Greetings here are different than the States, generally much more complimentary. Some examples (obviously they are said in Arabic, so it's not quite as strange as the English translations)
- Well over 50% of all men, call me "their love" even if they've only met me. 10% use "love of my heart."
- The most common adjective my students use when describing me is "beautiful teacher". I guess they have good taste.
- I live in a lower middle class area. There are some doctors that live in the neighborhood but I'm guessing the majority of them have moved to a different neighborhood. However, when I arrived here I was shocked that well over 50% of all older men were doctors. I wondered what did Amman possibly need all of these doctors for, and maybe I should try become one too to fit in. Later, I realized that it's a sign of respect to call an older gentleman or anyone doctor.
- If you would like to get the attention of the waiter, the most common call is "hey teacher, or hey professor"
- It's very common to offer the fare to the taxi driver by addressing him as your uncle.
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