...we all know there are those things that are generally associated with your culture/background...& as it is in good fun...we must laugh...to give people a good example of my lebanese lifestyle, i always say, the movie, "my big fat greek wedding..." that is pretty much sums it up...for example...
ok...so i don't have any movies called my big fat lebanese lifestyle...however i do have a few things that by being lebanese (arab) you will totally get & then laugh....enjoy...
...every sunday afternoon of your childhood was spent visiting your grandparents & extended family...
...you've experienced the phenomena of 150 people fitting into any 50 square feet for any family function...
...you were surprised to discover the FDA recommends you eat three meals a day, not seven...
...you ate KIBBEE and Rice for dinner at least three times a week, & every Sunday...
...you grew up thinking no fruit or vegetable had a fixed price & that the price of everything was negotiable through haggling...
...you were tall as your grandmother by the age of seven...
....you thought nylons were supposed to be worn rolled to the ankles...
...you were hit at least once with a wooden spoon...
....you thought every meal had to be eaten with a hunk of bread in your left hand...
...you learned to play backgammon before you went to school...
...you can understand Arabic but you can't speak it...
...you have at least one relative who came over on the boat...
...you grew up calling the bathroom the shushmee...& you only had one...
...you have at least one relative who wore a black dress every day for an entire year after a funeral...
...you have relatives who aren't really your relatives...
...you drank utick before you were a teenager...
...your grandparent's furniture was as comfortable as sitting on plastic...WHAT!...you were sitting on the plastic...
...you thought that talking loud was normal...
...you thought cookies & baklava were common at all weddings...
...you thought everyone got pinched on the cheeks, & that you kissed/hugged everyone you know...
...your mother is overly protective of the males in the family, no matter their age...
...there was a cross in every room...
...boys didn't do house work b/c that was women's work...
...if you were to bring a boy/girl to church with you, it automatically meant you were getting married...
...you called squash, "Coosa."
...you have at least one irrational fear or phobia that can be attributed to your mother...
...when attending a social function, you must ask the question, "are we related?" before flirting with them...
...you will drive down the road & jam to arabic music...
...you have a cousin or family member that owns one of the following, a restaurant, a convenient store, jewelry store or rug store...
...you & your family use the phrase, "i got a guy..." very often...
...you leave a party & are still there 30 minutes later saying good bye...
...you think being on time means showing up an half hour-hour late...
<3 LH
I loved reading these! I think they're hilarious.
ReplyDeleteAlso especially the bringing a boy/girl to church one. When I told my step dad about Justin for the first time he said "Well guys have a totally different view about dating than girls do. Trust me, I don't care how many dates you've been on, it probably doesn't mean as much to him as it does to you. Unless he invites you to church with him, and if he does, you should go."
:) Oh families.
Yes, oh families!
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