Adel Sajan
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He went to, because the telecommunication was cut, the internet, I mean, there was no way to contact your family. So he went to all the people in his buildings and the neighboring buildings and he charged them five dinar. Five dinar would be about... for 60, like about $20 or like $18 for a letter. So he would charge about $20 per letter.
He went to, because the telecommunication was cut, the internet, I mean, there was no way to contact your family. So he went to all the people in his buildings and the neighboring buildings and he charged them five dinar. Five dinar would be about... for 60, like about $20 or like $18 for a letter. So he would charge about $20 per letter.
He went to, because the telecommunication was cut, the internet, I mean, there was no way to contact your family. So he went to all the people in his buildings and the neighboring buildings and he charged them five dinar. Five dinar would be about... for 60, like about $20 or like $18 for a letter. So he would charge about $20 per letter.
He collected a hundred letters for people to send them back to their home that, hey, I'm alive. And then he would take those hundred letters, drive through, you know, some war-torn area, go to the other side and deliver the letters. And then eventually the, you know, the Indian embassy found out and like, what the hell are you doing? You can't do this. You know, it's not safe.
He collected a hundred letters for people to send them back to their home that, hey, I'm alive. And then he would take those hundred letters, drive through, you know, some war-torn area, go to the other side and deliver the letters. And then eventually the, you know, the Indian embassy found out and like, what the hell are you doing? You can't do this. You know, it's not safe.
He collected a hundred letters for people to send them back to their home that, hey, I'm alive. And then he would take those hundred letters, drive through, you know, some war-torn area, go to the other side and deliver the letters. And then eventually the, you know, the Indian embassy found out and like, what the hell are you doing? You can't do this. You know, it's not safe.
He's like, it's worth two grand. Let's go. Literally. Yeah. And then he started selling oil on the streets in Kuwait. And then he's like, you know, he's pure hustling. I love it. And then so one of the Iraqi soldiers came and he's like, how much? And my dad's like, five dinar. For what? For the oil, whatever he was buying. And so the Iraqi soldier gives five Iraqi dinar.
He's like, it's worth two grand. Let's go. Literally. Yeah. And then he started selling oil on the streets in Kuwait. And then he's like, you know, he's pure hustling. I love it. And then so one of the Iraqi soldiers came and he's like, how much? And my dad's like, five dinar. For what? For the oil, whatever he was buying. And so the Iraqi soldier gives five Iraqi dinar.
He's like, it's worth two grand. Let's go. Literally. Yeah. And then he started selling oil on the streets in Kuwait. And then he's like, you know, he's pure hustling. I love it. And then so one of the Iraqi soldiers came and he's like, how much? And my dad's like, five dinar. For what? For the oil, whatever he was buying. And so the Iraqi soldier gives five Iraqi dinar.
And Iraqi dinar is much less than the Kuwaiti dinar. And my dad's like, no, no, no, not Iraqi, it's Kuwaiti Dinar. You know, cause like 10 times, then he takes out like a gun and he's like, no, it's Iraqi. And then my dad eventually had to just, okay, here you go. So he did all these crazy things. But at gunpoint, he's getting held up. That's crazy. So anyway, then we had to escape.
And Iraqi dinar is much less than the Kuwaiti dinar. And my dad's like, no, no, no, not Iraqi, it's Kuwaiti Dinar. You know, cause like 10 times, then he takes out like a gun and he's like, no, it's Iraqi. And then my dad eventually had to just, okay, here you go. So he did all these crazy things. But at gunpoint, he's getting held up. That's crazy. So anyway, then we had to escape.
And Iraqi dinar is much less than the Kuwaiti dinar. And my dad's like, no, no, no, not Iraqi, it's Kuwaiti Dinar. You know, cause like 10 times, then he takes out like a gun and he's like, no, it's Iraqi. And then my dad eventually had to just, okay, here you go. So he did all these crazy things. But at gunpoint, he's getting held up. That's crazy. So anyway, then we had to escape.
So luckily the Indian government rescued a lot of the Indians.
So luckily the Indian government rescued a lot of the Indians.
So luckily the Indian government rescued a lot of the Indians.
On a fighter plane, on a fighter jet. No. So they send these huge army planes. The Indian government. Yeah, the Indian government. Obviously, they would rescue the Indians back to India because we're not Kuwaiti. Right. Yeah, and I'm sure the other governments, so we're expats. So the Indian government sent a lot of planes and we went in like the Indian army planes.
On a fighter plane, on a fighter jet. No. So they send these huge army planes. The Indian government. Yeah, the Indian government. Obviously, they would rescue the Indians back to India because we're not Kuwaiti. Right. Yeah, and I'm sure the other governments, so we're expats. So the Indian government sent a lot of planes and we went in like the Indian army planes.
On a fighter plane, on a fighter jet. No. So they send these huge army planes. The Indian government. Yeah, the Indian government. Obviously, they would rescue the Indians back to India because we're not Kuwaiti. Right. Yeah, and I'm sure the other governments, so we're expats. So the Indian government sent a lot of planes and we went in like the Indian army planes.
So they're in, but they were okay with the Indians. They didn't have any issues with the Indians.
So they're in, but they were okay with the Indians. They didn't have any issues with the Indians.