Social customs in Jordan (things NOT to do PART TWO)
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2020
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Calling an older man (ammo) because you consider him like your uncle (your fathers brother) while calling an older woman (khalto) because you consider them your aunt (your mother’s sister). In other words, you consider them really close to you that the man is close to your father and the woman is close to your mother.
She means why not both maternally called or vice versa.
I think because It's more respectfull to show the manly side of the man to relate him to my father,, And to respect the women by calling her with feminine Name related to the mother. Actually idk..
Or as we consider khalto is the same as mother. And ammo is the same as father.
It is what it is 😂
yeah of course the whole idea behind it is to be respectful but what I meant was that we use the different sides (ammo/ khalto) so it makes them closer to you
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You are learning very well and I'd say you might be more appreciative of the Jordanian values than some Jordanians. Good job!
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This is in almost all arab countries...
I discovered this channel last month and i have been binge watching ever since...
I discovered how similar the culture is in all arab countries...
Love from sudan
Aw that’s really nice to know! Inshallah one day I can visit another Arab country 😊
Heyy south eastern asia too 😃😃
Hahaha yes if we say keep your shoes on it is ok
It doesn't mean it is really OK 😂
But we try to be polite to make u have all your comfort 😂👌
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W khood rahtak elbeit beitak 😂😂😂😂👌
@@noorqar4433 exactly lol😂
Not always.. some really mean it when they say : it's ok
@@Yazan_Majdalawi yes we never generalize it lol
OMG your facial expressions are the funniest ever when you mimic Jordanian 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You posting videos has become my dose of happiness. Thank you!
Omg the serving thing is a struggle and I'm a Jordanian myself 😂😂 I usually ask mom what the correct order is before I serve anything 😂🤦🏻♀️
We always start from the right, in Morocco
@@mtrabr6820 yeah we have sth similar but sometimes if someone's older and isn't directly on the right, you'll still serve them first so idk it's confusing😂🤦🏻♀️
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Hello
I always watch you and I love the way you talk
We do not put our legs in anyone's face or a tabel infront of him when we are sitting because it is out of respect and that's it
Also, I think that we say "khatlo" for strange women for no reason 😹
Khalto Om Adham it's pretty nice to see your videos 😍😂 that's cool to see someone who likes the Jordanian traditions. You're much welcomed 💛
Rachel salam aleikum! I love your videos a lot. You know the funny thing is, we in the Netherlands have the same crazy greeting ceremony at bigger gatherings.. Mainly at birthdays or something. You made me just realize that. Wish you all the luck over there
Very nice video, thank you I'm leaving abroad now and I miss all these details 😢
Nice, where are you currently living
@@justtalking2268 Greece
omg I kept laughing while I'm watching this one
you are really becoming Jordanian and it's somehow funny and cute
I've been watching your videos since you made it for the first time and in every single one I kept saying omg how cute is this girl
I'm really happy and proud of you and I'm wishing you the best
Girl, loved it!
You just got a subscriber here! 💖
Can't resist watching each of your videos several times... the more I watch, the harder I laugh.
So true! I loved your reactions 🤭🌸
i loved your smile :D
This was really fun to watch
beautiful video as always. Thanks Rachel.
My fiancee and I will be getting married in Jordan after coronavirus settles down, Insha'Allah, so I've been nervous how to act around his family and people in general when we get there. Your videos help me so much and make me less anxious. Thank u ☺☺
@Gicybb Jcybh Alhamdulillah yes we did 😊
I love this video , you were very funny.
Keep making a very good vlogs like this.
God bless you and your family.
Please keep making more of these videos. They are so cute and funny 😆👍❤️
first like and also first view
I love your videos... Makes me smile from the buttom of my heart 🌺🌺💜
I started to learn English from the videos that you have. Thank you and welcome to Jordan
I don't know how I missed this vid. Great content as always. The 5alto and ammo part is funny. I am at the age where I become the ammo and it still feels very weird when someone calls me ammo. ^_^
Peace be upon you, to be honest I found the channel 4 days ago and until now I have watched all your videos, you have an amazing content also great personality . About the foot in the face it’s just a custom known to all Arabs and it’s polite to not do , Arabs will be offended if someone does that ... keep going I wish all the best for you ..
