as a jordanian who recently moved to the usa i’d say the education back home is a lot better and more informative, i finished my senior year here in california and what seniors study is what i studied back in 7-8th grade
He probably already knows it. Jordanians are way way way smarter than Americans lmfao. But it's not smart to compare your education to America's in the first place.
Most people In jordan speak English In different levels however they're not obligated to be fluent .I have visited France before and most people didn't speak a word in English!
You are absolutely correct. I'm French Canadian and I think it is sad that in Quebec a lot of people don't speak English when it is the national language in Canada. And if I make a Pros/Cons about Quebec, I would mention that. It is okay for barbers or taxi drivers in Jordan not to speak English. But, a customs officer, security at the airport or someone at the tourist? NO, and they should never have been hired.
As a Jordanian, I know for a fact that not everything you said in your video is correct. Yes, Jordan is not a paradise but compared to a lot of other countries, I'm still lucky to be in Jordan. I agree that there are things in Jordan that need to be improved just like any other country even Canada. About many Jordanians do not speak English, and this is not even close to the truth. Excuse our manner of speaking, our mother tongue is Arabic which we are very proud of. In fact, we have the advantage over you as we speak your language and you didn't speak ours. English is not a measure of intelligence - it is a language.
I have never said that Jordanians are not smart. As a Canadian that speak French. I have no problem traveling anywhere. But, if an English speaker tells me that in Quebec City, he can't get around in English and people make no effort to speak with him in English, I will have to agree. Even though I don't like it. Jordan has a lot of good points and I have mentioned them. BUT, everytime I have dealt with the government, the police, the military and customs it has been frustrating experiences. That's my reality and that of others I know.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller In my opinion, you have done excellent video and I appreciate your honesty and highlighting issues for improvement. I also have a question to you. I have the opportunity to work digital remotely, and longing to work in good weather environment, rather than Swedish cold one. I do speak some Arabic as well. I'm thinking of Jordan, Lebanon as they are cheaper to liv in than Dubai. What is your advice to me?
I think you only imagine you can speak English, i have cases with many jordanian people who claimed to speak English and believed it. But they didn't understand nothing, neither they were able to answer. The pride thing is very big issue and it's a big sin also.
You have been complaining about people not speaking English at least for 20 times !! I don’t like how you make us looks uneducated because of this thing you have been mentioning constantly!! I am wondering if you even know any Arabic ? And being able to pronounce Hummus doesn’t mean you speak Arabic 😒😒
As a foreigner, when you move to a country, knowing that you can communicate is important. I would have and did make the same remark about moving to France, Quebec (Canada) or Mainland China. In Tunisia, the people at customs speak French, English and Arabic. Same in Beirut. Why? Because they deal with tourists and foreigners. But, in Amman Airport, staff don't. What's a fact. I'm sorry you feel offended about it.
Obada I lived in Jordan for 5 wonderful years, learnt as much Arabic as I could but rarely ever came across this, sadly I don’t mean to be mean but maybe people didn’t want to speak to you, your review is unfounded and everyone took us in, spoke with us, even customs, maybe they didn’t warm to you. Obada fabulous country and all of us, my worldwide friends didn’t want to leave. I still have lots and I mean lots of Jordanian/ Jordanian Palestinian friends I’m in contact weekly, wouldn’t have it any other way 😃
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTravellerbefore you go to any forign country,you have to learn a little about their language,the people who speeks english very lazy to learn others language.
Karen.not worth talking... Me, my wife and kids moved to Jordan, most wonderful time here. so safe, welcoming, great weather, and great people. mann smile, its free
Yes. There are good points. Best villa I ever lived in, people are nice… but for the rest, I have lived in a lot of place that were better. That’s all.
Im a Jordanian who moved to USA 8 years ago, I would say education in Jordan is very great compared to USA because when I started my high school in US they have to put me in AP classes because all regular courses were too easy for me and for my siblings. as for people not speaking English I believe minority dont speak English since you cant graduate school if you fail English I would say this because I wasnt the best student in english class back when i was in Jordan but when I came to US I didnt have any issues at all and was able to communicate easily. I could see how hard it could be dealing with government workers its frustrating and sad to say but if you dont know an inside person who can make few calls then you expect to wait for long time or get scammed, also sometimes giving worker tips might help but its completely wrong. Jordan is a very nice country not just because its where im from, i visited multiple countries cant find the hospitality or the love and respect between people anywhere else. I just wish if the government would take care of the people instead of scamming them.
I totally agree. What made me stressed out in Jordan was leaving and returning, as customs was hell and dealing with the government for almost anything. The people themselves were nice.
Thanks. I don't agree with the full of shit, but the attitude, I would agree. It is not easy to have to deal with the government and people lying a lot. You have no idea how many times I have complained about something and the Jordanian replied "You have been living in Jordan for 2 years, you should know how it is here already."
To a degree, I would agree with you. But, the problem in Jordan is that customs don't respect their own rules. The day I arrived they took a toy from my kid (casino chips) and I later learned that they sell them in Abdoun. I had a license to fly my drone, but they still stole my drone. Canada has really strict customs, but the rules are the same for everyone and Canada is safe.
If education in Jordan is bad , how come then when our kids join universities in the west, most of them excel ?!! They almost always repeat the same words “ it is easy , we covered it whilst in school” In many cases , children were upgraded to a higher classes for their exceptional academic performance .
Maybe he just means overall. Sometimes a country has good primary, but bad secondary education etc. I live in Canada, and we have really good College/ University level education, but average secondary school education
I am from Jordan and Most of your words are lies A lot to friends from Canada, America, Australia and Britain who visit my country they said that they are safe and stable and there is cultural and civilized diversity and we speak good English and as for your talk about houses their prices are much cheaper than what you mentioned Please don't spread lies about my country even if you stuffed for 3 years in it
First, there is a difference between landing in Jordan, taking a tour to Petra, flying back out, and moving and living in a country. I said that the housing is cheap and amazing, and the price I gave was for my villa in Abdoun at 750 sq. meters. Maybe you should watch the video again. Anyway, that was my option and experience and I stand by it.
you said some good points and some points I think are over-exaggerated. For the language thing, I have lived in Germany for 2 years, the signs, the speaking, anything you will read, the language classes, the newspapers etc... everything was in German not a single English word in sight except cool or great or some generic stuff in ads, even most the people I talked to didn't speak English. I am not saying people in Jordan are experts in English, but I think it is pretty ok for a third world country when you have European countries around that are way worse at English. At least the street signs in Jordan have the English Equivalent of the word (again non In Germany, everything is literally in German, even the people at the foreigners office didn't talk English lol). Regarding the price of things, for you it is cheap, but for our amazing wages we can barely stay alive (and I work in finance and accounting in a very big known firm). Regarding the car mechanics in Jordan, yeah they are pretty much a plague on humanity.
As a Jordanian Jordanian, I appreciate your honesty and experience even if I disagree with some of your points. Keep going man!. It’s rare finding honest videos these days. Good job!
