MENA Old Wives tales

[Aymsgirl 0]

Here's a funny one straight out of the mouth of my husband back in the day when his English wasn't so good.

"Honey, cover your chestes because it will make your orgasms cold!" Meaning that I will get a cold in my lungs..my organs.

[JeanneVictoria 55]

Here's a funny one straight out of the mouth of my husband back in the day when his English wasn't so good.

"Honey, cover your chestes because it will make your orgasms cold!" Meaning that I will get a cold in my lungs..my organs.

[Staashi 371]

Oh!!! I forgot...

Bad luck to open an umbrella in the house!

Now that's Irish!!!

[Tunisia216 2]

Mine was the same as others have said, the wet hair. They are all convinced, especially my mother in law that not drying my hair will make me deathly ill. So they chased me around with towels and god forbid I took a shower and went to sleep with wet hair - oh the horrors!! I tried to convince my husband that bacteria/viruses are what make you ill not wet hair, but he wasn't buying it either. So I just let him dry my hair it made him happy lol. And the other, walking around the house without shoes on, for some reason that would make the world end!

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

Here's a funny one straight out of the mouth of my husband back in the day when his English wasn't so good.

"Honey, cover your chestes because it will make your orgasms cold!" Meaning that I will get a cold in my lungs..my organs.

[merijan 0]

When I was in Saudi Arabia I think the most common thing was that everything , everything was blamed on jinns.

If you fall in the shower, if you trip , if you drop something important, etc... jinns, jinns jinns are everywhere there. I was new to Islam, and the jinn thing. So I thought this is crazy. Now I know what jinns are, but I dont think they rule my life. Or are responsible for things that happen..My ex even said if you have gas at night(fart) while sleeping, that means jinns are trying to come around you...

Oh and of coaurse there is the one that not only the arabs told me but also my husband now , who is Pakastani.

If you get a stomach ache its because you slept without covering your tummy

[Sandrila 1]

In Morocco it was always about the cold making you sick or going out with a wet head

I dont believe that one

but in India, they are very superstitious like the time a friend's mother told me I could only cut my nails on Tuesdays

and not wearing my hair down in the night

these are just 2 of many

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

i think doodle has one to share with us, something about leaving the butt uncovered?

[nunyab 0]

these are cracking me up i love the "organs" one cause my husband would say something similar back in the day. But a friend of mine who lived in morocco waiting for their cr1 to be processed called me when i was in morocco and said she was almost tackled earlier that day... i said why?? she said cause she almost poured hot water down the sink drain.... apparently Jinn reside in the dark pipes and if you pour hot water on them they will be forced to come out aren't Jinn made from fire????

when she told me that i asked to confirm and noone would answer me apparently we don't talk about that either the Jinn word.

[doodlebugg 10]

i think doodle has one to share with us, something about leaving the butt uncovered?

That one was already said but my husband is meticulous about making sure mine is covered since I get some really crazy nightmares.

I honestly can't think of anything he still does. He used to not like cold drinks but now he loves those mugs that you put in the freezer..the kind with the gel in them for putting soda into. The only thing he's really crazy about is the order in which you put your koshari together. I would just lump it all together but OMG you'd think I was doing something soooo bad when he sees me do it so now when I make it he is in charge of making my little plate of it.

eta: I just remembered though this isn't really a wives tale more just a quirky hubby thing. The first time my oldest slept over someone's house he didn't know about it until he got home from work and she wasn't here. He was soooooo upset!!! Apparently sleepovers aren't all that popular where he's from. He thinks she should be home 24/7 I think because her friends will influence her too much. I nipped that one in the bud since she's a social butterfly and told him that i've screened all of her friends and all. It really shocked me though how he was all upset about her sleeping anywhere but home.

Edited December 19, 2008 by humpkinpumpkin

[sara..... 371]

here is one from our latin side of the family if u watch a dog poop u gonna get a sty in ur eye, oh and if u have head pain someone gave u evil eye hurry up get the egg to fix it lol

[Aymerlu 3]

When i was in Morocco, i'd go sit outside on the concrete. My mil would yell at kamal to get me up so i didn't get hemmoriods

That one totally made my day!

Sleep in front of a fan and you will catch a cold.

That makes me insane!!!! I want the fan on me dangit!

[Aymsgirl 0]

When i was in Morocco, i'd go sit outside on the concrete. My mil would yell at kamal to get me up so i didn't get hemmoriods

That one totally made my day!

Sleep in front of a fan and you will catch a cold.

That makes me insane!!!! I want the fan on me dangit!

I have the same issue. I come home I turn on the fan because its 95 in my house and the baby will catch a cold. Also, he used to think drinking when eating will make you fat....maybe that is what happened to me

[doodlebugg 10]

When i was in Morocco, i'd go sit outside on the concrete. My mil would yell at kamal to get me up so i didn't get hemmoriods

That one totally made my day!

Sleep in front of a fan and you will catch a cold.

That makes me insane!!!! I want the fan on me dangit!

I have the same issue. I come home I turn on the fan because its 95 in my house and the baby will catch a cold. Also, he used to think drinking when eating will make you fat....maybe that is what happened to me

That's so funny that you say that. I haven't heard about making you fat but my husband hates it if I drink while I eat. Even after I eat I jump up to get some Fresca but he doesn't want anything other than hot tea since we just had a hot meal. He has this thing about waiting to eat something cold right after we eat something hot and vice versa because he said it will make you sick. He about freaked when I told him that everyday when I was pregnant with Emily I HAD to have a large fry from Burger King. and dip the fries into a vanilla shake from McDonalds. Now THAT did make me gain a good 50 pounds with that pregnancy!

[Nothing1234 2]

Oh!!! I forgot...

Bad luck to open an umbrella in the house!

Now that's Irish!!!

Very...

The Irish have many superstitions but fun little diddys!!