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Are Arabs "Australians"
Whilst shopping at the giant store tonight one of the ladies who was promoting the new energy drink "magic, tried to entice us with this new product, we stood there patiently explaining to us why this drink was great and we didnt want to be rude and just walk off. Anyway as she was talking, my three year old was chatting away to himself in "english" and she turned to him and looked at me (as i wear hijab) and said, wow he speaks very good English, but you are "Arabs" how can that be, are Arabs Australian...(talk about stereotyping people) I tried really hard not to laugh at this woman , whilst my husband proceeded to give her a lesson in multiculturism and the many nationalties that exist there, she said "oh ok"... Imagine if he had to explain about the indigenous people(Aborigines), how confused this woman would be.
Its amazing how people judge the book by their cover...
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novita77 said
then what arab nationality ...then what arab nationality suppose to be Nadt? It is very similar with some of people who told me ... but you are an indonesian, you must be a muslim ???
Alexa said
Nadt, what was HER ...Nadt, what was HER nationality?
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
spicemom said
i had the same thing happen ...i had the same thing happen to me back home. just because i am a muslim they expect me to be of a certain race which i am not.
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
novita77 said
actually when i told one of ...actually when i told one of the QL'er that you are a muslim he/she seems so shock spicemom Lol.
nadt said
she was philipino ...she was philipino Alexa..
lol novi, well arent you...lol...u must be if you are indonesian..
spicemom said
yes i know novi, i wonder ...yes i know novi, i wonder why........lol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Alexa said
People NEVER believe me ...People NEVER believe me when I tell them my nationality...they always ask me 'Are you sure???".....sometimes even I wonder.....
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
Alexa said
Ah nadt.....I think I ...Ah nadt.....I think I will not comment on that.
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
what do they think you are ...what do they think you are Alexa?
novita77 said
what nationality are you ...what nationality are you again Alexa ???? Lol
nadt said
lol Alexa, look she was very ...lol Alexa, look she was very young, i think it was just an age thing, but i thought it was hilarious...
nadt said
Novi, why is it a shock that ...Novi, why is it a shock that spicemom is muslim?
Cornellian said
ooo I know where Alexa looks ...ooo I know where Alexa looks from! And I don't believe her when she tells me she's from somewhere else! NOPE! lol
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
spicemom said
some ppl do get a surprise ...some ppl do get a surprise when they find out that i am a muslim , when i ask them why they say ah ya just dont come by as a muslim.....hmmmm now even i am confused......lol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Alexa said
Nadt, it starts with ...Nadt, it starts with Lebanese, to Palestinian , to Italian , Spanish etc....but mostly Lebanese. The Lebanese seem to be particularly worried that I do not know my nationality...lol
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
novita77 said
probably because she dont ...probably because she dont looks like one Nadt hehe ...
Cornellian said
Hmmm my thoughts too Nadt. ...Hmmm my thoughts too Nadt. Since when did religion have a nationality ? :S
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
Alexa said
Spice is a particularly ...Spice is a particularly hip Muslimah......:)
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
novita77 said
corne ... there is only thin ...corne ... there is only thin line between those 2 ...
Alexa said
Shooo Corne? Kullu ...Shooo Corne? Kullu tamam?
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
Are you serious, maybe they ...Are you serious, maybe they feel the "aura" that you like lebanese people...
Actually you do look italian...
spicemom said
alexa - i have the same prob ...alexa - i have the same prob with my nationality too, it will be fr south american , to italian ,to african but never what i really am.........lol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
KellysHeroes said
opssss ...this thread looks like a lady's thread
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nadt said
Exactly Cornellian, its like ...Exactly Cornellian, its like if your an arab,you must be muslim (forgetting about the other Arabs who arent.)People tend to forget that muslims come from many other non arab countries...
I hate how people "box" other people purely by just looking at them...
spicemom said
oops hello KH, did you come ...oops hello KH, did you come to say hi to us gals??
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
swissgirl39 said
So Kellys what are you doing on a "Ladythead" then?? ...;-))
*WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULD NOT FAIL?*
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Cornellian said
"hip muslimah" LOL...love ..."hip muslimah" LOL...love it!
Gladly for me, people usually guess where I'm from :)
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
Alexa said
Nadt it is really ...Nadt it is really astonishing, they seriously ask me "are you really sure you are not Lebanese? I mean if I was, why would I hide it????It happened again just a few days ago at villaggio, at Paul's...the guy behind the counter starts talking to me in arabic, 'course I have no clue...and from there it went.....he even tried to bribe my son with croissants( which he gladly devoured)hoping to convince me that i was one of his people....
