Aha!And your brother lived in all lebanon so he knows it all right?
Thats what can be called the Expert Syndrome.

Some people amaze me how they forget their roots and suddenly all the people they knew are eww and not so civilized!

Peace out Experts!

i’m no guru nor guide, but if you want answers to questions feel free to email me. contact info is under the black iris logo up above.

i have read through your blog to find more about jordan and living in Jordan. Am a lebanese who is living in dubai, lived in Kuwait also, and now most probably will be moving to Jordan. My husband got a an offer there and we are both thinking of the opportunities , the lifestyle and trend of life we can have in Jordan. the idea for me personnally is great as i will be closer to my home country and would be easier to go to lebanon everynow and then, an chance for me to take some rest from work also, in short i think i will feel more at home specially that am the type who is quite attached to my home land and culture.

I tried to figure out from all comments posted about living in jordan , and it seems not attractive for me to move their after what i read but i assume that anyone wouldnt see the good things in his own country until he is away from it. You have not discouraged me yet ;).
Sadly i dont know any jordanian person and i have few questions regarding your country i wished if you could be kind enough to give me a glimps of what is life like really in Amman, where is the best place to live and raise a family, and how much it really costs for a foreigners to live a decent cceptable lifestyle, i mean expense wise.

Thanks for your help,
regards

A female getting a seat on a bus, better treatment from a male professor, preferance in hiring for eye candy positions, getting a taxi, help changing a tire…is nakhwanjeyeh ..from the words nakhweh and neswanjy…el zalameh elli ma bentakhi ghair lal niswaan

Your was6a is someone who knows you, or of you, or you are “ma7sobeen 3ala ba3ad” but a nakhwanji is a man who will do favors for women, because of their sex he doesn’t have to know them at all. A nakwanjee mentality comes from a combination od things; the cultural view that a woman is a weak delicate creature that needs the help of all men at all times, men confused about what a gentleman is, and desperate men who will do anything to get the attention and approval of a girl.

A was6a could be a nekhwanji who only benefits women.

ha!

Jordanian Heritage Dictionary 2007

Wa’se’tah: noun. The act of exchanging favors through a direct or indirect quid pro quo system. In most developing and underdeveloped countries, Wasetah becomes the primary mechanism for resource allocation in public institutions, replacing fair competition and meritocracy. Wasetah is often blamed for the destruction of public institutions since incompetent persons often rise through the ranks via a system of favor exchanges between groups with similar political or tribal persuasions. Often time, practitioners of Wasetah cover their tracks by not exchanging favors directly with a a beneficiary but will use their influence with a third party to achieve the same objective. in Jordan, Wasetah is the primary system of job placement and career growth in the public sector. While no public official or political leader will openly endorse Wasetah, almost all practice it, even as they condemn it. The system is encouraged at they highest levels of government.

Next post, try to use “cirucmlocution.” It’s another word I grew to love while living in sharq al awsat.