# I have a new neighbor and I do not like him **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 24, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848 "2003-04-24T14:16:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/81 "2003-07-17T08:19:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Collounsbury \* > Not much in for the US gangsta stuff. All is forgiven. The trouble I find with US rap is that I’m able to kinda follow what’s being said, so when I try to I get horribly lost and mishear things. Same trouble with arias and such things in a language I understand. I try to hear the words instead of listening to the whole piece. Any rap in another language would be indecipherable if spoken as fast as I’d expect it to be, so there’s no issue there of actually trying to comprehend it as opposed to just existing in its general vicinity. I see I have made a rather interesting parallel here… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/82 "2003-07-17T08:22:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tamerlane \* > \*\*_French_ rap? > > _shudder_ > > Okay, I’m finally on board - ban his ass :p. > > - Tamerlane \*\* Did I say French Rap? Nooooo. I said francophone rap. MC Solaar, e.g. Damn good stuff, e.g. La concubine de L’hémogolbine: [http://www.paroles.net/chansons/13224.htm](http://www.paroles.net/chansons/13224.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/83 "2003-07-17T15:45:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ferrous \* > \*\*Y’know, I think there’s potential for a pretty good joke in there about “Latin rap” (Latin the language, not the ethnicity), but I’m not knowledgeable enough in either Latin or rap to make it. Anybody? \*\* I can’t think of any jokes about Latin rap, but I’m quite fond of these folks, and have a CD of theirs in my Walkman right now: [http://www.fulanito.com/](http://www.fulanito.com/) Check out “Guallando,” the first song on “El Hombre Más Famoso de la Tierra.” Great way to wake up in the morning; I play it a lot while commuting. And if you know enough Spanish and appreciate a little man-bashing, there’s a hilarious cut about lying, cheating scumbags and how to treat them on “Americanizao,” which got quite a bit of play on Latin stations last summer, but the exact title escapes me at the moment. And you’re slacking, **Colloounsbury.** What, you didn’t get any phone numbers from the security guys for me? I do so love a Chechen in uniform. But if you really want to hear hilarious rap, check out the Russian stuff. Pushkin would roll over in his grave. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/84 "2003-07-17T17:19:56Z")
Oh, and I might add that IME you were wise not to antagonize the security folks; the last thing anyone needs or wants is a heavily armed, pissed-off Chechen. There’s quite a North Caucasian warrior tradition. If you read any of the following (especially the Gammer), you will see why one should not piss off a Chechen or Dagestani: Allen, W.E.D., and Muratoff, Paul. Caucasian Battlefields: A History of the Wars on the Turco-Caucasian Border, 1828-1921. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, England, 1953. Broxup, Marie Bennigsen (ed.) The North Caucasus Barrier: The Russian Advance towards the Muslim World. Hurst & Company: London, 1992. Gammer, Moshe. Muslim Resistance to the Tsar: Shamil and the Conquest of Chechnia and Dagestan. Frank Cass c/o International Specialized Book Services, Inc.: Portland, Oregon, 1994. I’m also quite fond of Yo’av Karny’s _Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory_; really gives one a flavor of North Caucasian culture, and as Karny is a journalist rather than a historian, it’s a quick and enjoyable read. [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0374528128/ref%3Dpd\_gw\_qpt\_3/102-4540483-3864110](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0374528128/ref%3Dpd%5Fgw%5Fqpt%5F3/102-4540483-3864110) OK, time to stop being a geek and return to the Huddled Masses… ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/85 "2003-07-18T01:34:47Z")
Do you live in Bahrain? ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/86 "2003-07-18T23:04:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Collounsbury \* > **… The new woman I saw and presume is the VIP’s daughter, perhaps I can start annoying her with bad pick up lines so they will flee the neighborhood…** There’s no need to take it out on Chelsea… ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/87 "2003-07-18T23:29:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by luluBahrain \* > \*\*Do you live in Bahrain? \*\* He lives in Amman. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/88 "2003-07-18T23:39:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\*He lives in Amman. \*\* Amman, Jordan? Ooh, **col** , have you ever met Queen Rania? She’s a hottie! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/89 "2003-07-20T14:12:23Z")
Yes. She’s also deeply unpopular, however. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/90 "2003-07-20T15:59:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Collounsbury \* > \*\*Sorry about that, although I largely listen to Latin and Rai, and Francophone rap. Not much in for the US gangsta stuff. \*\* Holy crap, I never marked you for an MC Solar fan. _Bouge de la!_ ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/91 "2003-07-20T17:18:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Collounsbury \* > \*\*Yes. She’s also deeply unpopular, however. \*\* Really? Why? The western media seems to like her (humanitarian work, and all that). Or does that have something to do with it? Is she seen as too westernized or something? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/92 "2003-07-20T18:35:29Z")
People! The correct response is **Slim Whitman** , played at high volume at 4am. Hell, it worked in _Mars Attacks!_ Just be sure to warn your other neighbors. Oh, and find some kind of weed killer/pesticide thing, the kind that you attach to your hose. Make sure it’s the kind that ruins car paint. Then insist on spraying that section of the lawn every time he parks there. ---
**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/93 "2003-07-20T19:04:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*May I ask if Mr. Neighbour is a member of the government of your host country, or of a different country/organisation? \*\* From my experince the fact that he owns a car with a single digit license plate means he is either a minister or a general or perhaps goven C.s possible location maybe a prince of some description. The way I’d handle it would be to complain to the man personally about the bodyguards in a way that does not lay the blame on the VIP (infact I’d usually try to go over the head of the man if he was really bothering me but I doubt this is an option in this case). ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/94 "2003-07-21T01:19:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Exgineer \* > \*\*I’m just mystified by the blue camo. > > What in hell are they trying to blend in with? \*\* That was my first thought too. Perhaps the backyard carp pond? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/95 "2003-07-21T06:40:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ferrous \* > \*\*Really? Why? > > The western media seems to like her (humanitarian work, and all that). Or does that have something to do with it? Is she seen as too westernized or something? \*\* (a) Palestinian origin. (b) Too liberal. © The Western Media love her. Not long ago, (2 years?) there was a football match where the East Bankers started chanting, “Abdullah, Divorce her” Ugly. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/96 "2003-07-21T06:42:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MC Master of Ceremonies \* > From my experince the fact that he owns a car with a single digit license plate means he is either a minister or a general or perhaps goven C.s possible location maybe a prince of some description. Head Honcho. Nice plate too, Number 2. > [@](#): > > The way I’d handle it would be to complain to the man personally about the bodyguards in a way that does not lay the blame on the VIP (infact I’d usually try to go over the head of the man if he was really bothering me but I doubt this is an option in this case). Security. Well gone now, so back to peaceful times. WEF was a pain though. Oh yes, the blue camo is simply a uniform, means internal security org. The nice boys… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/97 "2003-07-21T06:44:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chimera \* Then insist on spraying that section of the lawn every time he parks there. This is not a part of the world with lawns. ---
**Author:** ![Publius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@Publius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Publius)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/98 "2003-07-21T07:39:33Z")
Are we allowed to play Guess The Neighbor? I’d like to put a vote down for Nuraddin Hashad. ---
**Author:** ![Publius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@Publius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Publius)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/99 "2003-07-21T07:46:51Z")
Okay, I probably should have spelled his name closer to Nur Ad-Diin. Nour Al-Deen maybe? Live and learn. I’m probably showing my ignorance by assuming that someone that high up in the Arab League would plop down in Amman for a few months, but oh well. Is it at least someone from the League? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-new-neighbor-and-i-do-not-like-him/170848/100 "2003-07-21T13:09:42Z")
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