EGYPT XOXO

EGYPT-EY things I love:

Cheap veg. (3 LE for a head of lettuce.)  That’s like.. 20 cents.

Knock-off EVERYTHING (glasses, watches, bags, clothes, movies, electronics…)

Everything is shiny and bright.  If it isn’t that means its cheap and low quality.

My wadjit eye cloth in the bathroom.  Its waatttttcccchhhhinnnnng you….

Buying freshly peeled garlic on the street.

Foreign junk food. (Its from everywhere! China, Poland, india, Germany, italy…)

Egyptian radio: the reciting of the holy Koran. All day. Every day. On every station.

Egyptian versions of ethnic food: sushi, curry, burritos, chicken wings. MCDONALDS. pizza (they put wieners on it. And ketchup.)  Anyone who was my best friend in grade 8 will see the humor behind ‘weiner pizzas’

We don’t eat chips.  We eat chipsy.

On that note, I watched a pretty good movie called ‘cairo time’ (2009). Its really good and is pretty accurate of what life is like over here. (minus the whole expat love affair thing…although its not uncommon :P ) Check it out!

 

Luther got 'Al Jezeera' cable so he has been glued to the tv watching European football leagues.  We went to the Khan and he sent some poor shirt vendor on a wild goose chase looking for a Portuguese jersey.  The guy actually FOUND one.  He he is wearing it eating a gift from our neighbor.  Its Luthers favorite Egyptian food.