I couldn't even continue through the first half of your video. Very judgemental and biased to an American/Canadian point of view and very offensive on so many other topics. E.g you can hardly find Jordanians who speak english? Excuse me what? So every person you spoke to in the street or Jordan in general you managed to ask them their family history to come to this conclusion? Careem drivers always getting women's number and calling? No advanced technology??? Compared to what? What exactly were you unable to find? Bad education? Thats probably something I'll consider before moving to the US not Jordan. This video is horrible in so many ways. Im not saying there are no bad things in Jordan, if i would point some things i definitely would and for me career wise is the only thing that has no future. Streets need maintenance etc. But all in all its definitely not what you are trying to showcase here.
Careem drivers always getting women's number and calling? No, a lot of women I know complain that drivers are 1-staring them and they are booted out of the system Bad education; yes, compared to other international schools around the world, yes. No advanced tech compared to North America and Europe. And the taxes on electronic is REALLY high. Do you deny that? Like I have mentioned at the beginning of the video, it is a matter of perspective. I love Beirut, it has problems, but I liked living there. I'm sure a lot of people don't.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller I dont know which women or 1 person experienced this with one of the nasty drivers but to put it out like a major Jordan issue??? What the hell man! Also you did NOT mention taxes on technology you said the best you could find is an iphone, sorry but we don't live i a cave. You experienced one international school and thought it was bad so you also insist on saying all school in jordan are bad? Thats just like trying a bad burger somewhere and saying all burger places are horrible. Please present us with evidence instead of leaving such a horrible example about my country. I dont travel and live places and create content to spark debate and hate for likes and views. This is really sad and i hope one day you will be open minded enough to embrace different cultures and languages. I dont even know why you are still in Jordan.
I don't like diplomats. I had the unfortunate pairing on a trip with some UN diplomats, some of the whineyest Karens that I left the tour in a taxi couldn't stand being around their constant complaining.
Am shocked as friends were with this. After living there for 5 wonderful years I can’t believe you lived there, most you have written in my experience just didn’t happen!! Customs s breeze, the country easy to get around as most speak English well. You complain about 70 JD getting out if the country but 4000 a month is fine to pay. To be honest I couldn’t listen to much more, all of my friends loved every minute and we ate fabulous food, shooed for great quality foods etc etc, it’s a Country I would tell everyone to go to, amazing and nothing like you like, sorry personally I’m not sure where you lived!! It wasn’t the Jordan I was in. I will never listen to an account of yours again.
Customs is a breeze if you only have clothes. It is not 70 JD for me and the thousands to others, it is the principle. I lived there 3 years. I have no problem with the population. But, the government, almost all the time. I'm glad you didn't experience that. Now a days, you can only list pros. If you list cons, people get offended. I would rather offend some people, but inform others.
I came through customs as I said with many cameras, electrical items, wood working machinery, we had 100kg. One suitcase full of food and meat, alcohol etc etc not clothes as we had clothes in our home! You appear to make out that 4000 JD per month us on but here you try and say about the population, we’ll as most if my friends earn’t 250JD a month then writing how cheap a big swanks apartment is, really us a kick in the teeth. Yes the government is a pain with bureaucracy, but what country is it easy, they are all corrupt, even in UK very badly. It’s nit about offending it’s about telling the truth and if us read and believed your review I would never have gone, thank god I’m more of a traveller than tourist to believe this. Sorry no country is perfect but your picture isn’t even half what Jordan is, definitely not to be missed. Some cons but heaps of pros you missed or ignored, a very subjective view,
As a Jordanian living in the country….everything u said is true and it’s very hard to disagree because every point u mentioned happens to Jordanians as well not only tourist besides the English language part we have no problem with it because we already speak the same language… And when it comes to the negativity from the Jordanians in the comment section here… please ignore because it’s a waste of time 💯💯💯
Thanks. I ignore the ones that says it is all lies, because my visit and is experience is good and bad. I'm in Canada at the moment, where you can't get a 1-bedroom for 2,000$ a month, which I had a huge villa for that price in Abdoun.
Jordanians are very hospitable, warmth and family oriented people. They are helpful in times of needs. You will be surprised that they will try to speak English even those who are not highly educated. Few of them can speak English fluently even without finishing their highschool education. The pride of Jordanians are their medical graduates and that's the reason you find the health care in par with the free world countries. Maybe doctors in Jordan speak more fluent English than you do. Smoking is an issue. You can ask politely not to smoke in your presence and they will gladly do so.
Considering we spent about 5,000 JD a month in Amman from housing to food, school etc... I would be happy for the foreigner willing to come to Jordan and spend. Especially considering the poor state of the economy there. I would have made him feel welcome.
As good as your Chinese, I would guess. My guard (Egyptian) was a nice guy. He didn't speak a word of English. Didn't matter, he managed. But, the custom officers that have the power take your stuff without cause should have the basic skill of telling you why. Just a thought.
I didn't get how the education is worse to girls I am a Jordanian and I never heard of that, people in jordan speak English in different levels and when they keep saying yes it's just they trying to be polite remember that you're in Arabic country where people speak other language and didn't get why there people speak a language better than others with the same education system, about the drone sorry about it but it's a role everyone knows it the can't let everything enters the country couse almost all the country around it in war, entering the car as well, there is Uber and it used more wilder than Kareem if they smoke in the car you can report them also yeah smoking is an issue in Jordan it's the most smoking country but you can't smoke everywhere it's rude. back to English😅 I think almost every sign is written in both languages. as you said the water is limited in Jordan and it's one of the poorest country in water but there's a kinda system for water. there is alot of parks i don't know where you lived in Jordan but there is at least one small park in every neighborhood and there is a parks like Alhussin park to cover big arias (speaking of Amman I don't sure about other cities but of course they're parks) and pools as well. I see that you have alot with the Police, Security and military, sorry to hear that but if it's happened with you it doesn't mean than Jordanians are oppressed by the gavernment. Indeed Jordan is not perfect but there are so much things that i heard for the first time about Jordan from you and as i said I'm a Jordanian you should'nt generalize what happened to you as it's a fact.
Thanks for the video, but im having a problem with content accuracy plus meaure judgment you're using to say good or bad, Im living in the US 16 years now, for me the medical part needs a video by it self to highlight the good, I went to the ER last week was hit with bill close to $12,000 over a fire ant bite, I already called 3 doctors in jordan just for general information total cost 500 for that going through ER. Last but not least, jordan is well known in the region at least in education, despite again the meaures your using. English doesn't really matter, especially if the is before the was or the opposite nor fluency as long as you can deliver thats what actually matters .
Would you elaborate on what makes the private schools bad? And why you call the Modern American School the modern Arab school? My understanding is that all instructions are in English. Also, I'm very confused about your statement on the complete absence of parks... What are you talking about? There are plenty of beautiful parks with large areas to run around, trails, and playgrounds. How did you live in Amman and not know there are parks?
Hello Abassian, for MAS, the primary school head was a woman from Canada and she recommended I take my kid out of the because the education level of the teachers were not international. The gym teacher didn't speak a word of English. The director never send video in English unless in Arabic with subs. All the communications were Arabic first and a lot of parents complain in meetings that they were in Arabic and that people have to translate. I know, I was there for a few of those. ICS and ACS are better. A lot of games, my daughter was not allowed to participate because she was a girl, that's terrible and sends the wrong message.
