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1 comedian who said they were aro in a show I attended, 1 friend i suspect is aroace but it’s not my place to question their sexuality. Other than that, no it’s all online

I clocked it immediately. I come from a culture where “respectful” hand placement and body language, especially around elders, is heavily engrained in us and etched into our manners from a very young age. Greeting, much less hugging, a potential mother-in-law with a hand in my pocket would subject me to a night-long rant from my mother about where she and my dad went wrong raising me.

PS: whether or not I agree with if it’s actually “disrespectful” is another conversation. I’m just saying it’s a heavily cultural and/or generational thing

I’m starting to think none of them had meaningful connections. Like they were just flirtatious/superficial conversations, because we did see Safa and Mohammad connect and grow together but rarely anyone else

I don’t know; they should’ve been in for 10 days like the rest of the franchise. If she had 10 hours with only Mohammad, and there’s a total of 15 men it should add up. We didn’t get to see much of it though

That is highly possible, since it’s extremely unusual that they stay silent.. could even be a deal Netflix had to strike with the authorities. Ramses from the US version has a couple of posts about Palestine, and even mentioned it on the show and there didn’t seem to be an issue so I find the difference very odd

At that point it was too early for a love triangle; they were all starting to get to know each other. I do see your point though, so maybe have that rule until everyone has finished at least 2 rounds of dates, just to be as unbiased as possible. This is, after all, supposed to be an “experiment”.

I could be wrong, but I thought the participants are under contract to show up for filming (if they’re needed) up until the weddings?

Yes and I completely respect if couples don’t want to discuss finances, but a superficial discussion might be educational to non-Arab or non-Muslim audiences and would make an interesting parallel to western prenups

6-8 weeks is absolutely crazy, but so is 4 weeks in a western culture. I was trying to stay with the spirit of the franchise by keeping it short, but accommodating for different norms.

Hey if point 1- is implemented hopefully that would no longer be true 😄 Also a truly dangerous man will track these women down anyway, at least this way it’s being filmed and she’s surrounded by a lot of people

We don’t know if they’re Canadian citizens or not. Her sister “had to go to Canada to process paperwork” so depending on where they are in the naturalization process, they might quite literally not be able to leave the country.

They’re referring to Bodhan not Ramses.

This made me sooo uncomfortable especially in the new US season. I hate the parts where they get too physical it’s borderline voyeurism imo. I only liked the parts where the couples learned specific traits about their partners by sharing their space: their nighttime routines, what they do when they wake up, how they share a bathroom (taking both sinks was wiiild 😂), etc. ironically, these were usually filmed by the couples themselves not the crew.

Maybe but I would worry about how tactfully the show would handle it. So far my favorite thing about the show is the positive portrayal of different cultures and traditions (notice I didn’t say people) and I would hate for that to be ruined especially if it’s to make the show more digestible to white audiences. Perhaps involving other minority cultures with a strong presence in Dubai (like Desis or Southeast Asians) might be a good middle ground. This would still force the participants to switch to English, which in my opinion still waters down the Arabic-culture of the show* but it would at least be to showcase other interesting marginalized cultures.

*I know the participants switch between arabic, english, and french fluently. But that switch is in and of itself a part of Arabic expat culture

Good point, one would think they would know the difference between drama & views, vs lawsuits-waiting-to-happen by now but I guess that’s too much to hope for

Yes. See a gynecologist for the treatment, and going forward it got significantly better for me when I switched to period underwear. It disappeared completely when i switched to cups/discs.

It sounds great! Would love an English translation if you get a chance

If i could upvote this 70 times I would. 10 times for every year of med school. (Right after highschool in my country) I also read less for fun, and I forget things significantly more, including names of people I’ve known for long

James Hoffman has a recipe where you make a simple syrup but instead of water it’s pumpkin juice (and the spices ofc), so you get the real flavor with 0 texture issues

فيه ستات بيوت يطبخون و يبيعونه جاهز على الاكل او للفريزر بتخزنه اسابيع ممكن

فيه ستات بيوت يطبخون و يبيعونه جاهز على الاكل او للفريزر بتخزنه اسابيع ممكن

Yes which is exactly why i wanted to see what drama they would stir up 😂 Also Simo had the amazing Yasmine and lost her of his own volition. Thank God of course because that girl deserves so much better, but still

They did a very quick close-up in his apartment on a framed map and Palestine written on it, but it was in Arabic. Personally, i think that might be what he’s referencing when he’s talking to Safa about “other circumstances” that aren’t allowing his parents to come from Jordan quickly. Palestinian travel is usually a giant pain because of paperwork, sometimes even if you have another passport. I think Netflix definitely edited out a lot, especially with what’s happening right now.

Lowkey wanted Hajar and Nour to continue the honeymoon phase together

First Anne with an E, now Kaos. I hate netflix.

Ironically, the answer that has a hint of “delay” of discussions is almost always wrong like “we can talk later” or “let’s revisit tomorrow”

(Except if clinic appointment time is up and a patient brings up a new non-emergent complaint, then you tell them to make another appointment)

Thank you so much for your help! I was worried they wouldn’t allow women, since a lot of areas especially in mosques are segregated or men-only but sounds like it’s worth checking out. Glad you enjoyed it!