It made me sad to see the other thread go so downhill so I thought I would try to start another one since I do think there are many things we can learn from each other on this subject. I don't venture much past the first page so if another thread for this was started already, I apologize.

You may not get a job the day you apply. You have to call every day until they get tired of hearing from you and either tell you to leave them alone or hire you.

haha.."befor they come" lol...I never claimed to be a good speller

Ahmed ask if he could have 2 jobs, told him sure but you better think awhile on that one. and ty for continuing on

Many medicines that you can get over the counter back home you need a prescription for here - and those are hard to come by, and expensive. So, bring a good sized supply of your own medicine with you.

Also, when your sweetie gets here, take him on a tour of your medicine cabinet.

I will repost my best tip

A falafel sandwich isn't 30 cents, its $4.00

To get a prescription you also need a doctor's appt. Usama didn't understand that concept at all.

awwww....quick draw mcgraw here!!!

My husband says it's ok, God wills what He wants.

He'll also talk with me tonight about the wali thing, which I'll pass on to you

hey amal

also what are some things your SO forgot to bring with him from ME/NA he wished he did? or things he is soooo thankful he remembered?

More of his antibiotics

Ahmed seems a little confused on the fact that i can stay home from work (sick) and still get paid and when i try to explain accumulated vacation/sick leave. I have tried to explain to him no in your first few years at a job you probably wont be allowed a month off to go back home. We already went thru the drug store thing, i told him i had been to the drug store, "thats allowed there" so im sure that will be one of first stops and that alot of medicines can come from the normal grocery store.

also he could not understand why i would leave the heat on all day when i was at work (with snow and ice one the ground)

One thing to remember to NOT give your SO is ..FLEXERIL (or generic name is cyclobenzaprine)...
My husband got a prescription from the doctor for that due to some pain from pulled muscles..
Ok, that is normal, right??...NOOOO... ok let me 'splain.. we have a dog . A dog he likes but hates to have in the house due to reasons I have discussed in previous threads. ok so he won't touch the floor with bare feet coz of the potential of touching the dog hair. (hehe silly but true)... anyway.. so he took one of the muscle relaxers and within about 30 minutes, he was FACE DOWN AND FLAT OUT ON THE FLOOR!!!!! I said, come to bed..he waved his fingers and said "I'm ok just leave me to lay here all the night" hehehe...He is afraid to take them now so we use Ibuprofen..... Takes longer but relaxes the muscles just enough....hehehehe

Just wanted to say that I missed ya!

If he doesn;t want to take them, maybe you could share with us?

haha wow he's quite sensitive! i wish my threshold was low like that.

and for the love of god...tell ur SO to bring proper clothes for the climate here... mine thought just 2 pairs of pants and 3 shirts would suffice....ummmmmmm NO... We had to go out and get him a whole new wardrobe.... If you like any certain clothes they wore when you visited them..make sure to tell them to bring those certain clothes coz they will probably give most of their wardrobe to brothers or other family members. (at least thats what mine did)

Hi girls! I sure have missed everybody!!!! It has been killing me to be away so long but with the new houseguest and stuff...I just haven't had aaaaany time for the computer. I had to ask my husband to make supper last night just so I could pay the bills that I hadn't had time to deal with.

that is another thing..tell them about bills...interest...credit cards (and why they're evil even though you have 5 of them)... Noor still can't figure those things out!

I don't know about other countries but most of the clothes (esp jeans) are kinda dorky in Egypt. They are high waist which is weird for men. I told Moh to bring what he wants but he'll need to buy some more stylish clothes once he's here. Weird jeans and shirts with dorky sayings are only cute in Egypt.

But my husband is so cute in his Adidos pants

What about the Adiman gear?

What is with the tight jeans men wear over there? When I went to Jordan I brought my fiance some jeans, looser fitting jeans, he was so relieved, LOL.

Mooooooody, I missed ya! Any word yet?

yeah...mine did bring an 80's style t-shirt with great big orange and black writing on it...i won't let him wear it out of the house...it hits him just above the belly button... hehehe...

I missed you too, honey! Nope nothing yet You??

About the tight pants...I have a pic of Moh in which he appears to have a camel toe from the tightness of the pants. That can't be comfy. Last time I was there he did buy a nicer pair that fit better and had a nice wash. I saw one guy in Cairo with greazy slicked back hair, tight button down shirt (buttoned down to reveal chest hair), gold chains, and tight, tight pants. Wow! He looked like he belonged in Saturday Night Fever.

