Feb 19, 2009

Kuwaiti nafar


In the past couple of weeks I had some work in another office. Whenever I come and go there fee a cleaning worker bil madkhal oo gabil cham youm 9idaf enna he’s with me bil elevator:

Worker: enta ay balad?
JE: Kuwait
Worker: wayd zain fe wahid shugul a7san min ga3ad bait.
JE: ee a7san.

Today morning on my way in I saw him:

Worker: Shloooooonik zaaain?
JE: 7imdillah enta shloonik
Worker: enta lazim ya36y baqsheesh wa7id dinar.
JE: (ana hny ma fahamt shino gal) shino?
Worker: lazim ya36y baqsheesh wa7id dinar. Enta Kuwaiti nafar!

My reaction was like a big “!”

That was the funniest thing I heard in a while!
What if I’m Kuwaiti? am I supposed to be a walking cash machine??
It’s not about the 1kd, it’s a small amount that I can give it to him if i want to.. It’s about how he asked for it and his perception of Kuwaitis. Chinna being a “Kuwaiti nafar” obliges me to give him some money!

anyways, il 7imdillah 3al ni3mah illy e7na feeha..


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19 comments:

±What±Im±about± said...

ya 7laaaillaaaa ! 7amdellah !! 7amdellah ! 3a6eteh 3ad?! tra walla il.mas2ala mas2alat mabda2 ! wa7ed ma sawa lii shaii bs enna salam yabenii a36eeh 1 kd ! NA3AM !!! ana law mukanich abtesem b,wayha oo amshii 3ana ma a36eh wala fels ! 7amdella 3la il.ne3ma ! alla yakfena shar 3yoonhom oo 7obat,hom!

Anonymous said...

Khoosh e6rara hathi!!
i hope enich ma3a6aiteeh! yb6oon chaaaabdi.. ya3ni etha ba36eek a36eek ebkaifi mo etgool 3a6eeni...

나다 said...

lol they just assume that being kuwaitis would make us RICH! its kinda funny but even when were in Any country they would do the same just becoz were middle easterns :$

Unknown said...

loool 6arar o iteshara6!!

Journal Entries said...

what im about
la of course i didn't!
like u said, ma sawali shay 3ahsan a36eeh!

delly
la ma 3a6aitah!
7adhum!

bebe
eee ya3ni shay yaqhir =/

even sweeter
bil thaaaab6!!

Unknown said...

7lwa hathey b3ad , kuwait nafar press a button and give 1 kd !
Sweeeeet !
Ana kuwaiti nafar yalla give one kd :P

TOOTA said...

LOOOOL...aham shay..

Candy said...

LOOOOL,
actually this is happening all over el GCC countries,ya3nee they think,ah he/she is a khaleejee
5ala9 he/she is rich.so here whenever they see 3abaya or a guy who wear kandoora "disdasha" they consider we r rich like we 6ay7een 3ala kan 3alee baba !!

Delicately Realistic said...

Ghasib ?!

eshda3wa said...

lol

betrooool
betrooooool

Razz said...

ee il cleaning crews id3aaal 7adhum bas mesakeeen

Ruby Woo said...

Stereotypes!

shamma aldabal said...

hehe !
ok ?!
that was funny and weired at the same time =p

Journal Entries said...

zaboo6a
hehehe ee wallah!

toota
shiftay shloon?!

candy
eee lil asaaf it is =/

delicarely realistic
bil thaab6!

eshda3wa
hehehehe ..ee wallah wa3alaya 3alaina!

on the rocks
ohm a 9ij misakeen be illy esawy chithy il 9ara7a e5aleek etshoofah mo miskeeen!

ruby woo
exactly =/

libero anima
eee 9idamny il 9ara7ah!

Almost Twilight said...

chan kofakhteeh books! :@

Technogal said...

LooooooL badaa3!

Anonymous said...

A slap in the face would work, an angry reaction would not :P

Anonymous said...

mmm is it another way to beg!

Journal Entries said...

almost twilight
heheh.. i just walked by chinna ma gal shay!

technogal
7addah!

abdullah
heheh!
i'm not into violence ;p

amu
heheh il straight forward begging!