I was able to entertain a Yemen man and woman yesterday after church

I was on my way to (a popular local "mall" area) for lunch and a movie and they inquired as to how to get to (this very same popular local "mall" area).

I told them to just follow me and I would get them there since that was where I was going.

So I showed them the way there and we talked and they asked a lot of questions about places to visit in this area.

He was here as part of an exchange program -- he is a professor at a Yemen university so they sent him here and sent someone to Yemen.


They decided to join me in the food court for lunch where we continued to talk and they continued to ask questions.

We talked about each other's families and our upbringing and religion.


After we finished --- he told me that out of all the people he had met in this city --- I was the kindest and most considerate person he had ever met.

Well - I told him it had a lot to do with up-bringing and that I also I lived the way Buddha and Jesus taught (we were very understaniding of each other's relisiongs, he and his wife were Muslim and I was telling him I was still learning about some of the Muslim traditions).

I told him that if he visited the southeastern United States - the people are more friendly there

Well -- it came time for me to leave to go see my movie.

I went to see "Barbershop", by the way, which is the best movie that Ice T ever made in my opinion.

As I got up - we shook hands

I offered to shake his wife's hand and she acted like she didn't want to.

Then she grabbed her sweater and shook my hand with the sweater between our hands.

Then the man gave a nervous smile and said she was a true Muslim.

At the time, I had no idea what that was about.

I was talking with someone on ICQ a few minutes ago and told him about that and he educated me on the fact that Muslim women are not allowed to speak directly too or touch another man without express permission from their husband amd that correct etiquette is to ignore her and speak to her through her husband.

I was familiar with some of their customs - like how they walk a few feet behind the husband.

I guess I still have some things to learn. (+:


Hopefully they weren't offended. (+: