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To: Man50D

I wonder how all this foot washing five times a day is accommodated in the Middle East? I doubt they have special foot washing stations in sufficient numbers.


26 posted on 09/23/2007 5:45:20 AM PDT by Will88
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To: Will88
I wonder how all this foot washing five times a day is accommodated in the Middle East? I doubt they have special foot washing stations in sufficient numbers.

When my father worked in Saudi & Kuwait 45-55 years ago, the (Bedouin) customs were a bit different.

The ablutions involved, primarily, genital cleansing; and, if water was scarce...usually...rubbing with 'clean' sand was the acceptable substitute.

Naturally, if they could, they would also 'appropriate' company water, either by deliberately causing a line to leak; or by turning on a tap, which they had some kind of a problem remembering to turn off again, before walking away.

28 posted on 09/23/2007 5:55:54 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Buy heat pumps...they cool OR warm you, as needed.)
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To: Will88

They don’t do it over there ...


40 posted on 09/23/2007 6:50:26 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Will88

I wonder how all this foot washing five times a day is accommodated in the Middle East? I doubt they have special foot washing stations in sufficient numbers.

Yes, Muslims (most) are from desert countries, were, water is very scarce commodity...have to wonder about all this washing of the feet....


49 posted on 09/23/2007 7:49:03 AM PDT by thinking
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