Comments on: Do you speak Engliki (or Baggism 101) http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/ The Power of N Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:54:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Asfeenology 101 | H.A.N.I. 101 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-1711 Asfeenology 101 | H.A.N.I. 101 Sat, 24 May 2008 09:57:13 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-1711 [...] Hopeless Case (Amman): I had previously defined the concept of baggism where some establishments will allow women entry with their hand [...] [...] Hopeless Case (Amman): I had previously defined the concept of baggism where some establishments will allow women entry with their hand [...]

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-813 Hani Obaid Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:10:50 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-813 Sam, exactly. In some countries, they have professional shopping assistants. We could have professional mall escorts ! One time, my brother from the US was visiting us in Amman, and we both went to Mecca mall. It took more than 30 minutes to find parking, but that's another story. First we had opened the door and walked in, suddenly we heard a guy shouting at us from behind. "And where do you think you're going ?" He asked us to come back. He asked what we do for a living, why we are coming to the mall. My brother explained that he is an engineer visiting here from the US (I was quiet since I was totally ashamed of Mecca Mall and of it being part of my country). The guard then asked my brother for his business card. My brother told him he ’s here on vacation so he’s not carrying his business cards with him. the guard then wanted to know why we came to the mall. At this point my brother started getting upset (rightfuly so as this was very uncivilised). He explained that he is here to buy a mobile phone and to pickup my sister’s phone which was being repaired at a store inside. The moron guard asked us to call the mobile store shop owner, and have him come to the mall gate, or he want let us in (Ihki ma3ah talafon, wu Gulu Yiji lal bab 3ashan a3abirkom). At this point my brother was about to lose it. It seems they expect all Jordanian young men to be pigs guilty with no chance of being proven innocent unless escorted by a woman. Just for comparison, nearly every time I go to city mall, the guard takes one look at me and tells me to go ahead inside. Yesterday I went to the Royale hotel, and when I went in the security guard greeted me with a smile and a "good evening sir". It's a big contrast to the Mecca Mall mercenaries, but hey I guess once they started getting enough business, they stopped caring about their customers. Sam, exactly. In some countries, they have professional shopping assistants. We could have professional mall escorts !

One time, my brother from the US was visiting us in Amman, and we both went to Mecca mall. It took more than 30 minutes to find parking, but that’s another story.

First we had opened the door and walked in, suddenly we heard a guy shouting at us from behind. “And where do you think you’re going ?” He asked us to come back. He asked what we do for a living, why we are coming to the mall. My brother explained that he is an engineer visiting here from the US (I was quiet since I was totally ashamed of Mecca Mall and of it being part of my country). The guard then asked my brother for his business card. My brother told him he ’s here on vacation so he’s not carrying his business cards with him. the guard then wanted to know why we came to the mall. At this point my brother started getting upset (rightfuly so as this was very uncivilised). He explained that he is here to buy a mobile phone and to pickup my sister’s phone which was being repaired at a store inside. The moron guard asked us to call the mobile store shop owner, and have him come to the mall gate, or he want let us in (Ihki ma3ah talafon, wu Gulu Yiji lal bab 3ashan a3abirkom). At this point my brother was about to lose it. It seems they expect all Jordanian young men to be pigs guilty with no chance of being proven innocent unless escorted by a woman.

Just for comparison, nearly every time I go to city mall, the guard takes one look at me and tells me to go ahead inside. Yesterday I went to the Royale hotel, and when I went in the security guard greeted me with a smile and a “good evening sir”. It’s a big contrast to the Mecca Mall mercenaries, but hey I guess once they started getting enough business, they stopped caring about their customers.