Feet on table in relaxes way is rude any way in any culture. That has manners etiquette etc.... if royal family in uk don't do ... then don't do it
I honestly don't understand people who don't notice or care when their feet are facing others, I change my posture every time someone walks in the room 😂
Yeah you should never ever point your feet towards anyone that is extremely disrespectful. I got scolded my parents for doing it once😭😂😂I leaned my lesson
😂😂😂That's a fun vid
Hahah funny and entertainment video
Khalto means aunt. Calling your mother in law mum or khalto is ok, but never by their names
خالتو والله you so cute😭💜💜
Thank you for the video
With respect to calling an older woman "khalto"... This is a gesture to her telling her I consider you like my mother. The word "khalah" is the sister of the mother and in Arab culture women like to be called this way more than "amto... The sister of the father" . In contrast for a man It is better to call him "Ammo" since in Arab culture the brother of the father stands by money or effort to his brother family more than the brother of the mother... This has roots in relegion... For example if the father dies his family become the responsibility of the relatives from the fathers side not the mother.
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Khalto Um Ahdam , nice video lol
we said khalto ( خالتو ) coz she is female so she Considered as mother sister, and we said Amo ( عمو ) coz he is male so he Considered as father brother.
so she is like my mother, an he is like my father.
good video, I like it 👍
wow you really Upgraded your camera quality ..... daaaamn
hello
Firstly your content is ze best WALLAH! cause somehow i see the cultural norms/practices over there were actually similar with where i came from! Like those about "pointy toe" things HAHA,to how we communicate or call people and relative and all that sort. Sadly in my generation some starting to loose grip of it, if not most didnt had the concern for this stuff when actually theres some wisdom that could be taught in it like ties of kinship and compassion and somemore.. but whateve hope itll passed to younger generation or society then :( may Allah continuously shower you and your family with blessed rizq and lighting the path with His noor amin!
Ps. from south-east (Melayu to be exact),yes not Arab 😂😂
Slama sister thanks for share amazing topic for today , anyway nice Hejab .
My favourite part is the "sho" "shoooo" 🤣🤣🤣
4:36 don't worry, we didn’t understand that too lol 😂
3:12 this one is really important,
All the other things could pass, and the other person will be ok with it EXCEPT this one, pepole are really offended and annoyed if you faced the bottom side of your feet towards them. ( kids are special case of this, an arabic person will never be offended from a kid action unless it is very very strong one)
you look stunning
Hello
I like your videos, but I wanna suggest something to you, its better if you add a translation to your videos to have more subscribers because a lot of jordanian don't speak or understand english so thats all, best wishes for you 🌹
Thank you! It’s hard for me to add translations but inshallah I will be more organised and do this in the future 🙏
How am I early 😂😂
I just want to say that I kept smiling😁 through the whole video
And l hope U liked in arabs countrys
Keep it up👍
Sho ?sho malaha hathii ??ahahahahaah that part is 100% true
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This is so funny. As a pakistani from England, I can relate to all of these.
Here is an interesting fact of life... When people ask you about salary or other stuff or any questions for that matter... You don't have to answer! We are so programmed to answer questions that we spiral when that happens but the truth is we can just shrug and say well it is what it is and keep saying that no matter how persistent they are about having an answer. Maybe just say alhamdu lel Allah, that always workdls.
can you make a video about typical greetings in Jordan and answers
We need more vids please 😔
That serve khalu first killed me 😂😂😂
i mean i still make mistakes like that especially with a big number of people xD
my brain will split in half serve khalu vs start from the right
😂😂😂😂😂 khalo first khalo first 😂😂😂😂 i cant stop laughing
This girl is soooooooo gooood 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I laughed hard at Khalo part 😂😂😂💔
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mashallah
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Hahahha khalo first omg 3:55
I'm here because I want to learn to greet the people at the store from Jordan. Yall they cool af. Let me tell yall I have never seen this before in my life. So when you go in there is a maybe a uncle that sits inside near the door. Then you'll see a mother in the back from time to time. But the lady at the front she soon freaking down to earth. I don't even know if I should be telling yall. Let me say this. Of all people that come Into our communities and open shop not one culture can touch the people from Jordan's hospitality. And they are store owners. These other people need to learn something from them. And I mean quick. I'm in the area renovating a church passed on to me from my grandfather and I want to make it an outreach and food distribution ctr. So this is how I've met them. And they have these people over spoil. They love and respect them and they love and respect them back. ITS not fake it's real. Ms. Jennifer is so down to earth. I just want to know how to greet them in their culture. With sweet names for friend etc. I seen another comment I will use that information. Thanks for sharing
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I just wanted to note that it is in most Arab countries We have the same traditions, you should never put your feet in front of someone's face etc... It's Not just in jordan so if you go to Libya you always should stand up when gas coming to the room
I was in Wadi Run recently and was converned about my feet being in everyones face since we were always sittung in the floor barefoot, but they ssid nit to worry anout it, and seemed confused that i even asked.
