You graduated and you're done with the whole "3a2beil l sh-hede" chaos. You even got into your university or job of choice, and you are just ecstatic. On your way out of the house to celebrate with your friends, your Arab family would like to tell you a thing or two:
1. Biso7ellon
They are lucky to even have you apply (sure Mom, sure…)
2. So what will you do now?
Umm… take the offer?
3. L7amdilla you got it
Mostly due to my prayer (no credit goes to the hard work?)
4. Princeton? I haven't heard of it
Teta : If it isn't a name I can say to my family and friends in the village like Harvard, Cambridge, or Oxford, it's not a good one.
5. Where is this place?
Boston? Ya3ne MASACHOOSET? NO, you can't go.
6. There's a lot of hard work, you're gonna die - are you sure you can do it?
So lovely that you believe in your children.
7. Do you even know where you'll live?
Forget about sharing your room from now.
8. They are lying to you
If you don't have a confirmation, 2insa you will not get anything (because the world's institutions work that way for sure).
9. Journalism? Shu ya3ne ?
If it's not Medicine, Engineering, or Law, there really is no reason for you to waste your money (job version: what do you do 2aslan ?)
10. I'm against it but go
Baba, if you really want to go try it out for a month to get it out of your system, do that, but don't be shy tell me you want to come back.