Originally Posted by Dawnling

What we learned at DLI and what I had to learn for belly dancing is,

The culture fills the mind first.

Middle eastern people see status in good clothes and the visual trappings of wealth and health.

The handsomest man with the best suit will be deffered to.

These cultures hate us and it would be better if they didn't.
Comedy can be a great bridge.

Still, for us, it is good to understand where they are in their minds.

See the quality of the suits, the order in which the comics go up and which ones work on jokes and which ones just chat to the audience and be handsome and well-dressed.

If a real friendship is to develop, we must understand that
quality of garment is a big deal to the Arab mind