Friday, September 01, 2006

تحلطم


I’ve been in Kuwait for the past two weeks "yes that has caused a bit of creative constipation". I can’t believe what I see. It’s not that I’ve left Kuwait long ago, but I guess being in another country (even if it’s Egypt) adds a bit of perspective.

Some might find this a bit offensive. Others may find it comical. Some, like me, find it utterly frustrating and stupid!

What am I talking about?

Well,

Let’s start with the “attitude”!!!
Why it is that all the people I see in the street are “NFAISA”?
They all drive with their BOOZ on the steering wheel!

And just in case you’re smiling, they look at you like you’re a maniac!

You go to a restaurant, you find Kuwaiti couples sitting and eating without talking to each other!

Or,
One of them on the phone, and the other is glaring at you with that “what do you want” look!!!

When I go out with my friends, we are constantly the only table in the whole restaurant that crack up! It’s a sin to be happy it seems…

You pass someone with your car and they look at you like “how dare you pass me???”

Or, you less someone pass, and they give you a look that says "Yeah you better!"


I also noticed that teenagers seemed to have agreed on a secret code. They all keep their mouths constantly half open with that “DUUUUUUUH” look. Oh they even say “ALA” when they pick up the phone…. Not “ALO”

Last, but not least,

The 7alima boland attitude!!!!!!!!! It’s just too hot to tolerate that “I mean the weather is hot!”

With all that’s going on in the streets and restaurants, I forgot to comment on Tabtaba2y’s question on belly dancing lessons!
But then,
What can I say??????

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really don't know why we, as the Kuwaiti people, suffer of chronic depression. What I do know, that as Emhawishji said, it's not the weather ;) I would guess it's the lack of purpose in life!

As for the teens, you are so right, edi3a2 eldala3 w erigha even for those obviously have none!

The dresscode, or lack of it, the hair do's, the smell, the makeup, even for boys ... all so foriegn :(

Lack of identity and positive role model !!

As people, we picked the strangest attitudes and morals, and lost all what was good about it :(

Arfana said...

امهاوشجي

أنا بعد كنت مثلك أسب وألعن وأخترع مسبات بعد. بعدين شفت إن الموضوع يأثر على نفسيتي أنا وخفت أصير مثلهم. ألحين أحط سعد الصغير بأعلى حس وأضحك وانا أسوق
:-)

شكرا على النصيحة يا ريت كل الناس تتبعها لووول

ummel3yal,
heyyyyyyy mhawishchy sbigach lol
you are hereby disqualified from the competition :-p

I don't mind the hair and makeup..etc, they're experimenting 7ayyahom allah. it's the attitude that's killing me!!

Spontaneousnessity said...

o yegoloon why do you wanna leave! am glad someone sees my point.
cheers sis

Mohammad Al-Yousifi said...

خوش تحلطم كثري منها

عموما كلنا اول ما نرد من برع ننتقد

فيزوقراطي said...

lol

عاد صج كل المشاهد اللي ذكرتيها صحيحة! صج مساكين الناس طاقة جبدهم مادري ليش غريبة!

يعني انا اللي ملاحظة ان بالدول الحارة والساحلية عادة الشعب وايد فرندلي وآوت جوينج .. يعني بميامي أو دول الكاريبي .. الشعب طبيعي كله بشورتات وقمصان مبطلة .. احنا لا منفسين وكله كاشخين !!

غريبة !

فيزوقراطي said...

lol

عاد صج كل المشاهد اللي ذكرتيها صحيحة! صج مساكين الناس طاقة جبدهم مادري ليش غريبة!

يعني انا اللي ملاحظة ان بالدول الحارة والساحلية عادة الشعب وايد فرندلي وآوت جوينج .. يعني بميامي أو دول الكاريبي .. الشعب طبيعي كله بشورتات وقمصان مبطلة .. احنا لا منفسين وكله كاشخين !!

غريبة !

Arfana said...

spontaneous,

moo leave... esimha.. AHIJJ lol

ma6goog,

akhaf ygooloon moo watanya o ta2fya??

phizo,
yimkin coz it's not acceptable that we go out in shorts? Hell.. I'll start doing that, short w n3al welli moo 3ajbah... well.. n3al sahla faskhatHa? heheheh too aggressive no?

Unknown said...

التحلطم حق كفله الدستور في المادة اللي اسمها ايه
وقولي لا حول ولا قولة الا بالله

Arfana said...

عاجل

وازين دستورنا زيناه

امهاوشجي

أدري والله أدري. وإلا اللي يلزق ب... السيارة في الزحمة ويدق هرن
أنا قمت أأشر لهم: شتبون؟ أطير؟
وأرجع وأقول يخليلي سعد الصغير مهون علي وايد أشياء

بالديسار said...

البلد كله بمن فيه بحاجه الى تصفية مكينة

يمكن تتعدل النفوس
المشكلة الواحد يكون احلى ما يمكن بالخارج لحد ما ينختم جوازه بختم الدخول بالمطار

ودمتي

Arfana said...

بالدسار
أولا وقبل كل شيئ: سمرقند من أحلى الكتب في الدنيا في نظري... بعد كتاب أبله نظيرة طبعا

ثانيا: تصفية ها؟ هممممممم
عجبتني
بس العدد كبييييييييير

بالديسار said...

كتاب ابلة نظيرة ... اعتقد يمكن يكونون متعادلين

Delicately Realistic said...

Whenever someone gives me attitude, i give them the biggest angelic smile i can muster....try it, u will be surprised with the reactions u get :P it works like a charm everytime

Its like its something weird in this country to smile at a stranger....if u smile in kuwait it means u are not of this land, u are a creature from another realm here to over run the country with people who smile.
*Oh! The Horror of it all*

Oh, and something else i noticed, the bigger a girls sunglasses are the more she pouts & the more attitude she'll give u!

Arfana said...

DR
loooooool I actually used to do that! Lately I tried "asib 7wila". Reactions are fascinating!!!:-) I feel like we're related lol


Bunaaaaaaaaaz,
Yalla anytime this week. Come by the office and we have everything from Mango to Walnut :-)))) The offer expires Wednesday as I go back Thursday.

Fuzzy said...

الناس في الكويت تركز على السلبيات وتضخمها وتهمش الايجابيات وتتجاهلها . هذا الشي ينعكس على نفسياتنا على ما أظن .. كل واحد يقعد الصبح خل يقول الدنيا ربيع والجو بديع هاهاها

Maximilian said...

اخم شي ان الواحد يحافظ على اعصابه كثر ما يقدر لان الدنيا ما تسوة وانا اخووج \:)

Arfana said...

fuzzy wuzzy,
عطني إيجابيات أركز عليها يسلمك؟

cute-q8i,
حااااااضر

Laish-Chithy? said...

انا مو حاااارني غير كشخة البنات اللي عالفاضي..

ARFANA read my last post ib my blog, nafs il mu3anat me + u !!

Delicately Realistic : mu bas the sunglasses size! the Higher the "Puff" goes, the more "nfaisa" she becomes.. oo wai3 il ki7laa il mamqooo6a wil sticky face!

أما بالنسبة حق اللي يسوقون, لوعة جبد.. صكينا على شوارع القاهرة و لبنان و سواقتهم..

Arfana said...

laish chithy

looooooool i just read your post! I left u a comment there as well.

badda3tay :-)

PS> Ma artha 3ala el qahira :-p