Baghdad

A friend who came back from "Iraq" said: Iraq is beautiful now, which is very suitable for "fat people" who want to lose weight. He is a good example.

My friend's words confused me and I didn't know what it meant.

On March 6, 20 18, a friend who was a chef in a restaurant was lured by the high salary of others, so he quit his job in China and flew to Iraq.

I worked as a chef in a Chinese restaurant in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, with an annual salary of $50,000, including round-trip air tickets (of course, I have to work for two years, during which I can't return to China. At first, my friends hesitated. After all, the place they went to was not safe. But in the end, friends still couldn't stand the temptation of high salary, and the dollar overcame the fear. Considering that some bosses dare to open restaurants in Iraq, it shows that safety is still guaranteed. Besides, I'm a chef and I'm not going anywhere. What's the danger?

baghdad airport

In fact, to put it bluntly, danger is not the main thing, but the charm of money! 50 thousand dollars a year, that is, 350 thousand RMB, and his hard work in domestic restaurants does not exceed 654.38+10 thousand a year.

My friend has been away for two years. During this period, he talked little about anything but peace, and said nothing about his situation in Iraq. The only thing I can know is that he is still safe, and the boss has not gone back on his promise of annual salary, that's all!

On July 8, a friend called him back. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw him at the airport. Two years ago, my friend was a typical fat man, with a height of 1.72 and a weight of 8 1kg. Today, two years later, his visual height has not changed, and his weight is 60 kg at most. Like a bamboo pole, it is hard to believe that his friend has lost so much weight.

Embassy of Baghdad, USA

A friend is someone who can lie down without sitting and sit without standing. Coupled with his work, it is not difficult to be fat and thin, especially as a friend.

But who would have thought! After only two years in Iraq, I changed from a big fat man to a thin bamboo pole. I don't believe that he lost weight by exercising himself. He has never lost weight in China. Is it possible in that place?

The hotel where my friend works in Baghdad is located in the center of Baghdad, along the Tigris River, which is an area heavily guarded by the United States and Iraq, referred to as the Green Zone. The Iraqi government, parliament, American embassy in Iraq and other important institutions and organs are all concentrated on this 4 square kilometers of land, and the surrounding areas are heavily guarded. This is the safest place in Iraq and the most unsafe place. It is safe because there used to be American soldiers, with strict control, many prevention and control, and many sentries. It is not safe because it is often attacked by anti-American armed forces.

The hotel where my friend works is located in this green area. At present, the Iraqi government is responsible for most of the prevention and control of the Green Zone, and the US military is mainly responsible for its own security and assisting Iraqi soldiers.

The friend said: "Although the security situation in Iraq has improved in recent years, it is not like in previous years. However, terrorist attacks, shootings and explosions are still very frequent. "

Just say that during his two years in Iraq, he can't remember how many shots he fired and how many times he exploded. The last time, less than 30 meters from the hotel where he worked, a rocket landed nearby, destroying a house, causing great casualties, because it was night when he first arrived in Baghdad (a family of six was miserable), and he couldn't sleep all night because there were gunshots and explosions all the time. Every time, he felt that something was going to happen. The nerves are always tense. As soon as there was movement, his first thought was to get under the bed. Many times he felt that he had collapsed.

He said he wanted to come back, but the thought of signing the agreement with his boss lost his mind.

He didn't expect that he could persist in Iraq for two years. He said it was good to be home. He didn't sleep well in Iraq for two years, and he was on tenterhooks all day. He only has one wish now, to have a good sleep.

A friend said, "People only know the value of peace after experiencing war." If the country is strong and peaceful!

Although there are still terrorist attacks in Iraq today, compared with previous years, Iraq has been much calmer, the law and order has been greatly improved, and Iraq has become more and more beautiful.

"No news is good news." I haven't seen anything about Iraq from the media for a long time. I wish Iraq, as my friend said, more and more beautiful.