]]> By: sam http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-810 sam Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:14:38 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-810 wow i had no idea about the guys at malls on weekends thing...so if i was a guy and had to buy clothes or whatever on the weekend i'd have to take my mom or sister with me??? Inteereesttting wow i had no idea about the guys at malls on weekends thing…so if i was a guy and had to buy clothes or whatever on the weekend i’d have to take my mom or sister with me??? Inteereesttting

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-806 Hani Obaid Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:06:55 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-806 Thank you Noura. We have a whole range of strange Arabicised English words we use at work. The oddest one: Natifny: Notify me! Nataftak: I notified You! Tanteef: Notification! VA, I think big bags are supposed to be fashionable again for women, but they're kinda bulky, and not exactly great for your back. Then again neither are high heels, but you won't see men complaining about women wearing them! Thank you Noura. We have a whole range of strange Arabicised English words we use at work. The oddest one:
Natifny: Notify me!
Nataftak: I notified You!
Tanteef: Notification!

VA, I think big bags are supposed to be fashionable again for women, but they’re kinda bulky, and not exactly great for your back. Then again neither are high heels, but you won’t see men complaining about women wearing them!

]]> By: Verbal Alchemy http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-798 Verbal Alchemy Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:15:58 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-798 you r most welcome hani :D and lool @ the vote, if i were a guy id deffenitely be marlboro man! i cant stand bags anyway, and no, not tomboyish, just practical :D you r most welcome hani :D

and lool @ the vote, if i were a guy id deffenitely be marlboro man! i cant stand bags anyway, and no, not tomboyish, just practical :D

]]> By: Noura http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-793 Noura Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:21:41 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-793 Nice Hani.. A friend of mine described another person using the word "moudaprass".. He said it means depressed !! Nice Hani..
A friend of mine described another person using the word “moudaprass”.. He said it means depressed !!

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-788 Hani Obaid Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:00:24 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-788 Dana, Man purses are serious stuff, if you wanna learn boxing, try joking with a kangaroo about its pouch :D The post date matching the anniversary of his assisination is an odd yet sad coincidence. I actually googled Bagism (one g) before I decided to use it, and found that it was already taken, so I decided to add another g, and mention both on the post. See, you get the behind the scene extras free of charge ! Jano, thank you and welcome. JanMania is so red, but now I know what Nalchik is ! Dana, Man purses are serious stuff, if you wanna learn boxing, try joking with a kangaroo about its pouch :D
The post date matching the anniversary of his assisination is an odd yet sad coincidence. I actually googled Bagism (one g) before I decided to use it, and found that it was already taken, so I decided to add another g, and mention both on the post. See, you get the behind the scene extras free of charge !

Jano, thank you and welcome. JanMania is so red, but now I know what Nalchik is !

]]> By: Jano http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-786 Jano Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:52:50 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-786 cool post really :) well said hehehe when i was reading i thought of my JanMania :D lol cool post really :) well said hehehe

when i was reading i thought of my JanMania :D lol

]]> By: Dana http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-784 Dana Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:42:44 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-784 This post was very enjoyable especially that the whole man-purse discussion was the "serious" part of your post. BTW, Lennon actually died on Dec. 8 1970, was this just an odd coincidence or is that why you mentioned him in your post? This post was very enjoyable especially that the whole man-purse discussion was the “serious” part of your post.
BTW, Lennon actually died on Dec. 8 1970, was this just an odd coincidence or is that why you mentioned him in your post?

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-783 Hani Obaid Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:07:20 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-783 Good KJ, no worries, just kidding around :) Hamza, I had fun writing it as well. Thanks for clarifying about MDYMs. When I said I hadn't seen them anywhere else, I was hoping someone would have input on that. Good KJ, no worries, just kidding around :)

Hamza, I had fun writing it as well. Thanks for clarifying about MDYMs. When I said I hadn’t seen them anywhere else, I was hoping someone would have input on that.

