When I was in the 5th grade , I remember that one day my mother
bought me a small book which had a beautiful cover of the Eiffel
Tower , called (How to speak French in just seven days!). For
unknown reasons, I was happy that I was given this book .So I
started to learn how to say the French greetings (like,
bonjour,bonsoir, salut ... ), and wrote them down on a paper in
order to remember them whenever I wanted , whether it was at home
or at the school .
I don't know why I've had this passion and why it has
captivated me, but I do recall something funny that may cause all
that admiration . My mother used to call my younger brother (the
American) because he had a white skin and a blond hair (but not
anymore ! Our Kuwaity genes and our great ,
shiny sun have turned his colour to something else ! ) when he
was a kid , so of course I got jelous from that and I demanded her
to abandon him or give him to a shulter ! I was really crazy
jealous from him since the day he was born (Come on ! you know how
the kids get angry, jealous or sad when the parents have just had a
new baby ! ) .
One night, while I was crying alone in my room, holding tightly my
big brown tidy bear, and watching some cartons on T.V (Actually, I
was watching an episode of the sad story of Sally because I found
its atmosphere was very similar to the tough situation I was living
! I'm really missing the old cartons,don't you?) my
mother came in and gentely asked me if I was fine and if something
was annoying me, so I huged her and said (You and my Dad love Abod
more than me ! Am I right ? He's always with you two in
everywhere , even so you let him sleeps in your bedroom and
you're calling him the American ! Why don't you just give
him back to the store that you bought him from ! (What?I was so ,
so naive ?But could you blame me ?This little thing was taking over
all the attention in the house ! ) I hate him!) .
After I finished talking about my only , big problem (during that ,
the tears were dropping a lot, exactely just like the first time
when my hair was cut by an old Indian hair dresser whose salon was
a few metres away from the house . I was crying , kicking strongly
the chair I was sitting on and at the end I vomited ! That was
really a painful experience ! ), she kissed me on
my right cheek and on my forhead and said by looking
directely to my eyes (My french little man ! I love you all
equally, but you (Jojo) have a special place in my heart ! You know
why? Because you're my 1st child, my 1st hero, my 1st joy in
life ! You , look at me French little man, tell me now, are you
still angry and sad ?) . It was the 1st time she called me this
way and since that day I've been curious about this
beautiful language which has been attracting me
ever since .
So I guess that this nick name , my jealousy from my younger
brother , Sally (the cartoon) and that little conversation with my
mother have been all the basic reasons for my French passion .
Beside that there are some interesting points about this culture
which might make you know a little bit more in this area :
- This language has been considered to be as one of the most
beautiful and charming spoken languages in the world . You know
that there's something in common between the Arabic language
and the French one which is that every noun has a gender . I mean
every single noun has to be a feminine or a masculine one
(as you know the nouns have no gender at all in English) , and of
course you can imagine how this point has an huge effect in the
grammer !
- In spite of the obvious seperation between the religion and the
laws of the republic , there's one of the biggest muslem
population in Europe . There are more than four millions muslems in
France , who are separated in two groups :
1- French people who convert willingly to Islam .
2- The muslems immegrates to France (specially from Algeria Morroco
, Tunis ... ) .
The muslems are (like any other non muslem people) treated
respectefully and have the right to express themselves in a way or
another inside the French society .
- Because of its special , wonderful places and spots (such as ,
the Eiffel Tower , the Louvre , the famous French brands ,
the champs-elysees which is which is
catogerized as one of the most charming and beautiful avenues in
the whole world , the Rievera ...) France has been always chosen by
millions of people from different cultres and races as an ideal
place for spending their vacation whether it would be
in autumn , spring , summer or winter .
- The size of the French Republic is twice the size of the United
Kingdom .
- For a long time ago the French Capital Paris has been known as an
international main center of art and the industry of the beauty.
The most fancy and famous events and activities which are related
to this magical field (art galleries , fashion shows , the
releasing of a new books , the theatres , the carnivals ...) are
almost held consistently around 365 days .
- France was a main founder of the United Nations and the Europeen
Union .
Finally , I just want to say as a conclusion that anyone of us must
have a passion about something in life and once you find what that
thing that makes you feel happy and fills every part of your soul
with joy , stick with it and never let it goes or slips away from
your hands
!
