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comment by Cumol
Cumol  ·  3714 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 1, 2014

I like the fact that the family is kinda forced to sit on one table and eat. Usually everyone eats whenever he/she gets home.

I don't do Ramadan in europe. It gets dark at 11pm in germany >< and doing it alone sucks

Never thought to fast when stressed, should try it sometime. How long do you fast for when you do that?





user-inactivated  ·  3714 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Same as any regular Ramadan day, but depending I might allow myself water. It really puts things into perspective for me.

Also I TOTALLY hear you about doing it alone, it's garbage. There a local mosque you could check out to do it? I know mine has community iftars every day of Ramadan.

Cumol  ·  3714 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I never do it out of religious reasons, it is more of a cultural thing for me (ex-muslim here). And sitting there with the (surprisingly, very religious) people from the mosque feels fake to me.

user-inactivated  ·  3714 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Gotcha, gotcha, well yeah screw doing it in Europe then, or pretty much anywhere where the sun doesn't set before 7:00 PM.