Was ‘Iraqi man’ a muslem? He actually touched the raw bacon?
A lot of Iraqis are pretty laid back about that stuff.
Just one example - my colleagues and I used to take turns escorting our four Iraqi interpreters into the chow hall for breakfast on our little FOB in Baghdad before heading to meet with the Iraqi government officials we were training and assisting in various procurement and contracting initiatives.
The first time I escorted the interpreters in, I watched as they made a beeline for the bacon and load their plates before getting other stuff. “You guys know that’s pork, right?” I asked them.
”Oh yes!” they assured me. “Pork bacon is the best kind.”
”Have at it, then,” I laughed.