Comments on: Exploitation Frustration http://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/ Another Casualty to the Seduction Of Art Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mo-ha-medhttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19968 Mo-ha-med Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:05:04 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19968 Ha! Welcome to the cruel and ridiculous reality that we've been dealing with in Egypt forever!! I wonder how legal that is.. tickets are legal, but coercing someone into consuming at a certain amount? Tab ezzay? And if it weren't for our fear of embarrassment in front of our peers, how would they enforce it? Ha! Welcome to the cruel and ridiculous reality that we’ve been dealing with in Egypt forever!!
I wonder how legal that is.. tickets are legal, but coercing someone into consuming at a certain amount? Tab ezzay? And if it weren’t for our fear of embarrassment in front of our peers, how would they enforce it?

]]> By: Danielhttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19957 Daniel Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:23:30 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19957 The problem is again that there's not enough choice/competition in Amman. There are only very few places for middle class people who want to watch football while having a beer. With more competition, that will change. So far these bars like La Calle or Books have a monopoly, and they make use of it. And by the way, with the tournament coming to an end, La Calle and Books both increase their cover or minimum charge. La Calle cost us 5 JOD when watching the half finals – 5 JOD just to enter, that is! Yes, they should be boycotted. At least at La Bonita they don't charge you anything. But as the sound is very bad there and as you're not even allowed to cheer for your team (!) it sucks, too. The problem is again that there’s not enough choice/competition in Amman. There are only very few places for middle class people who want to watch football while having a beer. With more competition, that will change. So far these bars like La Calle or Books have a monopoly, and they make use of it. And by the way, with the tournament coming to an end, La Calle and Books both increase their cover or minimum charge. La Calle cost us 5 JOD when watching the half finals – 5 JOD just to enter, that is! Yes, they should be boycotted.
At least at La Bonita they don’t charge you anything. But as the sound is very bad there and as you’re not even allowed to cheer for your team (!) it sucks, too.

]]> By: CWhttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19940 CW Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:50:07 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19940 for me a demonstration of social inequality this business of not showing football on public tv like before. It so shameless like hareega said all over the world you can watch football on public tv and on public screens and it really makes me very angry that something as basic and as popular as football should be made available only for people who can afford it. that sucks! Big time for me a demonstration of social inequality this business of not showing football on public tv like before. It so shameless like hareega said all over the world you can watch football on public tv and on public screens and it really makes me very angry that something as basic and as popular as football should be made available only for people who can afford it. that sucks! Big time

]]> By: Batir Wardamhttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19939 Batir Wardam Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:05:20 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19939 I think the price of Al Jazeera card is very reasonable for the average Jordanian. It is as much as a monthly bill for cigarrets and mobile phone. The analysis and coverage of Al Jazeera is top quality. They even have Arsene Wenger as an analyst. It is not like ART's and Showtime clear robbery. I think the price of Al Jazeera card is very reasonable for the average Jordanian. It is as much as a monthly bill for cigarrets and mobile phone. The analysis and coverage of Al Jazeera is top quality. They even have Arsene Wenger as an analyst. It is not like ART’s and Showtime clear robbery.

]]> By: Another Ramihttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19937 Another Rami Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:28:52 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19937 Unfortunately, Roba, big companies are also to blame in these situations. They do not give back to the society off which they make money, and millions of it. Big companies do not have any sense of “social responsibility” in Jordan. It is sad, but true. It doesn’t cause a dent in the bottom line of major banks and telecom companies (for example) to set up big screens in different places in Jordan, or reach an agreement to sponsor (by paying Aljazeera a fee) showing the game on local Jordanian TV (which people all over Jordan can access using a bent antenna/shirt hanger). It is OK if they hammer viewers with stuff like (hathihi al-mubaraa nuqilat lakum biri3ayat flaan u 3ilintaan) every corner kick, but it is worth it for people who cannot afford subscriptions and cover-charges. A top tier company here in NY not only welcomes you into its amazing building to watch the games on big screens for free, but also provides hot dogs, burgers, football shaped cookies and beverages, all free of charge ! Now that’s what I call social responsibility, and they do it despite the fact that you can watch all games on the ESPN channels at home !! Unfortunately, Roba, big companies are also to blame in these situations. They do not give back to the society off which they make money, and millions of it. Big companies do not have any sense of “social responsibility” in Jordan. It is sad, but true. It doesn’t cause a dent in the bottom line of major banks and telecom companies (for example) to set up big screens in different places in Jordan, or reach an agreement to sponsor (by paying Aljazeera a fee) showing the game on local Jordanian TV (which people all over Jordan can access using a bent antenna/shirt hanger). It is OK if they hammer viewers with stuff like (hathihi al-mubaraa nuqilat lakum biri3ayat flaan u 3ilintaan) every corner kick, but it is worth it for people who cannot afford subscriptions and cover-charges. A top tier company here in NY not only welcomes you into its amazing building to watch the games on big screens for free, but also provides hot dogs, burgers, football shaped cookies and beverages, all free of charge ! Now that’s what I call social responsibility, and they do it despite the fact that you can watch all games on the ESPN channels at home !!

