Comments on: That Famous Bedouin Hospitality http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/11/17/that-famous-bedouin-hospitality/ public domain playground. friendly entities welcome. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:55:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Carnival Culture 08: The Publick House - [tmbchr]â„¢ http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/11/17/that-famous-bedouin-hospitality/comment-page-1/#comment-116289 Carnival Culture 08: The Publick House - [tmbchr]â„¢ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:34:37 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/11/17/that-famous-bedouin-hospitality/#comment-116289 [...] Generosity, however, tends to be a universally-praised trait amongst all cultures. In pre-European North America, you’ll find traditions like the Potlach of the Northwest in which Aboriginal cultures gave away lavish gifts to friends, family, allies and even enemies. Stories abound of powerful families becoming destitute because of their tremendous displays of generosity. In some cases, such public demonstrations of generosity are tied in with humility, and placing oneself at the service of others, while in other cases it’s more of a show of status: one is so wealthy that one can afford to give freely to one’s fellows. [...] [...] Generosity, however, tends to be a universally-praised trait amongst all cultures. In pre-European North America, you’ll find traditions like the Potlach of the Northwest in which Aboriginal cultures gave away lavish gifts to friends, family, allies and even enemies. Stories abound of powerful families becoming destitute because of their tremendous displays of generosity. In some cases, such public demonstrations of generosity are tied in with humility, and placing oneself at the service of others, while in other cases it’s more of a show of status: one is so wealthy that one can afford to give freely to one’s fellows. [...]

]]> By: Big Elk http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/11/17/that-famous-bedouin-hospitality/comment-page-1/#comment-115458 Big Elk Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2008/11/17/that-famous-bedouin-hospitality/#comment-115458 http://www.pbs.org/lawrenceofarabia/revolt/hospitality.html <blockquote>Three cups of coffee is polite. El'Heif, the first cup, is tasted by the Bedouin to make the guest feel safe; El-Keif, the second, is poured and tasted by the guest himself; El-Dheif, the third cup, is also drunk by the guest, who then shakes out his cup and hands it back to his host. Once coffee is drunk by a guest he is under the protection of the host.</blockquote> http://www.pbs.org/lawrenceofarabia/revolt/hospitality.html

Three cups of coffee is polite. El’Heif, the first cup, is tasted by the Bedouin to make the guest feel safe; El-Keif, the second, is poured and tasted by the guest himself; El-Dheif, the third cup, is also drunk by the guest, who then shakes out his cup and hands it back to his host. Once coffee is drunk by a guest he is under the protection of the host.

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