Did anyone catch this article? It's something else... :crazy:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-dhahran6jun06,1,4262518.story?coll=la-news-a_sectionDISPATCH FROM DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA
Wives Consider Abandoning 'Leave It to Beaver' LifestyleMoney may not be enough for Americans who no longer feel safe in an oil firm enclave.
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The four American women gathered to sip Diet Pepsi in the deep leather sofas in Valerie's living room. There was really only one thing to talk about; it's been that way since gunmen killed 22 people, mostly foreign workers, a few minutes' drive from here. And so they discussed who's quitting the company, who's heard what rumors about the attack and which wives will take their kids back to the States for good.
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Until recently, these women were living what they like to call "the good life." They'd found a corner of the planet where salaries were high, streets were safe and the sun shone year-round. Ensconced in a sort of corporate resort and military base rolled into one, utterly removed from the severe desert kingdom that they call home in only the most theoretical sense, they enjoyed the romantic mystique of expatriate life without the pesky inconveniences of foreign language, unfamiliar mores or strange cuisine.
The Aramco headquarters feels like America in a way that's hard to find in America itself, "that 'Leave It to Beaver' thing," Valerie said earlier, steering her Land Rover through the quiet streets lined with lush lawns.
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"You have to be perfect to be here," Thompson said. "It's like Stepford — everybody's healthy, smart, good-looking."
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