@@marcoshuayai3995thats bullcrap that comes from an ignorant racist There is all girls schools and we can do every thing there I attended both mixed and all girls schools in the 2000s and we played football together boys and girls in both teams... So unless the "games" that this youtuber is talking about are "swimming" (which should be segregated, you creep ), i doubt it had anything to do with the way you try to put it you racist , also why not think of the more obvious reason the PA teacher seperating girls and boys in sport time ? Everyone does it around the world most of the times , because sports arent mixed you know? Male sports and female sports are segregated for a very good reason The games i used to play in the activity section were mostly sport related and
As someone from Jordan, I was really surprised to hear you talk about not finding technology in Jordan. After living in Europe, I think Jordan has the same technology available. Maybe you didn't know where to look for it. I feel bad that you had a tough time with the government here. But, isn't dealing with the government tough everywhere? Maybe not understanding the language well made it even harder. I get why you're upset about your drone, but remember, Jordan has to be really careful because of threats from terrorists. That's why there are strict rules. Also, I'm from Jordan and speak English well, just like many of my friends. Actually, in Jordan, we use English a lot in universities. Compared to people in France or Spain, you might find more English speakers here. But, it's true that it's harder to find English speakers in government jobs since those don't pay much and don't ask for high qualifications. Thanks for the video!
Speaking from 15 years of experience, the customs are far easier than those in the UK, Canada and the US. I think maybe it’s to do with a privileged attitude. You come across as a bit of an entitled westerner
Sorry to say, but you got tricked on monthly car wash price, its 10jds per month too 😃 Excellent point on water that needs to be discussed over and over again! Most people in Jordan do speak english! Even small little convenience store sales man spoke english to me, customs, central intelligence and other governmental places speak little to conversational english, however they can choose not to , to make your life harder , just because they didn't like your attitude. Happened to me ones, but since i also spoke Arabic back to them confronting them them , they switched to English at passport control at the airport. But in general , comparing to allot of countries Jordanians do speak English ! Regarding education - there are exceptional national academics who had ONLY governmental school education, the problem not with the system, it's with the kids wanting to learn, those who want to study can easily excel. Just saying that "teachers are local" doesnt justify your point about the educational system in private schools. Regarding your drone, it's known for obvious reasons, that drones arent allowed . And while you were told that the location or your drone is unknown, they actually know exactly where your drone is 🙂 and probably started to use it for their purposes . Thank you for this video, the truth is , if you didnt have to deal with the government, and had some real Jordanian friends they would have showed you the beauty and hospitality of Jordan! As a Ukrainian living here for 12 years, i have experienced all kind of mistreatment due to my origin, as well as having a solid group of wonderful Jordanian friends have dimmed all negative parts that i have experienced. And im studying physiotherapy at University of Jordan, where to your surprise - ALL professors are PhD and Local 🙂 The Degree is tough, diverse , up to date and comprehensive, as well as internationally recognised. I had a few choices for where to study Physio, and chose this Uni due to it's high quality and excellent english , medical degree is purely in English in Jordan.
That's okay. My guard was doing it two times a week for 70 JD a month (including the rest of the services for the building. Foreigners always have to pay more in places were prices are not fix. That's normal.
I’m a Jordanian living in the USA for over 23 years now. I used to care a lot about what visitors and foreigners think about Jordan when they visited or lived there. Now I can care less about your experiences. After living in the US and a couple of other European countries there are many similarities to 3rd world countries especially public schools. So if you don’t like Jordan just don’t go. We will be ok without your dumb video.
You can't know before you go and my video is rather balanced. A lot of things I lived and a few I didn't. At least in Jordan you don't school shooting like in the US. There, I said something positive about the schools. More, the buildings are amazing. I just complain about what was thought.
Maybe people didn't like your attitude I can't imagine myself work or even speak with you So I excuse them for that And how do you get good medical care and hospital and bad schools and teachers in the same country? How tf can you tell if someone is Jordanian or Palestinian?
Most of the doctors I have used in Jordan had been trained abroad (US, Canada, UAE etc.) You can tell someone is a Palestine by the accent when they speak English, it is light and the English is good. I thin UNRWA schools are better.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller you can't tell by the accent because the the accent is different from city to another one You can hear 3 accents and both Palestinians and Jordanian can have any of those accents And Amman has it's own accent because people are from all over the region And fun fact about Jordan females are more educated than males because their schools are better less problems and easier to control
I move every 18 months, I have done my best to learn Arabic, but it is a really hard language to learn. Also, I would say the same about Quebec french only in some areas.
Two points…international schools are superb, not sure what your experience was with our education system but our schools consistently perform much better than the international median. I went to school in Jordan and university in the UK, it was a piece of cake in comparison. Not sure what hospital you went to but I’ve never seen anyone smoking at a hospital I do agree on the officials not understanding rules though
I know that ACS is really good, but MAS was not and even the lower school director told me if I could, I should move my kid to other school. The hospital I use to go to was amazing, but Arab Medical Center, I saw a lot of people smoke in the officers. In the government building, it is everywhere. Jordan was better than a lot of other countries I have lived in, but still, that is what I have experienced.
Most of customs things you mentioned are true, but on the other hand, you have to get down from your ivory tower, and lose the diplomat attitude of being better then locals, thinking they are all seeking your visa.. Also lose the the serial killer psycho hair cut
It is not better, it is international agreements. Imagine a Jordanian arriving in Canada or US, and being told he can't do something, what is clearly allowed for diplomats in Jordan. He would be rightly mad. Right?
I think you can't just live anywhere Bec you take with you your western mentality. No public parks? I was just there last year..so many places to go to watch people doing live musical performance, ..limited English? I went through the customs and almost everyone speak English..and please do not emphasize Filipino maid..the truth there are other Maida but you singled out Filipino as if they are they are the only ones deserving to work as maids..half.of what you said is b. S.!
I mentioned Filipinas because I had many around the world and they are the best and the most honest. I also lived in the Philippines and have a friends there. As I have mentioned also, it is all a matter of perceptive. I found the housing great and cheap. A lot will say it is expensive.
It wouldn't take much to fix your style. You icon photo for your channel is where you should be heading. Cut the hair, wash it more often, start using rogaine and finasteride and you could bounce back. Laser eye surgery would be good too.
All bad good things you said 100% right agree and yes because Jordanians are tribals that's our issue I guess it's the only problem that if it solved everything else will be solved ...
I’ve lived in Amman for the past 15 years, and never have I faced any of the problems you claim to have. I think the major problems you faced was caused by you.
Again, as I have mentioned, it is all matter of perspertive. If you are rich, medical care is great in the US, if not, you are screwed. I'm glad you are having it easy in Jordan. I'm in Montreal at moment, and there is a lot of stuff that I miss from Amman, and others I don't.
vr pc technology stone age ? where did u live ? in a cave in middle of the desert ? with my all respect the video lacks experience i have vr 3k usd pc 1.5k laptop latest stuff lol there are a million places to get these stuff city center, smart buy, GameStop, most wanted in downtown etc like thousands of stores mate lolz about customs u gotta read the rules before u travel jordan is a country that has many strict rules about stuff coming from outside especially electronics btw, all u can get back but apperantly u didnt give it an effort cant blame them coz ur walkie talkie look like microphone reallly looks like a bomb thingy lolz they are very strick bcs alot of shit happent earlier in the country
I didn't say that. I said that most of the times. What I met a guy that spoke English, it was a safe bet to assume he was likely a Palestian. Sorry, but I had to deal with the goverment (ministries, customs and military) and I have rarely met anyone that spoke English.
