DiaBlog #11

"Abba always said you should be careful around strange Americans-- they tell you a lot about themselves at first, but they don't mean it... Abba always said Americans don't know to be family. It's like this country, he explains; so many long distances between them. but now I'm not so sure. This guy looks pretty sad, and besides, my family doesn't seem to be so close anymore." (125-126)

This was a really good part, because what Abba was true and not true at the same time. Americans do tell you a lot about themselves. Which is kind of weird, but I think it's because their families far away and they need someone to tell their troubles to. It's rather pathetic, but most people listen, whether they know the person or not. I think it's because they're too polite to say they barely know the person, but I also think that it's because you can tell when someone needs listening too. Abba was right when he talked about long distances making families less family like. But his family isn't a family anymore really and they're in the same house. Kind of sad, isn't it? I was happy that Nadira found something in the document that no one noticed, which shows that's she's smarter and more observant than lawyers, but wanting to show Aisha is sad. Aisha doesn't even about her grades anymore, why would she care about Nadira winning the case? The end of this cahpter confused me, but reading the next chapter will probably help. :D