"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo) 03/24/2014 at 12:34 • Filed to: Dats Wacist!

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Anyone here a Muslim? Question about culture for you.

My job is about customer service, and I on occasion will have to walk around/open doors for people.

I had a customer recently, who was from Kuwait, who did not want to walk through the door I was holding open for him. I am just curious as to why. I was not/am not offended, and want to make sure I wasn't offending them. Customer was nice, but our cultures are clearly very different.

For Sweden > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:36

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If he was from Kuwait, maybe he was waiting for you to open the door wide enough so he could drive his Lamborghini through?

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > For Sweden 03/24/2014 at 12:37

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Ha ha. Very funny...

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:41

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I've been a Muslim for the past 22 Years, and i think he just a bit weird?

Is your customer is a girl?

Or maybe he just want to open the door by themselves.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:43

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I was in school with quite a few Muslim's and never noticed anything like this.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:43

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I've known Muslims since I was a little tyke, and I've never had this happen. Could it be a local custom? I'm no expert on muslims and customs, but there's one thing I've picked up from my muslim friends, and that is to shake hands every time I meet someone, regardless if I've know him for years.

PS9 > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:44

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This thread was started honestly, but I detect it will not end well.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 03/24/2014 at 12:45

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No, not a girl. If so, hairiest girl I've ever seen.

Okay. I just thought it odd, and wondered why/if it was a Muslim thing.

We also did not shake hands, as I normally always do, when I was finished with my services.

Perhaps just his family was super strict about contact with others/non-Muslims? I know there are sects that consider westerners inferior/unclean. Not bothered by it, just wanted to know so I can avoid an awkward situation in the future.

Thanks.

Leadbull > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:46

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It's more of a middle eastern thing than a Muslim thing, I think. It's like a sign of weakness or something.

Watch this bit of hilarity:

http://youtu.be/VGueY0ebon8

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > PS9 03/24/2014 at 12:47

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That might be true, but I am not in any way trying to make this into a hate thread. I am honestly curious, and do not live around a large middle-eastern/Muslim population nor do I interact with them on a frequent basis.

Just trying to learn about some fellow humans here.

Leadbull > Leadbull 03/24/2014 at 12:48

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Also, how does one embed videos on mobile?

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Leadbull 03/24/2014 at 12:49

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So strange.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:51

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I can ask some of my friends at work tomorrow if you'd like? :)

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 12:57

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Well, normally we muslims are very open with everybody. maybe that's just his family tradition.

Yes there's a rule that you can't shake your hand except with other man (or women with other women), but i think that's just a family tradition.

McMike > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 13:03

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I think it might be a dominant kind of thing. I have read that some men from far away macho cultures like to hold the doors open for others rather than have them held open for them.

Garrett Davis > Leadbull 03/24/2014 at 13:05

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You can't as far as I can tell. I have no idea why they thought it was a good idea to remove all formatting options for posting on mobile. This is 2014, smartphones can handle a full web page.

McMike > Leadbull 03/24/2014 at 13:22

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That's the video I was looking for!

McMike > Leadbull 03/24/2014 at 13:23

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Starting this morning, I can't embed videos on desktop either.

ComradeApexx > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 13:29

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The comments here make me lol. Its not a Muslim thing, its an Arab thing; its a sign of respect to offer someone to go through first.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/24/2014 at 13:48

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Yes, please do.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > McMike 03/24/2014 at 13:49

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So, he felt like I was trying to be superior by opening the door for him?

We do that just to be polite.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > ComradeApexx 03/24/2014 at 13:50

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See, this is why I asked. I had no idea.

Leadbull > McMike 03/24/2014 at 14:09

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:(

McMike > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 14:22

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If that's the case, I don't think he was trying to belittle you, it's just a silly machismo thing.

Like wearing pink. He doesn't need YOU To wear it, just as long he DOESN'T

pfftballer > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 03/24/2014 at 18:00

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Maybe he was just an asshole. There's lots of them from all religions.