Stereotypes of Immigrants in The USA................

OK. These are facts, observations, and thoughts that I came up with. No, degrading opinions or racism is allowed.

• Since Japanese people eat a lot of beans (ademame, pinto beans, soy beans) can we call them beaners? Or is that term reserved only for Latinos?
• Why do Indians take the whole family to the public library? I mean the grandparents, parents, kids, and babies in strollers. Is that their form of a day out?
• Why do Arabs call everyone cousin, حبيبي ، dude? I mean really, stop that crap!
• Arabs are the the coffee shop / liquor store mafia, yet they all buy their goods separately
• Why do Asians monopolize the barber shop business? want cut hair? sis dala (say it with a Chinese accent!)
• Why do Mexicans drive early 1990's Honda Accord or late 1990's Saturn SC1. If not, it is most likely a truck.
• I once saw a Latino guy driving a Honda civic hatchback with an AMG emblem on the back
  
• Why do Indians always smell like curry? I know they're smart and all that, but come on. A shower won't wipe out your intelligence. Or, stop cooking in the bedroom for Ram's sake.
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What Book are you?

Thanks 7aki Fadi for the tip...

You're Adventures of Huckleberry Finn!

by Mark Twain

With an affinity for floating down the river, you see things in black
and white. The world is strange and new to you and the more you learn about it, the less
it makes sense. You probably speak with an accent and others have a hard time
understanding you and an even harder time taking you seriously. Nevertheless, your
adventurous spirit is admirable. You really like straw hats.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

Although I don't think I like straw hats nor that my accent is that obvious, I love that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was used to describe me!

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A Reflection on my Blogging

I have been labeled silly, rude, and insensitive. I was called names and was cussed at for good or bad reasons. I tried to let people know the reasons why I blog to no avail. I have also been in search of that day that Arabs would understand the meaning of self expression they're calling for day in and day out. I was trying to enjoy the freedom of speech that they are trying to achieve, but have been hunt down by those who feel any word is directed at them. Those who are so insecure in their own lives tend to be on the edge waiting for a word to come out and attack. We have all witnessed how tough it could be to speak the truth and how bad of a label could be affixed to your persona if for once you said what is on your mind. If for once you said that the lies you once believed in are no longer valid.
You would understand were I come from if you opened your mind just a tiny bit and took in the principles of free speech for one second. Once they are in, you would realize how easy it is to live in this world. How relaxed you would become facing what ever is being thrown at you. For if you had the tiniest self esteem and security, you would shrug it off and react in a civilized manner that would raise your profile and would earn you respect.
Now, be it mab3oos or not so much, I have been putting into words what has been merely sparks of thoughts in my head. You too have the same. But, you choose to suppress it and be more politically correct. You choose to be liked in a way that is based on lies. period.
The pseudonym mab3oos was chosen only because it was a catchy one. However, my blogging has adapted to it and grew into the meaning behind it. But, another fact has greatly influenced the topics I choose and the way I write. I left Jordan as a teenager and haven't really kept up with the happenings of the country and the societal developments that have taken place nor have I changed my "Jordanian" behavior to reflect that I have gotten older and, therefore, I should act more mature. It seems that, when I talk about Jordanian and other Arab-related topics, I am stuck in the personality of that teenage kid whom wasn't let to grow up Jordanian and got a late, very late, start livin' it Americana. So, yes, I am a mess. Deal with it, suckers.

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Jordanian Newspapers' ass-kissing

Don't you just love the way Jordanian newspapers' journalist quote what people say?

I am 100% sure that when interviewed, Jordanians do not speak in formal Arabic, nor do they excessively praise the royal family and government. But, you always read what is very obvious as a kiss ass piece of what the journalist is trying to pass as journalism, when it couldn't be any further.

واعرب الفنان حجازين عن شكره قائلا:
اشكر الله عز وجل(موسى مسيحي) على كرمه ومكارم الهاشميين التي تنضب ابدا وانا عاجز عن ايجاد الكلمات(عاجز بس حكى نص ساعة) التي تليق بهذا المقام لاعبر عن تقديري وشكري وافتخاري وامتناني لعميد الاسرة الهاشمية جلالة الملك عبدالله الثاني لقليدي هذا الوسام الذي اعتبره ارث لي ولمن بعدي .
وقال حجازين في تصريح لالراي ان هذا التكريم هو تكريم للحركة الفنية وللمسيرة الفنية في الاردن ولاسرتي وجمهوري .
كما قال ان هذا الوسام سيظل معلقا على صدري ما حييت(حتى لمّا يروح ينام) لانني اشتم فيه لون الحصاد وطعم الحلم .(how do you smell colors is beyond me)
واتقدم بالشكر الجزيل لجلالة مليكنا وارفع لجلالتة اسمى التهاني بعيد الاستقلال للوطن الغالي والتراب الطهور.
وقال ان تكريم جلالته لكوكبة من رواد العطاء هو دافع لان يكون الانسان فخورا باردنيته ومليكه وان يعمل دائما لرفعة البلد الخير المعطاء ، بلد السلام والاطمئنان

I love Mousa. he is one of the greatest comedians Jordan has ever produced. But, to mangle the story and spice it up is just another day for Alrai's kiss ass brand of journalism.


