mazal, while I agree with what you wrote, we all stem from the middle east…its just a degree of how long ago you left 🙂 Besides, if you met my grandparents you wouldnt think they are sephardic AT ALL – they have a lot of German tendencies LOL.
Here is a story: my mother got up at 5 to leave the house at 6 to pick up my grandparents to drive them to a bar mitzvah of my cousin that started at 8 am. They were around the corner, stuck at a red light..the clock read 7:59 and my grandfather said “I guess we are going to be late.” He was serious 🙂