{"id":121,"date":"2009-10-29T20:57:22","date_gmt":"2009-10-30T00:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=121"},"modified":"2009-10-29T20:57:22","modified_gmt":"2009-10-30T00:57:22","slug":"meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">The work day in the Arab world is usually shorter than the work day in the West, especially for the bureaucratic class of employees, which represents a major percentage of the work force and of society as a whole. Work starts usually at around 8.30 am, and ends at around 2.30 pm. Therefore, people do not usually need to have lunch at work. Instead, lunch (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u063a\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) is eaten at home, and it is the main meal of the day. In this way, meals (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u0648\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0628\u0627\u062a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) in the Arab world are different from the West, as most people in the West have their main meal at supper or dinner (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">). Breakfast (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0641\u0652\u0637\u0627\u0631<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) is a very important meal for families, especially if they have children. Meals differ considerably from one country to another in the Arab world. Each country has its own distinctive dishes. An Egyptian breakfast would typically have cheese (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062c\u064f\u0628\u0646<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">), falafel (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0641\u0644\u0627\u0641\u0644<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">), bread (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) and tea (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0634\u064e\u0627\u064a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">). An Egyptian lunch would typically have salad (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0633\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0637\u0629<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) or soup (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0634\u0648\u0631\u0628\u064e\u0629<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">), meat (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0644\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">), vegetables (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062e<span>\u064f\u0636\u0631\u064e\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) and rice (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0623\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0632\u0651<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) or bread (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">) and fruits (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0641\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0643\u0650\u0647<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">). Dinner would be light, such as sandwiches (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family:\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0633\u0646\u062f\u0648\u062a\u0634\u0627\u062a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\">). These are only examples and the options are many.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family:\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The work day in the Arab world is usually shorter than the work day in the West, especially for the bureaucratic class of employees, which represents a major percentage of the work force and of society as a whole. Work starts usually at around 8.30 am, and ends at around 2.30 pm. 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