The way they toss the bag of crackers at you makes you feel like the lowest thing in the world. It’s against policy to make a kid go hungry, but you can tell, you’re not their guest. If you were a guest you would be treated with kindness and tea and all the best food they could offer. Being generous to a guest is one of the most different things about these countries. In Iran, when a guest comes, you tell them they may be angels, they are welcome and the whole house is filled with the joy of their presence. And the person always apologizing is the host, that they might have more to offer. But
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