The best term describes the population in Arabia and Iraq is, Urbanized.
a few options
a. you could ignore them (probably don't do this)
b. pretend they are someone you like
c. just figure out how to respect them without trying to have full conversations
Most likely. The USS Maine was a big cause for the Spanish American war.
They could have but I think it would be quicker for them to travel to angel island which is the immigration station on the west
