umhalil
Jordanian citizen
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27
About me
Jordanian
Lives in Zarqa
Registration: 26 August 2011
What is it like in Jordan? by Leapoffaith
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ...
I dunno.This just blows my mind because EVERYONE in my family adore me.I'm foreign born and we have another wife who is also forgein born.Family is family.I'm just very sorry you happen to have a couple of donkey's in yours.I've lived in Jordan for ... Read More
What is it like in Jordan? by Leapoffaith
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ...
The bit for me that just SO doesn't ring of any truth is when you say that going on THIRTY YEARS you've put up with a family that literally LEAVES the room or HOUSE when you come.That is beyond rude,and I've never known any Jordanian family to do ... Read More
What is it like in Jordan? by Leapoffaith
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ...
I'm not so sure about Chinese wives of Jordanian men in Jordan not complaining! That's news to me. Whenever we are there I hear lots of complaints from them. They say people refer to them as "aswad" (black) and talk down to them, sometimes from ... Read More
What is it like in Jordan? by Leapoffaith
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ...
I'm not so sure about Chinese wives of Jordanian men in Jordan not complaining! That's news to me. Whenever we are there I hear lots of complaints from them. They say people refer to them as "aswad" (black) and talk down to them, sometimes from ... Read More
Would you break the law to save a loved one? by superanjanet
i got this question from a site.. which caught my attention... I dont know how to answer this but if i will ask this to you what would be your answer... :)
Rules were made to be broken, especially law... what better reason to do it except for love...Excellent answer! Wish I had said it. :) Read More
What is it like in Jordan? by Leapoffaith
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ...
hi leap tell you the truth, its safe over here, so just ignore these warnings you might be mistakenly "assumed" as his maid (out of ignorance), but usually maids serve a family not a single guy so don't worry, actually i know a few jordanians ... Read More
What is it like in Jordan? by Leapoffaith
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ...
Thanks umhail and Naji, If only it was that simple. What's holding me back is ignorance. I only know of Jordan from what I see on the news and it's not good. Hard to find any information other than from a perspective of a tourist. Technically I am ... Read More
What is not culturally acceptable in Jordan
My advice for those who want photography that there are a lot of sights and archaeological sites to be photographed and that will not refuse to be filmed~~Thank you for your input ASHR. :) Read More
What is not culturally acceptable in Jordan
For all you photography bugs out there,know this,it is a HUGE 'NO NO' to film women here in Jordan.I've noticed a lot of people,even some men now,do not like being filmed.If a woman gets in your shot,and it's from a distance(where her face can't be ... Read More
What is it like in Jordan? by Leapoffaith
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ...
The love of my life is going to Jordan to work next year. He wants me to come with him. I'm freaking out because :- 1. I'm a woman 2. I was born in Australia but I look very asian. 3. I"m a short 4. I only speak english (he speaks Arabic) 5. We're ... Read More
Desperate expat housewives by Julien
This topic is dedicated to "desperate expat housewives" I know I am not the best person to talk about it (I am a man), but note that I moved to Spain. I left my situation in the UK, and I arrived in Madrid without a job ... I spent most of my time ...
Men live is complicateThis is true.I wrote what I wrote while feeling low.Marriage,no matter where can be complicated.He's out working hard for us(globalization doesn't help matters)and I was feeling sorry for myself because I miss him when he's out ... Read More
Would you break the law to save a loved one? by superanjanet
i got this question from a site.. which caught my attention... I dont know how to answer this but if i will ask this to you what would be your answer... :)
i got this question from a site.. which caught my attention... I dont know how to answer this but if i will ask this to you what would be your answer... :)Break the law? Who's law?What country? I wouldn't break any laws to save a loved one,but I ... Read More
What's your favorite Book all time ? by Ayten Mehaya
[b] What's your favorite Book, and who's your favorite writer??? What do you most like about the book, Do you have something special to share about it ? I also want some suggestions for Books to read.[/b]
Towers of Deception by Barrie Zwicker Read More
Desperate expat housewives by Julien
This topic is dedicated to "desperate expat housewives" I know I am not the best person to talk about it (I am a man), but note that I moved to Spain. I left my situation in the UK, and I arrived in Madrid without a job ... I spent most of my time ...
This topic is dedicated to "desperate expat housewives" I know I am not the best person to talk about it (I am a man), but note that I moved to Spain. I left my situation in the UK, and I arrived in Madrid without a job ... I spent most of my time ... Read More
Moving With My Kitten To Jordan by GuestPoster94202
I am taking my pet kitten Faten with me to Jordan next month; i have attained the proper permit. I know however that cats are treated more or less like squirrels in this country, and pet care centers are like needles in a haystack. She will need ...
so there is a vet after all... wonders never seize to exist ... or exit for that matter :)Yes! But I didn't find her where I had been looking, on the inter net.It wasn't until we went to the Pet Shop and got a business card for her from the owner of ... Read More
Moving With My Kitten To Jordan by GuestPoster94202
I am taking my pet kitten Faten with me to Jordan next month; i have attained the proper permit. I know however that cats are treated more or less like squirrels in this country, and pet care centers are like needles in a haystack. She will need ...
