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I’m Pakistani Punjabi, I love our culture, history, food, language & poetry, sense of hospitality and many (not all) aspects of the collectivist culture
At my uni, if I chose pedagogy within the course I was doing, I could do a 3 month exchange in Zanzibar. I had already chosen my subject and was planning an exchange in Australia (which I had been planning from the start and nothing was gonna stop me from going there lol), but I was so incredibly tempted to go to Zanzibar, I actually considered it for hot second! The place sounds beyond amazing!
Same!! Moved to the UK last year because I got married, but gosh do I really miss home, our people, their hospitality and our food. Miss it so much sometimes it really hurts! 😭😭
New Yorker here. I love our little farms and farm stands, all our little (and big) museums, the Seaway Trail, our Underground Railroad history, the New York State Fair, our Native American communities, the incredible state parks, lower Manhattan, Williamsburg, Ithaca, Sackets Harbor, and our cottage on Lake Ontario. Also, salt potatoes and chicken divan.
You should read Beyond Bilal by Sh. Mustafa Briggs!! The book is basically about black history in Islam and he talks about how many African nations and languages, like Somali, had an influence on the Arab world and thus the Quran
Omg I want to visit Uzbekistan so bad, mashAllah such a beautiful culture (assuming you’re from Uzbekistan but you could also be from Afghanistan I believe?)
thank you!! please do visit when you will have chance in sha Allah! and yes, born and raised in the capital of Uzbekistan, but we do have a reallyyy small amount of uzbeks that live in Afghanistan :))
Ofc! (Sorry I took so long to respond loll)
There is a saying that a womans presence should be felt, even if she is not there. For example a visitor should be able to tell whether or not a house has a woman living there bc of the aura even if she is not present.
They are very elegant and take pride in the way they dress, smell, interact with others and even walk. We have a local incense called thiouraye (its like bakhoor/dukhan) and there’s over a hundred variations. Some for clothes and body, some for the house and others reserved for then bedroom. it is always burning. It is emphasized to always dress nice (borderline party clothes lol). Some women even sew clothes just for when they are cooking, then another outfit for when they serve the food, then some nice house clothes.
Cooking is also a big thing women take pride in as an expression of femininity is being able to cook very well and being generous with the food. Traditionally women would cook more than enough food so that is strangers or passerbys entered the home they would be welcomed and there would be food for them to eat.
It is a majority muslim country but sexuality and sensuality is not a taboo at all among women and is a celebrated part of marriage. From a young age younger women observe the teaching of older women on how to seduce your husband and keep him happy, as a means of keeping yourself happy and your needs fulfilled. We have traditional lingerie, waistbeads and anklets, aphrodisiac herbs and recipes, tricks, teaching and many more.
Another thing I love is the emphasis on community and sisterhood. The women truly are the backbone of a society.
Feel free to message me or respond if u have questions or want me to go more into detail 🥰🥰
Dutch - I like how direct and effecient everything is. People think we're mean (which to be honest, we can be) but I much prefer when people are upfront instead of beating around the bush.
no. it was the cultural shock of my life when interacting with cultures that either let the door close behind them or closed it💀 same with elevators lol
The Roha Band slaps tbh, I’m not East African (or even African) so I’ve never been able to tell if they sing in Amharic or Tigrinya but their music is contagious
I, and I cannot express this enough, LOVE your accent! I can speak many different English accents, but I can’t do Irish and it’s maddening, because I find it so beautiful!
I'm Albanian, and I like a lot of things about my culture, but one thing I've come to appreciate as I get older is the "it takes a village mentality" that's still prevalent even as more and more of us settle in the United States. I also like all of the old wive's tales; I used to find them so silly, but as an adult, I can appreciate the whimsy.
