Things to tell your SO

[jordanianprincess 0]

I missed you too, honey! Nope nothing yet You??

Nada!

Here's one. Diesel jeans do not cost $20 here in the U.S.!

The Biesel ones at the flea market are only $15

[amal 4]

here's a big one...TAXES... and why you DO have to pay them ANY TIME you have a job or the govt will not be very happy. The answer.."i dont wanna pay them so i shouldn't haveta pay them" doesn't sit well with the IRS

[ya falaha! 0]

LOL...they have Diesel in Egypt but I really think they're knock offs. I LOVE the names of their stores there. There's a plus sized store in Alex called...Panda Big Size. Holy ####### I about died laughing from that! Now if Moh wants to make me laugh he'll say...Banda Big Size!

Here's one. Diesel jeans do not cost $20 here in the U.S.!

[amal 4]

for my husband....i had to say... "no, levis aren't only 5 dollars here" try 50

[jordanianprincess 0]

for my husband....i had to say... "no, levis aren't only 5 dollars here" try 50

Well they aren't $5 in Jordan either!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

Reading on the jeans Ahmed when he mentions Levis he says REAL LEVIS thinking they are made in USA i looked and they werent, but he got a pair from his brother in Italy and told me they were the REAL Levis any ideas what hes thinking? When i went i took him a pr from Pennys but they didnt say made USA

[jordanianprincess 0]

Reading on the jeans Ahmed when he mentions Levis he says REAL LEVIS thinking they are made in USA i looked and they werent, but he got a pair from his brother in Italy and told me they were the REAL Levis any ideas what hes thinking? When i went i took him a pr from Pennys but they didnt say made USA

Well I know they have the turkish kind which is not the same as the ones made in the USA, they actually do have some made here.

[yassmine2878 1]

It made me sad to see the other thread go so downhill so I thought I would try to start another one since I do think there are many things we can learn from each other on this subject.

Thank you.

I will repost my best tip

A falafel sandwich isn't 30 cents, its $4.00

Ill follow suit with my (borrowed) tip: There is a huge difference between dishWASHING soap and dishWASHER soap.

I don't know about other countries but most of the clothes (esp jeans) are kinda dorky in Egypt. They are high waist which is weird for men. I told Moh to bring what he wants but he'll need to buy some more stylish clothes once he's here. Weird jeans and shirts with dorky sayings are only cute in Egypt.

Ill go you one better: Im going to put Ahmed in a shirt bearing the words "My wife dresses me funny"

[Reynaldo 0]

Ill go you one better: Im going to put Ahmed in a shirt bearing the words "My wife dresses me funny"

On a related subject, do they also have t-shirts with Engrish written on them?

Alex made me promise to burn all my t-shirts with nonsenses written on them...

[Henia 11]

It made me sad to see the other thread go so downhill so I thought I would try to start another one since I do think there are many things we can learn from each other on this subject. I don't venture much past the first page so if another thread for this was started already, I apologize.

You may not get a job the day you apply. You have to call every day until they get tired of hearing from you and either tell you to leave them alone or hire you.

Everything goes downhill in this forum.

Edited January 25, 2007 by Henia

[boardashell_2000 0]

I don't know about other countries but most of the clothes (esp jeans) are kinda dorky in Egypt. They are high waist which is weird for men. I told Moh to bring what he wants but he'll need to buy some more stylish clothes once he's here. Weird jeans and shirts with dorky sayings are only cute in Egypt.

and for the love of god...tell ur SO to bring proper clothes for the climate here... mine thought just 2 pairs of pants and 3 shirts would suffice....ummmmmmm NO... We had to go out and get him a whole new wardrobe.... If you like any certain clothes they wore when you visited them..make sure to tell them to bring those certain clothes coz they will probably give most of their wardrobe to brothers or other family members. (at least thats what mine did)

[amal 4]

It made me sad to see the other thread go so downhill so I thought I would try to start another one since I do think there are many things we can learn from each other on this subject. I don't venture much past the first page so if another thread for this was started already, I apologize.

You may not get a job the day you apply. You have to call every day until they get tired of hearing from you and either tell you to leave them alone or hire you.

Everything goes downhill in this forum.

I really hope this thread can maintain a light atmosphere to share our experiences. It makes me smile to see others that have had similar experiences as we have had

I take back my Levi statement. I just remember him saying he once got a pair of Levis for 5 dollars so I took him to the Levi store and he saw the price at 50 dollars. he just about passed out!

Another thing I couldn't stress enough to him was, You have to be patient in order to make any money here. You can't just start right off the bat at 30 bux an hour...you have to start small and work your way up (unless you are fortunate enough to have money to start off with or have jobs available nearby in your expected field).

I should have also told him that iced tea is not poison! He saw me put ice in it and said "no no that is bad ... not good" I said "taste it" and he has LOVED iced tea since that day ... he has told all his family and friends to try this new idea of ice tea...they all think he's nuts! hehehe

[AngelK96 0]

It made me sad to see the other thread go so downhill so I thought I would try to start another one since I do think there are many things we can learn from each other on this subject. I don't venture much past the first page so if another thread for this was started already, I apologize.

You may not get a job the day you apply. You have to call every day until they get tired of hearing from you and either tell you to leave them alone or hire you.

Everything goes downhill in this forum.

I really hope this thread can maintain a light atmosphere to share our experiences. It makes me smile to see others that have had similar experiences as we have had

I take back my Levi statement. I just remember him saying he once got a pair of Levis for 5 dollars so I took him to the Levi store and he saw the price at 50 dollars. he just about passed out!

Another thing I couldn't stress enough to him was, You have to be patient in order to make any money here. You can't just start right off the bat at 30 bux an hour...you have to start small and work your way up (unless you are fortunate enough to have money to start off with or have jobs available nearby in your expected field).

I should have also told him that iced tea is not poison! He saw me put ice in it and said "no no that is bad ... not good" I said "taste it" and he has LOVED iced tea since that day ... he has told all his family and friends to try this new idea of ice tea...they all think he's nuts! hehehe

Amal you can get levis for 5 or 7 JOD in the second hand shops in downtown Irbid. They also have a Levis factory in Jordan. It's all about the trademark in Jordan.

Ok here's my tip. Your significant other will not be use to the food here at first and will probably get constipated and be embarassed to tell you. Another thing if your SO is on the thin side like mine is they might want to bring a lot of jeans and dress pants. If i can donate some of my adipose tissue/fat to my husband I would

[brnidokiegurl 0]

How many Ahmeds we got in here

[cbd2cai 0]

How many Ahmeds we got in here

I've got at least one Ahmed!!!