Things you caught yourself doing since being with your SO

[Henia 11]

Yea I am expressing you some tea as we speak O snaps drinking tea is considered an art form and the drinking of it with friends is one of the most important and pleasant rituals of the day. Because of the social significance implied in tea drinking, all but the poorest of families will have an elaborate tea pot, frequently made of richly engraved sterling silver, an equally elaborate tea tray, and highly ornamented glasses. Tea is almost always made in the presence of the guests so that they can admire and comment on both the beauty of the tea service and the sophisticated technique of their host as he makes and serves the tea. This is the hardest part, since everyone seems to watching you.And I am starting to not get nervous doing it... the whole presentation part at least.

The technique of pouring the tea is almost as crucial to the success of hosts as the quality of the tea they use. This becomes easier to understand when one realizes that all Maghrebi tea pots have long, curved pouring spouts and this allow the tea to be poured into even the tiniest of glasses from a height of half a meter or more. Practice is definitely advised before trying this with your guests. Because Maghrebis like their tea lightly flavored by herbs, only rarely is it served "neat". The most popular herbs added to tea are mint, jazmin, louisa, and lemon grass. In my family we add a leave in the glass and seep jazmin in with the green tea leaves.

(FYI I have Algerians within their own family ...so when they are not entertaining tend more drink more coffee, actually they drink lattes, but when with guest tea is always served with a myriad of sweets)

[libragodess 1]

Even though my honey doesn't technically "live" with me yet I feel his presence so strongly. Since knowing him I've caught myself speaking like him. I have started using phrases like "for all life" and when he says the word "satisfaction" I can't say it without sounding it out just the way he does. Yesterday,I just referred to my MOM, while speaking to my grandma, as "mother rosemary" , LOL that's how we (farid and I) determine which mother we're speaking about since we now have 3 mothers in our lives. I also hear my love say, "heck yeah" alot LOL and that's directly from my influence. There are so many things that have changed about my life since meeting my love, but I'd like to make a special note that since meeting him I catch myself feeling more loved and more special than I ever have every felt my whole life!

[hollyw 0]

Even though my honey doesn't technically "live" with me yet I feel his presence so strongly. Since knowing him I've caught myself speaking like him. I have started using phrases like "for all life" and when he says the word "satisfaction" I can't say it without sounding it out just the way he does. Yesterday,I just referred to my MOM, while speaking to my grandma, as "mother rosemary" , LOL that's how we (farid and I) determine which mother we're speaking about since we now have 3 mothers in our lives. I also hear my love say, "heck yeah" alot LOL and that's directly from my influence. There are so many things that have changed about my life since meeting my love, but I'd like to make a special note that since meeting him I catch myself feeling more loved and more special than I ever have every felt my whole life!

the exact same thing as happened to me and my husband. there are words that he will ALWAYS say in english and words that i will now ALWAYS say in arabic... for example, i always say "c'est kief-kief (that's the same)" now. ALWAYS. even when speaking to people that dont speak arabic OR french.

but my favorite is the phrases that my husband picks up from hearing me speaking english that will randomly slip out of his mouth... last night the connection in the internet was out and i called him to see why he wasn't connected... and at the end of his ranting and raving and recounting how he yelled at the poor poor man working in the cyber café he yells........ "I'M JUST FED UP!!!!!" he has also started to swear in english... i feel like the big kid in the back of the bus teaching the innocent elementary school kid bad words.. when we were getting to know each other, swears were the first things we taught each other in each other's languages .. hehe... OH i almost forgot... "douchebag" is now one of his favorite words because he heard my roomate yell at me one time "you're such a DOUCHEBAG" when i did something stupid.... so now all the time i hear "hey! douchebag!" ughhhhh....

there are so many others, i can't think of any now... but it's so cute

[dollface41601 0]

Sofyan drives me absolutely INSANE with his new found love of the word

DUDE!!!

[Bosco 1]

Yea I am expressing you some tea as we speak O snaps drinking tea is considered an art form and the drinking of it with friends is one of the most important and pleasant rituals of the day. Because of the social significance implied in tea drinking, all but the poorest of families will have an elaborate tea pot, frequently made of richly engraved sterling silver, an equally elaborate tea tray, and highly ornamented glasses. Tea is almost always made in the presence of the guests so that they can admire and comment on both the beauty of the tea service and the sophisticated technique of their host as he makes and serves the tea. This is the hardest part, since everyone seems to watching you.And I am starting to not get nervous doing it... the whole presentation part at least.