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
Spicemom, at least you keep ...Spicemom, at least you keep them guessing..lol..
KH, no you can join....how are you this evening..
novita77 said
Nadt ... talking about arab. ...Nadt ... talking about arab. When i went to Jordan, i search a blog user. And i find this family. They are originally from Palestine but they are Catholic. They migrate to Amman because of the conflict in Palestine.
So not everyone in Palestine is a muslim ...
novita77 said
good morning KH ... ...good morning KH ...
nadt said
Alexa, then you must be ...Alexa, then you must be Lebanese..lol..Oh well use it to your advantage, free croissants isnt a bad deal...
Cornellian said
LMAO Alexa! u can use that ...LMAO Alexa! u can use that to ur advantage ;)
Exactly nadt, if ur arab u must be a muslim! lol
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
Alexa said
Hi KH. It ...Hi KH.
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
spicemom said
KH - you shy?why?(loves ...KH - you shy?why?(loves teasing KH...lol)
true novi not every one fr this region is muslim
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Cornellian said
LOL nadt! Great minds think ...LOL nadt! Great minds think alike I see ;)
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
nadt said
yeah novi, people always ...yeah novi, people always assume Palestinians are only muslims..again stereotyping or ignorance,who knows?
DohaSteve said
Ignorance is bliss ......... ...Short one this ....
I was at a party in Houston
Woman said to me "Y'all have a very strange accent, where y'all from?
I said "Scotland"
She said:........(drum roll, please)...
"Oh really? Which State is that in?"
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"The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets"
Alexa said
I always do...use it to ...I always do...use it to my advantage...only thing is, i have to seriously brush up on the lingo..."shooo" is very helpful, but not quite enough I am afraid.....
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
novita77 said
i know... actually for me i ...i know... actually for me i dont really care what you religion / politic view / and all those things are ...
I never joining in any of those topic of discussion in QL. Very boring ...
spicemom said
DS- ignorance is ...DS- ignorance is kind........lol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
novita77 said
Doha Steve ... ...Doh !!!
KellysHeroes said
spicemom ...I cannot see you and the other ladies around without saying hi. will leave you alone now with this undeclared lady's thread
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nadt said
Cornellian, well we are both ...Cornellian, well we are both lebanese, we must think alike...lol...
Alexa said
Doha Steve...don't be to ...Doha Steve...don't be to harsh on the woman...i have been in several Lebanons in different states in the US...I am sure a Scottland can be found somewhere over there.....
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
Cornellian said
LOL DohaSteve! Listen to ...LOL DohaSteve! Listen to this...
A friend was telling me a story about a teacher asking her students to name a country beginning with "U" and the answers were:
Utah and Yugoslavia
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
nadt said
Alexa dont forget the word ...Alexa dont forget the word "shoo habib", nearly all lebs say that, youll pass for one if you use it
DohaSteve said
Harsh? Me? Never! ...Anybody got any idea why my posts are outside the box?
Or is there something wrong with the way I am viewing the page?
Everybody else is inside the pink box......feel like I'm back at school again
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spicemom said
nadt- wat does that ...nadt- wat does that mean?shoo habib?
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Alexa said
Corne, can you make me a ...Corne, can you make me a "honrary Lebanese"....I think it would give peace of mind to those who question me...lol
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
spicemom said
DS=a m also wondering why ...DS=a m also wondering why you post in that manner then again i thought maybe that is the way you like it?lol
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
nadt said
Your right Alexa, i can see ...Your right Alexa, i can see how people get confused, apparently one part of Sydney is "Lebanon", app even all the signs on the shops are in Arabic...
Cornellian said
Awww DohaSteve, it's ok to ...Awww DohaSteve, it's ok to be different, they're probably all jealous of u (doesn't it sound like something ur mom used to say? lol)
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
Alexa said
Ohh nadt...yes, of course ...Ohh nadt...yes, of course i know "shooo habibi /habibti.....can't live without THAT.....
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
novita77 said
Spice ... DS like to ...Spice ... DS like to challenge the limit ... wait until Qatari see it. Naughty naughty boy ... get back to the pink box now.
