Smurfs, Snorkels, Whatever!

Oh, Hi!

So i didn't tell you what happened when i went to the city. It was my first major going out alone after the 2/22 tragic events and outcomes, so i was a little afraid, but thanks and praise be to God, it went very well.

The taxi driver i went with was a Sunni from Ramadi. The taxi driver that i came back with was a Shiite from the South. But their words were almost identical that we, Iraqis, have been living like brothers for hundreds of years, and that neighborhoods are mozaic, and even families are mozaic, where you find a Shiite father and a Sunni mother, or vice-versa. So according to the crazy people who are trying to blow this country up, many Iraqis would have to kill either their dad, or their mom, or probably their neighbors and uncles; which would be absolutely insane!

Unfortunately, nobody listens to reasonable voices like those of the taxi drivers' ; bodies and killing keep apearing all over the place.

This reminded me of something the Religion teacher told us when we were kids in 3rd grade, when she heard the first "What are you? A Sunni or a Shiite?" questions. She said: "Say to whoever asks you this question: 'you are an enemy of Islam!'".
And true are her words today.

So, what brings Smurfs and Snorkels? Those two animation series were ran by Iraqi TV in the late 1980's, and since "Sanafir" (= Smurfs) begins with an S, and "Shanakil" (Snorkels) begins with a "Sh", witty Iraqis used thse two animation cartoon names as symbols for Sunnis and Shiites.

Polite people won't ask you such question, because it always stood like asking a woman about her age right after the "pleased to meet you"! Although nowadays, and in dangerous times like these, if somebody asks you: "Are you a Smurf or a Snorkel?", it may be wise to answer: "I'm a chipmonk!!!"