two conversations.

some time last week, a conversation with my teacher.

d: yemeni men are ugly
a: No! Not all Yemeni men. Maybe the ones around here, but there are good looking ones as well. Do you want to see a picture of my husband?
d: yeah
a: you think he is ugly.
d: no. but why do Yemeni men have this horrible mustache?
a: men must wear a mustache.
d: why?
a: otherwise they will look like women!
d: You only think that because all the women hear wear face veils and you've forgotten what women look like.

and then this week:
a: when do you go to Ethiopia?
d: next week.
a: oh, you will stand out among the Ethiopians because you are so white, and they are so black.
d. yeah probably.
a: when you come back., you will think Yemeni Men are handsome because they are not as black as Ethiopians.