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Awkward moment...

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RavenSEAL

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So this morning I walked into a BP station to buy some snacks and drinks for a BBQ me and my friends were going to have at the beach.

I walked around the store, grab 3 2L bottles of Coca-Cola, a couple of bags of Doritos, Lays and Yogurt covered raisins 🙂confused🙂 for a lady friend. I grabbed a pack of gum and i walked up the cashier.

I said "Hey", he replied with a "How's it going?", I said "Good". He puts all the things in a bag, I pay him with a $20, he gives me the change (which was like $3.70 or something like that), with my hands being full and all, i told him to keep it, he smiled and said "Thank you". I said "No Problem, Merry Christmas!". He starred at me blankly for about 3 seconds and then he said "Yea..............................You too".

I walked out of the store and then i realized..."holy shit", the guy was Arab.
 
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Just because he's Arab doesn't mean he's not Christian. Same with Indians. India has a quite sizable Christian population depending on where you are located (South India, for example).
 
Orsorum said:
Just because he's Arab doesn't mean he's not Christian. Same with Indians. India has a quite sizable Christian population depending on where you are located (South India, for example).
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I know, but from the way he looked at me, I could just imagine him saying in his head "WTF is wrong with this guy?!?!?!?!"
 
More likely he was just surprised.

Most of the Muslims I worked with got the whole Christmas thing and had no problems with it. Some of them even handed out gifts at work etc etc.
 
Friends of ours sent our kids christmas gifts and they were Jewish...come to think of it one of my wifes friends who is a Zoroastrian sent us xmas gifts..


I just called it festivus this year anyways...
 
I'm not Christian, and I celebrate xmas. It's the thought that counts. If a Muslim wished me a happy religious day(whatever it is they do), I'd accept it in the spirit with which it was given.
 
I would feel honored to be included in someone's holiday.

He was probably questioning if you celebrate your holiday with Coca-Cola, chips, and yogurt covered raisins. Those crazy Americans. 😛
 
I understand what many of you are saying.

It's not like i went, "Oh my god, he's an Arab, he can't celebrate Christmas, hahaha"

The way he just starred at me after I said it was very awkward, seems like even the 3 people behind me just turned around and did the same.
 
the muslim guy I've been dating explained to me that he's not so muslim that he won't accept gifts or turn down free food/drinks at his friends' Christmas parties, but he's muslim enough that he doesn't buy gifts for other people 😉
 
loki8481 said:
the muslim guy I've been dating explained to me that he's not so muslim that he won't accept gifts or turn down free food/drinks at his friends' Christmas parties, but he's muslim enough that he doesn't buy gifts for other people 😉
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And, apparently, he eats your pork! 😉 😛 :awe:
 
RavenSEAL said:
So this morning I walked into a BP station to buy some snacks and drinks for a BBQ me and my friends were going to have at the beach.

I walked around the store, grab 3 2L bottles of Coca-Cola, a couple of bags of Doritos, Lays and Yogurt covered raisins 🙂confused🙂 for a lady friend. I grabbed a pack of gum and i walked up the cashier.

I said "Hey", he replied with a "How's it going?", I said "Good". He puts all the things in a bag, I pay him with a $20, he gives me the change (which was like $3.70 or something like that), with my hands being full and all, i told him to keep it, he smiled and said "Thank you". I said "No Problem, Merry Christmas!". He starred at me blankly for about 3 seconds and then he said "Yea..............................You too".

I walked out of the store and then i realized..."holy shit", the guy was Arab.
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