But in all my years living in America, I have never heard some of the things I have heard since living here. (Which is okay, cause it's apart of the culture, and I've learned that what the women say to me or others around me are not meant to hurt or sound rude.)
Last summer I heard multiple times that I was gaining weight from one friend in particular. A couple other friends pointed out that I was getting fat...they call it the "Kurdish Belly" that you get from eating lots of rice and white bread. (They're words not mine, but it does make sense.) Praise the Lord that this is not something I have had to struggle with. Its only words and they are not harmful coming from these people.
Before my friend got pregnant, her neighbors were always asking her why she is married and has no babies!? But first asked her if she was pregnant and then would ask why not!?
People are always asking ages and why we're single.
We just heard a couple weeks ago that if you're a single woman over 30 you are considered to be disabled. My single female friends who are over around 30 are also asked what kind of condition they have or what is wrong with them..."Why aren't you married."
All of these can get annoying, but we learn to find humor in them.
My favorite this past week was from a good friend of mine. Next week is Nawroz (a HUGE holiday that celebrates the Kurdish New Year) and at lunch on Sunday I was told from a friend that I need to fix my acne before the holiday. She kept saying it too..."You need to fix that." (Don't I wish it was that easy!)
It's so interesting how different cultures do different things. Even my extremely unfiltered friends know to never say anything like this to someones face (in America). I wonder what kind of things I have done or said that would be completely rude to them that I still don't realize how horrible it is to say in this place. I'm sure there has been plenty!
#ThingsKurdsSay
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