<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/000598.html">Happy Holidays--NYC Style</a></b><br/> White Muslim Woman: The women who were sitting here were laughing at me because of how I look. I'm a social worker. Some of my clients are OMRDD so I read lips real well. Because I'm Muslim they didn't like my outfit. They think we don't care about how we dress. I was actually Krishna before I was Muslim. The Christmas holidays, the spirit is supposed to be giving. My daughter's Christian still. That's why I'm laughing. In my house we used to have Kwanzaa, everything. I knew my husband for three years. I taught him English. I was his teacher! I just converted. Reversion, they call it. Then two weeks later we got married. English I taught him and he was teaching me Arabic. We met in a store 'cause they have restrictions about coming up to a woman's apartment...They don't think you understand English, but I speak Spanish and Italian. One time this lady said she thought I was disgusting. I told her "<i>You're</i> disgusting!" in Spanish. I was peeing my pants. I was hysterical. --D Train<br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Dec 24, 2004