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Originally Posted by Ananas
Thanks for replying Dlish. 
No, I did not know Ananas also means pineapple in Arabic, I only knew it meant that in Italian. I have learned something new today, so I say thank you. |
It also means Pineapple in French, so the whole time I saw your id, I was thinking in the back of my mind.. ah French!... part of a typical Canadian education i suppose.
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Originally Posted by levite
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Oh, that reminds me: D, do Muslims have rules about halal eating? I mean, for us Jews, kosher meat is only a part of keeping kosher: we separate all meat from dairy, and are not permitted to mix meat and dairy products at the same meal (let alone in the same dish), we keep separate dishes for meat and for dairy foods, and we often wait a set time between eating meat and dairy. Also, there are a lot more animals we are not permitted to eat than just pigs. A whole lot more.
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wow Levite, I think that you need to start your own thread along the same lines. Like, I really am curious about the origins and meanings of these strictures. Are eggs considered to be dairy (as they are to most people I know - why I don't know) ? And if so, the first thing that comes to my mind is that steak & eggs for breakfast is right out.
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so dlish, I'll relate an experience that I had yesterday. There may not be a question in here, but may be comment-worthy.
My son (16 years old) goes to a fairly cosmopolitan, inner city high school in Toronto. It is equidistant form government housing (Regent Park - for the locals), exclusive blue-blood establishment (Rosedale - again for the locals) and everything in between. So there is a good mix of socio-economic varieties attending the school. About 50% of the students are of Tamil imigrant, 30% are local Canadian varieties and there is a good mix of carribean, arabic and middle eastern.
well, last evening a group of my son's friend (John - white typical headbanger Canadian, no real religion except Rock music) Fahad (muslim from Dubai) and Siva (Tamil Hindu born in Sri Lanka) are in the back yard jamming on their guitars (well, 2 guitars and a bass).
As I am not sure when they are going to break off and return to their homes for dinner, I ask them if they would like to stay, I could put in an extra pizza to accommodate. All three say that they are good, don't want to eat (being polite I think) But Fahad also said that he was fasting anyway for Ramadan. I still felt like I should provide, as it was getting on to about 7 pm, and the rest of us were already eating a casual dinner.
So I poured a bowl of chips (ketchup flavoured - the kids favourite) and brought it out to the patio. I point blank asked Fahad if he was ok, as he was fasting if I set the chips out for the others. I was feeling like I shouldn't flash food in from of him if he could indulge.
I have to say, I have never met a more polite, respectful kid than Fahad. He stood to address me, greeted me with a handshake and called me Mr. when he did leave, he came into the house (took off his shoes too, which we all do, but kids tend to forget) thanked us for the hospitality.
Now he may have been all Eddie Haskell on me, but somehow I get that this was genuine.
Oh, and for a Muslim kid from Dubai, he can sure produce some quality guitar licks from Rush, Led Zeppelin and the Stones. It was fun to have him in the mix. The whole group of kids was a good dynamic.
Just thought I would relay that cross cultural experience.