I really do not understand why, in this day and time, there are some people that are still hung up on the issue of East Bankers vs. West Bankers. I’m talking about a comment I received yesterday by someone calling themselves "Fairfax Boy." Here is Fairfax Boy’s contribution to the discussion about Amman’s urban development.
Palestinians built Amman from the ground up. you East Bankers have a lot to learn.
Will we ever evolve beyond this endless and pointless argument? Geez!
To deny that the Palestinian influx had no effect into what Amman or Jordan
is today and completely believe that Jordan sprouted naturally would be ludacris.
Palestinians didn’t migrate because they saw greener pastures to the east.
They migrated because they had no choice.
Without the Palestinians, the king would be ruling over Bedouins parading in the sand.
Let this serve as a reality check to you and your readers. it’s not ‘endless and pointless’
to give credit where its due. 🙂
I can’t believe that someone is still there!!!!!!!!! hey fairfax boy , get a life!
Ya3ni ya Natasha
I’m so surprised/impressed you’ve raised this point/question.
Lets see, take a close look at your blog and your previous issues. And you tell me who is the one that takes sides so strongly.
Also, I’m from Palestinian origin, but I am born and raised in Jordan, I love Jordan, I’m Jordanian, why am I not treated as a Jordanian, why when I have to renew my passport I have to go to the “Jerusalem section”. Why whenever I am with my close Jordanian friends, they make it a point to raise that Palestinians are not the majority in the country.
I’m not saying that its the Jordanians that are more fanatic than the Palestinians. But if I’m a Jordanian citizan, born in Jordan, raised in Jordan, and I LOVE Amman, why am I not treated as an equal?
I agree that Palestinians and Jordanians in Jordan are so entertwined and that is a good thing. But I’m wondering why is this Palestinian saying what he’s saying? Could he be reacting to something Jordanians say? Usually such statements, which sound aggressive, can be, in fact, defensive. Just a thought.
What are you saying? It was Circassians who built Amman!! I will bring my Ganweh now and hit anyone who does not agree!
Of course I am trying to think with the same mentality like our friend fairfax here, and believe me it sucks. I do not know how people can be so ignorant but it is always wise to let go and leave them with that ignorance.
Any one who has put a stone or invested a penny or planted a tree in Jordan is a good Jordanian, but that simple fact is still ilusive for so many people with an inferiority complex.
yeah, voluntarily; as in their good deed for life!
Tayeb, Here’s the deal..I totally agree with jareer, I think he said it all, but what I don’t get is why people go on and on about who did what when and why, Jordan is a country..its people are called Jordanians..all Jordanians have linkage with somewhere..but we all are Jordanians..those who have complexes are strangers, wherever they go..they don’t belong to anything, because they’re selfish..they only belong to themselves..and they try to compensate their estrangements by gloryfying vain and pointless ideas..because it numbs their minds with illusioned satisfaction
Amen to that man. They literally built it one stone at a time.
well my father bought this house from a jordanian who had egyptians build it so i dunno about that…
anyways, here are the likely outcomes: if you say jordanians built amman at least one palestinian will say that it was palestinians who built amman. if you say palestinians built amman then that same palestinian will say you’re rejecting him as a jordanian. there’s always one. my advice to you natasha is to remember that person is only one and that they’ll always have mathematics against them. mathematics, time and the understanding that at this point in our history both jordanian and palestinians are too entwined to be torn apart by idiocy.
personally, im originally from kerak. my father was from kerak, his father was from kerak and so on and so forth. and every palestinian i’ve ever known is also a jordanian and every jordanian i’ve ever known is also a palestinian.
all that being said, it was (and still is) egyptians who built/build amman.
fairfax,
Thanks for building it up for us; we always appreciate what others do to us to enjoy. I hope though, others would appreciate what Jordan does to them !