In Libya we use عمي always for men
But خالي/عمتي for womans, there's no rule depends on what you're used to in your family.
Some women call their father's in law خالي too.
btw, i discovered this a while ago, it is said that "boys/guys or sons" who didn't have an uncle from their father's side , they call all other strange men Khalo to indicate that they don't have one... I am not sure the accuracy of this information but it does make sense now to me lol
My Jordanian neighbor is nosy. I am a nosy person about crazy things. He is nosy about EVERYTHING AND HAS NEVER SLEPT OR TAKEN A NAP. HE'S A MADMAN.
Omg your soooo funny.. love special effects...I agree my kids confused too on 50 aunt's....I agree..I don't want hold ur baby hahaaaaaa unless super adorable
.I got my own
Wait a minute , we do were shoes inside our homes , at least most of us do , and those who don’t are the exception . In amman we don’t take shoes off when entering other people’s homes , unlike in turkey , which is mandatory. All in all taking shoes off , is a good habit , and with the corona thing , we ought to learn to stick it .
She means in Winter... When the homes are covered with carpets...
Noor Qar even in winter, people just clean the bottom of their shoes, while still wearing them by stroking them against the doormat . I wouldn’t dream of asking any guest of mine to take their shoes off , even in the muddiest of winter days , but I’d appreciate a lot if they did that by themselves, who wants their beautiful carpets to be ruined?!! At the end of the day , each to their own manners, personally I wouldn’t step on other people’s carpets with muddy pair of shoes, that would be reckless . All in all it is a good thing and we ought to embrace it as a habit , but one better make sure , there are no wholes in one’s socks!! 😜
Yeah that's only in Amman. The rest of Jordan takes shoes off.
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an elderly strange man is called 3ammo ya Rachel because you are associating him with your father or sort of considering him as your father brother, out of respect of course & the 5alto is the same since shes a female then you are considering her as a mother sister or a other side.
That’s good to know, thank you!!
about (ammo) and (khalto) issue actually nobody know the reason behind it you'll hear so many explanation but none of them are right..
You are a cutie Rachel, I'm a Jordanian an I always wondered why can't we call stranger men Khalo and strange women amto 😂 it would be awkward if we called them Khalo and amto 😂
Do you serve Arabic or Turkish coffee? to know that it is not a requirement but, because Arabic coffee is served first, poured with the left hand and served with the right hand ... a social custom
That's a very nice video and I want to add and explain a few things if you don't mind..
about the greeting thing when you enter a room with a lot of people in it there is an old bidwen custom Wich are bidwen customs are the mother of all customers , anyway that like you enter our room with a lot of people's like 100 or over , like a big number when you can't go to all over them and greet them one by one you just stand by the door by and say I want nobody to stand up and salam alaikum everyone by his name is that enough or should I go to you one by one and they will say it will do walekum salam .. that's it and this how you will save yourself all ofthe greetings and stuff.
and about calling someone a'mmo it's the sign of respect because the uncle is the brother of the father so this man when you say a'mmo to him it's means that you respect him like a father and khaleh is the sister of that mother so you mean that you respect her like your mother so it most respectful.
Thank you for explaining that!
@@MummyinAmman thank you for making such a great videos
@@MummyinAmman by the way it is the first time you reply to one of my comments ... I'm thrilled 😊
Another one I know is that I always when I was in Jordan I have to call my friends parents anti and amo
Tell us how Jordanian are thinking about England and English people
السلام عليكم. أشاهدك منذ بدياتك وكنت سعيد بمحتو فيديوهاتك لاكن الآن أعاني بسبب عدم ضهور الترجمة. لماذا اوقفتي الترجمة للفيديو؟! اتمنى ترجمة جميع الفيديوهات
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I'm Jordanian. You don't have to take off your shoes. This is totally dependent on the situation and people. Muslims may be more likely to want shoes off. But, overall, it would be odd to take your shoes off in the home of someone you don't know well. Also, just call older men Amo (it's a generic term) and you can call older women Auntie (a generic term). If you actually think about the roots of why some call older women Khalto/Khaltee and not Amtee, it's a bit of a problematic history. Prob doesn't make sense to get into here. Just go with "auntie" and maybe if it's a very old woman "Teta." That's my advice
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These rules are the same in almost all Arab and Muslim countries.
