HW 34 Questions

The role of gold according to Riverbend is very big in Iraq. It is important due to the fact that the recent currency of of Iraq the Dinar kept changing in its worth. It wasn't a solid investment, but gold is. It never changes in its worth and it's dependable. It's also a fashionable to wear your gold on necklaces and other pieces of jewelry so you kill two birds with one stone. The biggest and probably most important value that gold has is that "a few pieces could tide a family over". Hence the term family savings. Date palms are also important to the Iraqi people. Dates are a tasty treat. Ive had personal experienced they are very good. The Iraqi people love dates and they use dates for many different types of food. It's simple yet tasty treat that the people of Iraq love. Also they use the whole tree for making baskets, brooms, mats, and other household objects. They use the trees to make roofing also. The death of palm tree is taken very seriously because the tree can be used for so many things it is a shame to lose. The people of Iraq have many different customs, but the one i respect the most is the "evening tea". The evening tea is exactly what it sounds like. A family would sit down and have tea no matter how stressful the day was. I can totally respect that because first off they just chill and drink tea and second the whole family comes together and hangs out. Now in the west not many families can say they they just sit and hang out. They also have many different types of tea too.