You know you’ve been in Cairo a long time when (21-30):
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21. When asked, “Do you know the way to X?” you answer yes and point in the first direction your hand finds.
22. You can’t remember the last time you used a credit card to pay for something in a shop.
23. You take your three year old, your five year old and your seven year old to see the midnight showing of Kill Bill 2.
24. You go to the movies in order to sit and chat with your friend for an hour and a half.
25. You can’t watch a movie without an interval.
26. You can’t find a wallet big enough to carry the wads of cash you now have in your bag.
27. You refer to any hair colour other than pitch black as blonde.
28. You routinely answer no when asked if you have any change at the shop.
29. You know that the shop actually has change, even though they’re asking for yours.
30. You do not consider linen trousers or skirts for the summer – you’ve experienced too many unsightly wet patches on the behind after sitting down.
4 Comments
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Lynda commented on March 17, 2008 at 11:13 am
Righto I have been here too long - time to move on… KILL BILL would give me too many ideas…..
What!!! No linen in Summer… what the hell am I going to wear????
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insteadi commented on March 17, 2008 at 11:49 am
I would suggest going nude, however, you don’t need to have been in Egypt for very long to know that there are no Germanic tendencies here!!
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Cairogal commented on March 17, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Re #30: I once took a taxi from Maadi to Heliopolis in the middle of a July day. I had on these trousers that were a really light-weight material. Needless to say, traffic was heavy and it was hot as hell. When we arrived in Helipolis it looked as though I weed all over myself. My butt and thighs were soaked.
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insteadi commented on March 17, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Oh no!! Makes jeans seem like the best attire in the world!!!