Appreciate your blunt opinion. These things do occur. It seems they occurred with you a little too often. One thing I didn't get thou, what did you mean when u said Palestinians spoke English but not Jordanians? I mean how did you know, there are about half a million Palestinians in the country
It happened to me more often because I travelled in and out of the country about 10 times when I was there. That almost everytime I might someone that spoke good English and I asked if they were Jordanian, they told me no, that they were Palestinians. Come on, at MAS the gym teacher and the director of the school didn't speak English. In an "international school." I'm from French-Canada, I'm ashamed that a lot of my follow Quebecers don't speak English. BUT, don't they can't get jobs in the tourist industry, police or customs. Because they have to deal with people! That's all I'm saying.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller Most of the jordanians in Jordan are actually Palestinians, I'm a Jordanian originally Palestinian so those people you asked are probably jordanians who are originally Palestinian lol, but I'm surprised the Jordanians u dealt with didn't speak English fluently as most Jordanians know a decent amount of English
I betcha this is a guy who walks around New York bitching about someone not speaking English, while he expects to have Murica in Urdun. Just the way he phrases things...most people are good to deal with, I HAVE TO ADMIT. Don't like it, don't live there, then.
Seriously? It is pros and cons. I have praises a lot of things and I have told my perspective on others. I understand that it is not easy to hear people disliking your country. But, it doesn't make it less true for the people that have experienced it. I love skiing and I speak French. If you make a video says that Canada is bloody cold and that people in Quebec City only speak French. I would respect that, because it would be true for you.
Thank you. I find your video very accurate and informative. As may be i ll must to move from EU as attacks on muslims are on the raise i am doing research on Jordan for some years. You are the most accurate. I had some work to their embassy and it was very bad experience. Rude people.
If there is anything I have learned from this comment section its that Jordanians seem pretty oversensitive... Im trying to flee that in my own country, I dont want to have to deal with that just in a different language... Does anyone have a backbone anymore?
If you think the comments here are made by oversensitive. Don't look at them in review for Jamaican review. I think I became enemy #1 in the country for a month. :)
Away from the content . Man, you have to work on your videos. You speak very slowly, I had to speed up the video in order to feel you are speaking in a normal speed. Also, the coherence and arrangement in your speech is almost non-existens. It seems that you were angry from Jordan and its people and everything in it, and decided to open the camera and speak whatever comes to your mind at that moment,You were literally jumping from a point to another in no order. In addition the video is unnecessarily long, as you repeat the point more than once. To add more when people decide to film this type of videos, they attach it with pictures, videos, and stories from their own experiences, not from the Internet, and stories from other people, as you did with Kareem’s story. You mentioned that you visited a number of countries, and based on that, I assume that you should know that when you decide to visit/ live in any country, you must review its laws ! As Jordan is one of the countries that does not allow the use of drones unless there is a security clearance!So it's not about you as an individual! If you lived even for a short period in Jordan, you would know that living in it is possible for everyone, as all options are available there, so it remains your decision and budget that you want to live with. House and car rents are not expensive for expatriates, in addition there are many tourist and archaeological sites there, and there are always events in Amman such as concerts by local artists or art exhibitions in partnership with language institutes and universities. And are you talking about the educational level in schools? while you judge the cultural level of individuals by the extent of their skill in speaking English? Oh man you lost me there! In addition, the largest number of people there speak English well not perfect but not as bad as you mentioned, especially in tourist places. Looks like you were in a Jordan other than the one I know. Finally you should know that the world and countries are different from your country and the difference is what makes a place special.
Thanks for spending the time to write all that, it is truly appreciated for the rate of speech. I had complaints from people that I was speaking too fast. So, I "fixed" that. I guess maybe I shouldn't have. I always listen to videos at 1.75 or 2x. Concepts are nice, but if you have a kid, it doesn't help you. It is not like there are parks, pools, zoos or other activities for them. Also, I was in Jordan for the entire COVID pandemic. That might have been a problem. I have to disagree with you on one point. The English and the services or lack thereof with the government. I visited Jordan in 2015; did the tourist stuff and got out. If I had made a video about that, it would be great and positive. However, moving to Jordan with your car and household goods, getting the internet, ID and passing customs all the time, is a completely different beast. That's like going to a resort with airport pickup and return and having to get out on your own and manage everything. I'm Canadian, in 2021, Canada was cheap, now, it is crazy expensive... Time changes, and experiences differ.
They need to add parks to amman that was the worst thing not being about to walk in the parks. The government and people are. Bit backwards but the houses are better quality than in the uk and much cheaper. The people are oppressed and only busienss owners can have a good life there. I was surprised how women don’t even work which I found depressing I forgot to add about the scammers there in Jordan especially in Aqaba and Petra.
as a jordanian who recently moved to the usa i’d say the education back home is a lot better and more informative, i finished my senior year here in california and what seniors study is what i studied back in 7-8th grade
I lived in the US for about 5 years on and off. US is 39 in the world in education. So, it makes sense.
He probably already knows it. Jordanians are way way way smarter than Americans lmfao.
But it's not smart to compare your education to America's in the first place.
Most people In jordan speak English In different levels however they're not obligated to be fluent .I have visited France before and most people didn't speak a word in English!
You are absolutely correct. I'm French Canadian and I think it is sad that in Quebec a lot of people don't speak English when it is the national language in Canada. And if I make a Pros/Cons about Quebec, I would mention that. It is okay for barbers or taxi drivers in Jordan not to speak English. But, a customs officer, security at the airport or someone at the tourist? NO, and they should never have been hired.
As a Jordanian, I know for a fact that not everything you said in your video is correct. Yes, Jordan is not a paradise but compared to a lot of other countries, I'm still lucky to be in Jordan. I agree that there are things in Jordan that need to be improved just like any other country even Canada. About many Jordanians do not speak English, and this is not even close to the truth. Excuse our manner of speaking, our mother tongue is Arabic which we are very proud of. In fact, we have the advantage over you as we speak your language and you didn't speak ours. English is not a measure of intelligence - it is a language.
I have never said that Jordanians are not smart. As a Canadian that speak French. I have no problem traveling anywhere. But, if an English speaker tells me that in Quebec City, he can't get around in English and people make no effort to speak with him in English, I will have to agree. Even though I don't like it. Jordan has a lot of good points and I have mentioned them. BUT, everytime I have dealt with the government, the police, the military and customs it has been frustrating experiences. That's my reality and that of others I know.
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@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller In my opinion, you have done excellent video and I appreciate your honesty and highlighting issues for improvement. I also have a question to you. I have the opportunity to work digital remotely, and longing to work in good weather environment, rather than Swedish cold one. I do speak some Arabic as well. I'm thinking of Jordan, Lebanon as they are cheaper to liv in than Dubai. What is your advice to me?
