DavidDvorkin
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:05 PM
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Throwing shoes as a Moslem insult |
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Or is it specifically Arabs who do it as an insult?
Does anyone know what the origin of this is? Is it the association with the dirt shoes walk on, or is there more to it?
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Tangerine LaBamba
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:08 PM
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1. Here's a good explanation |
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:42 PM
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I'd forgotten about not showing the soles one's feet or shoes to someone else. I remember the upset when some U.S. diplomat -- or in this case, "diplomat" -- crossed one leg over another during a meeting in such a way that the sole pointed at the Arab leader he was meeting with. Wish I could remember who that was.
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:09 PM
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2. A Middle Eastern insult |
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I believe it is even mentioned in the Old Testament as a way to insult a nation. This notion of showing the soles of the feet as being insulting extends from the Middle East as far away as India.
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:09 PM
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3. The rest of the world throws shoes as a greeting. |
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:19 PM
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4. Is there a scenario where it would NOT be an insult anywhere? n/t |
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:29 PM
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5. Your feet are the least holy part of your body. It's an insult. nt |
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Sun Dec-14-08 08:47 PM
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I didn't mean it as an insult.
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Sun Dec-14-08 09:12 PM
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8. As long as they were clean |
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Otherwise, it would be an insult. :)
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