Unusual Habits (America, pray, bless, faith, God)

[Djamila]

What are some of the habits of yours that people, especially those from other faiths or cultures, have pointed out?

My grandmother always laments how I leave my hair down when I wear a veil. She believes it should be all pulled back into a bun and carefully hidden.

My Canadian friends always make fun of how I walk and sit. Robin says I'm like those commercials where the women are pretending they're on a runway while walking down the street or vacuuming... lol They make fun of my habits a lot. They're all half and half, the distance form their heads to their waist is the same distance as from their waist to their feet. But all the Bosnians I know, myself included, have much longer legs than we do bodies. So I always get harassed about that. They say I look like the California Raisins when my hair is down with my freaky legs.



I also get teased for never wearing shoes inside the house, from Bosnians who expect me to wear house slippers, and Canadians and Norwiegans who still wear their shoes or socks - God? Socks is a habit I find disgusting. LOL Any woman who would wear shoes you possibly could wear socks with needs a make-over.

Some habits I know are weird is that I always turn the first cigarette in my pack upside down and smoke it last, some weird charm I learned in high school.

I always play music and dance around the house by myself when I'm happy - which ironically is usually when I'm by myself. LOL

This isn't really a habit, but I'm always almost late for mosque. I've never been early or late in my life, but I manage to get there 50 seconds before the prayers start every time. My prayer area is always even empty and people laugh when they hear my CLANK CLANK CLANK of shoes coming to the doorway, the ruffle of me trying to strip them off quick, and my pitter-patter coming in.

This isn't a habit also, but twice in my life I've made meatballs and spaghetti and forgot to cook the meatballs.

People have made fun of how I dress when I go to clubs. Going to clubs in Bosnia is the time to go crazy, go mad. In North America and Norway its the time to look sexy. So I show up in my 1980s-style outfit and everyone is like; what happened? Or, as Katija would say: Who told you THAT was okay?

I always have this paranoia about walking on the streets in Sarajevo that don't have sidewalks. My mother put the fear of God into me about that, she had me constantly terrified when I was young. Even now, walking on them, I listen for the sound of a car making its way and even if I hear nothing I run until I reach a street thats wide enough to have a sidewalk.

I flick light switches twice when I'm not thinking. I turn them on and them off, I have no idea why, when I mean to turn them on.

I laugh all the time at everything. And I always say the worst possible thing in every situation.

I wear my swimsuit as my underwear on days when I know I'm going swimming - lol. My sister makes so much fun of me for that.

Whenever we're driving and we see a car with only one headlight, we all race to say ORGASM! and the one who says it last has to fake one with the window down. LOL

I always Christian bless myself whenever I pass a Christian cemetery, again no idea why. It's a habit I got from my mother I suppose.

I've never had the heart to break a relationship with someone in my life. If I was finished with it, always I would just be super ***** until they hated me and broke up with me. Somehow a week of that was easier for me, something that scares me about perhaps my true nature - lol.

I sing in the bathtub, without even the sound of running water to drown me out mercifully for family members.

I always get into big conversations with everyone. My husband said to me once at the check-out counter at supermarket, "The cashier told you her whole life story? Why do people open up to you so much like that?" and I don't know, but it made me very proud.

And that's it for now. lol Please share some for yours so I can laugh at your expense too!

[PetShopBoy88]

I've never met somebody from a different faith or culture...


Although, reading yours, I will say, if I could sleep with my shoes on, I probably would.

Whenever we're driving and we see a car with only one headlight, we all race to say ORGASM! and the one who says it last has to fake one with the window down. LOL

[Djamila]

Oh gross, Petshop. You shouldn't wear shoes to bed! You shouldn't even want to - hahaha. Only wear them when you must to avoid the barefoot and pregnant stereotype, though I imagine this is not a consideration for you.

Shoes are the most important thing about how a woman dresses. You need to find the appropriate length of heel for your body. it should be just enough that your calves are firm when you stand. You still need to be able to walk confidently and carry yourself as you would with ugly, comfortable shoes.

[PetShopBoy88]

Originally Posted by Djamila

Oh gross, Petshop. You shouldn't wear shoes to bed! You shouldn't even want to - hahaha. Only wear them when you must to avoid the barefoot and pregnant stereotype, though I imagine this is not a consideration for you.

No, I don't think that would be a person's first thought upon seeing me. But seriously, I find feet gross. They should stay covered up as much as possible.

[Hacker]

I'm sorry if I missed it but is that you in the picture djmalila? My habits, hmmmm, gotta think about that one!

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by Djamila

Some habits I know are weird is that I always turn the first cigarette in my pack upside down and smoke it last, some weird charm I learned in high school.

LOLLLLLLL, I DID THE SAME THING!!!! I SWEAR TO GOD, but I made a wish when I did get to the last cigarette, lol.

[Djamila]

Originally Posted by tlcmel

LOLLLLLLL, I DID THE SAME THING!!!! I SWEAR TO GOD, but I made a wish when I did get to the last cigarette, lol.

Yes, it's me - and that's hilarious! lol Did you cut the waist band off your jeans and tuck skin-tight shirts into them too? LOL

[Hacker]

Originally Posted by Djamila

Yes, it's me - and that's hilarious! lol Did you cut the waist band off your jeans and tuck skin-tight shirts into them too? LOL

LOL no I never did that. I used to cut the end of my jogging pants, or stretch pants and use that part as a head band. The reason I asked if that was you is cause you look different compared to your avatar.

[ayani]

i sleep in my clothes... does that count?

oh- i eat peanut butter from the jar whenever i can, and i pick my nose. sometimes.

btw Djamila, that "orgasm" game is awesome! thank you for dispelling further mis-conceptions i've built up concerning young Muslim women.