In what is supposed to be one of the top US technology companies, a new employee who hasn’t completed his first month yet shouts “birthday kick” and kicks a fellow employee who he barely knows with all power. I have never regretted leaving work early until I missed this.
From birthday kicks to 3eed il fa2ouseh to haircut slaps, I would really like to understand the psychology behind the legitimacy such lousy excuses add to beating people up. You cannot deny that someone who shouts il youm 3eed il fa2ouseh before punching you in the head would get a much less aggressive reaction compared to someone who just punches you in the head. Of course compared to the haircut slap 3eed il fa2ouseh is just a childish game. The haircut slap is a completely legitimate excuse for violently slapping someone on the back of the neck, I am sure that if the situation ever escalates and you are standing in front of a judge all you need to say in your defense is “your honor he had just had a haircut” and you would be walking out of there in no time. This makes me wonder if it considered a very nice gesture to buy someone you care for a gift without having a special occasion like a birthday under what jewelry advertisers call “just because”, how acceptable would it be for me to walk to someone I really “care for” and punch him in the face while shouting “just because”.