KellysHeroes said
good morning Novi ...hi Alexa
thank you nadt for the invitation. I better have a veil on to hide my blush
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nadt said
Spicemom..shoo habib, "whats ...Spicemom..shoo habib, "whats up darling"
Cornellian said
Naah Alexa, u don't need it ...Naah Alexa, u don't need it cause I don't think those people had a doubt to begin with! lol
I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong -Garfield
DohaSteve said
spice ....nope, just lacking in knowledge ......... lacking pretty much any knowledge regarding the finer points of getting my complicator to behave the same way as everybody else's
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nadt said
spicemom, its a must to ...spicemom, its a must to great a lebanese friend/family in that manner..lol
spicemom said
woohooo - am gonna be ...woohooo - am gonna be darlinging to everyone with that phrase........lol(wont i get into lotsa trouble)
KH - blush looks good on ya....winks
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
KellysHeroes said
spicemom ...shoo habibi means "what my love?"
but better be replaced by shoo hayate which mean "my life". In Lebanese Arabic, the later is more romantic and classie
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nadt said
KH, your too modest.... ...KH, your too modest....
DohaSteve said
I thought it was shoof ...... ...,..... and meant "listen" or "look"
I've learned loads in my 4 and 3/4 years here
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Alexa said
Ah Corne I give up. i ...Ah Corne I give up. i will learn "lebanese"...and just be what everybody knows I am.....should be a happy ,fun life! There, that's what I have been missing all along! :) :)
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
spicemom said
ok boys and gals, me gonna ...ok boys and gals, me gonna call it a night , sweet dreams and good night, all.
Novi- will continue with the PMing tomorrow ok ,
night night-hugs and muah
life's too short so make the most of it, you only live but once.......
Alexa said
"shoof" is look, "shooo" ..."shoof" is look, "shooo" is something different, it's used as a greeting or for a question
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
Dohasteve..shoof means ...Dohasteve..shoof means look....
KellysHeroes said
good night spicy ...===================================== http://www.qatarlivi...
nadt said
shooo means "what", hence ...shooo means "what", hence when lebs greet each other they say "whats up darling/love whatever..
DohaSteve said
night, spice ...sleep well
Might give this up as a bad job -
this posting outside the box is getting
on me three'penny bits
God, how anal is that?
(can we say "anal" here?)
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KellysHeroes said
so. are Arabs Australians? ...===================================== http://www.qatarlivi...
Alexa said
Going to bed too...good ...Going to bed too...good night!
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
What do you think KH...Are ...What do you think KH...Are they or not?
KellysHeroes said
good night Alexa ...===================================== http://www.qatarlivi...
DohaSteve said
Okay, got it now nadt and Alexa ...Thanks for that. At least I learned something today
Night all
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Alexa said
How do you say good night ...How do you say good night in arabic? I only know "layla" means night....
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
Nite Alexa.. No worries ...Nite Alexa..
No worries Dohasteve..We leanrt that Scotland isnt a state as well..lool...
KellysHeroes said
nadt ...I thought Australians are Arabs. LOL
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nadt said
Tisbah 3ala Khair..for ...Tisbah 3ala Khair..for male
tisbahi 3ala khair for female..is that right KH?..My arabic is not 100 per cent, i must admit..
Alexa said
OK, but what does the "3" ...OK, but what does the "3" mean?
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
KellysHeroes said
very accurate. nadt ...but they need to know what 2 3 & 7 mean
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nadt said
its pronouced similar to "a" ...its pronouced similar to "a" but very hard for an non arab to pronounce. I will try and teach you one day..lol...
KellysHeroes said
Alexa ...am afraid it cannot be expalined in a written way. should be oral as it represents letters used in Arabic that does not have equivelant in English
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Alexa said
Ah, nadt, is it the "a" ...Ah, nadt, is it the "a" deep in your throat? Like when you say the name " Amer" / If so, i can do it!!!!!
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
TBH KH i dont even know what ...TBH KH i dont even know what the 2 and 3 is, only the 3 and 7....
nadt said
yep Alexa exactly...the deep ...yep Alexa exactly...the deep throat thing..lol...very hard..
nadt said
if you can do it, then you ...if you can do it, then you are defintely Lebanese and had us all fooled..lol
Alexa said
Ah cool, so that is ...Ah cool, so that is "3"...good to know!
AAAAAAAAAA, yep, still works! lol
I can also do the "kh"........
It helps to USE the brain, as it is given to you not only for balance.
Alexa
nadt said
you can do the "kha", very ...you can do the "kha", very impressive..