What an eloquent piece of writing, Ikram. When I can speak Arabic, or French, which I studied at A-level, as well as you speak English, I will call the whole world to rejoice with me (and you!).

I think you should move to Scotland, where you would be listening to a foreign lingo. Oh my goodness, the poor immigrants must struggle. The Scottish dialect has little eloquence, but it has charm, maybe not as charming as Arabic. I'm bookmarking this one!