]]> By: Another Ramihttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19936 Another Rami Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:28:10 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19936 Unfortunately, Roba, big companies are also to blame in these situations. They do not give back to the society off which they make money, and millions of it. Big companies do not have any sense of “social responsibility” in Jordan. It is sad, but true. It doesn’t cause a dent in the bottom line of major banks and telecom companies (for example) to set up big screens in different places in Jordan, or reach an agreement to sponsor (by paying Aljazeera a fee) showing the game on local Jordanian TV (which people all over Jordan can access using a bent antenna/shirt hanger). It is OK if they hammer viewers with stuff like (hathihi al-mubaraa nuqilat lakum biri3ayat flaan u 3ilintaan) every corner kick, but it is worth it for people who cannot afford subscriptions and cover-charges. A top tier company here in NY not only welcomes you into its amazing building to watch the games on big screens for free, but also provides hot dogs, burgers, football shaped cookies and beverages, all free of charge ! Now that’s what I call social responsibility, and they do it despite the fact that you can watch all games on the ESPN channels at home !! Unfortunately, Roba, big companies are also to blame in these situations. They do not give back to the society off which they make money, and millions of it. Big companies do not have any sense of “social responsibility” in Jordan. It is sad, but true. It doesn’t cause a dent in the bottom line of major banks and telecom companies (for example) to set up big screens in different places in Jordan, or reach an agreement to sponsor (by paying Aljazeera a fee) showing the game on local Jordanian TV (which people all over Jordan can access using a bent antenna/shirt hanger). It is OK if they hammer viewers with stuff like (hathihi al-mubaraa nuqilat lakum biri3ayat flaan u 3ilintaan) every corner kick, but it is worth it for people who cannot afford subscriptions and cover-charges. A top tier company here in NY not only welcomes you into its amazing building to watch the games on big screens for free, but also provides hot dogs, burgers, football shaped cookies and beverages, all free of charge ! Now that’s what I call social responsibility, and they do it despite the fact that you can watch all games on the ESPN channels at home !!

]]> By: Hareegahttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19931 Hareega Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:18:55 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19931 aaaakh aaaakh ya roba, aaaaaaaakh .... i am so pissed for 2 very super major reasons:1- Arabs have to be rich to watch football these days, unlike people in ALL other countries and continents where they can be poor and watch it. That is so sad2- People can't go out these days to any decent place and have a cup of coffee. I know a lot of people who are middle-class newly weds who like to go out but even the average-looking places which don't have anything special in them are costing too much so people stopped going out and they're stuck in their homes to save money aaaakh aaaakh ya roba, aaaaaaaakh …. i am so pissed for 2 very super major reasons:

1- Arabs have to be rich to watch football these days, unlike people in ALL other countries and continents where they can be poor and watch it. That is so sad

2- People can’t go out these days to any decent place and have a cup of coffee. I know a lot of people who are middle-class newly weds who like to go out but even the average-looking places which don’t have anything special in them are costing too much so people stopped going out and they’re stuck in their homes to save money

]]> By: husseinhttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19930 hussein Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:13:42 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19930 at Abu Nabil's shop, our hair dresser.. you can watch all the games for free! if you were lucky; you'll get a cup of tea or coffee.. but no Beer! sorry ;)any way, the antispam word was: toz! at Abu Nabil’s shop, our hair dresser.. you can watch all the games for free! if you were lucky; you’ll get a cup of tea or coffee.. but no Beer! sorry ;)

any way, the antispam word was: toz!

]]> By: Ahmad Al-Sholihttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19928 Ahmad Al-Sholi Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:53:34 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19928 I boycotted them long time ago. But they seem to have good business anyway.On this same topic, I found out that many retailers face the problem of high overheads due to many communal perceptions, such as: -Italian products are the best, -media should be in english or slang arabic, -physical place address, -audience type... and very many aspects that when you add to the financial formula of a business, it makes it very hard to get the place running. I boycotted them long time ago. But they seem to have good business anyway.

On this same topic, I found out that many retailers face the problem of high overheads due to many communal perceptions, such as: -Italian products are the best,
-media should be in english or slang arabic, -physical place address, -audience type… and very many aspects that when you add to the financial formula of a business, it makes it very hard to get the place running.

]]> By: Ramihttp://www.andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/comment-page-1/#comment-19927 Rami Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:49:31 +0000 http://andfaraway.net/blog/2008/06/22/exploitation-frustration/#comment-19927 I agree with you, we should boycott them for good, but I think we can’t since everyone is charging high minimum charges (gas is expensive these days). When I asked CheChe why they charge that much they explained that Aljazeera is very expensive for commercial subscriptions, but when I asked him how much, he said it’s 850 JD/ month which I think is not expensive.Anyway I watch the games on ZDF at Hotbird, it is a German open channel. Or try Pastich they charge 1.5 JD minimum charge and they got a great Argeeleh.(cherry). I agree with you, we should boycott them for good, but I think we can’t since everyone is charging high minimum charges (gas is expensive these days). When I asked CheChe why they charge that much they explained that Aljazeera is very expensive for commercial subscriptions, but when I asked him how much, he said it’s 850 JD/ month which I think is not expensive.

Anyway I watch the games on ZDF at Hotbird, it is a German open channel. Or try Pastich they charge 1.5 JD minimum charge and they got a great Argeeleh.(cherry).

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