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Tinkerbella is Missing

Has her traffic ticket finally caught up with her?
Or is she still writing one of her very long post?

Tinkerbella, even though your blog was taken away from your fans, they still miss you!

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Tomorrow on Qwaider Planet.....

Roba, And Far Away
I miss my incompetent College professors. Oh, have I already blogged about my very red socks?

Moey's
Amman rocks. Damascus is better. Kuwait city is Awesome, Beirut بتجنّن

MQabbani
Let me show you how to calculate your intake of falafel as in F(X)= 2X+7H(3B-S)
where: X=falafel, H=Hummus, B=Bread, and S= Shai

محمد عمر
انا عن جدّ بلشت اهلوِس

Jeedo
يقطع الخلفة و يومها

360East
Arrival of the iPhone in Jordan: Count down

آفاق علمية
قصة إختراع المهباش+مقابلة مع سويلم تبع دق المهباش يا سويلم

Qwaider
How to divulge of your emotions in a manly way. Next, why do women shave: a scientific approach.

7akiFadi
I miss Topper so much. Bob has been boring lately. OMG!!

Jordan Watch
Jordan to host the International Wind Energy Forum. Inside Head: ( واللهِ إنكم شعب هامل )

ASKAdenia
انا حفرتل وإللّي مش عاجبه يدق راسه بالحيط

Hareega
Oh Crap, I am wasting my time with these patients, while I could have been blogging about ManU's win

JanMania
في حواليكوا واحد سلطي؟ بدّي أفِش غلّي

Rani the Brainy
Ok, I talked about traffic to my blog and the Jordanian soccer in off season. What the hell do you talk about now?

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باسِم و رباب To Get Married!

In efforts to put an end to rumors, publicists for both Jordanian celebrities have released statements affirming the upcoming wedding. The famed couple have been dating since 1985 but don't seem to have aged a bit. The wedding ceremony is set to be held at the ministry of education graphics department and the reception at Luna Park ( جبل الحسين ) and will be attended by:
سليمان العيسى
مروان--إسمي يتحدّر من صخر، إسمي مروان
بائع الحلوى المكشوفة
منصور النجّار
القط لولو
الطيار المقاتل
الفلّاح
الطفل الذي أدخل مسمار في إبريز الكهرباء
زيد و عمرو
عدنان و لينا

The details as released by the publicists say the cake will be provided by ( مخابز جواد ) and a dinner ُof "منسف أردني "تبع أيّام زمان. However, sources tell mab3oosNN that the couple have expedited their plans due to the law 340 of the Jordanian civil code.

stay tuned for a video and photos of the occasion. Only on mab3oosNN.

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Today I had Two Cherries...

Two sweet, juicy Cherries. From two different trees...

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عمّي منصور تبع ولاد

عمّي منصور النجّار
يضحك و بيده المنشار
قلت لعمّي عندّي لعبة
إصنعلي بيتا للعبة
هزّ الرأس و قال
أنا أهوا الأطفال
بعد قليلا عدت إليه
سواه عمّي منصور
أحلى من بيت العصفور

this was a نشيدة in the second grade Arabic language textbook in Jordanian public schools in the late 19-eighties as good as my memory was able to retrieve.

Upcoming next: لولو جاع ( LoLo got hungry)

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فلسطين داري و درب إنتحاري

On the 60^th anniversary of the “catastrophe” we sit back and reminisce the same way we did the past 59 times. We damn our rulers for doing nothing; we damn America for helping Israel; we damn the international community for recognizing Israel; we hold protests, marches, and strikes; we get jailed, injured, and killed. We keep saying عائدون but we never do and there is no sign that we will ever do. We complain about refugees living conditions, about Israel’s lack of respect to UN resolutions, and the way Israel denies any wrong doing. We damn Hitler for not finishing his job and for giving Jews a powerful marketing tool. We get worked up if Abdullah visited Olmert, or Hamad received Livni. We boycott Starbucks, Sara Lee, and l'oréal. We bomb this and that, paint graffiti here and there. Give speeches and fire slogans. Build websites and spread the word. We even have a blog about it day…

We do all that, while we obviously fail to do the one thing that will eventually get us somewhere. The one thing, regardless of its nature, has eluded us all these years because we are a nation of retrospect. We are Arabs, the people that only look at the past to live the present. Without any goals, real plans, or concrete strategies. We live the present in misery thinking that it was meant to be. We look to the past and say what happened instead of what should happen.

