I guess I have a lot of cultural history. AMA.
I guess I have a lot of cultural history. AMA.
I’m half Russian American on my father’s side, a quarter Israeli and some Egyptian on my mom’s side
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That's a lot of languages! Which ones of them are you comfortable speaking?
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I only know some Arabic, Russian, and English, so I’m usually comfortable with just Russian and English. As someone who used to be transfem, I had to get used to changing the way I said things in Russian and Arabic now that I’m a man.
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For example, if I was an alcoholic as a woman, in Russian I’d be алкоголичка, but as a man, I’d be алкоголик. If I’m tired now, I’d be устал, but as a woman, I’d have been устала.
In Arabic (Standard Arabic), if you want to ask a woman her name formally, you ask “ ما اسمك؟” (ma ismuki), but you say ma ismuka to a man.
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How are family reunions?
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They are quite interesting. We mainly speak English there as it’s a common language and everyone speaks it. I barely know any Hebrew despite my mom being from Israel.
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Neat
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Which holidays do you like to celebrate?
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Christmas, Easter, Passover normally :)
(It’s odd because we kinda celebrate Chanukah and Christmas)
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Sounds amazing. A lot of opportunities to spend time with loved ones ❤️
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What do you make of people with very little cultural history? Do you look down on them with pity or scorn???
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I honestly don’t care, i think everyone’s history is interesting
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What's the story behind your mom's heritage? Do you have an Egyptian Jewish grandparent?
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