For all the Muslims who don’t live in the Middle East, fasting and partaking in the Holy Month usually confuses plenty people.
Here are 15 things Muslims just can’t shake off when fasting abroad:
1. “You don’t eat for a whole month?! Not even water…what about gum?”
This is the month when the thirst is REAL.
2. Everyone around you is shoving food in their face and it doesn’t phase you
3. You only realize all of the exciting daytime events only occur during Ramadan
4. “Damn that must be hard! I’d never be able to do it!”
5. This is the only time people are suddenly persistent on offering you food
6. You keep your distance from others because, ew… Ramadan breath
7. Deciding what to eat for iftar (In-N-Out and burritos)
The possibilities are endless
8. For females, explaining why you’re not fasting
9. Your parents ask you to cancel plans for Ramadan azayum which somehow become mandatory
12. You adopt the Ramadan schedule, which involves late nights
13. Giving a week advance notice that you’ll be taking off for the holiday but you’re not sure what day
We’re waiting on the moon to tell us
14. Explaining yourself when eating dinner with friends
Can’t stop won’t stop!
15. You have a new found appreciation for lunchtime
WE SAID THIS: Hold on tight guys, only three more weeks to go!
Samar Marwan is the accidental product of Palestinian refugees living between the West and Middle East. The San Francisco native is hella serious about PCRF, LGBT rights, and burritos. Through her online writings she is intent on breaking taboos in the Arab world and liberating the white man from orientalism. Currently, she is planning a revolution against the hipsters. Send her your love (or hate) at HellaSamar or samar@scoopempire.com.
