okay, i was at the dentist once and she told me she was persian and i replied with, 'yea..you do look arabic'. she wasn't insulted or anything, but was that wrong? do you think she was insulted inside even though she didn't show it outside? D:
2007-05-22 17:32:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
You could have been right. A lot of Iranian people call themselves Persian, but they're still Arabic.
2007-05-22 17:36:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jesse Radin 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yeah bad move. The Arabic language and the Persian language aren't even in the same language tree!!! And trust me she probably was a little bit insulted but she will forgive you because Americans are generally really ignorant of other cultures.
2007-05-23 01:45:25 · answer #2 · answered by Someone Angry 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Arabs and Persians are different ethnic groups.
If you get used to seeing Arabs and Persians you will eventually notice that they do look different.
2007-05-23 00:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Twizzle 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't see why she would be upset it's not like you said it in a mean way or anything. You just thought she looked like a different ethnicity (I think that's the correct term) than what she really is. Happens to people all the time no reason to get upset.
2007-05-23 00:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by Joi S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NO. Persian, Jews, Islam, Muslim, Christians, Catholic, Orthodox, All are Arabic~!
2007-05-23 00:36:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
she probably wasn't as insulted as much as frustrated that you don't know the difference.
edit: IRAN IS NOT ON THE ARABIAN PENINSULA YOU EEEDIOT
2007-05-23 00:43:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
may be
2007-05-23 00:37:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bad move... big, BIG difference
2007-05-23 01:19:59 · answer #8 · answered by Sicula 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