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14. Does your family buy, produce, or sell foreign goods?
We buy many foreign goods such as electronics, cars,
antiques, etc.
Family Possessions
15. What is each family member's most valued possession?
Why?
Zainab: Picture of her son in the States.
Lail: Cellular telephone.
Abla: Stereo.
16. What other possessions would you like to acquire?
A fishing boat.
17. What do you perceive as the signs of success?
Happiness is the best sign of success.
18. What decorative or heirloom objects do you own?
A few heirloom rugs, and some antiques that are
decorative items.
19. Do you value new things or old things more? Why?
Saif likes old brass and wood items because he admires the
toil and labor of the people who made them.
20. What types of sacred objects are around the house?
The Koran is a sacred object.
21. Describe the kinds of clothing each family member owns.
Saif wears a gatra headdress and a dishdasha robe; the rest of
the family wears Western dress.
22. Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms: Are they available and
what family members use them?
Alcohol and firearms are not available in Kuwait. Tobacco is
available but none of the family uses it.