I think you only imagine you can speak English, i have cases with many jordanian people who claimed to speak English and believed it. But they didn't understand nothing, neither they were able to answer. The pride thing is very big issue and it's a big sin also.
Is everyone from Jordan as hypersensitive and easily offended as you are?
I sincerely hope not...
You have been complaining about people not speaking English at least for 20 times !! I don’t like how you make us looks uneducated because of this thing you have been mentioning constantly!!
I am wondering if you even know any Arabic ?
And being able to pronounce Hummus doesn’t mean you speak Arabic 😒😒
As a foreigner, when you move to a country, knowing that you can communicate is important. I would have and did make the same remark about moving to France, Quebec (Canada) or Mainland China. In Tunisia, the people at customs speak French, English and Arabic. Same in Beirut. Why? Because they deal with tourists and foreigners. But, in Amman Airport, staff don't. What's a fact. I'm sorry you feel offended about it.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller nice try coming off as nice from a video full of racism.
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Obada I lived in Jordan for 5 wonderful years, learnt as much Arabic as I could but rarely ever came across this, sadly I don’t mean to be mean but maybe people didn’t want to speak to you, your review is unfounded and everyone took us in, spoke with us, even customs, maybe they didn’t warm to you. Obada fabulous country and all of us, my worldwide friends didn’t want to leave. I still have lots and I mean lots of Jordanian/ Jordanian Palestinian friends I’m in contact weekly, wouldn’t have it any other way 😃
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTravellerbefore you go to any forign country,you have to learn a little about their language,the people who speeks english very lazy to learn others language.
Karen.not worth talking... Me, my wife and kids moved to Jordan, most wonderful time here. so safe, welcoming, great weather, and great people. mann smile, its free
Yes. There are good points. Best villa I ever lived in, people are nice… but for the rest, I have lived in a lot of place that were better. That’s all.
I think you should have stayed in America if you wanted an American life
Nah, I'm American, and I lived in Lebanon for years. It is 10 times better than Jordan.
Haha, maybe he just when for a work not to live, who want to live in those country who dont have fellings from nobody.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller Then go live there?
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller dude you are right but no need to offend people
Im a Jordanian who moved to USA 8 years ago, I would say education in Jordan is very great compared to USA because when I started my high school in US they have to put me in AP classes because all regular courses were too easy for me and for my siblings. as for people not speaking English I believe minority dont speak English since you cant graduate school if you fail English I would say this because I wasnt the best student in english class back when i was in Jordan but when I came to US I didnt have any issues at all and was able to communicate easily. I could see how hard it could be dealing with government workers its frustrating and sad to say but if you dont know an inside person who can make few calls then you expect to wait for long time or get scammed, also sometimes giving worker tips might help but its completely wrong.
Jordan is a very nice country not just because its where im from, i visited multiple countries cant find the hospitality or the love and respect between people anywhere else. I just wish if the government would take care of the people instead of scamming them.
I totally agree. What made me stressed out in Jordan was leaving and returning, as customs was hell and dealing with the government for almost anything. The people themselves were nice.
Just an honest comment:
I think that the reason you have problems is because of YOUR ATTITUDE . You come across as a person FOS
Thanks. I don't agree with the full of shit, but the attitude, I would agree. It is not easy to have to deal with the government and people lying a lot. You have no idea how many times I have complained about something and the Jordanian replied "You have been living in Jordan for 2 years, you should know how it is here already."
You can’t have safe as a Pro and Customs as a Con. Part of the reason Jordan is safe is because of strict customs policy.
To a degree, I would agree with you. But, the problem in Jordan is that customs don't respect their own rules. The day I arrived they took a toy from my kid (casino chips) and I later learned that they sell them in Abdoun. I had a license to fly my drone, but they still stole my drone. Canada has really strict customs, but the rules are the same for everyone and Canada is safe.
They steal that’s why 🤣
If education in Jordan is bad , how come then when our kids join universities in the west, most of them excel ?!! They almost always repeat the same words “ it is easy , we covered it whilst in school” In many cases , children were upgraded to a higher classes for their exceptional academic performance .
Maybe he just means overall. Sometimes a country has good primary, but bad secondary education etc. I live in Canada, and we have really good College/ University level education, but average secondary school education
I am from Jordan and Most of your words are lies A lot to friends from Canada, America, Australia and Britain who visit my country they said that they are safe and stable and there is cultural and civilized diversity and we speak good English and as for your talk about houses their prices are much cheaper than what you mentioned Please don't spread lies about my country even if you stuffed for 3 years in it
First, there is a difference between landing in Jordan, taking a tour to Petra, flying back out, and moving and living in a country. I said that the housing is cheap and amazing, and the price I gave was for my villa in Abdoun at 750 sq. meters. Maybe you should watch the video again. Anyway, that was my option and experience and I stand by it.
you said some good points and some points I think are over-exaggerated. For the language thing, I have lived in Germany for 2 years, the signs, the speaking, anything you will read, the language classes, the newspapers etc... everything was in German not a single English word in sight except cool or great or some generic stuff in ads, even most the people I talked to didn't speak English. I am not saying people in Jordan are experts in English, but I think it is pretty ok for a third world country when you have European countries around that are way worse at English. At least the street signs in Jordan have the English Equivalent of the word (again non In Germany, everything is literally in German, even the people at the foreigners office didn't talk English lol). Regarding the price of things, for you it is cheap, but for our amazing wages we can barely stay alive (and I work in finance and accounting in a very big known firm). Regarding the car mechanics in Jordan, yeah they are pretty much a plague on humanity.
As a Jordanian Jordanian, I appreciate your honesty and experience even if I disagree with some of your points. Keep going man!. It’s rare finding honest videos these days. Good job!
Thanks.
I spent a lot of time in Jordan. Don’t agree with much of anything you’ve said.
And I respect that. Different people, different experiences and perspectives.
I couldn't even continue through the first half of your video. Very judgemental and biased to an American/Canadian point of view and very offensive on so many other topics. E.g you can hardly find Jordanians who speak english? Excuse me what? So every person you spoke to in the street or Jordan in general you managed to ask them their family history to come to this conclusion?
Careem drivers always getting women's number and calling?
No advanced technology??? Compared to what? What exactly were you unable to find?
Bad education? Thats probably something I'll consider before moving to the US not Jordan.
This video is horrible in so many ways.
Im not saying there are no bad things in Jordan, if i would point some things i definitely would and for me career wise is the only thing that has no future. Streets need maintenance etc.
But all in all its definitely not what you are trying to showcase here.
Careem drivers always getting women's number and calling? No, a lot of women I know complain that drivers are 1-staring them and they are booted out of the system
Bad education; yes, compared to other international schools around the world, yes.
No advanced tech compared to North America and Europe. And the taxes on electronic is REALLY high. Do you deny that?
Like I have mentioned at the beginning of the video, it is a matter of perspective. I love Beirut, it has problems, but I liked living there. I'm sure a lot of people don't.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller I dont know which women or 1 person experienced this with one of the nasty drivers but to put it out like a major Jordan issue??? What the hell man!
