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re: Tips for Living (briefly) in the Middle East?
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:27 am to Manzielathon
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:27 am to Manzielathon
Be cool and keep your head.
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Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:27 am to Manzielathon
Don't.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:29 am to Manzielathon
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Tips for Living (briefly) in the Middle East?
When you hear "Allahu Akbar"
Run.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:29 am to Manzielathon
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Tips for Living (briefly) in the Middle East?
make sure you have a will and say your last good byes to your family
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:31 am to Manzielathon
you are correct. your life will brief in the middle east. hope you do not get beheaded,
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:32 am to Blue Velvet
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Nothing. It's just nice to be respectful and accommodating when possible.
Asking someone else to observe your beliefs isn't respectful. But i live in a free country so it's hard for me to sound reasonable here.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:32 am to Manzielathon
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I'll be doing a study abroad with Texas A&M's Arabic Language Program. So unfortunately for the most part I won't have the freedom to go do anything I want at anytime, although there will be some student only (no faculty help in planning or traveling) field trips to historical sights to help us practice our Arabic.
Almost did something similar working in conjunction with the Jordanian equivalent of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I ended up taking another position, but I sought out a faculty member who had spent time in Amman and I recall him giving me a lot of useful information (the program itself did very little to help you plan). You might try to search for someone similar if you haven't, but your program sounds better organized than mine. I still haven't been to Amman.
Back then, it was still realistic to travel to Damascus, but I'm guessing that's not on your list. Safety wise, my planning was pre-ISIS and there hadn't been a major attack in Amman in about 3-4 years (2005 Amman bombings, my trip was supposed to be 08/09). Even then, however, the professor I met with sternly advised that I vary my schedule, which is of course common advice for anyone spending considerable time in MENA.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:33 am to redneck
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make sure you have a will and say your last good byes to your family
And when they kidnap you, fight them or try to escape so they will kill you. Your family will be having a hard enough time losing you they should have to see you being decapitated on Al Jazeera or a grainy Youtube channel.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 11:43 am to TeddyPadillac
quote:Nobody asked for anything. It's just nice to be courteous. I don't fart in elevators or walk on headstones either.
Asking someone else to observe your beliefs isn't respectful.
quote:No you don't.
But i live in a free country
quote:That's because you're an idiot.
it's hard for me to sound reasonable here
Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:06 pm to Manzielathon
Don't go to the market, don't go to the disco, don't go fooling around.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:26 pm to Blue Velvet
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Nobody asked for anything. It's just nice to be courteous. I don't fart in elevators or walk on headstones either.
You should start farting in elevators, especially when you're alone and about to get out. Fart in the aisle when your grocery shopping then walk away.
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No you don't.
meh
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That's because you're an idiot.
no complaints
Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:42 pm to Manzielathon
5. Don't be a woman
4. Don't make fun of Muhammed or any tenet of Islam.
3. Don't drink
2. Don't even look at native women
1. Don't be, look, sound, or act Jewish
4. Don't make fun of Muhammed or any tenet of Islam.
3. Don't drink
2. Don't even look at native women
1. Don't be, look, sound, or act Jewish
Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:52 pm to kingbob
There are places that serve alcohol...I plan on drinking at least once in Jordan just to say I did it.
Some helpful responses in between the typical, and expected, OT rabble.
Thanks guys. I'm going to look into how feasible a couple day trip to Lebanon or Israel would be.
Some helpful responses in between the typical, and expected, OT rabble.
Thanks guys. I'm going to look into how feasible a couple day trip to Lebanon or Israel would be.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 1:14 pm to Manzielathon
I lived in Yemen for three years, all I can say is just enjoy yourself, get to know the people and the culture.
Posted on 4/6/16 at 1:15 pm to Manzielathon
Try to keep your head attached to your body. 
Posted on 4/6/16 at 1:18 pm to Manzielathon
introduce yourself to the locals as Nick Nefsik.
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