That's evil. The proverb says something about the innately bullying and tyrannical nature of Arabs. And Pres. Bush wants to introduce democracy to the middle east? Ha ha ha.
These degenerates have nothing in common with Christians and Jews, because they worship a different god. Gratitude to their fellow man is no more a moslem value than honesty or integrity is.
IMO, few will be grateful. In fact, the infidels "owe" Allah's favorites.
To be fair, it is human nature for the recipients of charity to often resent their benefactors because their self-respect may be shattered and they feel that they can never repay. So they resent their benefactors.
"To be fair, it is human nature for the recipients of charity to often resent their benefactors because their self-respect may be shattered and they feel that they can never repay."
I understand that this can happen. To be clear, though, you are talking about vanity, not self-respect. There is nothing about being victimized by a tsunami, and accepting assistance from others, which should put one's self-respect at risk.
I would say, rather, that the resentment of which you speak is generated by a lack of humility, not a lack of self-respect. And let us be clear: Islam incites arrogance as the appropriate posture toward "infidels."