Does anyone from Y!A live in Yemen currently? If so Can I ask you some quesitons?
How would you describe your life in Yemen? Please only answer if you're from or lived there.
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In a recent study carried out by Mercer consulting (www.mercerhr.com) measuring the overall quality of life, Yemen was ranked among Congo and Iraq as the worst fifth country in the world, dropping one place from 2003. The study also marked Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, the world’s fifth least attractive capital for expatriates and investments. Along with the World Bank’s warning of the collapse of Yemen’s Economic reforms, Yemenis are experiencing the worst standards of living in the country’s recent history. The survey examined the availability of consumer goods, the economic environment (currency exchange regulations, banking services, etc.), housing standards, health services, the natural environment, the political and social environment, public services and transportation, recreation facilities, schools and education. When analyzing the case of Yemen, blame must be given to the successive government officials, who took charge of the country’s affairs during the last four decades. They are responsible. It is those crooked officials who have caused our country to go down hill over the years. With their endless greed and desire to maintain their power for as long as possible, and with their shortsightedness and very limited understanding of the demands of the changing world, those individuals have consistently used bad approaches to tackle Yemen’s problems. Above all, they have blocked the way to new ideas, qualified people and efficient systems that might have undermined their selfish thirst for power. They are directly responsible for the mess we are in today, and for leading Yemen to such a shameful rank among other nations in terms of corruption and the quality of life. They can now rest assured that they have indeed succeeded in putting Yemen among the worst places to live and have contributed to the virtual economic collapse. Yet, their conscience seems to have died and they are yet to know what they did wrong. All signals point to the need for some serious overhaul in our system, and if our officials keep on ignoring the need for serious change, then this foreseen economic catastrophe might unfortunately be inevitable, and could make anything positive in the future ‘too little, too late’.
