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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 44 “Great!” Raul and Bochdan shouted. They seemed to already know how good the food was at Mohamed’s. “So, it’s your birthday. You were keeping quiet about that! You’re like one of those old ladies who doesn’t want to talk about her age so nobody can tell how old she is.” says José. “It’s not like that. My father never had birthday parties when he was little. Nobody did in his city, so he only started celebrating when he came here.” Mohamed explains. “Thank God I’ve celebrat- ed mine.” “I understand that it’s very important for you, but if nobody had birthday parties, then they wouldn’t be so important.” says Boch- dan. I listen to him and I know that Bochdan always speaks like this. If I didn’t know better, I would think he was trying to impress Elena. I think Bochdan fancies Elena. “Okay, but don’t tell my father that, or else he might change his mind and cancel the party.” says Mohamed. “And what will your party be like?” Elena asks. “Well, you know,” says Mohamed. “the family and some friends get together, we thank Allah and share a supper. Oh! And there’s something really important, before we eat we have to wash…” “Hey, what’s wrong with you? Do you think we are pigs? I al- ways wash my hands before eating.” José says. “You didn’t let me finish. How do you know what I’m going to say if you won’t let me finish?” “Because I know you. It’s the same as when we talk about foot- ball. If I say something bad about Barcelona, I know you are going to stick up for them, and if I say something good about Real Madrid, I know you are going to criticize them. You don’t have any secrets for me, mate.” José answers with a half smile on his face, which makes him seem important. “All right. So, sometimes it’s easy to know what I’m going to say because we’ve already talked about a topic many times and you know where I stand. Maybe you’re right, but I’ve never told you about the rituals we have at home. Can you guess what I’m going to say about that just by knowing what I think about Real Madrid