Cp-2

So today a bunch of us got together and took our Cp's and TP's to Lofty pursuits. I met my second conversation partner today. Mohammad is also from Saudi Arabia, from a town in the western part of the country I still cannot pronounce. He's only been here for seven months but is a level-4 speaker. Like Faisel, he has been learning English long before he arrived here. There was absolutely no problem with communication between us, and he even knew some American slang and curse words (which I was surprised he knew, but laughed nonetheless.) He is only 19, so unlike my first partner, I am the older one. He's only studying English at the moment, and is not sure what he wants to do after school, which I guess is normal for any kid that age, regardless of nationality. 

Mohammad has three girlfriends back home, and I thought that was pretty funny. I asked him how he handles them all, and he says they don't know about each other, and neither do his parents. He says arranged marriages are still pretty common there, and only when a man is older and still not married can he find a wife on his own. I don't think I could live like that, I guess I sometimes take for granted the freedoms I have here.

I had an egg-cream, which I had to explain to Mohammad, and everyone else for that matter, what it was (ice cream soda) and he ordered a Sundae. I offered to pay for it, which I think he took as an offense. I was just trying to be nice, to which he replied: "I am an Arab. I have money." To break the tension, I said: "Yea, from all that oil right.?" Laughing, he said: "Of course, we all have oil in our backyards." Crisis averted.

He seemed interested in where I'm from, so I told him New York. I think he has seen too many American movies, because then he asked me If I could steal something for him. He says: "Everyone from New York is a criminal, yes??" I said "No, that's just on television." I let that one slide.

We've made plans to go clubbing one of these days, (he seems to like it, I don't) the Coliseum is the destination. Hopefully, hilarity ensues.