Need help, I am very worried...

[Ihavequestions 419]

Alrighty, I did my part.

Isn't that, preaching to the choir? I know it sounds cliche, but this is a classic- cliche- example.

It seems this guy- the asthma patient fighting for his well-deserved financial portion- has 'indoctrinated' her into a muslimy muslimness tradition that is somewhat.... untrue.

Kat made her point with her portion of indoctrination: they say that to create a make-believe world and then..... boom!

And that part, is not exclusive to MENA muslims. We've heard the fraudulent stories one-too-many times.

I, the non-Muslim in this here MO, tend to agree. Since when does the potential future wife have to convert? Yeah, and that stuff about not dating or talking on the phone? That's, ah, also in the somewhat untrue category ... and probably borders on WTH.

This sounds like 'another bites the dust.'

Sorry, had to make a Freddy Mercury reference.

Lookie here, sistah, I am the MO Music Conductor Extraordinaire, and I'm DJing the tunes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWOdASBjm0

[Nasturtium 500]

I don't know if she intended to be condescending (although it did kind of rub the wrong way when posted in this particular forum.) Sometimes, when people discover something new - something that maybe they or their family or their social circle has been previously completely unfamiliar with - they have the perception that it may well be something many other people don't know much about, either. I think she was just enthusing... but she has landed in the lap of long experience now

I love your last graph more than cooked food.

This is very true!

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

There has to a prize for working in culottes in the conversation. Sticking it to the patriarchy in Egypt through culottes and wedding day smooches. (I hope the culottes were not part of the wedding day wardrobe!)

I'm just playing Tamara

but of course they were! You do not think I will wear a dress from head to toe in 120 degree weather madam! My wedding day was the hottest day of my life in Egypt! After that it was back to jeans and a tshirt

[Lisamarie 79]

Yeah I don't think she was trying to be condescending either. I think she was just trying to explain something about the religion that she thought most people here wouldn't know.

I don't know if she intended to be condescending (although it did kind of rub the wrong way when posted in this particular forum.) Sometimes, when people discover something new - something that maybe they or their family or their social circle has been previously completely unfamiliar with - they have the perception that it may well be something many other people don't know much about, either. I think she was just enthusing... but she has landed in the lap of long experience now

I love your last graph more than cooked food.

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

but she being new and most the rest of us being involved with MENA for 5-20 years... it comes off like shes got a monopoly on the culture....

[Mithra 1,185]

I don't think she was trying but I'm sorry...you don't come to the "Middle East North Africa" forum and act like Christopher Columbus. Pretty sure women who have been married to MENA men for years would know a thing or two about Islam.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

but she being new and most the rest of us being involved with MENA for 5-20 years... it comes off like shes got a monopoly on the culture....

It did come off badly. But - she's got all us veterans to consult nao

[Nasturtium 500]

It did come off badly. But - she's got all us veterans to consult nao

LOL yes. We will show her the way! That way involves sending chocolate tribute, right?

[Ihavequestions 419]

LOL yes. We will show her the way! That way involves sending chocolate tribute, right?

I'm all over this conducting job.

[msheesha 548]

Alrighty, I did my part.

Any hints? Good, bad, indifferent outcome??

[Ihavequestions 419]

Any hints? Good, bad, indifferent outcome??

Nope. I'm not sayin'.

[Nasturtium 500]

I think we can make a couple safe predictions. For example, I am sure he is Egyptian. I also am sure there is not an octopus involved in this story.

I'm all over this conducting job.

yay!

[together4evr 360]

I just wanna know if hes ok, in hospital, or is she gonna kick his tail

[Ihavequestions 419]

I think we can make a couple safe predictions. For example, I am sure he is Egyptian. I also am sure there is not an octopus involved in this story.

I feel comfortable saying your predictions are correct.

And I'll top it off with this: NOBODY's name is Hot Stuff Leather Pants.

But that's IT!

[Nasturtium 500]

I feel comfortable saying your predictions are correct.

And I'll top it off with this: NOBODY's name is Hot Stuff Leather Pants.

But that's IT!

Dangit, so that name is out?