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Old Jun 23, 2011, 03:50 AM
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I've thought of some more too

Stereotypes I fit:
- I am Saudi and we do have maids and drivers. When walking is not an option, this is kind of a must.
- I am Saudi and I love sweets and sugar.
- I am Saudi and I have a huge family. I have more than 100 aunts and cousins only from my mother's side.
- I am Saudi and my family never runs out of kids. Every time we visit, there's a 4-year-old child...
- I'm kind of nerdy and I love math, chemistry, physics, biology, Arabic grammar, and everything else.
- I'm a straight A student and am somewhat socially awkward.
- I am the youngest girl and my mom's pet.

Stereotypes I don't fit:
- I am Saudi but I do not live in tent.
- I am Saudi but I do not ride camels.
- I am Saudi but I hate coffee.
- I am Saudi but I do not treat the helpers badly. I keep in touch with some of them even after they leave, and during their stay, we're usually really close friends. In fact, I am usually pranked by them.
- I am Saudi but I hate Blackberrys.
- I am Saudi but I don't like buying brand name things.
- I am a teenager and I hate FB and I never had a boyfriend.
- I am a nerd but I do not wear glasses.

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Old Jun 23, 2011, 06:07 AM
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- I am Saudi and I have a huge family. I have more than 100 aunts and cousins only from my mother's side.

Wow! I thought my grandfather having more than 20 siblings was a big family. (By the way, huge families are also another "Kentucky" stereotype, and I do think there are entire small towns in rural Kentucky that are related to me somehow. )

Do you have such a large family that the same names have to be reused? I have two aunts named Barbara (both deceased now, God rest their souls) and two first cousins named Pamela. There are at least three Erics in the family, and goodness knows how many Michaels. My grandfather with all those siblings, well even two of them had the same name. DeWitt was a first name for one of them and a middle name for another one.
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Old Jun 23, 2011, 06:24 AM
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- I am Saudi and I have a huge family. I have more than 100 aunts and cousins only from my mother's side.

Wow! I thought my grandfather having more than 20 siblings was a big family. (By the way, huge families are also another "Kentucky" stereotype, and I do think there are entire small towns in rural Kentucky that are related to me somehow. )

Do you have such a large family that the same names have to be reused? I have two aunts named Barbara (both deceased now, God rest their souls) and two first cousins named Pamela. There are at least three Erics in the family, and goodness knows how many Michaels. My grandfather with all those siblings, well even two of them had the same name. DeWitt was a first name for one of them and a middle name for another one.
Yeah my mom has 14 brothers and sisters, and their kids and grandkids passed 100 last year, I think. So right now, they're probably more. Having 7 kids is actually sometimes considered little here.

I kinda lost track of all my cousins, and I sometimes even miss out some aunts and uncles >_<

And yeah, we have a LOT of repeated names. I'm named after one of my aunts. Actually from the 7 aunts, I think I have one cousin named after each one. Same for the boys... if I remember correctly. The name Mohammad is pretty common, and almost every aunt and uncle has a girl named Zain or Zaina after my grandmother (may she rest in peace). However, since most of the families have a mix of Najdi and Hijazi (people from Riyadh and people from Jeddah), the names are kinda all over the place. Now that I think about it, not a lot of names are reused. Not with the cousins atleast. My aunt and I are the only ones named Eman in my family, and same with most of the other aunts. My dad's side has some repeated names too. I have 7 aunts and uncles from my dad's side, and almost each one has a girl named Dimath after my grandmother and a boy named Abdulaziz after my grandfather (may they rest in peace). And from my dad's side, I honestly don't know all my cousins, they're way too many and their kids just never finish, mashallah! >_<
Thanks for this!
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Old Jun 24, 2011, 01:50 PM
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Stereotypes I fit:
- I am hypersensitive
- I hate to wear makeup
- I am a big kid at heart, I still love to talk to my stuffed animals
- I love Jesus more than anything
- I have never been married even at my age (late 30's)
- I hate status quo, I am more or less the hippie type.
- I love wearing sporty clothings.
- I have no peircing or tattoo's
- I am a neat freak
- I love to laugh, yes I have depression but laughter makes me feel so good.

Stereotypes that don't apply at all:
- I am not some "goody-goody" just cause I look like it
- Just cause I am very sweet looking and love to help others does not mean that people can push me around and I they think that I will say nothing cause that is far from the trush, I do speak my mind and I hate to get pushed around.

Wow this is all I can think of right now
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Old Jun 24, 2011, 03:22 PM
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I fit women :
can multi task
are great cooks
go gooey over babies
love long hot bubbly baths
take ages to get ready (sadly not throug vanity though, its through disability)
are great organisers
are artistic

I do not fit women:
hate sports ... i love F1 motor racing and rugby
are bad drivers ... can turn my mobility scoot round on a penny!
dont know one end of a screwdriver from the other... i was able to and still know how to fix most things from a broken electrical socket to rebuilding car engines!
love shoes, bags and clothes ... im practicle, i prefer comfort and moveability rather than style... ok i do occasionally like to dress up!
disabled don't understand or dunb blonde... i am naturally blonde and disabled but am usually switched on and pretty sharp !
benefit scrounger... i worked very hard and paid taxes for myself and my employees for years till i was ill, i now volunteer as much as i can, including computer stuff from home for a voluntary organisation when i am unable to get to the office.
sad fat person... i am a generally happy, layed back kind of person who loves a good laugh and wind up! ok id love to be thin but size runs through the family , mom was wider than she was tall!
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