I continue to be amused and bemused by the idiosyncrasies of developing realms.
I flew to Cairo to meet new and old (dear) friends last Wed for the weekend. The plane wheels hit the ground and immediately seat belts started unbuckling:
I thought the stewardess was going to have a coronary. After several minutes of shouting people finally sat down...about the same time that they finished getting everything down from the overhead and as we came to a stop at the gate.
And as I type this - I am back in the Cairo airport, using wireless internet, at a Starbucks knockoff. But I do not have any money so I can't pay the bathroom attendant the "baksheesh" (aka bribe money) needed for toilet paper so I have to wait until I board the plane to make my way to the bathroom. Hello Old World...Meet New World.
