"I am overly dependent on the English language," Allowi explained with feigned distress. Bahrain must be the worst place in the Arab world to try and learn Arabic. All of our Bahraini friends speak perfect English--to the point that they text in English because it is easier and faster.
At the same time, it has prevented a lot of the culture shock that I was expecting to feel, and more importantly, lead me to the single greatest usage of an English word in the Gulf.
Chicken nugget. Here if someone is a 'chicken nugget' it means they are spoiled. It was explained to me that a spoiled kid sits down to a meal, regardless of what it is and screams out, "I want chicken nuggets"!
Awesome, and true.
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