The Dumas family had moved to California from Iran. With this came many life changing experiences. They were the unique neighbors in the area and everyone was trying to impress them by inviting the family over. During this time, everyone was extremely kind, especially when the experience was coming to a close as Firoozeh Dumas stated, “The last month of our stay, I attended one slumber party after another, all thrown in my honor. This avalanche of kindness didn’t make our departure any easier” (Dumas 92). Each day this family accustomed something new. Throughout the time spent in California, the family learned about American culture and Firoozeh even tricked some older boys into thinking “man kharam” meant something displeasing. However, Dumas tells us that it actually means “I’m an idiot” (Dumas 91). The family loved teaching others about their country. Although, some might’ve been ignorant as to where Iran even was. Often they would give up and just tell them where its near. Dumas explained it as, “Perhaps it’s like driving a Yugo and realizing that the eighteen-wheeler can’t see you” (Dumas 90) …show more content…
She only told lies because she was constantly asked the same question. She talked about a boy always asking pretty uneducated questions. He would repeatedly ask such ridiculous questions about camels, eventually she gave up and fooled him with a response. She says, “This time, perhaps foreshadowing a vocation in storytelling, I told him that, yes, we had camels, a one-hump and a two hump. The one-hump belonged to my parents and the two-hump was our family station wagon” (Dumas 91). He was an uneducated young boy so he believed it and ran to tell everyone he could find that the Iranian student had camels back at