Comments on: Inshallah! http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/ palestine, world, thoughts, art, culture, health, news, latest, politics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jad http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3168 Jad Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:52:12 +0000 http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3168 I second Josi, Think twice before using it with your children I second Josi, Think twice before using it with your children

]]> By: josi http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3164 josi Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:43:21 +0000 http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3164 you know, when you have kids you really have to think before saying inshalla, because if you say it to get them off your back (as most people do) they start to think that it means no. Whenever I say inshalla, Omar asks me if it means yes or no, so I have cut down on using it as an easy answer because it just doesn't cut it with the kids anymore. you know, when you have kids you really have to think before saying inshalla, because if you say it to get them off your back (as most people do) they start to think that it means no. Whenever I say inshalla, Omar asks me if it means yes or no, so I have cut down on using it as an easy answer because it just doesn’t cut it with the kids anymore.

]]> By: mo http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3163 mo Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:13:38 +0000 http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3163 the arab culture is a "hight-context" culture and "inshallah" is one example of this ... you should pay attention to facial expressions, tone of voice, body language etc. to guess whether the inshallah means yes or no. sorry 3al falsafeh :D the arab culture is a “hight-context” culture and “inshallah” is one example of this … you should pay attention to facial expressions, tone of voice, body language etc. to guess whether the inshallah means yes or no.

sorry 3al falsafeh :D

]]> By: Luai http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3162 Luai Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:50:41 +0000 http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3162 Very funny. I usually take is as a "polite no"...or use it as one. Very funny. I usually take is as a “polite no”…or use it as one.

]]> By: MQabbani http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3161 MQabbani Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:28:11 +0000 http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3161 hmm , yeah it's bother alot... usually i be tough in talk when it become like that like : okay this mean NO , bye hmm ,

yeah it’s bother alot… usually i be tough in talk when it become like that

like : okay this mean NO , bye

]]> By: Rihab http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3160 Rihab Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:56:07 +0000 http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3160 Inshalla Inshalla

]]> By: kerr http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3159 kerr Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:31:01 +0000 http://iman-a.com/2006/12/05/inshallah/#comment-3159 EXCELLENT POINT. EXCELLENT POINT.

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