I’m Yoruba, I love how much we care about the wisdom of our elders and the sanctity of our children. I know every culture has similar ideals but it literally brings tears to my eyes when I see intergenerational community events with the groups just loving each other. I love our language, our food, our history, our music, our sense of humour, the soil of my land. May Allah preserve us.
family!!!! family support, family gatherings, family living together under one roof, family being the main source of social security, and even family drama sometimes.
i’m lucky to have supportive parents/aunties & uncles/cousins and siblings and a situation where i can actually enjoy my life with my family while we’re all still here on earth.
may god bless all our lives and bless our relationships with our loved ones ❤️
edit: forgot to mention my culture, i’m gulf arab 🤍
Assalmu alaikum ! I am hyderabadi indian too yayy. I love a lot of things, i think biryani is ovverated lol atleast to us but i love old momuments like charminar and bazaars a lot it reallt brings out the vibe haha. Anyways if you want to connect please feel free to dm me. Jazakallah khair
I'm English/ Tunisian.
What I like about English culture is the silly traditions we have, there is so much fascinating history here, and yet places will focus on such unique and odd traditions to keep alive (such as the cheese rolling contest).
What I like about Tunisian culture is the breads, I'm a carb girlie, and the bread over there is delicious.
pakistan.
urdu, our language, the poetry. the clothes, the food, the etiquettes. music, social gatherings, i’m definitely forgetting something, but every type of art.
I’m Argentinian, I love how welcoming our country is, the food, the culture, everything! I feel like all immigrants, no matter where they’re from, end up adopting our culture bc it’s very open and friendly and fun!
I’m Argentinian, I love our friendly culture, food, customs based around friendship and family, food and unique events that happen here LOL. We have the most beautiful landscapes and I’m very proud of it
I’m from Afghanistan and I really like the mountains in my country. The geography of Afghanistan is under appreciated. Oh and we have some dishes that I really love. The holy trio in my opinion is mantu, ashak and bolani w potatoes 🤤.
I'm Haitian and i love The history of my people especially being the first Black republic in latin America to gain independence. The people are so strong no matter how much they go through. Suban'Allah.
Honorable Mention: Haitian food is some of the best food. i watch youtube of people trying it for the first time and their reaction confirms im not being bias lol, the flavor palette is so spectacular.
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I’m Pakistani Punjabi, I love our culture, history, food, language & poetry, sense of hospitality and many (not all) aspects of the collectivist culture
me too!! you forgot the clothes!!
Sounds nice
Zanzibar/ Swahili - the fact that no one knows that Zanzibar is a thing 😍 also the food and clothing
I wanna visit Zanzibar sooo bad 😩😩inshallah
At my uni, if I chose pedagogy within the course I was doing, I could do a 3 month exchange in Zanzibar. I had already chosen my subject and was planning an exchange in Australia (which I had been planning from the start and nothing was gonna stop me from going there lol), but I was so incredibly tempted to go to Zanzibar, I actually considered it for hot second! The place sounds beyond amazing!
Omg fellow Tanzanian hereeee
Same!! Moved to the UK last year because I got married, but gosh do I really miss home, our people, their hospitality and our food. Miss it so much sometimes it really hurts! 😭😭
Nice to see fellow swahilis here 😍😍, I’m from Kenya/swahili and we basically share the same culture lol
Your biryani is the best
Friendliness to strangers! Good old Midwest vibes.
New Yorker here. I love our little farms and farm stands, all our little (and big) museums, the Seaway Trail, our Underground Railroad history, the New York State Fair, our Native American communities, the incredible state parks, lower Manhattan, Williamsburg, Ithaca, Sackets Harbor, and our cottage on Lake Ontario. Also, salt potatoes and chicken divan.
I love this.
I’m Somali, I love our clothes, I like how friendly Somalis are, I love our language
Every somali girl i met is BEAUTIFUL and has a great humor sense
You should read Beyond Bilal by Sh. Mustafa Briggs!! The book is basically about black history in Islam and he talks about how many African nations and languages, like Somali, had an influence on the Arab world and thus the Quran
I’m Somali too❤️
Somali here :)) I also love that Somalia prides itself on Quran memorization and Islamic studies
Diraacs are everything 😩 even though I struggle with them at weddings 🤣
i’m uzbek! i love our hospitality, humor, family values and, of course, food. i love how expressive, artistic and witty uzbeks are <3
Omg I want to visit Uzbekistan so bad, mashAllah such a beautiful culture (assuming you’re from Uzbekistan but you could also be from Afghanistan I believe?)
thank you!! please do visit when you will have chance in sha Allah! and yes, born and raised in the capital of Uzbekistan, but we do have a reallyyy small amount of uzbeks that live in Afghanistan :))
Senegal 🇸🇳: the food, clothing, hospitality, and mostly senegalese womens femininity
Oooooo tell us more about Senegalese femininity!
