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Sunday, September 6, 2009

What is an Arab?



I make a big fuss out of tea, therefore I'm Arabic?!

Let's take a step back...I remember back in uni, I joined the Arab Student Association. In their intro, they said that they would organize traditional Arabic things like going out to have shisha and play cards. I sat there and thought "well if you don't do both, are you a REAL Arab?"

How is one an Arab?
Is it by being born in an Arabic country - didn't do that one
Is it speaking the language? - it can't be, otherwise I'd be English/French
Is it loving meat - ahhh meat
Is it living with your parents till u get married - Italians & Indians do that too
Is it by being hospitable and generous - humanity makes anyone kind & true
Is it talking with your hands, laughing out loud, having an obscene number of relatives, and regularly knocking on wood to rid yourself of the "evil eye"? - helloooo Greeks!