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[L*][*N*K]

I know this is not usually the place to get things off your chest but I was born in iraq in 1986 and here is what I have witnessed personally so far

- iran iraq war
- 1991 kuawit invasion
- Desert Storm
- Internal Civil War and Evacuation
- Kurdish Civil War 1995-1996
- Islamic uprising 2001
- Iraq Invasion 2003
- Tribal War 2004-Present
- ISIS
- Covid
- Israel and Iran War

I mean honestly the fact that I am an optimistic fun loving guy is really surprising, and the reason why I am especially agitated this morning is because I bought Nintendo Switch 2 and it was shipping and now I might not even get it because all flights are cancelled and who knows when they are opening up

Thanks for listening to my Ted talk.

 

[nooner]

that does indeed suck. hopefully you get your switch 2 soon for a little bit of escapism

 

[AJUMP23]

Are you still in Iraq or have you left.

And man that is a lot of wars.

 

[Quasicat]

A lot of the people I speak to here, in the US, have no clue what it is like to live in a place like the Middle East. To be laying in bed and to hear air raid sirens and not knowing what is going to happen next. Way to be upbeat about it and I hope your Switch 2 gets there soon!

 

[Mistake]

You should use this thread to tell us about things you've seen, culture, and whatever else you can think of. I'm sure people would be interested. When did you start learning English? What is the environment like where you are?

 

[L*][*N*K]

Are you still in Iraq or have you left.

And man that is a lot of wars.

No I am still here, It is not that easy to just pick up and leave btw my family is here I cant just go

 

[Revolutionary]

Oh I thought this was about your Twitter timeline. I was going to say I get like 90% cat and dog videos lol

 

[L*][*N*K]

You should use this thread to tell us about things you've seen, culture, and whatever else you can think of. I'm sure people would be interested. When did you start learning English? What is the environment like where you are?

Oh okay, I need to clarify one thing that not alot of actual war have happened around me directly because I am in the safest part of the country, I live up north and it is safe here (relatively), the one thing I am super lucky about is the people from where I live has a great sense of community so there are no actual dangers from your neighbors, but I worked in NGOs helping the victims of ISIS from 2013-2019 and if you want horror stories from those I have so many to tell

Regarding when did I learn English I learned when I was around the age of 12, my dad worked with UN as an english translator and I had a lot of sources to learn, and I loved movies and games and so I learned

 

[Chittagong]

Fucking hell, that is quite the timeline. Great that you have managed to remain reasonably optimistic and to enjoy things like gaming.

I want to be positive and think that now that the theocratic regime in Iran looks like it will fall, and the rest of the region has made peace with Israel, the region will see an era of stability, prosperity and liberty, like the 70s seemingly where. But then I remember the track record the west has with regime changes in the middle east… I really hope it's different this time, I would love to explore the region.

Very much appreciate the thread, cool to speak with someone from Iraq!

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

Really puts shit in perspective. People in America rioting and shit don't know how good they got it.

FWIW I'd welcome you to my amazing country (USA)

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Are you still in Iraq or have you left.

And man that is a lot of wars.

Oh, I just realized the OP is actually from Iraq, I thought you were making a joke

I know this is not usually the place to get things off your chest but I was born in iraq in 1986 and here is what I have witnessed personally so far

- iran iraq war
- 1991 kuawit invasion
- Desert Storm
- Internal Civil War and Evacuation
- Kurdish Civil War 1995-1996
- Islamic uprising 2001
- Iraq Invasion 2003
- Tribal War 2004-Present
- ISIS
- Covid
- Israel and Iran War

I mean honestly the fact that I am an optimistic fun loving guy is really surprising, and the reason why I am especially agitated this morning is because I bought Nintendo Switch 2 and it was shipping and now I might not even get it because all flights are cancelled and who knows when they are opening up

Thanks for listening to my Ted talk.

Fuck man, no one should have to experience all that in their life, that is a lot of war. I honestly hope you get your Switch 2 soon.

 

[Zathalus]

Damn dude, that does suck. I would say I hope it gets better, but the past 30 years does not exactly fill me with confidence. Let's hope your Switch 2 is not overly late, when everything else has gone to shit it's best to take your wins when you can.