The technique of pouring the tea is almost as crucial to the success of hosts as the quality of the tea they use. This becomes easier to understand when one realizes that all Maghrebi tea pots have long, curved pouring spouts and this allow the tea to be poured into even the tiniest of glasses from a height of half a meter or more. Practice is definitely advised before trying this with your guests. Because Maghrebis like their tea lightly flavored by herbs, only rarely is it served "neat". The most popular herbs added to tea are mint, jazmin, louisa, and lemon grass. In my family we add a leave in the glass and seep jazmin in with the green tea leaves.

(FYI I have Algerians within their own family ...so when they are not entertaining tend more drink more coffee, actually they drink lattes, but when with guest tea is always served with a myriad of sweets)

I googled on Moroccan Mint Tea today and found This article. I was going crazy trying to remember where I read it before. It was making me crazy!!! I finally remembered it was here.

I thought you had written this when I first read it Henia

[jordanianprincess 0]

Yea I am expressing you some tea as we speak O snaps drinking tea is considered an art form and the drinking of it with friends is one of the most important and pleasant rituals of the day. Because of the social significance implied in tea drinking, all but the poorest of families will have an elaborate tea pot, frequently made of richly engraved sterling silver, an equally elaborate tea tray, and highly ornamented glasses. Tea is almost always made in the presence of the guests so that they can admire and comment on both the beauty of the tea service and the sophisticated technique of their host as he makes and serves the tea. This is the hardest part, since everyone seems to watching you.And I am starting to not get nervous doing it... the whole presentation part at least.

The technique of pouring the tea is almost as crucial to the success of hosts as the quality of the tea they use. This becomes easier to understand when one realizes that all Maghrebi tea pots have long, curved pouring spouts and this allow the tea to be poured into even the tiniest of glasses from a height of half a meter or more. Practice is definitely advised before trying this with your guests. Because Maghrebis like their tea lightly flavored by herbs, only rarely is it served "neat". The most popular herbs added to tea are mint, jazmin, louisa, and lemon grass. In my family we add a leave in the glass and seep jazmin in with the green tea leaves.

(FYI I have Algerians within their own family ...so when they are not entertaining tend more drink more coffee, actually they drink lattes, but when with guest tea is always served with a myriad of sweets)

I googled on Moroccan Mint Tea today and found This article. I was going crazy trying to remember where I read it before. It was making me crazy!!! I finally remembered it was here.

I thought you had written this when I first read it Henia

I think thats plagiarism

[Henia 11]

Nope!

Yea I am expressing you some tea as we speak O snaps drinking tea is considered an art form and the drinking of it with friends is one of the most important and pleasant rituals of the day. Because of the social significance implied in tea drinking, all but the poorest of families will have an elaborate tea pot, frequently made of richly engraved sterling silver, an equally elaborate tea tray, and highly ornamented glasses. Tea is almost always made in the presence of the guests so that they can admire and comment on both the beauty of the tea service and the sophisticated technique of their host as he makes and serves the tea. This is the hardest part, since everyone seems to watching you.And I am starting to not get nervous doing it... the whole presentation part at least.

The technique of pouring the tea is almost as crucial to the success of hosts as the quality of the tea they use. This becomes easier to understand when one realizes that all Maghrebi tea pots have long, curved pouring spouts and this allow the tea to be poured into even the tiniest of glasses from a height of half a meter or more. Practice is definitely advised before trying this with your guests. Because Maghrebis like their tea lightly flavored by herbs, only rarely is it served "neat". The most popular herbs added to tea are mint, jazmin, louisa, and lemon grass. In my family we add a leave in the glass and seep jazmin in with the green tea leaves.

(FYI I have Algerians within their own family ...so when they are not entertaining tend more drink more coffee, actually they drink lattes, but when with guest tea is always served with a myriad of sweets)

I googled on Moroccan Mint Tea today and found This article. I was going crazy trying to remember where I read it before. It was making me crazy!!! I finally remembered it was here.

I thought you had written this when I first read it Henia

[jordanianprincess 0]

Tea is not taken that seriously in Jordan. We boil it and serve it. LOL thats about it.