Yes, I like women and I’m happy to state that publickly!

Since my arrival to Scotland I have changed the way I think about many things particularly my perception of women has changed.

As a person from a country where women are not respected, where they have stereotypes thrown at their faces all the time, where sayings such as ‘ a woman off the cart easier for the horses’ are still used on a daily basis, I was always of the opinion that women were not the ‘interesting’ prt of the human race and I always preferred the male company, simply because my own opinions have been based on the things I had observed and heard around me. Also, all of the women around me seemed to accept the roles they had been assigned by the male part of the society and talked about nothing other than house holds, new recipes, cleaning methods and often how fat and ugly one of their female friends got, taking the opportunity as she wasn’t there. All of that they discussed with an air of competition surrounding the conversations. What were they competing for? The title of the best housewife? The most beautiful one? The best lover? All prompted by the so called culture of their country, the comments of their men. The pressure had been put on them from the moment they were born until they were old enough to stop caring…

Since I came to Edinburgh I have met so many women who are not only intelligent but also sure of who they are and confident. Their confidence inspires me and I like… no, I love spending time with them, talking to them about anything and everything and I crave their company. They helped me realise my potential and I learned from them that women can be great interesting friends who do not exist to compete for men’s approval.

I LOVE WOMEN!

P.S. I think I owe it to my significant other – I LOVE YOU, TOO!