CHANGING THE MIDDLE EAST | LEVANTINE ARABIC | SUBTITLED

[@videovoer8130]

As a European, I feel ashamed that so many of us feel like they're better that the rest of the world. They can only see their own perspective and don't try to see other perspectives

[@RabiaSammy]

that woman was ignorant, some people dont understand that the world does not revolve around them. there's things i appreciate and love about all cultures. I love that people are family oriented in the middle east and have a big community. although collectivist societies also have their issues, i guess no place is perfect. i'm from asia but live in europe so i can see the problems and stereotypes from both sides btw i love this style of video!

[@malena_galvez]

I love u so much for speaking like this ❤ also emocionada por oirte en spotify 🎉thanks

[@junaiderade3975]

amazing and super helpful video for learning! i slowed it down to listen properly.

[@reidw7]

Thanks again for doing these. Already looking forward to your next "griping"video :) My wife had an extremely positive experience when we lived in the Middle East for 2.5 years (as did I).

[@arabicwithrana]

😁😁 shukraaaaaan ya Reid!! I am glad you had a positive experience here 🫶 salamat to your wife.

[@Laflaneuse2]

After traveling all throughout the middle east as a (non muslim) woman, what you say resonates with me. انا معك، شكراً!!

[@arabicwithrana]

I am glad you are okay with it ❤️ you are the ones we need among us here 🙏 shukran

[@PHIllip324]

This is your spiciest video yet, Rana. I love it! ;)

[@arabicwithrana]

🫶🫶 so much love!! I am glad you like it 😍

[@m8hussai]

Thanks Rana. I bought your book I felt I should do that to show appreciation for all your great videos I’ve benefited from.

[@arabicwithrana]

Aww shukran kteer !!! ❤️ Don't forget to drop a review when you read it 😍😍 You are amazing!!

[@elijahjacobs705]

You go, Rana! Drop some truth ✊

[@arabicwithrana]

❤️❤️ so kuch love ya Elijah

[@globaltesoro]

thank you. A lot of good vocab in here!

[@arabicwithrana]

😍😍 shukraan

[@stephen1381]

I watched this with Leen and we enjoyed it and agree with you 😊

[@arabicwithrana]

Salamat and sooooo much love to your family ❤️🫶 I am glad your kids will be raised with such perfect parents.

[@Sophie-pf2ks]

Rana, first of all I am a big fan of the content you share and the time and patience to explain a lot of things to us. But here I strongly disagree with some of the mentioned points. I spent half a year in an arabic country and adopted, dressed in a modest way etc. As long as you‘re not married as a woman and wear a huge ring as a foreigner, (a small one doesn’t count!) many men won‘t respect you and will ask very inappropriate and personal questions. Many don‘t know boundaries when you don‘t fit in traditional lifestyle there. And many have very peculiar ideas about life in Europe. In my experience, a lot of men were checking out American and European girls because they think they are all quickly available for sex. Muslim standards don‘t seem to apply for foreign women. and last thing: I wouldn‘t call this culture I have experienced family-oriented, I would call it first of all patriarchal - ابوي.

[@arabicwithrana]

Dear Sophie, First, thank you for your lovely comment and your nice words. I can't disagree with you neither agree fully. Maybe you have missed my point here, maybe not. But I will sum it up here to avoid any misunderstanding. The whole point is to NOT generalize a specific idea or concept towards a whole group of people. I can't generalize saying that Christians are not good because your culture is sometimes more open-minded (according to you) because in my opinion and the way I was raised, Christianity is not different from Islam if you are open-minded enough to study both. I mean, Arabs are not just Muslims! And Europe is not just Christians! Maybe your experience wasn't the best thing and maybe the place/area you stayed in wasn't the best for such experience (so many maybe's can be said here). I mentioned one time, and can't remember when and in which video, that I don't like a lot of things here but I can fix that with my behavior. Do you think that no one got me wrong from both religions here? Do you think that no man thought about sex on the first date? Of course we have such people all over the world, not just here and not just there. But it's enough to say no and that's it! You should not hide in your hotel/house for the rest of your life! I don't wear a ring and I don't care! I am 31 and my aunt is still asking every time if I am getting married any time soon or not! But that doesn't mean that all women are exactly like this aunt! My whole point was to never generalize! And I am still against saying that a whole country is (closed-minded) because of some behaviors some people do! *A whole new video or more will be related to this topic, coz a comment is never enough lol*

[@OmarAlondra]

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[@ronteichner4382]

مية بالمية! كل كلمة !

[@star-l3e]

Strange topic. I'm Canadian and we respect everyone. Can't say it is reciprocated.