Also you did NOT mention taxes on technology you said the best you could find is an iphone, sorry but we don't live i a cave.
You experienced one international school and thought it was bad so you also insist on saying all school in jordan are bad? Thats just like trying a bad burger somewhere and saying all burger places are horrible. Please present us with evidence instead of leaving such a horrible example about my country. I dont travel and live places and create content to spark debate and hate for likes and views. This is really sad and i hope one day you will be open minded enough to embrace different cultures and languages. I dont even know why you are still in Jordan.
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Goes to Jordan, eats pork and whines about no english. Typical Karen diplomat
At least you seem to agree the cops and customs are terrible :) You don't like pork? Are you a vegetarian?
I don't like diplomats. I had the unfortunate pairing on a trip with some UN diplomats, some of the whineyest Karens that I left the tour in a taxi couldn't stand being around their constant complaining.
Very useful video thank you 🙏
Am shocked as friends were with this. After living there for 5 wonderful years I can’t believe you lived there, most you have written in my experience just didn’t happen!! Customs s breeze, the country easy to get around as most speak English well. You complain about 70 JD getting out if the country but 4000 a month is fine to pay. To be honest I couldn’t listen to much more, all of my friends loved every minute and we ate fabulous food, shooed for great quality foods etc etc, it’s a Country I would tell everyone to go to, amazing and nothing like you like, sorry personally I’m not sure where you lived!! It wasn’t the Jordan I was in. I will never listen to an account of yours again.
Customs is a breeze if you only have clothes. It is not 70 JD for me and the thousands to others, it is the principle. I lived there 3 years. I have no problem with the population. But, the government, almost all the time. I'm glad you didn't experience that. Now a days, you can only list pros. If you list cons, people get offended. I would rather offend some people, but inform others.
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I came through customs as I said with many cameras, electrical items, wood working machinery, we had 100kg. One suitcase full of food and meat, alcohol etc etc not clothes as we had clothes in our home! You appear to make out that 4000 JD per month us on but here you try and say about the population, we’ll as most if my friends earn’t 250JD a month then writing how cheap a big swanks apartment is, really us a kick in the teeth. Yes the government is a pain with bureaucracy, but what country is it easy, they are all corrupt, even in UK very badly. It’s nit about offending it’s about telling the truth and if us read and believed your review I would never have gone, thank god I’m more of a traveller than tourist to believe this. Sorry no country is perfect but your picture isn’t even half what Jordan is, definitely not to be missed. Some cons but heaps of pros you missed or ignored, a very subjective view,
@@lorrainearnold4087 Customs is a nightmare every time for me. Everything he said has been my experience too.
As a Jordanian living in the country….everything u said is true and it’s very hard to disagree because every point u mentioned happens to Jordanians as well not only tourist besides the English language part we have no problem with it because we already speak the same language…
And when it comes to the negativity from the Jordanians in the comment section here… please ignore because it’s a waste of time 💯💯💯
Thanks. I ignore the ones that says it is all lies, because my visit and is experience is good and bad. I'm in Canada at the moment, where you can't get a 1-bedroom for 2,000$ a month, which I had a huge villa for that price in Abdoun.
Jordanians are very hospitable, warmth and family oriented people. They are helpful in times of needs. You will be surprised that they will try to speak English even those who are not highly educated. Few of them can speak English fluently even without finishing their highschool education. The pride of Jordanians are their medical graduates and that's the reason you find the health care in par with the free world countries. Maybe doctors in Jordan speak more fluent English than you do.
Smoking is an issue. You can ask politely not to smoke in your presence and they will gladly do so.
I hate smoking!
this whole video is giving entitled Westerner who can't afford to live in his home country mooching off the strength of his home currency
Considering we spent about 5,000 JD a month in Amman from housing to food, school etc... I would be happy for the foreigner willing to come to Jordan and spend. Especially considering the poor state of the economy there. I would have made him feel welcome.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller Jesus Christ the entitlement is insane.
Yikes, dude. Shocked someone would live so many places and still have such a backwards way of looking at things. Tell me, how is your Arabic?
As good as your Chinese, I would guess. My guard (Egyptian) was a nice guy. He didn't speak a word of English. Didn't matter, he managed. But, the custom officers that have the power take your stuff without cause should have the basic skill of telling you why. Just a thought.
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I didn't get how the education is worse to girls I am a Jordanian and I never heard of that, people in jordan speak English in different levels and when they keep saying yes it's just they trying to be polite remember that you're in Arabic country where people speak other language and didn't get why there people speak a language better than others with the same education system, about the drone sorry about it but it's a role everyone knows it the can't let everything enters the country couse almost all the country around it in war, entering the car as well, there is Uber and it used more wilder than Kareem if they smoke in the car you can report them also yeah smoking is an issue in Jordan it's the most smoking country but you can't smoke everywhere it's rude. back to English😅 I think almost every sign is written in both languages. as you said the water is limited in Jordan and it's one of the poorest country in water but there's a kinda system for water. there is alot of parks i don't know where you lived in Jordan but there is at least one small park in every neighborhood and there is a parks like Alhussin park to cover big arias (speaking of Amman I don't sure about other cities but of course they're parks) and pools as well.
I see that you have alot with the Police, Security and military, sorry to hear that but if it's happened with you it doesn't mean than Jordanians are oppressed by the gavernment.
Indeed Jordan is not perfect but there are so much things that i heard for the first time about Jordan from you and as i said I'm a Jordanian you should'nt generalize what happened to you as it's a fact.
Thanks for the video, but im having a problem with content accuracy plus meaure judgment you're using to say good or bad, Im living in the US 16 years now, for me the medical part needs a video by it self to highlight the good, I went to the ER last week was hit with bill close to $12,000 over a fire ant bite, I already called 3 doctors in jordan just for general information total cost 500 for that going through ER.
Last but not least, jordan is well known in the region at least in education, despite again the meaures your using.
English doesn't really matter, especially if the is before the was or the opposite nor fluency as long as you can deliver thats what actually matters .
As I have mentioned at the beginning; based on my experience and that was from 2019-2022, maybe now some are better and some are worse.
Would you elaborate on what makes the private schools bad? And why you call the Modern American School the modern Arab school? My understanding is that all instructions are in English.
Also, I'm very confused about your statement on the complete absence of parks... What are you talking about? There are plenty of beautiful parks with large areas to run around, trails, and playgrounds. How did you live in Amman and not know there are parks?
Hello Abassian, for MAS, the primary school head was a woman from Canada and she recommended I take my kid out of the because the education level of the teachers were not international. The gym teacher didn't speak a word of English. The director never send video in English unless in Arabic with subs. All the communications were Arabic first and a lot of parents complain in meetings that they were in Arabic and that people have to translate. I know, I was there for a few of those. ICS and ACS are better. A lot of games, my daughter was not allowed to participate because she was a girl, that's terrible and sends the wrong message.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTravelleryou forgot how they treat feamles, ot is true that they cant do any activity, are they just at home.
