One of the things that we read is that if somebody is openly sad in most Arabic countries, say you or I get some disturbing news, and we're crying at a coffee shop*, unlike in the US and many places, it is considered polite for perfect strangers to approach you and try to comfort you, or at least to say something along the lines of "Don't cry, it will be okay."
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Date: 2008-10-09 11:45 am (UTC)One of the things that we read is that if somebody is openly sad in most Arabic countries, say you or I get some disturbing news, and we're crying at a coffee shop*, unlike in the US and many places, it is considered polite for perfect strangers to approach you and try to comfort you, or at least to say something along the lines of "Don't cry, it will be okay."
It's really pretty cool, learning the culture.
*Not that we cry. We're manly men!