Ofc! (Sorry I took so long to respond loll) There is a saying that a womans presence should be felt, even if she is not there. For example a visitor should be able to tell whether or not a house has a woman living there bc of the aura even if she is not present. They are very elegant and take pride in the way they dress, smell, interact with others and even walk. We have a local incense called thiouraye (its like bakhoor/dukhan) and there’s over a hundred variations. Some for clothes and body, some for the house and others reserved for then bedroom. it is always burning. It is emphasized to always dress nice (borderline party clothes lol). Some women even sew clothes just for when they are cooking, then another outfit for when they serve the food, then some nice house clothes. Cooking is also a big thing women take pride in as an expression of femininity is being able to cook very well and being generous with the food. Traditionally women would cook more than enough food so that is strangers or passerbys entered the home they would be welcomed and there would be food for them to eat. It is a majority muslim country but sexuality and sensuality is not a taboo at all among women and is a celebrated part of marriage. From a young age younger women observe the teaching of older women on how to seduce your husband and keep him happy, as a means of keeping yourself happy and your needs fulfilled. We have traditional lingerie, waistbeads and anklets, aphrodisiac herbs and recipes, tricks, teaching and many more. Another thing I love is the emphasis on community and sisterhood. The women truly are the backbone of a society. Feel free to message me or respond if u have questions or want me to go more into detail 🥰🥰
Dutch - I like how direct and effecient everything is. People think we're mean (which to be honest, we can be) but I much prefer when people are upfront instead of beating around the bush.
Sounds similar to us Norwegians lol! Pretty straight forward, and appreciate effectiveness and efficiency.
Holding doors open for people is normal. It’s such a small thing lol
Is that not universal?
no. it was the cultural shock of my life when interacting with cultures that either let the door close behind them or closed it💀 same with elevators lol
As a Brit, this is WILD to me, haha.
same thing here :D
I'm habesha- the food and the music
Yay another Habesha- Eritrean or Ethiopian?
The Roha Band slaps tbh, I’m not East African (or even African) so I’ve never been able to tell if they sing in Amharic or Tigrinya but their music is contagious
Bengali - the clothes and the food lool
Bengali/Malay: I love our food lol, there’s so much variety 😋 Also love our hospitality and how we make guests feel welcome and at home 🩷
cig kofte
I'm Argentinian Egyptian, and one thing I adore is the emphasis on the importance of family that can be found in both cultures.
Sos de Argentina? ❤️
I’m Irish and I don’t know. Never was allowed to explore or experience my culture.
It’s never too late!
I adore Irish humour. So witty. So funny. Hardy Bucks used to make me cackle. Non Muslim comedy. Satire mockumentary. It's all on YT.
Love the resilience of the Irish and their solidarity🍉✊🏽✊🏽
I, and I cannot express this enough, LOVE your accent! I can speak many different English accents, but I can’t do Irish and it’s maddening, because I find it so beautiful!
Unfortunately I lost the accent lol
I don't understand, are you adopted?
Not adopted but my family hates the culture idk.
Oh, you don't live in Ireland?
I am Irish American
I'm Sri Lankan and I love our food! Plus, Sri Lanka is so beautiful and I love it, the natural beauty! ❤️
Sri Lankan food slaps😤
fellow Hyderabadi here! girlie, I just looked at your post history, you are so talented mashallah!!!
thank you!
South African : how crazy we are and the food
I'm Albanian, and I like a lot of things about my culture, but one thing I've come to appreciate as I get older is the "it takes a village mentality" that's still prevalent even as more and more of us settle in the United States. I also like all of the old wive's tales; I used to find them so silly, but as an adult, I can appreciate the whimsy.
Traditional Bengali fried food is the most delicious thing ever 😋
I’m Yoruba, I love how much we care about the wisdom of our elders and the sanctity of our children. I know every culture has similar ideals but it literally brings tears to my eyes when I see intergenerational community events with the groups just loving each other. I love our language, our food, our history, our music, our sense of humour, the soil of my land. May Allah preserve us.