@@marcoshuayai3995thats bullcrap that comes from an ignorant racist
There is all girls schools and we can do every thing there
I attended both mixed and all girls schools in the 2000s and we played football together boys and girls in both teams...
So unless the "games" that this youtuber is talking about are "swimming" (which should be segregated, you creep ), i doubt it had anything to do with the way you try to put it you racist , also why not think of the more obvious reason the PA teacher seperating girls and boys in sport time ? Everyone does it around the world most of the times , because sports arent mixed you know? Male sports and female sports are segregated for a very good reason
The games i used to play in the activity section were mostly sport related and
As someone from Jordan, I was really surprised to hear you talk about not finding technology in Jordan. After living in Europe, I think Jordan has the same technology available. Maybe you didn't know where to look for it.
I feel bad that you had a tough time with the government here. But, isn't dealing with the government tough everywhere? Maybe not understanding the language well made it even harder.
I get why you're upset about your drone, but remember, Jordan has to be really careful because of threats from terrorists. That's why there are strict rules.
Also, I'm from Jordan and speak English well, just like many of my friends. Actually, in Jordan, we use English a lot in universities. Compared to people in France or Spain, you might find more English speakers here. But, it's true that it's harder to find English speakers in government jobs since those don't pay much and don't ask for high qualifications.
Thanks for the video!
there are many public parks in Amman a good one is King hussein Parks
10 km from Abdoun... I had 5 parks within walking distance from my house with 3 public pools when I was a kid.
in Abdoun you have the housing Bank Park and the japanese Park :)@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller
Speaking from 15 years of experience, the customs are far easier than those in the UK, Canada and the US. I think maybe it’s to do with a privileged attitude. You come across as a bit of an entitled westerner
Sorry to say, but you got tricked on monthly car wash price, its 10jds per month too 😃 Excellent point on water that needs to be discussed over and over again! Most people in Jordan do speak english! Even small little convenience store sales man spoke english to me, customs, central intelligence and other governmental places speak little to conversational english, however they can choose not to , to make your life harder , just because they didn't like your attitude. Happened to me ones, but since i also spoke Arabic back to them confronting them them , they switched to English at passport control at the airport. But in general , comparing to allot of countries Jordanians do speak English !
Regarding education - there are exceptional national academics who had ONLY governmental school education, the problem not with the system, it's with the kids wanting to learn, those who want to study can easily excel. Just saying that "teachers are local" doesnt justify your point about the educational system in private schools. Regarding your drone, it's known for obvious reasons, that drones arent allowed . And while you were told that the location or your drone is unknown, they actually know exactly where your drone is 🙂 and probably started to use it for their purposes . Thank you for this video, the truth is , if you didnt have to deal with the government, and had some real Jordanian friends they would have showed you the beauty and hospitality of Jordan! As a Ukrainian living here for 12 years, i have experienced all kind of mistreatment due to my origin, as well as having a solid group of wonderful Jordanian friends have dimmed all negative parts that i have experienced. And im studying physiotherapy at University of Jordan, where to your surprise - ALL professors are PhD and Local 🙂 The Degree is tough, diverse , up to date and comprehensive, as well as internationally recognised. I had a few choices for where to study Physio, and chose this Uni due to it's high quality and excellent english , medical degree is purely in English in Jordan.
That's okay. My guard was doing it two times a week for 70 JD a month (including the rest of the services for the building. Foreigners always have to pay more in places were prices are not fix. That's normal.
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I’m a Jordanian living in the USA for over 23 years now. I used to care a lot about what visitors and foreigners think about Jordan when they visited or lived there. Now I can care less about your experiences. After living in the US and a couple of other European countries there are many similarities to 3rd world countries especially public schools. So if you don’t like Jordan just don’t go. We will be ok without your dumb video.
You can't know before you go and my video is rather balanced. A lot of things I lived and a few I didn't. At least in Jordan you don't school shooting like in the US. There, I said something positive about the schools. More, the buildings are amazing. I just complain about what was thought.
I like your forthright style very much.
Thanks. I try to tell it as I experienced it.
Maybe people didn't like your attitude
I can't imagine myself work or even speak with you
So I excuse them for that
And how do you get good medical care and hospital and bad schools and teachers in the same country?
How tf can you tell if someone is Jordanian or Palestinian?
Most of the doctors I have used in Jordan had been trained abroad (US, Canada, UAE etc.) You can tell someone is a Palestine by the accent when they speak English, it is light and the English is good. I thin UNRWA schools are better.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller you can't tell by the accent because the the accent is different from city to another one
You can hear 3 accents and both Palestinians and Jordanian can have any of those accents
And Amman has it's own accent because people are from all over the region
And fun fact about Jordan females are more educated than males because their schools are better less problems and easier to control
Learn the local language instead of behaving like „I am a diplomat“. I mean who cares what you are
I move every 18 months, I have done my best to learn Arabic, but it is a really hard language to learn. Also, I would say the same about Quebec french only in some areas.
You should make a seperate video on what you can't bring into jordan
Two points…international schools are superb, not sure what your experience was with our education system but our schools consistently perform much better than the international median. I went to school in Jordan and university in the UK, it was a piece of cake in comparison.
Not sure what hospital you went to but I’ve never seen anyone smoking at a hospital
I do agree on the officials not understanding rules though
I know that ACS is really good, but MAS was not and even the lower school director told me if I could, I should move my kid to other school. The hospital I use to go to was amazing, but Arab Medical Center, I saw a lot of people smoke in the officers. In the government building, it is everywhere. Jordan was better than a lot of other countries I have lived in, but still, that is what I have experienced.
your so wrong cannot agree with you on anything.
Not even that Jordan is a desert and hot in the summer? Ah wow. Thanks for watching.
Dude says Jordan is at the stone age buddy look at your haircut and what you're wearing gosh you look like a serial killer from the 70's 😂
God !
Thanks for the video
You are welcome, Joseph.
Most of customs things you mentioned are true, but on the other hand, you have to get down from your ivory tower, and lose the diplomat attitude of being better then locals, thinking they are all seeking your visa.. Also lose the the serial killer psycho hair cut
It is not better, it is international agreements. Imagine a Jordanian arriving in Canada or US, and being told he can't do something, what is clearly allowed for diplomats in Jordan. He would be rightly mad. Right?
I think you can't just live anywhere Bec you take with you your western mentality. No public parks? I was just there last year..so many places to go to watch people doing live musical performance, ..limited English? I went through the customs and almost everyone speak English..and please do not emphasize Filipino maid..the truth there are other Maida but you singled out Filipino as if they are they are the only ones deserving to work as maids..half.of what you said is b. S.!
I mentioned Filipinas because I had many around the world and they are the best and the most honest. I also lived in the Philippines and have a friends there. As I have mentioned also, it is all a matter of perceptive. I found the housing great and cheap. A lot will say it is expensive.
It wouldn't take much to fix your style. You icon photo for your channel is where you should be heading. Cut the hair, wash it more often, start using rogaine and finasteride and you could bounce back. Laser eye surgery would be good too.
Can't do laser, sadly. Use a hat as a style item lol But, make more videos and be constant is my problem.
