Thoughts on Egypt and Jordan

• Time is Subjective- Egyptians love saying "Egyptian Time"
  
• The staple food is Pita Bread-served at every meal
  
• Everyone wants to welcome you to their country- It makes you feel welcome
  
• Driving is an art not a science
• Tea is the staple drink- "Egyptian Whiskey"
• I am convinced Arab woman where veals because they are sick of being harassed by Arab men not because they are socially conservative- Jess can attest to this
• A smile goes a long ways
• You can meet a stranger and chat with them in their store while drinking tea with no expectation of buying anything
• Donkeys are better lead than rode
• Camels only have bottom teeth, no top
• Camels make a horrific sound when forced to stand up with a rider
  
• While watching Aljazeera news in Jordan the headlines read, "One Palestinian killed in the Gaza strip, One Person Killed and one seriously injured in a mail bombing in Pairs, and 8 persons killed in a shopping mall shooting in America." It was odd to feel safer wandering the chaotic streets and markets of the Middle East than shopping in a mall in America
• The quality of a hotel is based on how well the door locks, if there is a heater that works, and if there is hot water
• hand washing clothes in a sink is not that bad.
• Don't get in a taxi that is leaking gas on the road even if the driver assures you it is safe and he drives with a leaky gas tank all the time
  
• Mail in Egypt never reaches it's destination