tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post757047641311082532..comments2024-03-28T14:01:51.325+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: AmanYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4670244608120532462017-11-15T10:19:55.527+00:002017-11-15T10:19:55.527+00:00I wonder if he will ever get back to Afghanistan. ...I wonder if he will ever get back to Afghanistan. War and intolerance seem to have been part of Afghanistan's being for so long.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1228697460832354892017-11-15T10:18:11.524+00:002017-11-15T10:18:11.524+00:00In a sense, all white Australians are either "...In a sense, all white Australians are either "refugees" or the offspring of "refugeees" so the official attitude to modern day refugees is all the more surprising. Mind you there is a difference between fortune seekers and those who seek safety.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-14687831690210151702017-11-15T10:14:40.189+00:002017-11-15T10:14:40.189+00:00Well if/when I see him again I shall try to dig de...Well if/when I see him again I shall try to dig deeper.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20384419624270191432017-11-15T09:28:57.451+00:002017-11-15T09:28:57.451+00:00I have a work colleague from Afghanistan , he was ...I have a work colleague from Afghanistan , he was a translator for the Army so had a big Taliban target stuck on his back . Nice bloke, degree educated very dry and funny , hes our health and safety officer and he really sees the irony of, as he puts it "teaching common sense to idiots" He hopes to return home one day but if not hes prepared to make a life here .kate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-44295737888937208132017-11-15T05:32:56.241+00:002017-11-15T05:32:56.241+00:00Yes, as the other Aussies have said our current tr...Yes, as the other Aussies have said our current treatment of refugees, for that is what they are, is simply appalling. I hate it when I am made to feel anything other than proud to be Australian.<br /><br />But "Aman's" is a story of hope. Very good luck to him. And he can thank his lucky stars - or his god - that he didn't try to come here! *I hang my head in shame*Rozziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904303063451930538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-69093068375710461182017-11-15T03:35:56.107+00:002017-11-15T03:35:56.107+00:00It would be very interesting to hear more of Aman&...It would be very interesting to hear more of Aman's story. <br /><br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88210832186471294942017-11-14T23:47:41.263+00:002017-11-14T23:47:41.263+00:00No - but it helps his CV I guess - re. the time he...No - but it helps his CV I guess - re. the time he does go job seeking.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66543013248383195682017-11-14T23:46:39.191+00:002017-11-14T23:46:39.191+00:00They deserve better than that. It is heart-warming...They deserve better than that. It is heart-warming that ordinary Australian citizens like you and Lee feel anger and shame about their plight.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62620704031494297852017-11-14T22:26:58.773+00:002017-11-14T22:26:58.773+00:00You'll just have to go charity shopping on a T...You'll just have to go charity shopping on a Thursday near closing time, YP ... and find out some more of Aman's story on your way home. <br /><br />I would tend to believe what he is saying more than disbelieve it because of his volunteer work. That's not a requirement of the immigration process, is it?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12672590125877470192017-11-14T22:15:26.763+00:002017-11-14T22:15:26.763+00:00we currently have 600 men without water, food or m...we currently have 600 men without water, food or medicine stuck on Manus Island. It's worse than a gulag, worse than embarrassing. It's shameful and brutal and completely uneccessary.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75732437118924663762017-11-14T21:44:14.204+00:002017-11-14T21:44:14.204+00:00Amen, to that....Amen, to that....Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43173304453249814962017-11-14T20:52:39.601+00:002017-11-14T20:52:39.601+00:00Over here in England we have the impression that A...Over here in England we have the impression that Australia has some very hard and unwelcoming policies with regard to migrants. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13693782654256138132017-11-14T20:28:13.608+00:002017-11-14T20:28:13.608+00:00It sounds like your refugee processing is faster t...It sounds like your refugee processing is faster than ours and more humane. I met men in Sydney's immigration detention who were stuck there for four years.<br />I hope he does well.