My Mind is BLOWING A FUSE

It's hard to transition between social norms:

"Of course I would kill Sanaa if she disgraced the family honor."
- My Arabic Dad

"Ahmed says hey, he loves you." (purposefully giving a poor translation)
"Tell him I'm not into dudes."
"Homexuality is beyond the scope of his world experience."
"Increase his world view."
- Online conversation w/ Trevor

"The people who think that women aren't our equals are all retarded."
-Hibba

"Yeah! I'm engaged! I've only met her like 3 times...we're communicating online."
- Omar, the Spanish guy in my class, on becoming engaged in a traditional, conservative way to an Iraqi girl

"Are you serious? Mormons don't have sex before marriage? No way! I've never heard about that!"
- Prof NagiH

"Do you want anything from the sooq, Kate?"
"Yeah. A copy of 'The Feminine Mystique.'"
"What?"
"Nevermind."
- Conversation with my Arabic Mom

"Of course Ahmed or Mahmoud or my dad would kill me if I disgraced the family honor. And if not them - my Uncle, or another Uncle, or my cousin, or another cousin, or another cousin..."
- Ala2

[dancing with my Arabic sisters to the only American song they know: "My Humps." If they only knew what the words were!]