Danish Man
Salaam,
Firstly to clarify; this isn't about a man from Denmark (i would feel sorry for any Danish guy stuck in the middle-east at the moment) but the "Danish" in terms of the food item.
As some of you may know, in the summer of 2003 i also came to Qortoba to "study" (i ended up having a 6 week holiday as my university paid for it) and lived in pretty much the same area.
Anyway, Egypt is a relatively poor country and there are lots of beggers just wandering the streets asking/pestering you for money. When i (and two friends) were here in 2003, everyday when we used to walk from the masjid to the institute their used to be this old man on the way, just sitting their on the pavement with his hands out. So on a regular basis we started giving him stuff; some days money, other days fruit, some times dates, and then one day some danishes, then the next day some more danishes (i dont know why this was chosen) and so we continued to give him danishes on a daily basis (we also gave him other stuff too - a balanced diet is very important you know) and thus he became known as "Danish man"
Now that the title of the entry has been cleared up, where am i going with this you may ask. Well on a few occasions whilst taking the same route back from the mosque, i've seen this old man who looks a bit like Danish man, just sitting on the pavement (in a different location to before mind you) and whenever he sees me he raises both of his hands, and then proceeds to raise and lower them (in a kind of "we are not worthy" manner. The first few times i didn't really bother to think about it, and just walked on...but on second thought now, i think it may well be Danish man...
What to do? what to do...? Is he the real Danish man, or is he just an imposter? or maybe he's Danish mans brother...? (If so i was thinking of giving him Swedes every day and calling him Swedish Man...poor i know..lol). I dont know, but somehow i need to solve this. I cant really go upto him and ask "are you Danish man..?" can i...??
Hmm...i'll think about what to do, but feel free to send in any suggestions you may have.
Salaam!
Firstly to clarify; this isn't about a man from Denmark (i would feel sorry for any Danish guy stuck in the middle-east at the moment) but the "Danish" in terms of the food item.
As some of you may know, in the summer of 2003 i also came to Qortoba to "study" (i ended up having a 6 week holiday as my university paid for it) and lived in pretty much the same area.
Anyway, Egypt is a relatively poor country and there are lots of beggers just wandering the streets asking/pestering you for money. When i (and two friends) were here in 2003, everyday when we used to walk from the masjid to the institute their used to be this old man on the way, just sitting their on the pavement with his hands out. So on a regular basis we started giving him stuff; some days money, other days fruit, some times dates, and then one day some danishes, then the next day some more danishes (i dont know why this was chosen) and so we continued to give him danishes on a daily basis (we also gave him other stuff too - a balanced diet is very important you know) and thus he became known as "Danish man"
Now that the title of the entry has been cleared up, where am i going with this you may ask. Well on a few occasions whilst taking the same route back from the mosque, i've seen this old man who looks a bit like Danish man, just sitting on the pavement (in a different location to before mind you) and whenever he sees me he raises both of his hands, and then proceeds to raise and lower them (in a kind of "we are not worthy" manner. The first few times i didn't really bother to think about it, and just walked on...but on second thought now, i think it may well be Danish man...
What to do? what to do...? Is he the real Danish man, or is he just an imposter? or maybe he's Danish mans brother...? (If so i was thinking of giving him Swedes every day and calling him Swedish Man...poor i know..lol). I dont know, but somehow i need to solve this. I cant really go upto him and ask "are you Danish man..?" can i...??
Hmm...i'll think about what to do, but feel free to send in any suggestions you may have.
Salaam!
posted by Me at
4:33 PM
5 Comments:
firstly ur jokes are still bad. secondly just go up to the man and say "do you remember me?" wot can be so hard. for heavens sake u went to cambridge!!!!
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Anonymous, at 6:15 PM
stop editting my damn comments!!!
u make me sound dislexic coz u cant spell or edit
Nurul
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Anonymous, at 6:25 PM
i spend more time on ur blog than on my work
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Anonymous, at 6:25 PM
err...what if i go upto him and he says "No. who are you? give me some money please"...? i.e. i look stupid. But anyway i saw him again today, and i think it Is the Real Danish man...
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Me, at 9:14 PM
I Really think there's something wrong if your spending more time on the blog than on your work (whatever that may be). I'd seek some councilling if i were you.
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Me, at 9:15 PM
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