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Two important things in Iraqi culture are date palms, and evening tea.  Date palms are very important to the Iraqi’s because it provides shade for citrus trees, such as lemons or oranges.  They also eat the dates and can weave them into baskets.  I think it’s wrong that they are cutting down such a useful and important plant.  Evening tea is a ritual in the Iraqi culture where they sit down around a table of family and friends and discuss their day.  This is a time for the Iraqi people to unwind and spend some quality time with their family and friends.  The Iraqi evening tea is like a family dinner in America.  I have learned that the Iraqi culture and the American culture have more in common then i thought.  I think it’s very interesting to learn about another countries culture and be able to relate it back to your own.