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I was reading this and i couldn't stop laughing because it was hilarious!!!
-"You know your Arab When.."-
Your father is a doctor or engineer.
You have a Persian rug in every room.
You have an endless supply of pistachios, dates, and pumpkin seeds.
You actually like yogurt drinks.
You either tip 2% or 50% but never 15%.
Your parents say you're becoming Americanized anytime you get into trouble.
You hug and kiss relatives you have never seen before in your life.
You curse at your teachers or strangers in Arabic.
You wonder whether a cute girl is Arabic and go up to ask her just to start a conversation
You have to constantly remind your American friends to take off their shoes when they enter your house
You flip out when someone mistakes you for a Mexican or Indian.
You can spot an Arab a mile away and they have spotted at you because they keep staring.
You have Thanksgiving dinner with rice and "bamiyah" (STEW)
After a family meal, the women fight to the death over who should wash the dishes while the men sit on their behinds and discuss politics, waiting for their tea.
You walk down a street with Arab stores and you are trying to eavesdrop on others' Arabic conversations.
Your parents want you to become a doctor or engineer.
You use your forehead and eyebrows to point something out.
Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner even if you're in the next room.
You have at least thirty cousins.
You have a 4 cousins, an uncle, a brother-in-law and 7 friends named Mohammed.
You have told your kid not to walk the floor barefoot or they'll catch a cold.
You arrive one or two hours late to a party and think it's normal. ...all arbs are late- all the time!
You are standing next to the largest suitcases at the Airport.
You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
You say bye 17 times on the phone.
When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover they know one of your uncles back home.
Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making long distance calls.
Your friends tell you to be quiet when you are on the phone with your family because now you are screaming at the top of your lungs.
Your mother has a minor disagreement with her (or your dad's) sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years.
You hide everything from your parents.
Your mother does everything for you if you are male.
You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend
If you are male, you only date Westerners and even secretly get engaged to one to scare your family, until you finally end up marrying an Arabic girl.
If you are female, every guy you know dates Western girls who walk all over him, then when he's finally ready to get married, he comes to ask for you.
You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 250 miles radius
You went to a university as far away from home as possible.
You still came back home to live with your parents after you graduate.
You teach Westerners swearwords in Arabic.
You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on"
You're walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and you see at least twenty-five members of your family who have come to pick you up.
You go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a member of...the royal family.
Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day
You've had a shoe thrown at you by your mother
You know what happens when you eat too much Moujadra, Hummous, Tabuli, and
Kibbeh.
You've heard Amro Diab's "Ya nour el ein" 764363 times in ur life.
You've considered having "EDBTZ" as a Screen Name or License Plate number
You blame the Yahood for eveything!
Your nose is considered a Lethal Weapon.
You get pissed when an Arab is displayed as a Terrorist in a Movie.
You also get pissed when the Yahood are the good guys
You know there is another meaning for kiss
You've seen a belly dancer at least once in your life
You make Turkish coffee before leaving home to work, at the office, before lunch, after lunch, when having guests, before the guest leave, after the guests leave and before you go to bed.
When shops have a sale, they call your mom
Getting a visa to Europe or the USA is like having a baby. Everyone says “Mabrook!”
You dream of holding a different passport.
If you are 25 and unmarried, your parents make you feel that you are getting old.
You pronounce your P’s as B’s (bebsi, bolice)
Your dad swears at you with words that affect himself (Ibn kalb!!!)
You feel uncomfortable and giggle when you say the word “tease”
You smoke as if there is no tomorrow…especially Marlboro Lights
Your Tetah was married at age 7.
Your mother has enough gold to intimidate Cleopatra.
You're dating a non-Arab, and you don't bother introducing the person's name, for they will only be remembered as "The American".
You give birth to a beautiful baby girl, and all the elders say, "Awwww. Maybe next time."
The "Evil Eye" is not only a stare, it's jewelry!
You eat so much bizzer, the salt eats away at your lips.
You inherited or will inherit land in your country.
You think its cool to dance and smoke at the same time.
You wear more cologne than deodorant.
You pronounce "comfortable" cun-fort-a-bull.
