Hmmmmmmm why did Qwaider dedicate this post to me?

I'll think about it while I find out who Hatem Abu Nimeh is!

Hey Mohanned dedicated that same song at the end of his last post !

I also got that little shock when I saw the dedication (so I'm 3rd on the IQ scale, mashi ya Q!) ~ and the song "mafeesh 7aga tigi kida" finalized me (khallasett 3alay in other words, lol). I have seen with my bare eyes, with my bare eyes, how the manager of a "transparent business" tells a client with a blunt, poker-faced manner: We don't take commissions (when they actually cook up commissions with all 3rd party vendors). And I have seen how Vision statemnets and Mission statements are the icing on a very corrupt, unprofessional, unethical cake. So, yeah, the last thing you said about how Arabs run a business is totally on the mark.

But the dedication thing makes me wonder, because I believe "next time you think that someone FINALLY recognised that you're such an amazing talent, look back, think... Is there more to this "free lunch" than I can see?" So, I really wonder :D

قويدر
يا زلمه ليش هيك تتهمني بتهمة الذكاء يمكن زمان ايام الشباب كان في شوية مخ بس هسا كله طار في الهو وختيرنا وراحت علينا  صرنا نمشي الحيط اليط ولسه خايفيين لحسن اشي يوقع علينا لم يبقى في جعبتي سوى قول الشاعر الا ليت الشباب يعود يوما لاءخبره بما فعت المشيب

Ah... double-edged... ouch & thanks :) Oh, and my comments show la7alhom on the left hand side of the blog ~ a very big blush! The Lights are on I ~ he he.
It will be much clearer? What would be much clearer? Well, I'll sleep on it, tomorrow is another day. And of course if I don't get it, that will be a minus on my IQ scale, which will also be an ego blow, which will snow ball into severe depression ~ so best solution i see is... tell us what's cooking behind the scenes :)

good for you , even the people you "dedicated" this to them got shocked..
any way, the rest of your reader are not stupid you know!

they didn't seem to get, but Ok! why do i even bother, you guys enjoy your hidden messages! :) i don't feel like getting involved, i'll be with he ones that sing ما فيش حاجة تيجي كدة

i get it ~ lol ~ sounds like bluffing, and sounds lame too, especailly when I say: I ain't telling. But cross my heart I did.

ما فيش حاجة تيجي كدة
True that, maybe except in you know where..
Now should I consider the dedication a present or an award?

P.S: Never underestimate "luck" ;)

My IQ significantly dropped this past year, thanks to the mundane 8 month project I had to sit through!

Bas a7la shi when we receive a "thank you for your efforts" email and I was not on the list >>>>>>>>>>>> even though I did the actual implementation!

I guess what you're trying to say is that we're more intelligent than we appear to be :D

Thanks for the dedication! (will come back to read this later after breakfast)

Oh BTW, I read this, commented on your other post then commented here, so don't think cuz of the short time stamp difference I didn't read this through!

And how to I upload my ugliness to the avatar? I am sure I will attract more girls and child molesters to your blog :D

I don't think hypocrisy indicates the lack of intellgience; I think it is a marker of arrogance -- cultural, gender, racial, patriotic, socieconomic, whichever.

The purveyors are out to make money or attain power and are smart enough to know which strategy works with customers.  Also the consumers are willfully blind while they are busy fulfiling some 'want' that they think meets their immediate needs.

What is required: Self-Reflection.  But not too many people do this.

So what do you want from the 7 people you just advertised talama mafish 7aga tigi kida?

well... I found the buzz word, but you already gave it to me ~ Q... The thing is, I'm not following up on the latest in this field, and if it took 10002 years, I wouldn't have figured it out. CHHEERZ :)

I only mentioned the hyprocrisy aspect since you were discussing that generally arabs say one thing and do another.  By the way I think so many people in so many different cultures are guilty of the same behaviour.

I think you should give the ordinary consumer more credit, I think they know to some extent how they are being used by some business just to improve the bottem line.  So when I use my value savings card to get a ten percent discount at the grocery store, I realize all my purchases are being recorded and analysed so that they `may serve me better`which really means they want only to take note of consumer trends and be on top of these trends so that they can make more money.  If I buy gas, go to certain stores, or with certain airlines, I could use an Air Miles card, and still they are recording information about me mostly to help themselves, or to encourage loyalty to their business, again to remain competitive.  I say consumers are `willfully blind` because again, I find it hard to believe most of us are that simple not to appreciate that they are being used in some way -- its just that we too choose to be used because we want to save money, get entered into a draw, or get a free ticket to somewhere (we are meeting our own self-serving needs too).  

This reminds me of the air freshener commercials that are on during the television.  Dousing the air around you with chemicals, even spraying tons of it on furniture, carpet, shoes, everything around you so that you and your house will smell clean and fresh.  In my opinion its a big waste of money, time, and energy, not to mention detrimental to your health especially if you have asthma.  Its probably not good for the environment either. But still consumers will buy into it this illusion that if they buy this product, they can be assured that they are `clean and fresh``. Why can`t they just open a window -- even only a little bit if it is cold outside...  Again the consumers is willfully blind -- how can it not be obvious to them that the negatives far outweigh the positives...  Its just a matter of irresponsibility for the company and for the consumer.

Sure capitalism and competition is great because they give consumers freedom to choose what to buy but a big problem is how companies or people will often ignore their personal and public responsibilities in their pursuit of making money or meeting some other self-serving need.  Now we have global warming as a result, for example (if you believe in this ``ìnconvenient truth``) or the north american obsesity problem as another example.

You mention the big battle amongst corporations as they vie for the biggest piece of the profit pie, and you highlight softdrink price capping.   This reminds me of a newstory in Canada where regulators are investigating allegations of price fixing amongst big name chocolate makers.  But these products are not necessities in life, so I am not sure what the commotion is all about.  In fact, I can think of no better way to curb obsesity in America than for companies to increase the price of junkfood so that fewer people will buy it. And if they are unwilling, regulators should tax it just as they do with ciggerettes.  

Well help me Qwaider am I still completely missing the point of your blog --

so... the next big question is ~ what r your other intentions with this post?

I'm selling the long list for 5$ a peice if anyone interested, I got it here with me ~ sorry Q... bidna n3eesh ~ lol

Salam, I am new to this site, I find your threads amazing.

I think your post has too much underlying tones.  You have so much in head but not so much in your heart.  Business is business and there are marketing and promotional techniques to promote the growth of the business.  It may appeal to the intellect. It may appeal to emotions.  But if the market likes it and bites tha promotions, why would you consider them simpletons?  It is just proves that the marketing plan worked well!  Everyone is a market for something.  I am sure you have been convinced by one or two promotions before because you are a market.  If the effort talks to you and you understand the message, that's what you call effective communication.  Now if you think that being recognized for your achievement is also not good, you are so pityful for finding so much cynicism in the world.