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do i look middle eastern v. 2

Shqipes
08-02-2006, 22:30
those pictures were bad ones. here let me try using better ones that actually look like me

http://myspace-577.vo.llnwd.net/00486/77/50/486640577_l.jpg
The Genius Masterminds
08-02-2006, 22:32
those pictures were bad ones. here let me try using better ones that actually look like me

http://myspace-577.vo.llnwd.net/00486/77/50/486640577_l.jpg

I personally don't think so =/.
Shqipes
08-02-2006, 22:33
ok thank you, im just checking because i dont live too far from there and albania was ruled by the ottoman empire

however, im still catholic

once, someone thought my mother was middle eastern, so i wanted to see if i also have a resemblence to that
Shqipes
08-02-2006, 22:34
and i know my grammar sucks, but im mad tired right now
Free Mercantile States
08-02-2006, 22:40
Not really. Planning on taking a plane flight through an American airport soon? :(
Shqipes
08-02-2006, 22:41
Not really. Planning on taking a plane flight through an American airport soon? :(

arg hell no

i was just wondering since albania is close to the middle east and since 90% of it is muslim(not including me) as a result of the ottoman rule
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
08-02-2006, 22:46
those pictures were bad ones. here let me try using better ones that actually look like me
I think you look like someone I've seen before . . .
But, aside, you don't look very MidEastern, maybe if you got a turban with a bomb attached to it, and grew a bushy, black beard.
Sinuhue
08-02-2006, 22:47
those pictures were bad ones. here let me try using better ones that actually look like me

Mmmm...got anything shirtless? *stop it Sinuhue! The boy is too young for you!* Um...middle eastern...well..not particularly...but even natives and latinos are getting taken for arabs though.
Sinuhue
08-02-2006, 22:48
arg hell no

i was just wondering since albania is close to the middle east and since 90% of it is muslim(not including me) as a result of the ottoman rule
Oddly enough, all the Albanians I know (one of whom is married to my best friend) are Christians as well.
The Infinite Dunes
08-02-2006, 23:09
You don't look middle eastern, but you look a bit like a Muslim friend I have in Central Asia.

Bah, Muslims don't wear turbans. Sikhs do, but not Muslims. Muslims wear skullcaps or those thinks that look like tea towels. >.>
Call to power
08-02-2006, 23:10
myspace? you cam whore:p
Sinuhue
08-02-2006, 23:11
You don't look middle eastern, but you look a bit like a Muslim friend I have in Central Asia.

Bah, Muslims don't wear turbans. Sikhs do, but not Muslims. Muslims wear skullcaps or those thinks that look like tea towels. >.>
Some Hindus wear turbans as well. And Mennonite women sport kerchiefs similar to many Muslim women. What a crazy, mixed up world we live in:)
The South Islands
08-02-2006, 23:25
OMG t3h T3rR0r|sT!!!!!111!1!11
Luporum
08-02-2006, 23:27
I think you look like someone I've seen before . . .
But, aside, you don't look very MidEastern, maybe if you got a turban with a bomb attached to it, and grew a bushy, black beard.

I'm offended and rather than replying in a coherent, mature, and intellegent manner, I'm gonna burn something to the ground. That'll show ya!
Sinuhue
08-02-2006, 23:28
I was serious about those shirtless pics.
The Infinite Dunes
08-02-2006, 23:35
Some Hindus wear turbans as well. And Mennonite women sport kerchiefs similar to many Muslim women. What a crazy, mixed up world we live in:)I know, it completely confounds one's ability to form a logical stereotype. Except for university students - they're all worthless bums mooching of the state... and don't get me started on Thespians.
Legless Pirates
08-02-2006, 23:35
Just a little. :fluffle:
Sarkhaan
08-02-2006, 23:36
I was serious about those shirtless pics.
:rolleyes:oy vey.

;)
Sarkhaan
08-02-2006, 23:37
I know, it completely confounds one's ability to form a logical stereotype. Except for university students - they're all worthless bums mooching of the state... and don't get me started on Thespians.
Thespians are always late for sets
Sinuhue
08-02-2006, 23:39
I know, it completely confounds one's ability to form a logical stereotype. Except for university students - they're all worthless bums mooching of the state... and don't get me started on Thespians.
Especially masticating thespians.
Aryavartha
08-02-2006, 23:40
Bah, Muslims don't wear turbans.

Shi'ite clerics wear turbans.

