how arabs treat each other

This whole talk and hype regarding the football game between Egypt and Algeria which will qualify one of those teams to the world cup has unveiled the true colors of what we 'Arabs' think of each other, I am talking here at the people and not the governments.

I was amazed to hear after the game what one of the Egyptian presenters of a TV show had to say. As soon as the game was over the presenter (a lady) said something along the lines of 'this win is a pride for all Arabs'. The first thing that came to my mind is "so Algerians are not Arab?!"

To be honest, and whether we like to admit it or not, us "Arabs" never really 'liked' each other. We never treat an 'Arab' in the same why we would treat any other person. Let me give some examples, Example 1: if your an Arab and you apply for a job in the Gulf region you would be given X amount of salary per month, but if your still that same Arab but this time you apply to a job saying that your actually an American/Canadian/British citizen you will be given double that salary.

Example 2: when driving a car in another Arab country which say your there to visit family,and you are stopped at a checkpoint and you happen to be holding a driving license from another arab country which you arn't meant to be driving with, you will either be harrassed for a while or taken to jail, on the other hand if you hold an American/Canadian/British driving license the cop will see your license, and will then salute you then he will thank you for stopping and will ask you to please move on. (personal experience)

Example 3: When two Arab football teams face each other in a sensitive game one like lets say, a World cup qualifier game! The game will most definitely end up with escalating tensions between the two countries (on all levels including public, political, media, etc) like what happened between Egypt and Algeria, Syria and Kuwait (AFC cup), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia (Gulf cup), Syria and UAE (world cup qualifier) and so on. On the other hand when Arab teams face other countries nothing happens and the best example here is the lose of Tunisia against Mozambique and Bahrain against New Zealand given that both are vital world cup qualifying games which both Tunisia and Bahrain unfortunately were not able to make.

Example 4: In some Arab countries an Arab will require a visa prior to entering another Arab country (and may require to fill out an application and then wait for a couple of weeks before that Arab person gets the visa to visit another Arab country) but for non Arabs a visa can be obtained in the airport with no hassle or anything of that sort.

You see, we Arabs "speak alot" meaning we say what we don't really mean and many Arabs pretend like they are cool with each other and like each other, but in reality...