I find the difference in opinions of all the Cilicia.com loggers to be very valuable. We have all come here for different reasons and I have briefly stated my reasons in my first log.
Although some logs might sound quite negative to some readers, we really have to see why those opinions exist and how to deal with them. Not necessarily by cutting up the loggers that have had these unfortunate experiences, but to figure out a way to rectify these problems so they don't happen again.
In reference to my last log, I have this to say:
I think it is negative to say "All the restaurants in Yerevan suck, they will never change so they might as well shut down. The whole country will never change so we might as well give up!". A great number of Armenians with that attitude exist out there, as well as here.
If, on the other hand, you go to two restaurants within a matter of a few weeks, and in one place you find not one, not two, but THREE greasy penile or vaginal PUBIC hairs in your pizza - and the waitress doesn't care; and in the other restaurant you bite into your 0.5cm thick burger and find it oozing with red bacterial blood - and the patron doesn't see the problem....should complaining be viewed as a negative or a positive thing?
Or, is it better not to bring these issues up to the employees or employers of these establishments, just bury our heads in the sand, and pray to God we don't get a body hair or an even more vile item in our food, pray the salmonella is cooked out of ours burgers, but continue to take our chances and chow down. All because we don't want to be considered negative.
If you like the standards of a third world country, then keep silent. If you want progression and a decent level of comfort and even more importantly health, like I do, then speak up!
I haven't come here expecting another Toronto, but I'm hoping that my POSITIVE comments, which I have learned in Canada, will help better this country. Of course I can just cook at home for the rest of my life here, but what happens if all these restaurants shut down because they served food that killed someone? And what about the jobs of the employees and the money they bring into our economy? Is it right for me to say that Toronto's Restaurant Inspection Blitz and LA's Restaurant Grading Systems were the proper things to do? Or is that my North American mind filtering the wrong attitude into Armenia?
More info at www.restaurant.org
On a much lighter note, Yerevan is looking so pretty these days. Back in Toronto, almost everybody suffers from so-called S.A.D. this time of the year. The city gets dark, everybody gets cranky, and it feels like the cold lasts for months and months. But yet, the sun still shines in Yerevan and apparently the snow on the ground doesn't last for too long. Plus, these spastic Armenian drivers look like they're in slow motion these past few days. I've heard great stories about the Christmas and New Years holidays in Armenia and I'm really looking forward to it. I will write about it soon and hopefully get a pic or two for you guys to see.
Can we now move on to the next topic?
Although some logs might sound quite negative to some readers, we really have to see why those opinions exist and how to deal with them. Not necessarily by cutting up the loggers that have had these unfortunate experiences, but to figure out a way to rectify these problems so they don't happen again.
In reference to my last log, I have this to say:
I think it is negative to say "All the restaurants in Yerevan suck, they will never change so they might as well shut down. The whole country will never change so we might as well give up!". A great number of Armenians with that attitude exist out there, as well as here.
If, on the other hand, you go to two restaurants within a matter of a few weeks, and in one place you find not one, not two, but THREE greasy penile or vaginal PUBIC hairs in your pizza - and the waitress doesn't care; and in the other restaurant you bite into your 0.5cm thick burger and find it oozing with red bacterial blood - and the patron doesn't see the problem....should complaining be viewed as a negative or a positive thing?
Or, is it better not to bring these issues up to the employees or employers of these establishments, just bury our heads in the sand, and pray to God we don't get a body hair or an even more vile item in our food, pray the salmonella is cooked out of ours burgers, but continue to take our chances and chow down. All because we don't want to be considered negative.
If you like the standards of a third world country, then keep silent. If you want progression and a decent level of comfort and even more importantly health, like I do, then speak up!
I haven't come here expecting another Toronto, but I'm hoping that my POSITIVE comments, which I have learned in Canada, will help better this country. Of course I can just cook at home for the rest of my life here, but what happens if all these restaurants shut down because they served food that killed someone? And what about the jobs of the employees and the money they bring into our economy? Is it right for me to say that Toronto's Restaurant Inspection Blitz and LA's Restaurant Grading Systems were the proper things to do? Or is that my North American mind filtering the wrong attitude into Armenia?
More info at www.restaurant.org
On a much lighter note, Yerevan is looking so pretty these days. Back in Toronto, almost everybody suffers from so-called S.A.D. this time of the year. The city gets dark, everybody gets cranky, and it feels like the cold lasts for months and months. But yet, the sun still shines in Yerevan and apparently the snow on the ground doesn't last for too long. Plus, these spastic Armenian drivers look like they're in slow motion these past few days. I've heard great stories about the Christmas and New Years holidays in Armenia and I'm really looking forward to it. I will write about it soon and hopefully get a pic or two for you guys to see.
Can we now move on to the next topic?
posted by Der Hova at 2:00 AM
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