Ayot. Ruhollah Khomeini.
http://www.ocregister.com/blog/commentary/uploaded_images/khomeini-781362.jpeg

Apart from Sikhs (who always wear turbans), Rajasthani (North-western state in India) hindus and muslims also wear turbans

http://www.karlgrobl.com/Picture%20of%20the%20week/India-Pink-Turban.jpg
Illiricum
08-02-2006, 23:42
OMG its an Albanian!
Ifreann
08-02-2006, 23:43
I was serious about those shirtless pics.
Someone clearly didnt spend enough of her holiday appreciating the absence of children. ;)
Sinuhue
08-02-2006, 23:44
Someone clearly didnt spend enough of her holiday appreciating the absence of children. ;)
I'm not worn out if that's what you mean:)
The Infinite Dunes
08-02-2006, 23:51
Apart from Sikhs (who always wear turbans), Rajasthani (North-western state in India) hindus and muslims also wear turbansLies!

My point is that most people who wear Turbans in Europe aren't Muslim. Turbans are more of a regional thing. I know there are cases of Sikhs being assaulted post 9/11 because they're were mistaken for Muslims. I mean... if you want to be racist (or whatever word you want to use as prejudice on the grounds of religion apparently doesn't count as racism - legally that is) the you might as well get it right.
Arab Democratic States
09-02-2006, 00:10
is it bad to be middle eastern????

and yes you do look middle eastern, but from Lebanon, Syria or Palestine...

im a middle eastern....
middle easterns usually look like hispanics...Antonio Banderas and ricky martin..
infact shakira and salma hayek are both from Arab Origin, as well as hispanic ofcourse...
Shqipes
09-02-2006, 00:18
is it bad to be middle eastern????

and yes you do look middle eastern, but from Lebanon, Syria or Palestine...

im a middle eastern....
middle easterns usually look like hispanics...Antonio Banderas and ricky martin..
infact shakira and salma hayek are both from Arab Origin, as well as hispanic ofcourse...

nothing bad, i was just curious

why did you automatically assume that it was a bad thing? i didnt lead anyone to even think that :confused:
Frangland
09-02-2006, 00:20
arg hell no

i was just wondering since albania is close to the middle east and since 90% of it is muslim(not including me) as a result of the ottoman rule

do you live in Tirana? (if you've already mentioned it, pardon the question)

and no, i don't think you look middle eastern.
Arab Democratic States
09-02-2006, 00:20
nothing bad, i was just curious

why did you automatically assume that it was a bad thing? i didnt lead anyone to even think that :confused:

well i just realized that there was an anti-arab attitude going on in the forums, and increased after these cartoons and stuff, so most threads with involving middle eastern, Islam or Arabs are 90% anti, so i automatically assumed that you saw it a bad thing looking like an Arab!!!
Frangland
09-02-2006, 00:25
Shqipes

What do you think about tave kosi and qofte te ferguara?

those dishes sound good to me... lamb with yogurt and fried meatballs... Albanian cuisine?
Yingzhou
09-02-2006, 00:47
There is no single "Middle Eastern" look.

Your appearance is, nonetheless, consistent with those of certain Middle Eastern populations.
Iztatepopotla
09-02-2006, 01:13
No. But a lot of Middle Easterners look like you.
(and the hat just looks silly)
Perkeleenmaa
09-02-2006, 15:44
You look like a Yugoslav. I've seen so many at work.
Jeruselem
09-02-2006, 16:04
You'll be fine as you don't look like Osama and co.
Shqipes
09-02-2006, 16:09
Shqipes

What do you think about tave kosi and qofte te ferguara?

those dishes sound good to me... lamb with yogurt and fried meatballs... Albanian cuisine?

haha although i like the type of yogurt, i dont like tave kosi. i looove qofte te ferguara. its so dam good

and there are also other foods (mainly ones that we stole from other cultures ;) )

zepolees (sp?) are common
rice with milk- o so good
turkish coffe- from the ottoman empire
romanian cheese- good
chivapa- beef shaped like sausages and fried
etc etc
Shqipes
09-02-2006, 16:10
No. But a lot of Middle Easterners look like you.
(and the hat just looks silly)

it looks bad on me?

i love my hat
Frangland
09-02-2006, 16:46
haha although i like the type of yogurt, i dont like tave kosi. i looove qofte te ferguara. its so dam good

and there are also other foods (mainly ones that we stole from other cultures ;) )

zepolees (sp?) are common
rice with milk- o so good
turkish coffe- from the ottoman empire
romanian cheese- good
chivapa- beef shaped like sausages and fried
etc etc

...if you add vanilla to rice and milk (and maybe some raisins -- optional), you've got rice pudding.
Jello Biafra
09-02-2006, 17:24
No, you just look young.
Iztatepopotla
09-02-2006, 18:35
it looks bad on me?

i love my hat
No, I just said it looks silly. Although most hats do, so it's not like it's your fault or something.