Jenny

Submitted by Anna (European Union), Feb 21, 2007 at 16:51

Why on earth would you not ask him why he does not celebrate your birthdays? Most arab men do not even know when their own birthdays are! It is just something that is not celebrated. you should tell him your thoughts on this, chances are, he just doesn't know that birthday celebrations are important! I know that in egypt, the birth dates of men are printed in english on their I.D cards where the rest of their details are in arabic, a lot of men cant read english so therefore have no idea of their DOB. I was talking to a man the other day who said he was 15, turns out he was 21!! Its just not important

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