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May ALLAH bless you Sister.
But where is the 1st part?
It was a few months ago
@@ALMUTASEMBELLAH thanks
You wilcom sister
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رابط الجزء الاول
You're husband is very very lucky man. :)
Sitting in any manner where your feet are facing people is offensive in the whole Arab countries. When people call you Umm Adham is more respectful.
Ali, I've been living here for nearly 17 years, and though I'm quite familiar with this social rule (and most others), I cannot figure out why. Why should the bottoms of feet be more 3ib than another part? :-?
@@JoeMCool I guess it's kind of a way showing that you are noticing that there is someone in the room(especially elderly), and not making yourself that comfortable in front of them, otherwise it might be perceived as arrogance.
@@Ahmed-Hosam-Elrefai that doesn't make sense though. You are allowed to sit and be comfortable in other positions. 🤔
I'm just curious about different cultural norms that seem strange to other cultures. It's interesting that some folks stick to these traditions while others have decided not to. For instance, what's so wrong with the bottoms of our feet? They're not awra. 🤓
@@JoeMCoolI understand your point. Actually, In many Arab, Muslim, Hindu, and Asian countries, showing the soles of your feet towards peoples faces is a sign of disrespect, as they're considered the lowest and dirtiest part of the body, since they touch the dirty ground. That is why it is also expected that you take your shoes off when entering someone’s house. Some psychologist say show me how you sit, I tell whom you are. As you know body language matters. Just like you can't deliver a formal professional presentation with your hand in your pocket. There many other things, like refusing food offered to you is considered rude, blowing Your Nose, decaling gifts, asking certain questions and so on. I hope this helps.
Hahahahah shoooooo?!!
As a kid i've akways wondered why we call a stranger man who is older "3ammo" and a stranger woman "khalto"....
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I still dont know why 😂😂😂
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Hahaha u agree. I still don't get it but khala/ Khalti/ khalto.... just mean aunt in formal Arabic and not necessarily in conversational it means wives sister vs husband brother etc.. makes sense. I guess.
I made a video on kissing in Jordan 🇯🇴 vs USA 🇺🇸
It is hilarious 😂👌
Oh my GOD , it will be so sentimental video ...
@@ahmedalshalchi Ahmad it is in my videos go and see it lol
🌹🌹🌹السلام علیکم ورحمۃ اللہ وبرکاتہ 🌹🌹🌹
Which auntie 😂😂😂
50 million aunties...😄
Yeah that may have been an exaggeration 😅
It feels like 50 million. ;) And it is just fine until you have "auntie's" with the same name...and your mom is on the phone and hands it to you and says "your Auntie Mary is asking about you. Talk to her."
I used this video in English class the other day. It was hilarious.
It is much more acceptable to call a stranger woman خالتو since the word itself is related to the mother's side of the family, rather than calling her عمتو which may mean she is related to the father.
And for عمو and خالو the same mentality, you don't wanna call a stranger man خالو، like he related to your mother.
50 million aunties 🤣🤣
Everything you've said applies to south asian culture and is actually pratcised even in the UK amongst 3/4 generation bengali/pakistani/indian. Lol
هل تتحدثين العربية 🤔
Btw we call a stranger man AMMO to make him think he’s on of your dad’s side and khaltoo for a steanger woman to make her think she’s on of your mom’s side
Khaltoo=every woman you don’t know and your mom’s side(her sisters)
Ammo=every man you don’t know and your dad’s side(his brothers)
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ما بحسك صادقة بكلامك
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What are you drinking? 😂
Anything non alcoholic , ok ?
@@ahmedalshalchi no she is drinking something hot maybe coffee lol
@@MohammadSrour ... and this is confirming my say ... So what is your NO for ??
The etiquette of taking off shoes is sensible. It is annoying if someone comes with his dirty shoes and enter a clean house