First day Home Alone!!!!

[ya falaha! 0]

Moh will wash dishes and vacuum (he just called to report that he finished vacuuming). He loves the upright vacuum (his family has an old style vacuum). That and the garbage disposal. He thinks that's the coolest! He also helps me cook occasionally. Basically he's my sou chef. One time he cooked on his own but made me sit in the kitchen with him to supervise.

Dag you're a brave woman! I don't trust letting anyone (including my husband ) do my laundry.

I asked mine about it and he said "don't count on me for that please".

Actually he also said that about making the beds, doing the dishes, cooking....lol

[deemabrouk 0]

well I cant really say anything... cause In egypt i DID dye one of his underwears Pink... I swear he will never let me forget it!

[Ban Hammer 13,340]

i remember when nessa saw the clothes dryer, she thought that was pretty neat

[Sand 5]

Awchhh, well it's not good to stay alone by urself

[jodee 30]

Ya know, it really makes you take a step back, and think about the creature comforts we have in the western world that make our chores easier, and how we take them for granted. It must be daunting for someone to come into our part of the World, and see all these things, and go ####### do I do with this, or how do I use this, or what is it for!!

And the people are genuinely amazed and overwhelmed by it.

Heaven help my kids if they ever had to go back to manual labour washing the dishes, they have grown up in the dishwasher age!!

Deemabrouk, your story was genuinely enlightening, and heartwarming....

Jodee

Edited July 16, 2007 by jodee

[StupidJourney 0]

well I cant really say anything... cause In egypt i DID dye one of his underwears Pink... I swear he will never let me forget it!

Ok good, I'm not the only one! (except it was only pink in one "prominent" area)...

[MelindaandTarek 0]

thanks everyone for sharing these stories...so funny and cute..sitting at the neighbor's tree so cute.....

[The_dip_sticks 0]

I love these stories. I dont really have one of thoes, and probably wont when my hubby comes as our countries are almost the same when it comes to living conditions. How ever I do remember the first time I stayed with him in the UK I was so confused becase I was trying to do some laundry and I could not for the life of me figure out where the dryer was. I remember him clearly telling me that he had a washer and dryer at home. So the first day that I put the laundry in the washer I looked and looked the dryer and nothing was found. I even opened the mini fridge a few times thinking it was the dryer in disguise. LOL Finally when I could not see it gave up and asked my hubby where the famouse dryer was. He looked at me cracked up and told me that the wahser and dryer where all in one. It washes your laundry and then you set it to dry it out. That was just so weird for me. I never heard of something like that and and boy did I feel lika ding dong. I was just brought up with a big washer and dryer at home, not some small all inclusive washer -dryer combo machine . I figured they do that because the UK is so friggin cram packed that they try and save every inch of space. Its bad enough living conditions are so tight in London, I guess they cant spare space for extra appliances.

Thats one of the things that I love about the US the BIG SPACE. My hubby is just amazed at how cheap everthing is here compared to the UK. He just laughs and cant believe that I pay 99 cent for a double cheese burger at the Mc Donald's, the dollar menu is apparently unheard of over there. oh yeah also.... when we went to Mc D's in London they asked me if I wanted "CURRY" sauce? I was like ####### ?? Why would I want curry sauce, at first I thought I was hearing things or they were being rude to me because my husband looks south asian so I said excuse me??? Then they asked me again if I wanted curry sauce and I said UMMM NO I don't think so, why on earth would I want curry sauce for my Mc D's meal? Ketchup or a jalapeño would do just fine thank you. LOL Then they were looking at me weird jajaja. I got my ketchup but not my Jalapeño =0( Till this day I just think its funny that in the UK Mc Donals offers curry sauce as a condiment.....just werid, then again they catering to the population there which has lots of Indian and Pakistani immigrants. Heck I remeber the first time I got off the plane in London and I honestly was getting worried thinking that I had gotten off in the wrong counrtry. So strange, my idea of what London demographics was like was so different from reality.

Edited July 16, 2007 by The_dip_sticks

[featherB 1]

I figured they do that because the UK is so friggin cram packed that they try and save every inch of space. Its bad enough living conditions are so tight in London, I guess they cant spare space for extra appliances.

Heheehee, yup, when you live in London and your flat's so tiny that the fridge just about has to double as a nightstand, then combined washer-driers seem like a genius invention. Cheaper than buying two separate appliances, too!

