- You accept "Inshallah" as a flight confirmation
- You never eaten before 22:00 clock at night
- You wear a sweater at 26 degrees
- You see a "no problem" as a clear sign that you still have to check several times
- You think a speed limit as a useless piece of advice
- You think carpets should be hanging on walls
- You know that's the definition of a nanosecond, the time between traffic light switching to green and the honking of the car behind you
- You know which side of the "shawerma" You've got to unwrap first
- You are wearing a jacket in a building and take it off when you go out
- You can give complete directions without a street name
- Your telephone and satellite cable of course comes in from the balcony
- You hoard a considerable stock of household candles and drinking water
- Every Taxi driver knows where you live when you are too drunk to remember yourself.
- Your water is cut off you don’t complain you just put on more deodorant and go to the pub.
- A workman comes to fix something you have to lend him the tools and then show him what to do with them.
3 comments:
These quirks were just too funny. I'd love to share them with friends but they wouldn't understand. Our favorite
is the last one. They are all so Egyptian and right on.
....When someone tells you "I give you good brize"
Interesting post and I like it. Hope to visit Egypt someday. I appreciated this post of yours. Keep sharing and thank you.
Charles A
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