Creepy
Some people are very active online but they creepily refuse to do anything similar offline. For example, they’d talk to you, they’d even get very personal with you but for a weird reason, they don’t want to meet you or anyone they know online. I bet all of us know at least one person who’s like that. I apologize if this offends anyone but I find it creepy. I think it’s very unhealthy, and such people give me the creeps. It’s one thing not to be as active or friendly offline, but to refuse to exist offline is something I can’t understand.
Ramadan
When I used to spend Ramadan with my family; I used to think that mom should pray more and cook less. I couldn’t understand why in Ramadan, food becomes a priority. At our house, food is never a priority, except in Ramadan. This is my second Ramadan alone and I still don’t get it. But the point is, I realized that Ramadan is not Ramadan if mom is not preparing for Iftar since the morning. Which is why I just can’t feel the spirit of this month. Ramadan has become just another month. I’m only feeling lonelier.
Also Ramadan is not Ramadan without my sisters flipping through Arabic TV stations the whole time, forcing me to watch really dramatic Arabic soaps. Well, sometimes I secretly wanted to watch those crappy Arabic soaps but was too embarrassed to admit it.
Those little things I used to disapprove of are now associated with what a real Ramadan means to me. It isn’t easy to realize that you miss something you thought you disliked.
Standing ovation
Is it me or people really applaud too much? They over do it, and it often makes me wonder if they’re there to listen or just to cheer, for the heck of it. And they seem to enjoy the action of applauding! It used to mean something in the past, now people do it all the time, often when applauding is unnecessarily and undeserved. If I was an artist, applauding would no longer mean anything to me. Besides, when the gig is not finished yet and you applaud several times you kind of ruin it!
You must not interrupt art.
Oh and those who applaud in the end of a movie are plain annoying, and those who do that in the middle of a movie deserve to be smacked.
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I always find it humorous that passengers always applaud when landing at Queen Alia International Airport. I’ve never seen it done anywhere else. Were they afraid that the airplane wouldn’t touch down safely and now they’re relieved?
hi,
i like the first part of this post “creepy” it tells how ppl need to understand their “psychology” what are real motives behind their behaviors, knowing is good doing is better.
thanks for the post, God bless you.
agree with the creepy thing …
Dave … obviously you have never been to Italy
Maybe they want to remain anonymous by not doing anything offline.
Be like the Japanese, they wont make a sound at a show and then they will applaud at the end.
I hate when people applaud at the end of a flight, I only ever see it on those charter flights for package holidays
hey shaden!
hope u are doing ok, all things considered
i remember your recollections on ramadan last year and this year gave me pause to think about christmas. it’s the little things that really matter to me at christmas, the food, the lame jokes with family that we have year after year, the tv programs too :):)
ramadan doesn’t seem to b too diff from christmas at all actually
Dave, LOL yea I know what you’re talking about, and yes they’re happy the plane didn’t crash and they’re still alive
Eyad, thanks for commenting on this post. I think they should ask themselves those questions. Personally, I’d like to stay away from such people, it’s hard enough dealing with those I know in person.
Isam, thanks for the comment
Stephen, you can’t get personal with other people online and totally be yourself but refuse to know those people in person. You either trust those people or you don’t. Besides some actually give out their full names and other details, it’s just that they don’t want to know you in person. In other words, they seem to not be able to handle real connections with people BUT they still want to know people and associate with them, as long as they don’t know what they look like. I’m not sure I made my point clear. But I know people who would chat with people for years maybe, then refuse to meet with anyone. I wouldn’t invest any time or energy in relationships with such people.
John, hi! how are you? I’m doing alright
Maybe you’re right about Christmas and Ramadan being similar, but Ramadan lasts for 30 days lol
You should visit me in Jordan soon, I have less than a year to finish my MBA.
Shaden, I see your point and I concur
careful what u wish for shaden!! i might just end up on ur doorstep one day looking for a bite to eat and someone to watch (and translate) crummy arabic soap operas with me :):):)