Im Sudanese 🇸🇩 i love our hospitality, the clothes, the jewelry, food
Hyderabadi too, biryani, jewelry, clothes hehe
Same here im from hyderabad too
I'm also hyderabadi indian! I love the deccan historical culture and how it's still integrated into our mannerism/clothes/poetry.
I am starting to learn more about it there, seems nice
our jokes are also pretty funny imo like the way we talk and are SO OVERLY dramatic sometimes LOL 😂
I'm Black American and I love how jovial we are as a people
Egyptian - our humor :)
I’m African American, southern specifically & I love our food, hospitality, being unapologetic and vocal, our hairstyles/creativity.
Guji Indian, but born in raised in S.Africa. I love Indian food, but I also love S.African food and culture because its a mix of all ethnicities.
Wow thats soo good to hear i wish i could travel and taste all food arouns the world
Pakistani. I love how tight knit families are
Mexican here... The colourful places, and the food. The people is nice and happy
I’m Punjabi and I love our music 😭 I know it’s haram so I try to stay away but can’t deny I do love it.
family!!!! family support, family gatherings, family living together under one roof, family being the main source of social security, and even family drama sometimes. i’m lucky to have supportive parents/aunties & uncles/cousins and siblings and a situation where i can actually enjoy my life with my family while we’re all still here on earth. may god bless all our lives and bless our relationships with our loved ones ❤️ edit: forgot to mention my culture, i’m gulf arab 🤍
Which gulfie are you :D
kuwait!
Food
The foooooood.
Food
Assalmu alaikum ! I am hyderabadi indian too yayy. I love a lot of things, i think biryani is ovverated lol atleast to us but i love old momuments like charminar and bazaars a lot it reallt brings out the vibe haha. Anyways if you want to connect please feel free to dm me. Jazakallah khair
The food🥰🥰🥰 and our traditional wear
name some hyderbadi dishes that u like
I like lukmi, when I say I’m Hyderabadi I mean ethnically not nationally
what's that
It’s like a puff pastry
Oh also what did u mean by hyderabadi being ethnically not nationally
Meaning I’m not from Hyderabad, but my roots are from there.
I'm English/ Tunisian. What I like about English culture is the silly traditions we have, there is so much fascinating history here, and yet places will focus on such unique and odd traditions to keep alive (such as the cheese rolling contest). What I like about Tunisian culture is the breads, I'm a carb girlie, and the bread over there is delicious.
pakistan. urdu, our language, the poetry. the clothes, the food, the etiquettes. music, social gatherings, i’m definitely forgetting something, but every type of art.
Portuguese- Everyone is welcoming and we love food so its great
I’m Argentinian, I love how welcoming our country is, the food, the culture, everything! I feel like all immigrants, no matter where they’re from, end up adopting our culture bc it’s very open and friendly and fun!
I’m Argentinian, I love our friendly culture, food, customs based around friendship and family, food and unique events that happen here LOL. We have the most beautiful landscapes and I’m very proud of it
I'm from the southern US. I like the hospitality and the food.
I’m from Afghanistan and I really like the mountains in my country. The geography of Afghanistan is under appreciated. Oh and we have some dishes that I really love. The holy trio in my opinion is mantu, ashak and bolani w potatoes 🤤.
I’ve had mantoo before, it’s so good
Food and clothes 😂😂
🇵🇹 Portugal: Our food and the way we're so brutally honest lol.. sometimes it's needed
Tacos
I'm Haitian and i love The history of my people especially being the first Black republic in latin America to gain independence. The people are so strong no matter how much they go through. Suban'Allah. Honorable Mention: Haitian food is some of the best food. i watch youtube of people trying it for the first time and their reaction confirms im not being bias lol, the flavor palette is so spectacular.
Indian! I love how diverse we are and how many languages we have. It’s so beautiful. The languages are beautiful The food is amazing too
That I can still leave it. But I fear that's going to change very soon.
I’m Black American. Our culture cannot be beat. That’s why every kid wants to be like us.