You say the letter "h" like "etch."
You gossip about your own family...with members of your own family.
At weddings it takes the bride and groom 4 hours to kiss all the guests.
You have a gold necklace of your name written in Arabic.
You get really happy and call the whole family to the room when there is a special or documentary on Arabs or anything Arabic related on CNN or PBS.
You love Um Kalthoom and if you don't, your dad makes you listen to her and tries to translate the words into English so you can appreciate her as much as he does.
If you are an Arab woman, you dye your hair an obviously fake shade of blonde that is nonexistent in nature and swear that it's natural.
You take your date to the cheapest, smallest restaurant so you won't get into trouble, and still manage to run into your relative with the big mouth.
You spit on the floor constantly trying to offend someone.
You can literally talk with your hands.
Your parents were ranked first in school (or so they say).
You ask your dad a simple question and he ends up telling you about how he had to walk for miles just to get to school.
You usually call your friends parents aunti or 3amo..
You always use the word Ya3ni, in between sentences
You always brag about all the cars ur dad owns or owned..
You call westerners White Boys
You always have some dirty arabic joke or song as your message ringtone of the phone.
You always have a relative livingi in your house..
Your neighbor is always your mom or dads couzing.
You have/had the biggest lunch box in school.
Most preferred sandwich to school is either lebneh with cucumber or hommus.
Your mom insists are making a 3 course meal for your friends when all they've come to do is homework.
Your western friends come over and your moms cooking is the best they've ever tasted.
Your dad uses his middle finger for everything, pointing, carrying stuff, and well.. the obvious...
Whenever your teta is in town, you gain at least 10 kilos
Your teta insists of feeding you more than physically bossible, and if you dont she gets disapointed and takes it offensively
A kid in the family with blonde hair or blue eyes is worshiped.
EH!! is your every other word
Every night you play tarnib and shaddeh with friends and cant function if you don't
You plan on getting at least one plastic surgery in your lifetime (especially a nose job)
You either make fun of the Lebanese, Syrians, or Palestinians, but never the Khaleej
-"You know your Arab When.."-
Your father is a doctor or engineer.
You have a Persian rug in every room.
You have an endless supply of pistachios, dates, and pumpkin seeds.
You actually like yogurt drinks.
You either tip 2% or 50% but never 15%.
Your parents say you're becoming Americanized anytime you get into trouble.
You hug and kiss relatives you have never seen before in your life.
You curse at your teachers or strangers in Arabic.
You wonder whether a cute girl is Arabic and go up to ask her just to start a conversation
You have to constantly remind your American friends to take off their shoes when they enter your house
You flip out when someone mistakes you for a Mexican or Indian.
You can spot an Arab a mile away and they have spotted at you because they keep staring.
You have Thanksgiving dinner with rice and "bamiyah" (STEW)
After a family meal, the women fight to the death over who should wash the dishes while the men sit on their behinds and discuss politics, waiting for their tea.
You walk down a street with Arab stores and you are trying to eavesdrop on others' Arabic conversations.
Your parents want you to become a doctor or engineer.
You use your forehead and eyebrows to point something out.
Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner even if you're in the next room.
You have at least thirty cousins.
You have a 4 cousins, an uncle, a brother-in-law and 7 friends named Mohammed.
You have told your kid not to walk the floor barefoot or they'll catch a cold.
You arrive one or two hours late to a party and think it's normal. ...all arbs are late- all the time!
You are standing next to the largest suitcases at the Airport.
You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
You say bye 17 times on the phone.
When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover they know one of your uncles back home.
Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making long distance calls.
Your friends tell you to be quiet when you are on the phone with your family because now you are screaming at the top of your lungs.
Your mother has a minor disagreement with her (or your dad's) sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years.
You hide everything from your parents.
Your mother does everything for you if you are male.
You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend
If you are male, you only date Westerners and even secretly get engaged to one to scare your family, until you finally end up marrying an Arabic girl.
If you are female, every guy you know dates Western girls who walk all over him, then when he's finally ready to get married, he comes to ask for you.
You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 250 miles radius
You went to a university as far away from home as possible.
