You Are Not What I Thought

I was the only muslim in my class couple of years ago. None of my classmates had seen how muslims pray, so when I prayed they looked at me amazed. Then I got bunch of questions.

“You do that everyday?”

“You kneel five times a day?”

“You wash your face every single time before you pray?”

“You wear that white costume when you pray?”

“What do you say when you pray? Is it in Arab?”

“Why do you do this?”

“Aren’t you bored kneeling?”

“Don’t you get dizzy?”

“I thought Islam is equal to terrorism, but you don’t look like a terrorist.” (I bet this friend of mine hadn’t met my ex boyfriends who would say that I was a terrorist at least in their lives once ^_^)

Well, I think it is understandable why some people have no idea, but terrorism, when they hear the word Islam. Since they only have enormous information from one single point of views.

One of my American friends, who never been to Indonesia, was scared to death to come to Indonesia. He couldn’t imagine what could it be for an American wanders around in the biggest muslim country in the world (yeah a secular one tho). He thought that Indonesian muslims hate Americans. But then, when he came and saw with his own eyes he was surprised. Oh…these Indonesians are as humane as others.

The way some Farangs who never been to Thailand think that Thailand is the land of prostitution and most girls are for sale. It sucks. But, understandable tho, since this information is the only thing that these dudes got. In fact…oh come on…there are more and more decent Thai girls (not saying that sex workers are indecent tho).

So, what’s so different between my American friend who had negative opinion against Islam since he had been constructed by negative information, with some dudes who think that Thailand is the land of prostitution while they never been there?

So…dudes…get out off your shell and have a look by yourself.

(No no…I am not that good muslim tho, so…let’s have some Margaritas)