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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 45 and Barcelona?” Mohamed answers. “And what if I’ve changed my mind about Real Madrid?” he adds with an ironic smile. “That is impossible.” Elena laughs. “And maybe we didn’t know what you were going to say about the ritual you have at home, but the way you started the sentence, and with your obsession with hy- giene, we all thought you were going to draw our attention to our lack of hygiene.” “Mohamed the Clean.” Says José. “Well, here’s another one like Bochdan.” Mohamed smiles at Raul, who has also noticed something going on between Bochdan and Elena. “Driving us crazy with her arguments. In fact, I was only go- ing to tell you that we have a special ritual where first you wash your hands, then your head and then your feet. In fact it’s more of a sym- bolic cleansing, so you can stop the Mohamed the clean business.” We laugh at what José and Mohamed were just saying. With all the laughter, it seems that the issue is over and resolved, but it still doesn’t make sense to me why someone would simulate washing hands when he is not actually doing so. If you are not really washing your hands, why do it? Episode 10: Eating pork There’s only one day left before Mohamed’s birthday, and while we are eating our sandwiches during the break (some kids only eat sun- flower seeds) José remembers the party and asks Mohamed about it. “I know you are a bit strange and you don’t eat pork. What are we going to eat tomorrow?” “A lamb tajin” Mohamed answers. “A what?” says José. “A lamb tajin. It’s a traditional dish made with vegetables and lamb. You can also have it with couscous. It’s a special dish for cel- ebrations.” says Hanadi, who came to Spain not as long ago as Mo- hamed.