Growing Up Arab

"So Where You From?"

"So where you from?"

"Yemen."

"Ya man? What is that?"

*Presses lips together*

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"So where you from?"

"Algeria."

"You mean Nigeria."

"No."

"I think you do."

*Blinks*

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"So where you from?"

"Iraq."

"Iran? Oh cool."

"I said Iraq."

"Iran, yes, I know, I know."

*Sighs*

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"So where you from?"

"Oman."

"Amman?"

"Oman."

"Amman, the city, yes?"

"No, the country."

"...There's a country called Oman?"

*Slumps shoulders*

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"So where you from?"

"Palestine."

"Pakistan? That's interesting. Never met anyone from there."

"No, Palestine."

"Yeah, Pakistan. I've heard of that country."

*Stares*

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"So where you from?"

"Jordan."

"...what?"

"Jordan."

"What does Michael Jordan have to do with this?"

*Facepalm*

Shout out to our struggle. It's real sometimes. xD.

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