Notes from the Cafe
Oh, the hilarity of macroeconomic humour. ".... the supply and demand curves NEVER ACTUALLY MEET!!!!! " Dont stop me. Its "The Economist" or bust.
Im quite disappointed. Ive discovered that I unlike some of my friends (see uberThea and the adventures of a global Maltese) I dont secretly speak Arabic. Apparently Aussie slang is a couple of language familes away and the closest thing to "no wuckerz" is "ana aheb il murur"* and that totally misses the "do-it-yourself" Aussie feel.
Things here are going pretty well thus far with photos and such to come soon.
*I like traffic police
posted by Arthur Josephson @ 5:18 PM
8 Comments:
Arthur, is it their incompetency? Egyptian traffic police is the best, they are at every corner, yet people still break the travic law.
You should read: http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A//assem.nomadlife.org/2004/12/driving-etiquette-egypt.aspx&ei=I5IYQ__lC5OQ-AHB3aG8Cw
Assem- its because on google-
"Your search - "funny arabic phrases" - did not match any documents."
A bad sign indeed... ;)
Yeah I think Cairo traffic seems pretty taoist- go with the flow, have no fear, we are all connected etc etc.
Peace
i hope u r enjoyng the penthouse!!!
hey hope Egypt is treating you well.... should soon be in town.... we'll catch up for some sheesha and juice! ;) and i'll give you some Maltese language classes too...... Maltese comes in handy after all...
Assa.
World breaking news for you. Its just been announced that many chinese red (appropriate colour) bras will be allowed into the UK.. some monkey trade commissioner has brokered a deal apparently.
This ground breaking deal may strike you as a complete capitulation towards free trade, however, don't be fooled that Europe will engage in anything like unsubsidised or unsupported economic borders.
Carey
(NB: Carey's had a bucket load of vino this evening and is watching BBC 24.. please excuse his rambling shyte.. Lou.. reporting live from London.)
Yes indeedy. I live in the penthouse floor in central Cairo. Its great when Hefner or one of the the bunnies drop around for a virgin mary- oh Hugh makes the best jokes... Not quite as styling as the Penthouse name envisages- but its a great place especially for the first few weeks of getting used to cairo, as it is the centre.
Thea- I will buy as much manga as u can drink as long as u teach me maltese with a vulcan mind meld thing.
Carey- finally your dream to swim in a room full of red chinese bras will be fulfilled. And who says this isnt the hendonists millenium.
Hey Arty,
This is your padre Jason. Its been way too long. I'm finally back in Oz, and I was wondering when you will be back in the Great Southern Land.
It seems that every person we know is on an overseas oddyssey, and I'm caught in the Metrosexual central without a Beckham mohawk. Mate you're not missing out on much.
Anyways... hoping to hear from you mate
Jase
Heya Chai! Mail me brother! I dont have urs near. My addy is myfirstnamedotmylastnameatgmaildotcom oh so easy. Hope all is well in your world. Peace
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