All bad good things you said 100% right agree and yes because Jordanians are tribals that's our issue I guess it's the only problem that if it solved everything else will be solved ...
Thanks. I liked Jordan. My biggest problem was my interaction with all the government branches.
I’ve lived in Amman for the past 15 years, and never have I faced any of the problems you claim to have. I think the major problems you faced was caused by you.
Again, as I have mentioned, it is all matter of perspertive. If you are rich, medical care is great in the US, if not, you are screwed. I'm glad you are having it easy in Jordan. I'm in Montreal at moment, and there is a lot of stuff that I miss from Amman, and others I don't.
vr pc technology stone age ? where did u live ? in a cave in middle of the desert ? with my all respect the video lacks experience i have vr 3k usd pc 1.5k laptop latest stuff lol there are a million places to get these stuff city center, smart buy, GameStop, most wanted in downtown etc like thousands of stores mate lolz about customs u gotta read the rules before u travel jordan is a country that has many strict rules about stuff coming from outside especially electronics btw, all u can get back but apperantly u didnt give it an effort cant blame them coz ur walkie talkie look like microphone reallly looks like a bomb thingy lolz they are very strick bcs alot of shit happent earlier in the country
Only Palestinians in Jordan can speak English whilst Jordanians cannot😂?! The most freakish comment I've ever heard. C'mone dude.
I didn't say that. I said that most of the times. What I met a guy that spoke English, it was a safe bet to assume he was likely a Palestian. Sorry, but I had to deal with the goverment (ministries, customs and military) and I have rarely met anyone that spoke English.
Appreciate your blunt opinion. These things do occur. It seems they occurred with you a little too often. One thing I didn't get thou, what did you mean when u said Palestinians spoke English but not Jordanians? I mean how did you know, there are about half a million Palestinians in the country
It happened to me more often because I travelled in and out of the country about 10 times when I was there. That almost everytime I might someone that spoke good English and I asked if they were Jordanian, they told me no, that they were Palestinians. Come on, at MAS the gym teacher and the director of the school didn't speak English. In an "international school." I'm from French-Canada, I'm ashamed that a lot of my follow Quebecers don't speak English. BUT, don't they can't get jobs in the tourist industry, police or customs. Because they have to deal with people! That's all I'm saying.
@@MarioStingerPerpetualTraveller Most of the jordanians in Jordan are actually Palestinians, I'm a Jordanian originally Palestinian so those people you asked are probably jordanians who are originally Palestinian lol, but I'm surprised the Jordanians u dealt with didn't speak English fluently as most Jordanians know a decent amount of English
50 JDs a month for washing the car twice a week,..you got scammed man I pay 8.
For 50 JD, he went to pay my bills (water, electricity), take water to the villa and wash the car (outside). He was a good guy nonetheless.
Next time do like everyone else does, first do all of your pros and then all of your cons, the way you did it was too confusing, thumbs down.
Noted, I'll try that. I just felt that.
Pros - its stable
Cons - هذا اردن
I betcha this is a guy who walks around New York bitching about someone not speaking English, while he expects to have Murica in Urdun. Just the way he phrases things...most people are good to deal with, I HAVE TO ADMIT.
Don't like it, don't live there, then.
Dude there are multiple national parks in jordan, wtf are you talking about. do some research plz and don't spread misinformation.
I know about the national parks. I was referring to parks and pools for kids. None of those in Abdoun, I can tell you that
@6:58 min did u ever bring kinder suprice to usa its same ohh Dangerous 🙄🙄🙄
Guns good, Kinder eggs bad.
Wow! Shame on you! You are a diplomat and you talk about Jordanians so badly!
Seriously? It is pros and cons. I have praises a lot of things and I have told my perspective on others. I understand that it is not easy to hear people disliking your country. But, it doesn't make it less true for the people that have experienced it. I love skiing and I speak French. If you make a video says that Canada is bloody cold and that people in Quebec City only speak French. I would respect that, because it would be true for you.
Thank you. I find your video very accurate and informative. As may be i ll must to move from EU as attacks on muslims are on the raise i am doing research on Jordan for some years. You are the most accurate.
I had some work to their embassy and it was very bad experience. Rude people.
If there is anything I have learned from this comment section its that Jordanians seem pretty oversensitive...
Im trying to flee that in my own country, I dont want to have to deal with that just in a different language...
Does anyone have a backbone anymore?
If you think the comments here are made by oversensitive. Don't look at them in review for Jamaican review. I think I became enemy #1 in the country for a month. :)
Away from the content . Man, you have to work on your videos. You speak very slowly, I had to speed up the video in order to feel you are speaking in a normal speed. Also, the coherence and arrangement in your speech is almost non-existens. It seems that you were angry from Jordan and its people and everything in it, and decided to open the camera and speak whatever comes to your mind at that moment,You were literally jumping from a point to another in no order. In addition the video is unnecessarily long, as you repeat the point more than once.
To add more when people decide to film this type of videos, they attach it with pictures, videos, and stories from their own experiences, not from the Internet, and stories from other people, as you did with Kareem’s story.
You mentioned that you visited a number of countries, and based on that, I assume that you should know that when you decide to visit/ live in any country, you must review its laws ! As Jordan is one of the countries that does not allow the use of drones unless there is a security clearance!So it's not about you as an individual!
If you lived even for a short period in Jordan, you would know that living in it is possible for everyone, as all options are available there, so it remains your decision and budget that you want to live with.
House and car rents are not expensive for expatriates, in addition there are many tourist and archaeological sites there, and there are always events in Amman such as concerts by local artists or art exhibitions in partnership with language institutes and universities.
And are you talking about the educational level in schools? while you judge the cultural level of individuals by the extent of their skill in speaking English? Oh man you lost me there!
In addition, the largest number of people there speak English well not perfect but not as bad as you mentioned, especially in tourist places.
Looks like you were in a Jordan other than the one I know.
Finally you should know that the world and countries are different from your country and the difference is what makes a place special.
Thanks for spending the time to write all that, it is truly appreciated for the rate of speech. I had complaints from people that I was speaking too fast. So, I "fixed" that. I guess maybe I shouldn't have. I always listen to videos at 1.75 or 2x.
Concepts are nice, but if you have a kid, it doesn't help you. It is not like there are parks, pools, zoos or other activities for them. Also, I was in Jordan for the entire COVID pandemic. That might have been a problem.
I have to disagree with you on one point. The English and the services or lack thereof with the government. I visited Jordan in 2015; did the tourist stuff and got out. If I had made a video about that, it would be great and positive.
However, moving to Jordan with your car and household goods, getting the internet, ID and passing customs all the time, is a completely different beast. That's like going to a resort with airport pickup and return and having to get out on your own and manage everything.
I'm Canadian, in 2021, Canada was cheap, now, it is crazy expensive... Time changes, and experiences differ.
Jordan is a 3rd world country
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They need to add parks to amman that was the worst thing not being about to walk in the parks. The government and people are. Bit backwards but the houses are better quality than in the uk and much cheaper. The people are oppressed and only busienss owners can have a good life there. I was surprised how women don’t even work which I found depressing I forgot to add about the scammers there in Jordan especially in Aqaba and Petra.