55 Ways of Knowing You're a True Palestinian

1. You have an aunt, uncle, sister, cousin and brother in-law all named Jihad.

2. Your mom hasen't sleept in her bedroom since 1995 cause she stays up all night watching arabic programs on the satellite.

3. Hummos isn't only for Breakfast.

4. Your Father has a collection of Camel, Newport and Marlboro t-shirts
that all have never been worn.

5. Your first arabic curse was "KUSS IMMAK WA7AD SHARMOOT"

6. Your children don't ask "where do babies come from?" They just know.

7. Your idea of a family outing includes your fathers argeelah and seeing your mom's sister.

8. 10:30 pm is always a good time to visit unannounced.

9. Your mother knows where every Zatoon tree, Loowz tree, Teen tree, and Warak Dawali bush is within a 30 mile radius of your house.

10. Inshallah means "No."

11. "Istewbid amercani" is a refrence to your friends your parents don't like you bringing to the house.

12. While normal families go to amusement parks and on picnics your family takes trips to the warak dawali fields to lakit till sundown.

13. Kosher is a bad word in your house and your dad will break out the
Ikshot if he hears you saying it.

14. The cashiers at Safeway all know your mom and aunts by first name cause they are the ladies that come buy all the meat when its on sale for 99 cents a pound.

15. The Wall Paper in your family room is of the Dome of the rock.

16. Your father's argeelah is the final member of your family, just more important.

17. You know how to make maklooba by the age of 11. You can also identify Khoobaza, Loofita, and I7wera.

18. When you leave the state, you always pack half of the unidentifiable green things in your freezer, bizzer, clothes that your children out grew to give away, and arabic coffee.

19. Your mother claims she doesn't have an accent.

20. At least one person in your immediate family is married to a first
cousin.

21. You would piss on a Jew's grave if you had the chance.

22. Kahwa 3arabiya is to our mothers as Caramel Frapachinos are to us.

23. You add "ing" to all of your verbs. Example: She is Salieing, want
her to call you back? Are you Sooming today? I'm Ijlieing the dishes, I'll come over when I'm done.

24. The most your mom ever speaks to you is when she's cussing you out.

25. You learned how to cuss in Arabic from Arab Chat.

26. You have either an uncle, cousins or grandparents in Brooklyn.

27. When at the beach, instead of looking for seashells, your children
bring you rocks to use to Ukhbiz on.

28. Baboonij and Maramiyah will cure everything, ie: cold, heart burn,
cancer, chapped lips, dandruff.

29. 27 jars of hand picked, hand crushed, and hand pickeled olives are on the seleves of your garage.

30. You have two refrigerators.

31. Your clocks are set 20 minutes ahead to trick yourself every morning. It's been working for the past 5 years.

32. Despite setting your clock ahead, you still arrive 45 minutes late.

33. If your kids can't sleep, they're probably online.

34. You have 37 nieces and nephews and they all somehow show up when you just finished cleaning.

35. For your sophomore year "Most Influential Person" Report , you chose Hitler.

36. You learned to speak Arabic the same way your mom learned to speak
English... through soap operas.

37. Your trained to say your Father is "not home" when the Bank or bill
collectors call the house.

38. You have 7 sisters and 7 brothers but your mom only remembers all 7
Boys names and calls all 7 girls by the same name.

39. Your father does or has once in his life owned a liquor store. If
you're male, you started working there when you were 14. If you're female, you never left the car when stopping by, you're father would bring you whatever you wanted.

40. You're the only kid in school that knows cow intestines are edible.

41. Your mom got Married at 16 and expects the same from you.

42. You have had Ice Cream from Rukab's

43. When it comes to Marriage your Parents Believe Age aint nothing but a number. ie; 18 year old girl 40 year old man.

44. In case of emergency, your mother can be found in Taloozah/Ramallah. "Mama, where are you going?" "Taloozah/Ramallah."

45.When you call your cousin, you can hear the same TV show your parents are watching in the background.

46. Your mom yells on the phone like she is talking to the Blad when she is actually only talking to your Aunt down the street.

47. Your mother constantly warns you that your children will come out 10 times worse than you are. Immediately after you hear her say to herself "Stakhfurallah, I can't believe I was that bad."

48. Four Arab families live in your Neighborhood , You're related to them all.

49. Your Grandmother could survive for 3 days just with whats in her Thoub breast pocket.

50.Theres 5 cars in the drive way with only 2 licenced drivers in the
house.
 

51. Your brother, his wife, and 5 kids still live with you.

52. You say "FOB", "BOATER" and "AY-RAB" infront of your parents without fearing getting Backhanded

53. Every lady older then your mom is called Tata.

54. A good childhood memory is the time Mama took you inside of the house before she beat you with her Babooja instead of doing it in front of the neighbors like usual.

55. Your Parents have gave at least 5 of your American Friends a Quran and told them don't come back to my house untill your finished reading it.


Laughter is the best medicine.....as Palestinians we all struggle
everyday and hurt from the Images we see but always remember we have God on our side and inshallah one day Palestine will be ours again. Being Palestinian is not Just a Nationality it's a Job!


" BIL RUH BIL DEEM NEFDEEK YA FALESTINE "