We basically have to hit the wall really hard with our foreheads and start over. Think of the past 60 years as a sunk cost. A cost not retrieved no matter what. Would living under the control of the Palestinian authority, or government if a state ever declared, be any better? Would the ever delayed Palestinian state be any better than the remaining 20 Arab states? Would the Palestinians live a better life than the Lebanese (the Arab state with the highest level of democracy in the Arab world)? Would Palestinians have it easier than Arab Israelis?

I thought the previous title was inappropriate.

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My Favorite Plug-ins and Extensions for Firefox

• Google Send to Phone

Lets you send text messages to cell phones in the USA (the only numbers I have tried) for free from the comfort of your computer keyboard. Not the phone's tiny one.

• PicLens

A really cool way to search and view images. The view looks like a 3D slide show. Impressive!

• Skype or FoxFon

Both extensions for Firefox highlight phone numbers on web pages and all you need to do is click the numbers to start a phone call.

• Cooliris

With cooliris, you don't need to visit a link (web page) to view it's content. Only mouse over the link and a nice soft window will appear showing the actual page.

• Foxmarks

Do you use more than one computer? Perhaps at home and another at work? Then, Foxmark will synchronize your bookmarks between the two!

• FoxClocks

Not rocket science, but a convenient way to display times in different locations utilizing the empty space at the bottom edge of your browser.

Today I am not mab3oos. So, those that usually piss me off have the day off. Don't get too comfortable though!

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Monday's Entries On Qwaider Planet

Jeedo: انا بتوحم، انا بتوحمش، انا بتوحم، انا بتوحمش، انا بتوحم، انا بتوحمش

Moey: I am sick of this planet, I am going to look for another one.
next day: check out my secondlife profile!!

360East: I have to figure out how to get out of the 19-nineties

Qwaider: Blog about Somalia day, July 13th.
Theme to be " remember the موز "

Mohanned: صالح القلاب and another scholarly refereed article.

Asoom: I lost 15 pounds on the flight to Jordan. Wow, I fit into a medragah.
(if you're a Jordanian and don't know what a medragah is, get the @#$% out of my blog)

ASKAdenia: . هاتلك سيجارة على هالخبرية تسك تسك تسك ، هاظا انا لسّاتني مفصوم

آفاق علمية: طفل أردني يخترع عجل، يسميه دحريجة

H.A.N.I 101: another seven posts compressed into one

MQabbani: ما عاد فيني طيء هايدا الجو في عمان

محمد عمر: إنشاالله يكون روّق @#$%^&*(#$%^&*(@#$%^&*( و تفوووووووه على هيك أمة

The Black Iris: way too much respect to defame this one
(yes I have self imposed limits, shut the hell up)


مرصد الاردن: أنا إللّي مش فاهمه، إيش إللّي مقعدني بهالبلد الهامل

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How Readable is your hand-writing???

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Moey to Video-cast about Jordan on You Tube. Good bye Jordanian Tourism...

Well, since Moey has something (or many) against ehm constructive criticism, and because he always refuses to approve my comments on his posts, I have decided to let the truth be heard:

Moey, you are ugly. I like the idea very much. But, please find someone else (or elseh) to be video-taped. Or , better yet, have your videos as average Jordanians answering questions with subtitles, if they don't speak English.

Good luck.

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Mapping out the Powers in Jordan ( Can you Help with this Project??????????????)

Everybody knows that King Abdullah is nothing like the late King Hussein. He is a little softer and overwhelmed by those that are actually running the country. He is bombarded with troubles left and right and he is always driven to "donate" military personnel salary raises and building new homes from the needy in an effort to polish the tarnished image in the face of inflation and other developments in the area.

So, who is actually running the country?

There is talk in Jordan of ~20 families and personalities that are essentially the decision makers in the kingdom in terms of what business deals take place, who is allowed to import/export what, who is allowed to compete, what gets privatized, and how efficient (or in-) government owned assets let to become, and how much information actually reaches the average Jordanian. I am talking about those names that عبد الرحيم ملحس coined the term حيتان in describing.

Who do you have in Mind?

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