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Your family is big enough to make up a small village.
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And there's no such thing as 'inside voices'.
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No such thing as 'personal space' either.
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Which means no personal questions are off limits.
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ESPECIALLY when it comes to your ~relationship status~
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The topic of marriage comes up literally all the time.
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It's especially a focal point of conversations with your Teta.
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Probably because you go to roughly 783 weddings a year.
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Which, while we're on the subject, why is finding a *modest* dress damn near impossible?
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Let's also talk about how many hours we waste grooming our hair.
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And how it's impossible to diet with the amount of food we consume on a regular basis.
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What's a few extra pounds when our food is so good, anyway?
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Don't even get me started on people who eat hummus with carrots instead of pita bread.
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Or when non-Arabs wear Keffiyeh's for *fashion*
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When you meet a great guy and realize he's not Muslim.
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Or one who isn't ready to "settle down"
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When people assume you're oppressed because you're an Arab/ Muslim/ Girl.
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Thanks for that, mainstream media.
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I'm sorry you don't understand what it means to be Arab-fabulous.
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Even though finding your name on a souvenir is like, not possible.
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Your parents don't quite understand your generation's sense of fashion.
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And their solution to every illness is a cup of tea.
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In fact, a portion of your backyard probably looks like this.
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And they most likely have a separate freezer filled with halal meat.
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Your parent's favorite word is 'Inshallah' which actually translates to...
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And they have an interesting way of showing their love.
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And they somehow know every other Arab within a 50 mile radius.
But despite the crazy, you wouldn't have it any other way.
