They are chewing on khat, a small serrated, bitter leaf with remarkable stimulative properties. […] One of the great things about khat[…] is that after a good chew you need to do something—walking, running, chopping wood, vigorously reciting a poem, throwing a grenade, anything that requires boldness and physical initiative.

In contrast to the Western structure, the vocal style is usually distinctively Middle Eastern, distinguished by a nasal timbre and a mellismatic singing ornamentation.

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I'm not familiar with your quaint Canuckistani units of measure. Does relocating 500km away mean you have to scoot your chair slightly to the left, or does it mean you're moving to Neptune?