How to Write About Jordanians

As any good piece of writing should, begin with a description of the landscape. You know, the sunset that stretches over the desert and sand dunes, that kind of thing. Never mind that Jordan actually has a diverse terrain that is usually only found in countries that are more than twice its size; but obviously no one knows that. Now, remember all those cool pictures you saw of camel rides in the desert? Right, time to recall all of those “Arabian Nights” type scenes, because its obviously an essential part of Jordanian life. Next, focus on the most important part of the Jordanian’s life, meal times. Because of course, all they do is prepare feasts for their huge families with countless children. Its a good idea to elaborate on how large these feasts are, just describe them as their obsession, that’ll do the trick. Don’t forget to describe your typical Jordanian character in detail, with their tan skin and dark hair. Sure, let us completely ignore the large number of ethnicities living within Jordan and the physical differences that come with them. I mean lets be real, they don’t even speak English, so they will never know. Now, more on the typical Jordanian character, since they have no exposure to the superior western culture, they are always dressed in national clothes. Don’t waste too much time researching specific national dress, just pick a few that come up from the google images search ‘Arab clothes’; its all the same thing. If its a male character, make sure to highlight his rough nature, and his obsession with power. For a female character, keep in mind that she’s not allowed to work, and she’s definitely not involved in countless projects in a variety of fields. You might want to use some reference to Islam and how “extreme” it is, because thats always something your audience can understand and relate to, maybe nod their head as they solemnly recall 9/11. And while you’re there, you may want to mention how their religion asks them to starve themselves for a whole month!! Wow. Also, lets forget the fact that Islam is not the only religion in Jordan and that a large percentage of its population is actually Christian. Lets look at society, actually, you don’t even need to focus on this aspect since you can just describe it as chaotic and based on all the money they have. Jordan does have oil, right? Or was that the other country next to it? Who knows these things. Anyway, just mention that they have a lot of money and that they do absolutely no work, because obviously they don’t have the skills to develop themselves as a nation. Note: if they get defensive and start to mention the numerous projects that many Jordanians are working on, just remind them of what really matters, their simple, traditional lifestyles. After all, they have no sense of organization within their society. By the way, is Jordan the one that has all the cool ancient Roman sites? If it is, then maybe its worth a visit, and while you’re there you can take some photos for your cover page. Just make sure to drive out to the most remote spot with some good models so you can properly capture all the things you talked about in your highly authentic book. Well done.