Posted by Gabbi-x-2 on June 1, 2005, at 18:42:03
In reply to Re: Hostess Present for Someone in Egypt » Gabbi-x-2, posted by snoozin on June 1, 2005, at 9:46:22
> > > Starbucks coffee might work really well. they are all huge coffee drinkers, and chai drinkers, too, which they call "shay."
> >
> > Just reminded me of anecdote Snooze. Years ago my friend Saleem went to Pakistan where he'd lived until he was 6. He told me about the evening he'd sat on a mountain and was gazing at everything in his homeland, waiting for the proverbial epiphany.
> > "Well?" I asked.
> > "Nothing, he said, all I could think of was that I really missed coffee.. they don't have coffee there, only Sanka"
>
> <<Oh god that made me laugh so hard! :-)I'm glad you thought it was as funny as I did. anecdotes. He was my best friend for And an endless source of amusing anecdotes. Very gay. Very very gay. I Mean he had all the cliche mannerisms. I know many gay men who don't, but Saleem did. One day he was complaining about his roomate to my B.F and I.
He's got his hand on his hip, and says
"I don't believe it.. T washed the bathmat In the washer and hung it over the shower rack to dry.. It says right on the lable DRY CLEAN ONLY, and NOW streak! streak! there's dye all over the floor, can you believe it?"
Gerald and I looked at each other with the look that said "Who the hell would buy a dry clean only bathmat?"
Almost a year later Saleem decided to tell us he was gay, *snort* we just laughed and said "Uh Saleem.. *we* could have told you that"
He was totally surprised and asked "Well, like how?" and Gerald said.. "well actually I think the dry clean only bathmats were the biggest clue"
Starbucks it is. Even if they don't like it, if they are like me, they will think it's cool to try someone different, and see what it's like.Oh I think it's a great Idea, very American, but not like.. you know Mcdonalds.
I hope you have a fabulous time. I'm so envious.
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