A term which originated in the west to pack up a group of regions and nations which have different languages, history, and culture. People there do not think of themselves as "middle eastern". They think of themselves as either Arabs, Turks, Persians .... and I can keep naming ethnicities for a long time.

Another misconception is that what is called the middle east is mainly a desert. Most countries in the so-called middle east have only a limited desert area and others do not have deserts at all.

Most countries in the so-called middle east have a lot of problems because of past or present western colonialism occupation or intervention.

A place where oil is cheaper than water.
A place where telephone company's hack foreign people's phone bill.
A place where is the best hotel in the world.
A place where the temperature gets up to 50 degrees centigrade.
A place where you can trade your Toyota for millions of gallons of oil.
A place where the biggest kite is built.
A place where there is thousands of princes and princesses.
A place where George W. Bush hates most.
A place where an average of 3 people get executed per week.
A place where beer is created.
A place where Algebra is created.
A place of the fathers of physics.
A place of the fathers of astronomy.
A place where you breathe 50% carbon dioxide.
A place where the Nation of Islam is born.
A place where 10% of the internet users use internet for Islamic purposes.
A place where 7 people on average die of car crashes.
A place where there is no free time.

A slang term for the mid-atlantic region of the USA consisting of the DC, MD, VA states/area. Principle cities of the region include Washington DC, Baltimore, Richmond, Norfolk/757 area of Virginia. Term is popular with some hip hop artists in the region. Some slang and parts of accent are used throughout the majority of the region despite general differences in speech.
Examples include the uses of the word carry (curry) meaning to disrespect, wellin' (whalin') meaning lying. Also pronunciations of the ur sound in certain words such as Murrland (Maryland), urea (area), murry (marry), necessury (necessary).

A giant sandbox.

People live in it.

1. The Middle East is where the U.S. is currently stuck. If plans of bringing Democracy are to succeed, we need to stay there for a long time (we can't have an Emergency Dance Party). This is why Bush was re-elected: he is a war-time president.

2. The right side of the belly button.

'urban' areas of Bedfordshire (e.g. Luton & Bedford). So called because of its position bordering The Midlands & East Anglia. The name also derives from the area's large population of people originating from Asia.

slang for the middle of the eastern seaboard, a.k.a. drama city, murdaland, southern delaware, and nova