Why don't all Middle Easterners drive BMW's and Mercedes, is the question some might ask. Contemplating the need for Middle Easterners to drive these lavish, high-end cars, what comes to mind is the hit 1995 teen movie, 'Clueless'. The popular, ever-loved main character Cher explains that the Persian clique requires you to drive a BMW. The scene focuses on a group of Middle Eastern-looking boys holding their keys to their Beamers while they sit around their beloved cars. When I watched this movie at 11 years old, this part didn’t confuse me at all; even at that tender age, I was aware of this stereotype.

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I remember when my first-grade friends and I played Pretty Pretty Princess, had luxurious tea parties, and fantasized about our wedding days. Little has changed, even though most of my friends and I are now 23. We still act like royalty on Rodeo, have tea parties at our local shrine (Starbucks), and scour our monthly bridal magazines for the perfect wedding gown.
As you may surmise, I am now competing in a relentless race with my female adversaries to find Mr. Right and begin the breeding process before my time is “up.” In the Middle Eastern (ME) culture, a girl’s time is typically defined as being “up” when she is 30 years old and still not married. Consequently, this is also an indication of her being an “old maid.” While this mentality may seem slightly prehistoric, the pressure for women to marry early is still embedded in the lives of ME girls, and some logic remains in this tradition.

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