Taboo things

Living in the Middle East as a girl is very different from living in the States or any other westernized countries.

1) A lot of these Middle easterners have such a promiscuous idea of Westerners, and they think that the TV shows or movies from Hollywood depict our actual lives. Therefore, the males naturally have this curiosity for foreign females, especially when you say that you are from America. Therefore, it is more than important to show them that we are not like that.
2)  A lot of random vendors or taxi drivers will ask me if I have a husband, to which I respond "yes", to drop off the conversation. It just gets straight up weird if you tell them no. They think that by you not having a husband, or boyfriend, you are immediately attracted to them. It's just weird.
3) I am not allowed to smile at males. When I didn't know any better, I would just smile to be polite, and they were so happy. I realized that smiling means that you're attracted to them. whattheheck.
4) I am not allowed to touch my hair in front of males.
I orient my mouth in this special manner to blow the hair that falls in front of my face.

By the time I go back to the states, I might be this antisocial little freak who is super awkward in front of males .

On a happy note, you know what the cutest thing is?
When guys hold hands. No, they're not gay, but it's actually the cutest thing ever when you see two macho Arabs linking arms, or holding hands and walking. That's their way of showing closeness. SO CUTE ><

I'm still not used to the people kissing each other on their cheeks when they meet. You kiss multiple times on each cheek.. but that's too much kissing for me....