10 things Arabs miss when they move to a Western country

There's nothing more Arab than ordering four shishas to your house at 2 A.M. on a weekend. 

But once you move abroad, and even though there are plenty of shisha cafes around, finding a satisfying arguileh remains hard. 

Westerners may love getting Arabic tattoos, but only few of them know how to actually pronounce words in our language. 

Sooner or later, you'll find yourself listening to Fairouz or watching the news in your home country just to feel okay again. 

Unless your name is Sarah or Michael, there's a huge chance it's been three million years since a Westerner properly pronounced it. 

Shoutout to all the Zeinab's, Mohammad's, and Fatima's living abroad. We're rooting for you!

One specific painful situation Arab women find themselves in is when they realize how expensive it is to get a full body wax, a blowout, or eyebrow threading. 

It might happen that suddenly, on a Friday night all alone at home, you're plucking your own eyebrows in the bathroom as you hold back the tear.

Arabs consume a lot of western junk food, there's no denying that. 

But when it comes to Middle Eastern mezza and traditional dishes, no burger or pizza will ever compare to ma7achi or mansaf. 

Though a challenge to learn at first, that's one thing you will get the hang of pretty easily... we hope. 

Medicine, arguileh, pet food, dry cleaning, and pretty much every single type of cuisine you can think of, you'll find it deliverable in Arab countries... mostly free of charge, too. 

Living in a quite city is comfortable for a while, but eventually you'll realize "what's life without the 500 car horns at 4 P.M. on a Tuesday?" 

It's not really cutting if there's no line... right? 

Because life just ain't the same without it.