Oh Oh... I have one! Its not as simple as buying a car, jumping in and off you go. There are such things as licensing, taxes, gas, maintenance and insurance. There is also a little matter of LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE FIRST, there are these things called traffic laws you have to know before you drive and a wee little thing called a driver's test you have pass before they give you the purdy laminated card that gives you permission to terrorize the roads. (but I am a meanie)


(I haven't been able to read the thread. I'm supposed to be working... blah)

Here's one. Diesel jeans do not cost $20 here in the U.S.!

oh, oh, oh...and another thing to remind them of is...not only do you have to get an appointment to see the doctor..but also expect to pay somewhere between 30 and 50 dollars before you leave the office. (more or less depending on your insurance situation) Noor was quite shocked...

Nada!






The Biesel ones at the flea market are only $15

here's a big one...TAXES... and why you DO have to pay them ANY TIME you have a job or the govt will not be very happy. The answer.."i dont wanna pay them so i shouldn't haveta pay them" doesn't sit well with the IRS

LOL...they have Diesel in Egypt but I really think they're knock offs. I LOVE the names of their stores there. There's a plus sized store in Alex called...Panda Big Size. Holy crap I about died laughing from that! Now if Moh wants to make me laugh he'll say...Banda Big Size!

for my husband....i had to say... "no, levis aren't only 5 dollars here" try 50

Well they aren't $5 in Jordan either!

Reading on the jeans Ahmed when he mentions Levis he says REAL LEVIS thinking they are made in USA i looked and they werent, but he got a pair from his brother in Italy and told me they were the REAL Levis any ideas what hes thinking? When i went i took him a pr from Pennys but they didnt say made USA

Well I know they have the turkish kind which is not the same as the ones made in the USA, they actually do have some made here.

Thank you.



Ill follow suit with my (borrowed) tip: There is a huge difference between dishWASHING soap and dishWASHER soap.




Ill go you one better: Im going to put Ahmed in a shirt bearing the words "My wife dresses me funny"

On a related subject, do they also have t-shirts with Engrish written on them?

Alex made me promise to burn all my t-shirts with nonsenses written on them...

Everything goes downhill in this forum.

I really hope this thread can maintain a light atmosphere to share our experiences. It makes me smile to see others that have had similar experiences as we have had

I take back my Levi statement. I just remember him saying he once got a pair of Levis for 5 dollars so I took him to the Levi store and he saw the price at 50 dollars. he just about passed out!

Another thing I couldn't stress enough to him was, You have to be patient in order to make any money here. You can't just start right off the bat at 30 bux an hour...you have to start small and work your way up (unless you are fortunate enough to have money to start off with or have jobs available nearby in your expected field).

I should have also told him that iced tea is not poison! He saw me put ice in it and said "no no that is bad ... not good" I said "taste it" and he has LOVED iced tea since that day ... he has told all his family and friends to try this new idea of ice tea...they all think he's nuts! hehehe

Amal you can get levis for 5 or 7 JOD in the second hand shops in downtown Irbid. They also have a Levis factory in Jordan. It's all about the trademark in Jordan.

Ok here's my tip. Your significant other will not be use to the food here at first and will probably get constipated and be embarassed to tell you. Another thing if your SO is on the thin side like mine is they might want to bring a lot of jeans and dress pants. If i can donate some of my adipose tissue/fat to my husband I would

How many Ahmeds we got in here

I've got at least one Ahmed!!!

ok, that must have been what he was talking about! Beings that he lived in Irbid, I'm sure he went to many-a second hand store there. That also makes a lot more sense as to why they would be so cheap thanks

He told me something the other day...he said good shoes are hard to come by in Jordan (unless you want to pay top dollar for them) and that he was surprised at the cheap, good quality shoes that wally world has. He spent a bunch of money on 2 pairs of shoes before he came here and they are the most uncomfortable things I've ever had on my feet (yes we wear the same size shoes). He won't even wear them now that we bought him some good walking shoes from a "reputable sports store" on sale for 25 dollars.

Yeah, I would say to bring up the cost of shoes before they come here...it just may save them some cash...

I wish my husband would have told me that his grandma is annoying as hell....

does he see her as such??

my husband buys all of his clothes at a second hand shop too. My sister can't wait to take him to all of the shops and flea markets and yard sales that she goes to everyweekend!

Actually.... yes he does