More from the world of ' You know you've got Kurdish blood when...'

...You're speaking to a lady in your class you don't really know that well and you're making pleasant small-talk. You wish to ask her about her Christmas break and whether she enjoyed it or not. The following leaves Kurd's mouth:

How was your period?

Unsurprisingly Kurd gets a look of absolute-horror, y'know the one my fellow mountain people, as if I stole her goat or something.

What Kurd actually meant to say was:

How was your festive period?

Needless to say only Kurd would make a mistake on such a word.