{"id":1295,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/17-ways-you-know-youre-an-arab-expat-in-dubai\/"},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:14","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:14","slug":"17-ways-you-know-youre-an-arab-expat-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/feature\/17-ways-you-know-youre-an-arab-expat-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Ways You Know You’re An Arab Expat In Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you
\ndo any one of these things, then you\u2019ve definitely earned your \u201cArab expat in
\nDubai\u201d badge<\/p>\n

1. When you think it\u2019s so cool that your kids don\u2019t speak Arabic…<\/h3>\n

\u201cMy daughter only
\nspeaks English and French and some Filipino\u201d.<\/p>\n

2. When you also think it\u2019s so cool that your kids can speak a little Arabic<\/h3>\n

\u201cWe started
\nspeaking to them in Arabic\u2026 they sound hilarious when then say baba
\ninstead of papa\u201d<\/p>\n

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it’s okay to be a little jealous that they are more fluent than you are<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. When you use the word \u201cInshallah\u201d to answer all the difficult questions in life<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Can you please
    \nsee who\u2019s at the door?<\/li>\n
  • Inshallah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    \"3<\/figure>\n

    4. You get super excited when a branch of your favorite shawarma shop from back home opens in Dubai<\/h3>\n

    Then you immediately Instagram a photo of it with the hashtags: #HomeSick
    \n#ChildhoodMemories #BestShawarmaEver<\/p>\n

    \"schwarma\"
    \n

    totally worth the insta post<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    5. When you visit home and get shocked when you realize that you have to park your own car<\/h3>\n

    What do you mean you
    \ndon\u2019t have valet parking?! What is this?!<\/p>\n

    \"5
    \n

    This is not okay!<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    6. When you lose your own accent and slowly start sounding more and more Lebanese<\/h3>\n

    What do you mean you
    \nare Egyptian?!<\/p>\n

    \"6<\/figure>\n

    7. When you can\u2019t wait to tell your friends back home that you rent a place in Marina<\/h3>\n

    \u201cAnd I\u2019m not
    \neven sharing!!\u201d<\/p>\n

    \"7<\/figure>\n

    8. When you go to Sharjah supermarkets or Global Village to stock up on your vine leaves, spices and Makdoos<\/h3>\n

    And then you call
    \nyour mum back home to ask her how to store them correctly<\/p>\n

    \"jlaw\"<\/figure>\n

    9. When you never get bored of discussing the best way to cook \u201cMolokhia\u201d<\/h3>\n

    But whether it\u2019s
    \ncooked the Syrian, Egyptian or Palestinian way\u2026 you’ll still eat it<\/p>\n

    \n
    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \"yum\"
    \n

    why argue? it’s all good!<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    10. When you get a sense of accomplishment for having a conversation \u201cin Arabic\u201d with Moroccans\u2026 and actually understand everything<\/h3>\n

    Or if you are a
    \nMoroccan and feel awesome when you fool everybody with your fake
    \nEmirati accent<\/p>\n

    \"riri\"
    \n

    even ri-ri’s impressed with that fake though!<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    11. When you break into a \u201cDabkeh\u201d dance on a Justin Timberlake song to impress your European friends<\/h3>\n

    \u201cSo you think you can dance? Wait till I bust out those Dabkeh moves\u201d<\/p>\n

    \"11<\/figure>\n

    12. When you visit Tchibo store to buy all sorts of gifts for your family before you visit home<\/h3>\n

    Don\u2019t even pretend
    \nyou don\u2019t love that store!<\/p>\n

    \"12<\/figure>\n

    13. When you tell your friends back home you bumped into Will Smith or Tom Cruise in the Dubai Mall but they don\u2019t believe you<\/h3>\n

    \u201cI swear! I
    \nphotobombed Jackie Chan!\u201d<\/p>\n

    \"13<\/figure>\n

    14. When you ask your friends who are flying back home to deliver a bag to your family<\/h3>\n

    \u201cOh it\u2019s just a
    \nsmall light bag\u2026 *cough* about 30KGs I think…\u201d<\/p>\n

    \"14<\/figure>\n

    15. When you think it\u2019s perfectly normal to fly to Beirut or Amman for the weekend<\/h3>\n

    Flydubai and Al
    \nArabia do pretty cheap flights\u2026<\/p>\n

    \"thanks\"
    \n

    thanks guys!<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    16. When you become very good at mental math<\/h3>\n

    Because you are constantly converting currencies in your head<\/p>\n

    \"16<\/figure>\n

    17. When you feel excited about describing the interiors, colors, and butler service at Burj al Arab to your family back home<\/h3>\n

    They have fountains\u2026
    \ninside the hotel!<\/p>\n

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