Non Arabs: hey Jake why don’t you let me pay the bill today, my little treat
Arabs: I swear on my unborn children and my father’s grave that if you pay this bill today I will never speak to you again
Me: Mama do you want me to help you?
Mama: No habibty
Me: ok
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Mama: “When I die. Then you will realise”
Arabic pet names for your significant other are so cute. Like he’ll call you habibti, hayati, 3omry, 3ni, albi. Then the girl will call him habibi, gazma, shipship, zebala, hayawan, kelb. So cute 😩
The 5 stages of an Arab saying goodbye:
1. the initial goodbye
2. the goodbye in the kitchen
3. the goodbye in the living room
4. the goodbye in the doorway
5. the goodbye while you’re sitting in the car with the engin running and they’re still talking