There is a Seinfeld episode where Jerry is resisting getting a cell phone. We have decided to try too get through our time here without one (actually, we'd need to get 3!) -- but pretty much everyone has them.
(Note to self- next time don't have a sprint-linked phone when coming abroad because they don't use transferrable sim cards)
Jerry Seinfeld's comedy routine was basically "Why have a cell phone? All people ever talk about on cell phones is where they are and when they expect to be somewhere else."
Sure enough, after a week of Arabic classes with Jad Abu Said we still feel like we are never going to learn enough of this challenging language.
But when we get on the bus, we discover we can eavesdrop on cell phone conversations easily.
Because Jerry's right.
All they ever say is "Hello, where are you, I'm on the bus, I'll see you at so and so."
Marhaba, wen inti?
My Arabic is brilliant...