You still came back home to live with your parents after you graduate.
You teach Westerners swearwords in Arabic.
You always say "open the light" instead of "turn the light on"
You're walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and you see at least twenty-five members of your family who have come to pick you up.
You go back to your parents' country and people treat you like a member of...the royal family.
Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day
You've had a shoe thrown at you by your mother
You know what happens when you eat too much Moujadra, Hummous, Tabuli, and
Kibbeh.
You've heard Amro Diab's "Ya nour el ein" 764363 times in ur life.
You've considered having "EDBTZ" as a Screen Name or License Plate number
You blame the Yahood for eveything!
Your nose is considered a Lethal Weapon.
You get pissed when an Arab is displayed as a Terrorist in a Movie.
You also get pissed when the Yahood are the good guys
You know there is another meaning for kiss
You've seen a belly dancer at least once in your life
You make Turkish coffee before leaving home to work, at the office, before lunch, after lunch, when having guests, before the guest leave, after the guests leave and before you go to bed.
When shops have a sale, they call your mom
Getting a visa to Europe or the USA is like having a baby. Everyone says “Mabrook!”
You dream of holding a different passport.
If you are 25 and unmarried, your parents make you feel that you are getting old.
You pronounce your P’s as B’s (bebsi, bolice)
Your dad swears at you with words that affect himself (Ibn kalb!!!)
You feel uncomfortable and giggle when you say the word “tease”
You smoke as if there is no tomorrow…especially Marlboro Lights
Your Tetah was married at age 7.
Your mother has enough gold to intimidate Cleopatra.
You're dating a non-Arab, and you don't bother introducing the person's name, for they will only be remembered as "The American".
You give birth to a beautiful baby girl, and all the elders say, "Awwww. Maybe next time."
The "Evil Eye" is not only a stare, it's jewelry!
You eat so much bizzer, the salt eats away at your lips.
You inherited or will inherit land in your country.
You think its cool to dance and smoke at the same time.
You wear more cologne than deodorant.
You pronounce "comfortable" cun-fort-a-bull.
You say the letter "h" like "etch."
You gossip about your own family...with members of your own family.
At weddings it takes the bride and groom 4 hours to kiss all the guests.
You have a gold necklace of your name written in Arabic.
You get really happy and call the whole family to the room when there is a special or documentary on Arabs or anything Arabic related on CNN or PBS.
You love Um Kalthoom and if you don't, your dad makes you listen to her and tries to translate the words into English so you can appreciate her as much as he does.
If you are an Arab woman, you dye your hair an obviously fake shade of blonde that is nonexistent in nature and swear that it's natural.
You take your date to the cheapest, smallest restaurant so you won't get into trouble, and still manage to run into your relative with the big mouth.
You spit on the floor constantly trying to offend someone.
You can literally talk with your hands.
Your parents were ranked first in school (or so they say).
You ask your dad a simple question and he ends up telling you about how he had to walk for miles just to get to school.
You usually call your friends parents aunti or 3amo..
You always use the word Ya3ni, in between sentences
You always brag about all the cars ur dad owns or owned..
You call westerners White Boys
You always have some dirty arabic joke or song as your message ringtone of the phone.
You always have a relative livingi in your house..
Your neighbor is always your mom or dads couzing.
You have/had the biggest lunch box in school.
Most preferred sandwich to school is either lebneh with cucumber or hommus.
Your mom insists are making a 3 course meal for your friends when all they've come to do is homework.
Your western friends come over and your moms cooking is the best they've ever tasted.
Your dad uses his middle finger for everything, pointing, carrying stuff, and well.. the obvious...
Whenever your teta is in town, you gain at least 10 kilos
Your teta insists of feeding you more than physically bossible, and if you dont she gets disapointed and takes it offensively
A kid in the family with blonde hair or blue eyes is worshiped.
EH!! is your every other word
Every night you play tarnib and shaddeh with friends and cant function if you don't
You plan on getting at least one plastic surgery in your lifetime (especially a nose job)
You either make fun of the Lebanese, Syrians, or Palestinians, but never the Khaleej
