2. You look at the weather report, breathe sigh of relief at the cooler weather (only 107 degrees today), and put on a long sleeve shirt and long pants because you know you'll be cold sitting in the coffee shop (and I did and I am and I wish I had a blanket)
3. The backdrop of your daily run is the Nile, and on a clear day, you can see the Pyramids.
4. Your lungs look like a smoker's lungs and you've never tried your first cigarette.
5. Going the wrong way on a 3 lane, 1-way street is not really cause for concern.
6. You don't mind that your hot water heater is broken because when you shower in the summer, warm water is the default.
7. You go to church on Friday and start your work week on Sunday.
8. You walk for thirty minutes in the 110 degree heat because the cab driver was trying to rip you off. He wanted 80 cents for a 65 cent cab ride!
9. You're not supposed to touch your lips nor put on ChapStick in public. It's too suggestive.
10. You have a coat rack next to your door with no coats but about 25 different scarves.
11. You walk down the street and hear people having discussions in Arabic about your country of origin - "She must be Italian." "No, I don't know about that...she could be Spanish. Or Italian." "Yes she must be from Spain or Italy."
12. You wear a ring on your left ring finger so that cab drivers will be less likely to propose to you.
13. You light your stove and your oven with a match.
14. You get locked out of your apartment at midnight because the key you have in your hand won't open the door if you left the spare in the lock on the other side.
15. You remove the cabinets from underneath the countertops, because they are removable and not stuck in place, and promptly break the granite countertop because apparently, it's being held to the wall with glue. And the cabinet that you just moved. Gotta love Egyptian construction.
16. The only possible place to put the washing machine is in the kitchen - there is no water hookup anywhere else. Which means there is not enough room for the refrigerator, so the landlord suggests you put your refrigerator at the end of the hallway and then acts surprised that you find that idea ludicrous.
17. You pass a mosque attached to a car dealership when you go to work.
18. You don't hear the five very loud calls to prayer everyday because you are so accustomed to the noise.
19. You can sweep your floor five times a day and every time you will sweep up heaps of dust.
20. Local football matches are so violent that women are not allowed in the stadium. These people love football.
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