[Coleman]

My grandmother (Full blooded Syrian) goes to Syria and Egypt every now and then (every 7 or 8 years). Most of the time, the people get pissed off that she's an american and curse her out in Arabic. Then she curses them out in arabic! The natives are so shocked to hear an American speak Arabic. My grandmother told me that all of the street vendors and store owners gave them extra stuff when they bought things and they were so friendly once they know that she speaks arabic. It is kind of weird how one little thing can change everyone's perspective on a person. That goes to show you that your nationality doesn't really mean much if you are friendly to people.