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18451029180579348852017-11-14T18:26:56.973+00:002017-11-14T18:26:56.973+00:00Seen from afar, Earth is just a green and blue bal...Seen from afar, Earth is just a green and blue ball floating in space and we are all earthlings.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2371556846016610772017-11-14T18:24:42.780+00:002017-11-14T18:24:42.780+00:00What I told you in this post is all I know about A...What I told you in this post is all I know about Aman. He did not seem to be a liar to me. I hope to talk with him again but as I say, I work on Wednesdays and he now works on Thursdays at Oxfam.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-31990781119672846302017-11-14T18:21:42.747+00:002017-11-14T18:21:42.747+00:00That is so true Red.That is so true Red.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87401891420681246812017-11-14T18:02:05.284+00:002017-11-14T18:02:05.284+00:00And there are many more stories like Aman's. R...And there are many more stories like Aman's. Religious bigotry and global economic conditions make it so difficult that people will take great risks like Aman.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35401745219415374642017-11-14T16:59:23.081+00:002017-11-14T16:59:23.081+00:00What Vivian says reminds me of something I read wh...What Vivian says reminds me of something I read when more than one million refugees came to Germany in one single year (2015 or 16). The civil cervants handling the paper work reported frequently that many refugees claimed to be Syrian, since they saw that as their best chance to have their applications for asylum granted. Apparently, in camps in Greece and Italy, young men learned the Syrian national anthem by heart and tried to rattle off lists of place names in Syria without speaking any Arabic themselves. Many of them were from Africa and did not even remotely look as if they could be Syrians. But hardly any of the civil servants dealing with them spoke any Arabic themselves or was in any other way properly trained to talk to asylum seekers to verify their stories, and so many gained permission to stay based on a blatant lie.<br /><br />What you say about Aman does not sound at all as if he would have done something like that. He sounds like a very decent man. Did his brother and sister-in-law also leave Iran because of religious persecution? I hope his parents are not under pressure from the government; I hear sometimes this happens to make the "illoyal" return so that they can be persecuted again.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-7570952840779876862017-11-14T16:55:48.008+00:002017-11-14T16:55:48.008+00:00Whatever one's beliefs (or lack of them) we ar...Whatever one's beliefs (or lack of them) we are still human beings. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25472604335762900542017-11-14T16:14:09.272+00:002017-11-14T16:14:09.272+00:00Your slight suspicion about his Christian credenti...Your slight suspicion about his Christian credentials mirrors some of my own thinking. I always want to take people at face value but experience has taught me that not everything is always as it seems.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23576573992710843192017-11-14T16:11:15.984+00:002017-11-14T16:11:15.984+00:00He's not just a number. He's a man with ho...He's not just a number. He's a man with hopes and dreams who may never see his beloved parents again.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43078391678954900422017-11-14T16:10:04.241+00:002017-11-14T16:10:04.241+00:00To see his neat appearance, his nicely trimmed bea...To see his neat appearance, his nicely trimmed beard, his polished shoes - most people would never guess that he was a refugee.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80640813863775232552017-11-14T16:08:34.367+00:002017-11-14T16:08:34.367+00:00If I had been in Aman's shoes I would have als...If I had been in Aman's shoes I would have also fled for my life. Surely, he cannot be knocked or derided for doing that.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-23898097748307441772017-11-14T15:33:08.057+00:002017-11-14T15:33:08.057+00:00I'd like to ask Aman how he studied Christiani...I'd like to ask Aman how he studied Christianity and came to be a believer in a country where proselytization is a serious crime, and if he can name the sect who taught him about Christianity, and where they met to worship, and if he knows the Lord's Prayer. I'd especially like to ask him what church he goes to now. Claiming Christian persecution is a way to make one more sympathetic when applying for asylum. So I too would like to hear more of his story.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37222418781808749722017-11-14T14:58:38.532+00:002017-11-14T14:58:38.532+00:00Refugees are just faceless people on the news till...Refugees are just faceless people on the news till you meet one. What a brave soul he is.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com