I like this thread - nice stories!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

I love these stories. I dont really have one of thoes, and probably wont when my hubby comes as our countries are almost the same when it comes to living conditions. How ever I do remember the first time I stayed with him in the UK I was so confused becase I was trying to do some laundry and I could not for the life of me figure out where the dryer was. I remember him clearly telling me that he had a washer and dryer at home. So the first day that I put the laundry in the washer I looked and looked the dryer and nothing was found. I even opened the mini fridge a few times thinking it was the dryer in disguise. LOL Finally when I could not see it gave up and asked my hubby where the famouse dryer was. He looked at me cracked up and told me that the wahser and dryer where all in one. It washes your laundry and then you set it to dry it out. That was just so weird for me. I never heard of something like that and and boy did I feel lika ding dong. I was just brought up with a big washer and dryer at home, not some small all inclusive washer -dryer combo machine . I figured they do that because the UK is so friggin cram packed that they try and save every inch of space. Its bad enough living conditions are so tight in London, I guess they cant spare space for extra appliances.

Thats one of the things that I love about the US the BIG SPACE. My hubby is just amazed at how cheap everthing is here compared to the UK. He just laughs and cant believe that I pay 99 cent for a double cheese burger at the Mc Donald's, the dollar menu is apparently unheard of over there. oh yeah also.... when we went to Mc D's in London they asked me if I wanted "CURRY" sauce? I was like ####### ?? Why would I want curry sauce, at first I thought I was hearing things or they were being rude to me because my husband looks south asian so I said excuse me??? Then they asked me again if I wanted curry sauce and I said UMMM NO I don't think so, why on earth would I want curry sauce for my Mc D's meal? Ketchup or a jalapeño would do just fine thank you. LOL Then they were looking at me weird jajaja. I got my ketchup but not my Jalapeño =0( Till this day I just think its funny that in the UK Mc Donals offers curry sauce as a condiment.....just werid, then again they catering to the population there which has lots of Indian and Pakistani immigrants. Heck I remeber the first time I got off the plane in London and I honestly was getting worried thinking that I had gotten off in the wrong counrtry. So strange, my idea of what London demographics was like was so different from reality.

In Casa their Mcds had the McArabic, best i remember it was pretty good. Ahmeds sister had a washing machine but of course he didnt know how to control and i sure didnt, nothing like i had seen and even after a phone call with her instructing him we couldnt get it going Now the discussion is getting his mom the thing that cleans the floor by electricity i ask what she had been using and he goes and gets the broom and dust pan to show me over the cam, so i guess that will be her and the dads anniversary present this year.

[mimiiw 0]

these little stories are just soooo cute and heartwarming!! I m hoping to add mine soon. My husband should be here finallyl finally about the 3rd week August now .We are waiting for the passport to be sent back to him.

He plans on flyiing form Algiers to Montreal on the new direct flight -then i was gonna have a one way ticket from Montreal to western Canada where I am but he vetoed that idea! - his great plan/dream whatever you want to call it is to take the Greyhound bus from Montreal to Calgary!!

I said to him -but that will take almost 3 days to get here -and you have to make 3 bus changes -what if you get lost? what if you miss your bus, what if someone robs you?? But he is chaoui and wants to have this little adventure so what can i do -ive waited so long; whats an extra 3 days i suppose -but i can just imagine what sort of adventures -or misadventures he might get into along the way -where they speak french he will do fine -but once he gets out past toronto its pretty well english most of the way-so that should prove to be interesting...ill be worried about him the whole way thru -my biggest fear is that he will get off the bus and go for a cigarette and it will leave somewhere without him -then he will be stranded in the middle of nowhere with nothing!

[deadbird 2]

So today was his First day home Alone for my husband.. I decided to drive home for lunch..

After I got home I noticed this look on his face.. lol.. And apparently the fire alarm kept on going off ( found there is a electrial problem going on.. triggering the alarm to go off)... he didnt know what was happening... 4 hours it was going off.. stopping and starting... then the landlord came and asked if he was cooking.. he said No i am doing laundry..... lol.. he did 4 loads of laundry in the TUB!!! He said he could not figure out how to use the washing machine... which i DID show him step by step AND i only gave him a small pile to do.. but whatever there was piles of wet clothes in the sink.. floor and in the tub!

he seems to be doing ok though.. eatting banana's and nutella all day

I love this story so much I read it to my mother!

[Peggy 1]

What a sweet story

[sara535 15]

you guys are brave, Dee. My husband's been here 2 and a half years and I STILL dont let him touch the laundry. but he also likes the vacuum, never complains to do that chore. He'll vacuum and mop like a champ and he loves it when its his turn to feed the cats. I think he likes the way they crowd around and meow at him and he gets to be the big provider.

[melly 0]

How cute! I left mine alone for a bit and he just cleaned the heck out of my house, so it worked out. I asked him about learning the washer and dryer though and he said NO, not at this time. ?? Like what time would be better?

Nice to see you here Julianna.

Hope to see you posting more.

Cute story Dee.