“Where are you from?” they ask me the minute I open my mouth. All it would take is one word, a simple hello, and they would immediately discover that I’m not one of them, that I’m a transplant from a faraway land. After seventeen years of living in the US
I am always curious about people from other countries since I travel a lot and when I ask nowadays where you from I get the “ why are you asking” look, then I tell them I am from Jordan and that breaks the ice and then we can talk freely about our cultures.
Hi Natasha, I hear you, it will not go away.
I am always curious about people from other countries since I travel a lot and when I ask nowadays where you from I get the “ why are you asking” look, then I tell them I am from Jordan and that breaks the ice and then we can talk freely about our cultures.
Very nicely written.
Thank you very much, Mike. Glad you enjoyed it.