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In reply to the discussion: Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over no handshake [View all]GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)156. According to the person you are responding to they look like Hookers
And the way they dress is worse than women forced to cover themselves up.
A real piece of work. And on DU.
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Their views are extremist, and they would never fit in with the rest of the population.
colorado_ufo
Aug 2018
#2
Did they offer to wear latex gloves? Feminism and masculinity could be fatal to opposite sex.
olegramps
Aug 2018
#3
He TALKS to people without regard to gender. The people in the OP wouldn't do interviews
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#118
They also struggled to simply SPEAK with the opposite sex. This had nothing to do with germs. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#8
"During the hearing, this couple displayed a general discriminatory behaviour"
dalton99a
Aug 2018
#14
So what? I don't talk to some people either. So is this avoidence refection on a scale ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#42
Meh. But you still pass the citizenship test. And so do they. Its not as if they are criminals ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#72
You may not like to talk to people socially but you must talk to the officials who are
TeamPooka
Aug 2018
#55
A.Hand.Shake. Are you an athiest? For purposes of full disclosure: I'm a Lutheran ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#75
did you read the article or just the headline? They refused to speak to members of the opposite sex
TeamPooka
Aug 2018
#83
Again, so what? Tell me - do you think everyone should be speaking English in the USA?
marble falls
Aug 2018
#86
Exactly. They need to observe basic courtesy by shaking hands, even if that isn't part of
Doodley
Aug 2018
#76
Why? What "basic courtesy" would that be? If I had picked up a flu bug on my hand ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#80
There's where you don't get it. When I was in Turkey I visited a Mosque. I asked about ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#96
We are talking about shaking hands. When you enter somebody else"s house, you follow the rules of
Doodley
Aug 2018
#103
Oh puhleze. I do the hesatation move to attempt to discourage handshakes, and its my ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#106
Niether shake hands with members of the opposite sex, they do hold conversation ...
marble falls
Aug 2018
#85
Sounds like an attempt to maintain a fully functional, egalitarian Swiss society.
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#10
Like, in Germany, having to post signs telling men to NOT touch women in public pools
7962
Aug 2018
#37
Good. Stack the deck against anyone who doesnt went to live in a civilized society.
7962
Aug 2018
#35
Then why try to immigrant to a country like Switzerland in the first place?
cstanleytech
Aug 2018
#41
I am a white male from Europe who became a US permanent resident then a US citizen. If I
Doodley
Aug 2018
#79
Religious extremism, it seems like. Rather like Pence not dining with a woman except his wife
uppityperson
Aug 2018
#12
But they aren't named, so their privacy is not being invaded. And the other article
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#38
Isn't a handshake supposed to be out of respect for others? In which case, ...
Snellius
Aug 2018
#20
If that was Swiss custom, why would a conservative Muslim want to live there? nt
marylandblue
Aug 2018
#24
Love it or leave it? Are customs in a democratic country a duty of all by law? Like with the Taliban
Snellius
Aug 2018
#34
And what if she were deaf and mute? What if the Taliban had cut off her hands for shaking with a man
Snellius
Aug 2018
#52
A deaf-mute person wouldn't be refusing to interact with people of the opposite gender
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#54
Yes, See that the problem is not about handshaking. Don't know why that was even headlined
Snellius
Aug 2018
#62
Actually, they do. They view people being willing to verbally express their thoughts
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#44
The U.S.: "We're so equal, we'll fight for your right not to treat women and men as equals --
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#61
If the person refused to speak to the Swiss interviewer of the opposite sex, yes. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#82
You had the same visceral reaction I did when I first saw a woman dressed that way
pnwmom
Aug 2018
#84
Not shocking. I agree but find girls and young women who dress in the opposite extreme
Doodley
Aug 2018
#89
Are you saying if you had a 14-year-old girl in your house, you would like her to be scantily clad?
Doodley
Aug 2018
#144
To be clear, are you saying you do like underage children to be scantily clad?
Doodley
Aug 2018
#148
he behaviors in question are personal choices. the reason for those choices is irrelevant nt
msongs
Aug 2018
#68
There are plenty of countries in the world where I do not qualify for citizenship
mn9driver
Aug 2018
#108
If you are talking to me, I am not fine with stoning...or burkas, or lots of..
EX500rider
Aug 2018
#128
How dare you tell try to tell the citizens of a country their rules to become a citizen?
alphafemale
Aug 2018
#155