Just a random question to see how ppl react?

Question

okey I asked this question in the home and garden and also parenting sections. And I got whopping 30 something positive answers.
just curious how the religious folkz would react

we are buying a house in a suburb in minnesota... we are muslim family, I have 3 boys and girl all under 10...I'm kinda of nervous of how our neighbours would react or recieve us. we have wonderfull neighbours where we live now very accepting and we have known each other for 9 yrs now.

how would you react with a women who is dressed like middle eastern,,,moving in your neighbourhood??

I'm sure I'll have a wonderfull experience but just nervous, after 9/11 we are all seen as terrorists.

oh yeah ,,and who doesn't celebrate,,,halloween, or birthdays?

would u keep ur distance or smile and welcome them?

what is wrong with the Evangelicals?

yammy,,pie would b good. thats what I do for any new neighbour too...bake a cake, I'm not good with pies just know how to eat 'em

lolz@xylocopa. what are you afriad of??

Answer 1

actually, i would hope to get to know them and be very interested in having religious conversations so i could learn more about their ways. it's also a great opportunity for my kids (15, 12, 9) to learn about other people's beliefs and customs.

actually when my oldest was about 2, he was in a home daycare run by a lovely middle eastern mom who dressed in traditionally

i and my family are pagan

Answer 2

I'm going to be completely transparent here. I just moved from a little city house to a slightly older suburb. In the city I thought people kept somewhat of a distance. My next door neighbors were muslim but not by the way they dressed. I knew them well and talked with them a lot. Now I live in a suburb and nobody speaks to their neighbors hardly at all. Either they keep different hours, or they always have a crowd of friends over and just ignore you or they just act like you're not there. There is one neighbor that I speak with occasionally.

So to answer your question, I would make an effort to say hi and get to know you but if you acted aloof, I probably wouldn't bother trying too much after that. In my neighborhood, if you are ignored, they are treating you like any other American. If they paid special attention to you it would probably be only because of your dress. Just don't expect too much from the suburbs, they're not all that great and just because people are rude doesn't mean it's because of the way you dress.

Answer 3

I would smile and welcome them. Where I live there is hardly any racism whatsoever. I had to do a paper about racism in my community a couple of months ago for school. I asked several people the same question - also about other races and cultures. The answers I got were amazing. I interviewed everybody from the mayor all the way down to the average joe on the street. There has never been a hate crime in the history of this city...there has never been a crime even associated to it. I think its awesome! I am white and have a child from a previous relationship who is half Black. When I lived in Tennessee I got crap about it all the time. I have never even seen anyone look at me funny since I've been here. I married a Hispanic man and still don't get any looks (you know being white with a half Black child and a Hispanic husband). I think you would be most welcome in my community but I don't speak for the people in Minnestota.

Answer 4

Well...not religious, but as people outside of it may still have an opinion I'll reply...

It's not something I see in this area except on a rare occasion, though when I do, covered hair and whatnot doesn't faze me much. On the few occasions I've seen women who are entirely covered head to to and veiled, I'll be honest and say that yes, being rare here, I was taken aback for a second, but I act like I've seen nothing unusual and just mind my own business.

If such a family moved here, it may not be what I"m sued to, but I'd mind my own busines.

Edit: Not every neighborhood is a "hi, nice to meet you, I brought you a plate of cookies" type of neighborhood.... my neighborhood rarely ever greets new people, even with it being a very small suburban neighborhood. So if the new one doesn't, try not to jump to conclusions...

Answer 5

I'm very sorry for the reactions you might get, but I would probably react a little suspicious at first, then after days observation and some communication, a limited trust would probably start taking place. Like I said I'm sorry if I'm being too harsh but this is an obvious reaction. Don't get me wrong I don't think all middle-eastern people are terrorists. I mean I work for a middle-eastern guy, and he's one of the best bosses I've ever had.

Answer 6

I would make an effort to welcome you to the neighborhood, although it would be hard for me because I tend to be pretty shy with people. I would probably bring you a meal so you had something to eat while you unpack.

And I would probably want to pick your brains for recipes for your ethnic foods! Yummy!! LOL

Don't worry about it. Sure, there are some racist idiots in America...you will meet them everywhere. Probably the majority of people would be friendly.


We celebrate birthdays....we see no point not to! After all, we are thrilled that God gave us 2 beautiful kids (and we like celebrating our own births too LOL). We don't celebrate Halloween though, blech. My 3 year old son has been known to see halloween decorations and costumes in the store and announce loudly, "Look Mommy, halloween stuff! It's so yucky! Eeeeeww!"

Answer 7

How would I react? I wouldn't. Why would I? I think we have all come far enough to know that not all Muslims are bad. Now, the people that don't celebrate Halloween? Those people are PURE EVIL and must be stopped! And birthdays? Don't get me started! My birthday should be a national - no - INTERNATIONAL holiday where veryone buys me presents. You better get shopping now! Most of the good gifts have already been purchased!

Answer 8

it relatively is an exceptionally exciting question. I stay in a school kin pupil housing undertaking, so there are human beings and households here that are from lots of diverse backgrounds. to tell you surely, I do tend to discover myself staring on the ladies people who gown in classic middle eastern outfits. i'm no longer staring simply by fact i'm feeling threatened or indignant. The outfits is unusual and that i discover it exciting. I additionally flow up and ask questions whilst those households are out playing, like why they gown traditionaly jointly as their babies placed on american form outfits. If i became you, i may be open and inviting whilst shifting in. perhaps in case you notice a neighbor ask them in the event that they might enable you to progression some thing. it may open a line of communique which will cause them to experience greater relaxed. in the event that they see you as terrorists, they are in basic terms ignorant and are not worth it sluggish. There are greater extreme high quality human beings available than recommend. that's the recommend ones that supply others a foul call. good luck with your flow. I hate shifting...bins...uugh!

Answer 9

I'd bake you some of my yummy chocolate chip cookies, come over when I saw you outside, and introduce myself.

I don't blame you at all for being nervous since there are a lot of misinformed people out there who think that you're all terrorists who hate everyone, but I'd like to think that most people will be nice.

Answer 10

I would react the same way I would to anyone moving into my neighbor hood...
Contact my friend in the FBI, do a background check...hehe. just kidding. I probably wouldn't notice you because I'm very busy, and rarely home...But I lived in MN, so...depending on where you are moving...you will more than likely experience some sort of discrimination.