Sanaa - Post Report Question and Answers
What have been the highlights of your time in this country? Best trips or experiences?
The amazing weather, the nicest people in the world. People are completely open and willing to talk about anything honestly, makes for great work as an FSO, makes it easy to make friends as an EFM. - May 2016
Nothing, maybe getting moved to an hotel. - Jun 2014
The Yemeni people are among my favorite in the World. Yes, they are poor and there is not too much education, but they are extremely kind, helpful and respectful of foreigners, be it western or not. I will miss the Yemeni people very much. They maintain the best traditions and codes of honor from thousands of years of Arabic/Islamic traditions, that people in the Gulf (saudis, Emiratis, etc.) have simply lost. If you are respectful and kind to the Yemenis, you will make friends for life and they will protect you at all costs. Unfortunately, western policies toward Yemen are not clear and the western media greatly exaggerates the situation in Yemen. Yes, AQAP exists in Yemen, but most Yemenis hate extremism. - Apr 2011
