American Kids VS Arabic Kids

American kids: Move out when they’re 18 with the full approval by their parents.
Arabic kids: Move out when they’re 28, having saved enough money for a house, and are two weeks away from getting married….unless there’s room in the house for the newlyweds.

American kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt cake, and you sip coffee and chat.
Arabic kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food, begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the furniture.

American kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them, and it’s usually only on special occasions.
Arabic kids: Are not at all fazed when their dads show up, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00, and starts pruning the fruit trees. If there are no fruit trees, he’ll plant some.

American kids: Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages when they need to have something done.
Arabic kids: Call their dad or uncle, and ask for another dad’s or uncle’s phone number to get it done.

American kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only cake and coffee. No more.
Arabic kids:! Will come over for cake and coffee, and get kibbee, humus, rolled grape leaves, tabouli , and arabic bread .

American kids: Will greet you with ‘Hello’ or ‘Hi’.
Arabic kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a pat on your back.

American kids: Friends call your parents Mr . and Mrs.
Arabic kids: Friends call your parents Mom and Dad.

American kids: Have never seen you cry.
Arabic kids: Cry with you.

American kids : Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
Arabic kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.

American kids: Know few things about you.
Arabic kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

American kids: Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft mushy white bread.
Arabic kids: Eat feta cheese, olives and humus with fresh arabic bread

American kids: Will leave you behind if that’s what the crowd is doing
Arabic kids: Will kick the whole crowds’ ass who left you behind.

American kids: Are for a while.
Arabic kids: Are for life.

American kids: Like Rod Stewart, and Steve Tyrell.
Arabic kids: Love Danny Thomas and Kasey Kasum

American kids: Think that being Arabic is cool.
Arabic kids: Know that being Arabic is cool