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And women here are better off than the middle east. Thats where life is miserable
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Have you been a woman living in middle east? If not then please don't speak for people who have. The middle east consists of many countries and many regions, and although some do not fare better than others (no one man/woman/child fares well in a country which has been through war, I am sure if the US had bombs being dropped on it, the people here wouldn't feel too good either), however, in many of the nations women live fairly well, and are radically improving their conditions -> eg. education in "Iranian women have made up more than 60 percent of university entrants" including doctors, lawyers,...</p>
<p>Of course I am not looking through a rose glass, IMHO women everywhere are misrable in one way or another-> eg. I personally think the lives of many American women are miserable in some respects AND I hate it when people make silly unknowledgeable comparisons about other cultures, and try to draw parallels and make generalizations based on silly little CNN fockumentaries.</p>