Why does everything on here have to be sanitised? Are we really such tender flowers? hmm

DaphneBroon Mon 01-Aug-16 20:57:57

I don't think so jingl - it was an utterly outrageous and offensive comment.

DaphneBroon Tue 02-Aug-16 07:45:29

And deleted not before time. There have been other posts from this member which have been similarly provocative offensive . Whether to rise to them or not depends on one's mood at the time .

PRINTMISS Tue 02-Aug-16 08:44:06

Now we know how wars start! My opening post was an innocent one, and not intended to provoke anyone. Should have known better at my age. I shall keep quiet in future (although my friends would say that that would be very difficult for me!)

DaphneBroon Tue 02-Aug-16 12:18:01

Nothing to do with your PO!
On which subject did anybody hear today's WH about the bus in the "jungle" offering women in the camp a bit of pampering on a Saturday. Very moving that something so apparently simple can make a world of difference to these traumatised women. Not easy listening sad

DaphneBroon Tue 02-Aug-16 12:18:23

OP. Not Post Office blush