Day 38: This is Snow Joke

Monday, July 29

Cultural Adventures!

Part #9: "You'll get sick."

This is an interesting one. So, while the host families absolutely do not understand the concept of us Americans "getting sick" from the food (because they don't get sick from it, why in the world would we?), they are however very positive that you will get sick if you drink or eat anything cold when it's hot outside.  

Now, while our host mother isn't like this, I have heard this tale from many if not most of the other students. They can't eat or drink cold things in front of their parents without getting reprimanded.

"I'm trying to protect yooooou!" 

I have also heard from my friend Mary that one day, while Mary and her roommate were baking in their rooms like cakes, they opened the window for the slightest relief and the host father rushed in and closed it. "It's too cold outside! You'll get sick!" So they had no choice but to continue baking, (even though the temperature outside was not really cold, it was just cooler).

But I've seen my host family drinking cold things on hot days (except during Ramadan, of course), and if it's really hot outside they'll turn the air-conditioning on for short bursts of time. They clearly aren't afraid of beating in the heat, and if they are, they seem more than willing to risk the illnesses.

Anyway.

Nothing happened on Monday, I don't think. Pretty sure we went out to a coffee shop with our language partner, and I had a Coke because I don't like tea or coffee and the ice-cream treats were kind of expensive but delicious looking but yeah.

Then I probably did some homework after that, but I don't remember. If I don't write my blogs immediately, I generally forget everything that happened that day. It's weird how selective my memory banks are. It's like an exclusive club. 

"Oh, I'm sorry Mr. I-Had-Bread-For-Breakfast, but um... it seems you're not on the list.
Yeeeah. Come back when you become more interesting."