[@arabicwithrana]

Maybe I didn't get your comment clearly! Just asking: have you seen many Middle Easterns trying to change the West? (That's my question) :)) as we've seen many Westerns trying to change us! So just saying that we need to respect each other and not try to change each other even if we don't like something you have or you don't like something we have :)) I hope that was clear enough

[@yan4876]

Another Canadian here. Not only we respect everyone, we take in hundred's of thousands of refugees from countries with "family oriented" (as Rana put it) cultures. And yes, unfortunately, it isn't always reciprocated :( The subject is a bit annoying, agreed, but this subtitled format is a very useful learning tool IMHO. Rana, if you are reading this - keep these videos coming! And one more thing Rana, there is no word "coz" in the English language, it's "because".

[@yan4876]

@@arabicwithrana "Just asking: have you seen many Middle Easterns trying to change the West? " yes, I have. Unfortunately. But it doesn't matter, the only reason I am watching your videos is to improve my Arabic, I really don't care what you think of the Western culture and I am definitely not here to try to change your mind. Just keep posting these subtitled videos Rana, you are doing a good job!

[@arabicwithrana]

@@yan4876 Dear Yan, Donno why you got the idea that I was speaking about you! 😂 Did I mention 4 times in the video that I don't mean those who don't think this way? (YES!). Thank you for your humble opinion, as there is no word like (IMHO), same as there is no (coz). Thank you for your comment and please keep watching my content. Even if you don't like it, you will learn 😉

[@Rebecca-ni3of]

@@yan4876 Rana will know this I am sure, but we English say cos all the time, 'cos we are lazy'

[@icelandicforforeigners]

فيديو ممتاز وأنا موافق مية بالمية. بيزعجني كتير انو الأمريكيين اللي حواليني بيظنوا انو أمريكا أحسن دولة بالدنيا وما بيعرفوا انو بقية العالم بيضحكوا علينا 😅

[@MrSas27]

thank you ... one question, is it considered polite or rude to say "you are beautiful" ?

[@arabicwithrana]

Actually .. it depends on the way you say it and if the woman is beside her husband or brother. If the woman is alone, it is fine and polite while it is a bit disrespectful to say it if the woman is beside her husband or brother.

[@MrSas27]

@@arabicwithrana thank you for answering my question and taking the time to reply, much appreciated ! Discovered your channel today, wonderful ... I hope to learn (I am a beginner ) I love the language and the culture !

[@margaritastrode4752]

Dear Rana, how is Your friend Ahmed in Dubai? Is it possible to make for us vlog - video conversation with him about his experience moving abroad? What was difficult for him? What he enjoys? What he misses? How he can compare life in Syria and Emirates?

[@arabicwithrana]

Can I keep it a surprise? 😁😁

[@radusulesterna3656]

I like your videos, and in general I agree with this video, however you also "commited" some generalizations here: not all European countries are the same. Compare for instance Balkans and the Nordic countries - cultures are so different between them! I'd even risk saying, the Balkan culture is closer to yours than to the Nordic one! Another point is that it is easy to say Islam actually defends women - but when there's thousands of intepretations you can have a socially developed country as Syria with its relatively easy naturalization policy (I mean obtaining the passport, compare to Saudi or any other Gulf state...) or laws on religion and conversion, and on the other side of the spectrum there's countries like Afghanistan or Yemen where the tradition dictates the role of women, not the religion (or rather, it is claimed there than the customs come from religion while it is not always the case). Yani, my point - it is so easy to generalize! But still, keep up the good work. Your videos help me improve my Arabic :D

[@arabicwithrana]

Shukran ya Radusul! I believe that you understood the idea of my video :) which is: never generalize! Generalizing makes the situation worse, and my advice was: always research the country and always respect its culture no matter what it was, unless a specific person told you that they are not happy in the place they are in. And I totally agree with your comment, I believe we are on the same side of the idea. In some previous videos I mentioned TONS AND TONS of negative sides we have in the Arab World, but never generalize! I had the experience of seeing two siblings coming and raised in the same circumstances but each one has their own way of living, so again the whole point was to NOT generalize, otherwise you are aiming to change us or we will aim to change you! (There comes the limits some policies and countries are directing us to). Again, thanks for your lovely comment ❤️

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[@PHIllip324]

8:45 That's the entire point of their philosophy: to force YOU to change to their ways. The only way to deal with them is to make them leave. Your culture might not be perfect, but you have ZERO obligation to change it, and certainly not for those freaks.

[@arabicwithrana]

Exactly my point! Thanks!! 🫶

[@margaritastrode4752]

I think all these people who consider themselves as being from "the first world" and have urge to teach others how to live and behave actually should learn themselves how to be respectful and polite 😂 This woman clearly showed that she is rude guest of the country and narrow-minded person. I am sorry about her.

[@arabicwithrana]

Exactly!! You can't just come and say "CHANGE" LOL

[@majdafif2013]

terrific

[@arabicwithrana]

Shukran ya Majd 🙏🙏

[@ronteichner4382]

مية بالمية! كل كلمة!

[@arabicwithrana]

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