My kitten must be weird because she LOVES baths!:DEgyptian Mau's like water, so she's typical of her breed. My cat is a longhair calico, she'd naturally hate it. So do our tabby boys. Thanks for the #; I may need it to see if my lil boy Hawkeye has ... Read More
Moving With My Kitten To Jordan by GuestPoster94202
I am taking my pet kitten Faten with me to Jordan next month; i have attained the proper permit. I know however that cats are treated more or less like squirrels in this country, and pet care centers are like needles in a haystack. She will need ...
We adopted a street kitten here in Ramtha, a beautiful calico. She hates baths! :D I won't fix her yet; she's too beautiful; I'd like to breed her so that other expats can have such beautiful little kittens! When you find out where that vet is, ... Read More
Getting Married; Wondering About Citizenship or Perm Res by GuestPoster94202
I have just moved to Jordan semi-permanently (however long it takes to finish school and etc) and I am wondering about the length of my current visa, and what I have to do to keep from having to renew it constantly now that I am living here instead ...
So true Strong, we did not find our "connection" until our last stop. Not a lot of people in this area have experience with immigrating TO Jordan, because most people are trying to get the heck out, not my situation:)Bahaha so true Sher :D People ... Read More
Getting Married; Wondering About Citizenship or Perm Res by GuestPoster94202
I have just moved to Jordan semi-permanently (however long it takes to finish school and etc) and I am wondering about the length of my current visa, and what I have to do to keep from having to renew it constantly now that I am living here instead ...
I meant a friend of yours where you live.Of course I don't think he knows anyone else but you there.:) He works seven days a week..has he saved any money to get married?Have you even asked him that? Does he have his own home? What I mean is,has he ... Read More
Getting Married; Wondering About Citizenship or Perm Res by GuestPoster94202
I have just moved to Jordan semi-permanently (however long it takes to finish school and etc) and I am wondering about the length of my current visa, and what I have to do to keep from having to renew it constantly now that I am living here instead ...
Thank you umhalil for your words of support... Still I do not know when I can go there or if he could come to me at least for visit.... I am very confused about how things work there in Jordan. He keeps telling me even though his family follow ... Read More
Getting Married; Wondering About Citizenship or Perm Res by GuestPoster94202
I have just moved to Jordan semi-permanently (however long it takes to finish school and etc) and I am wondering about the length of my current visa, and what I have to do to keep from having to renew it constantly now that I am living here instead ...
Hi SheeriO: Here is the thing. I am 50 he is 35. I am American citizen by default; I am Puertorican, (live in the Island of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean - US Territory). He says he does not care about my age, that he find me beautiful and young聟.. He ... Read More
Getting Married; Wondering About Citizenship or Perm Res by GuestPoster94202
I have just moved to Jordan semi-permanently (however long it takes to finish school and etc) and I am wondering about the length of my current visa, and what I have to do to keep from having to renew it constantly now that I am living here instead ...
Dear Jeanny0426 The lebanese man story is very popular, (they are generally famous all over the globe with their ways of reaching their targets). About Jordanian man, usually families are not letting them marry foreigners( even if the age and ... Read More
those of you with spouses with a different mother tongue.. by ECS
whose language do you speak on a daily basis? Yours? Theirs? A third language entirely? Can you speak each other's languages?
When my husband and I first got married,he couldn't speak a word of my native language(English)and I couldn't speak but a couple of words of his(Arabic).Mostly our hearts spoke to each other.And it helped that we had a brother who spoke fluent ... Read More
Moving With My Kitten To Jordan by GuestPoster94202
I am taking my pet kitten Faten with me to Jordan next month; i have attained the proper permit. I know however that cats are treated more or less like squirrels in this country, and pet care centers are like needles in a haystack. She will need ...
My husband surprised me today by taking me to one of the local pet shops in Irbid city,where we got the most beautiful kitten.:DThe pet shop owner gave me a card for a vet doc.,I believe is in Irbid.I can't read Arabic,husband is not here at the ... Read More
Moving With My Kitten To Jordan by GuestPoster94202
I am taking my pet kitten Faten with me to Jordan next month; i have attained the proper permit. I know however that cats are treated more or less like squirrels in this country, and pet care centers are like needles in a haystack. She will need ...
There is a Safeway and many pet shops also in Irbid, i'm pretty sure there should be a lot of vets since many are in the farming business around that area .. it might be more accommodating being closer than Amman...I have looked everywhere in the ... Read More