Shame on you “Brits Abroad”
I’M writing to admit that I’m embarrassed by the way so many “ex pats” insist on behaving as if they can teach Turkish Cypriots how to run their own affairs,
I think that the way in which the authorities here have managed the current crisis should be a source of shame for those “Brits abroad” who still insist on trying to convince us all that WE can teach the TRNC how they should run their country,
I think it’s fair to say that a comparison (population adjusted) of the deaths in the TRNC compared to those in the UK would confirm that the government here are CONSIDERABLY more qualified than the government of the UK to handle their own affairs.
Still though, we are exhorted by those who were “small fish in a big pond” in the UK and now consider themselves a “big fish in a small pond” here in the TRNC. I, personally, have considerable “qualifications” in the UK, (and “rank” too as a matter of fact). That though is of NO consequence at all in this country. I would NEVER dream of attempting to teach the authorities here how to do their job, especially as they seem to be doing a far better job than the (supposedly) superior Government of the UK whose record currently seems to me to be
ABYSMAL.
I will not quote my “rank” (doubly outlined) or my academic qualifications (suitably enhanced and magnified). I will merely say that I consider myself privileged to live in acountry where I don’t need to “enhance” my professional standing in order to “increase my personal standing in the community”. I am content to trust the authorities here to guide us through various crises without the need for me to teach them their job.
I won’t say they never make mistakes, we’re all human, but currently I think it would be invidious to say anything other than that they have done us all proud,
AND KEPT US SAFE. I thank the government of the TRNC for their handling of the problem. There may be many ways in which the TRNC could be run more efficiently and effectively but, AT PRESENT I have nothing but praise for the way in which they run their administration.
I would add that the management of the current crisis has “benefited “us all but at a high cost to those citizens who have borne the burden of loss of income during the crisis and I would like to say that “our safety” has been at a high cost to those people and I think we should all acknowledge their sacrifice for our protection.
Paul Rogers, Lapta