Author: @studentAsim

Obscure

noun the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant.He was an obscure artist but that did not mean he did not or could not do good work. Read more [...]...
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Mindanao discount

[At a mattress store]1: So can we get a Mindanao discount? [smile]2: No, no, I've given you the best I can.1: Common. How about an Asian discount, we're related! [laugh]2:[laugh] Honestly, it's the best Read more [...]...
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Dubble Bubble

[At a store where you buy goods in bulk]1: Look Ann, there's Dubble Bubble.Ann: Oh, grab some.[2 is close by and chimes in.]2: I remember Dubble Bubble.1: There not so known any more.2: My barber used Read more [...]...
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Rizq At The Mechanic Shop

[In the waiting lounge of a mechanic shop. 1 is speaking to 2, when 3 joins the convo.]1: They told me that I had to come to work two hours after I got married!2: No way. Serious? Why??1: I don't know Read more [...]...
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White man vs. an entire empire

Some IG wall description: In Muslim West Africa in the 1800s, millet was far more than just a type of food. As the German traveler Heinrich Barth discovered soon after crossing the Sahara Desert, it Read more [...]...
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Garish

obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.“garish shirts in all sorts of colors”...
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“Aseem”

1: Hi Asim. (pronounces it "Aseem.") Just getting back to you about the role. Did you look at the job description?2: Uhm, just before we move forward, my name is pronounced Asim.1: Oh I'm sorry. So it's Read more [...]...
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Hassan vs. Hussain

[At a hospital]1 walks into and out of a room calling out "Hassan?" He looks around. "Hassan?"2 looks at him but doesn't initially react.1 comes around again after a minute. "Hassan? Hassan?"2: Hussain?1: Read more [...]...
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Did you tell them how to say your name?

1: Did you tell them how to say your name?2: No.1: No?!2: Yeah.1: Why not??2: I don't know.1: Nai matttt is not your name.2: I know.1: So?[2 smiles and is quiet.]1: Just tell them politely: Actually, Read more [...]...
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That’s a white name

1: Oh, I met Mrs. Ahmed today. She was like hi Yasmeen! It's been such a long time since I've seen you!2: Oh right. How is she?1: She's good. I was about to say Amanda, what's up!2: You can't say that.1: Read more [...]...
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