]]> By: hamza http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-782 hamza Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:25:22 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-782 hilarious post. I managed to follow the pattern of your mind and I didn't get lost. loool at how you managed to wiki on mecca mall. this is just hilarious. and just for your information, M.D.Y.M is a concept that started here in KSA because its the only rule we have here and it applies to all the malls. :) hilarious post. I managed to follow the pattern of your mind and I didn’t get lost.

loool at how you managed to wiki on mecca mall. this is just hilarious.

and just for your information, M.D.Y.M is a concept that started here in KSA because its the only rule we have here and it applies to all the malls. :)

]]> By: KJ http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-781 KJ Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:09:52 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-781 No man bel 3aks I am sure everyone thoroughly enjoyed it! Post more of your alter ego :D Assign him/her/it an animal and name him/her/it :D No man bel 3aks I am sure everyone thoroughly enjoyed it! Post more of your alter ego :D

Assign him/her/it an animal and name him/her/it :D

]]> By: bakkouz http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-780 bakkouz Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:20:41 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-780 I watched the movie and it was alright, I haven't read the books but from what i read the movie doesn't do justice to the books at all. I watched the movie and it was alright, I haven’t read the books but from what i read the movie doesn’t do justice to the books at all.

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-779 Hani Obaid Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:23:11 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-779 KJ, See I let the inner child out for one day, mkilany thinks I'm nuts, Hal thinks I'm drunk, and you think I'm on drugs. That's it, all future blog posts will be dead serious in formal Queen's English, and no more exclamation marks. Noooooooooooooooooo!!! Oh well, I tried :) KJ, See I let the inner child out for one day, mkilany thinks I’m nuts, Hal thinks I’m drunk, and you think I’m on drugs.

That’s it, all future blog posts will be dead serious in formal Queen’s English, and no more exclamation marks.

Noooooooooooooooooo!!!

Oh well, I tried :)

]]> By: KJ http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-775 KJ Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:42:15 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-775 LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Someone took too many e-pills! :D hahahaha Let's bag those baggists! PS Thanks for the shoutout! LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Someone took too many e-pills! :D hahahaha

Let’s bag those baggists!

PS Thanks for the shoutout!

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-770 Hani Obaid Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:51:05 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-770 Moey, glad you liked it. Hal, Subo7 Massa it's all the same, this is a 24 hour shop! Not drunk, just sleep-deprived! Hmmm you have to teach me those alternating question mark exclamation mark techniques, although I'll still prefer triple exclamation marks, its the punctuational (is that a word) equivalent of raising an eyebrow !!! Dave, it is always appreciated. Moey, glad you liked it.

Hal, Subo7 Massa it’s all the same, this is a 24 hour shop! Not drunk, just sleep-deprived! Hmmm you have to teach me those alternating question mark exclamation mark techniques, although I’ll still prefer triple exclamation marks, its the punctuational (is that a word) equivalent of raising an eyebrow !!!

Dave, it is always appreciated.

]]> By: Dave http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-767 Dave Sun, 09 Dec 2007 09:43:29 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-767 Just glad I could help. :D Just glad I could help. :D

]]> By: Hal http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-766 Hal Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:44:54 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-766 What the hell 3ala hal subo7?!?! You didn't write this drunk, did you? Coz if you did, you are one fun drunk. What the hell 3ala hal subo7?!?!

You didn’t write this drunk, did you? Coz if you did, you are one fun drunk.

]]> By: Moey http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-765 Moey Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:34:33 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-765 weird ass nice post weird ass nice post

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-764 Hani Obaid Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:44:25 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-764 My pleasure Qwaider, I was just in that kinda mood today ! My pleasure Qwaider, I was just in that kinda mood today !

]]> By: Qwaider قويدر http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-763 Qwaider قويدر Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:16:15 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-763 LOL! This is so funny, what a good post Mkilany.. WAINAK YA ZALAMEH? Hani+Obaid = Ho-baid! :) You're the official HO-HO-HO-Baid of this Christmas :) LOL! This is so funny, what a good post
Mkilany.. WAINAK YA ZALAMEH?

Hani+Obaid = Ho-baid! :)
You’re the official HO-HO-HO-Baid of this Christmas :)

]]> By: Hani Obaid http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-762 Hani Obaid Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:43:24 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-762 Bakkouz, Columbo was incredible, who else can pull off a one man cop show like that. When they asked Columbo about getting a gift for his wife. He said: "I can't get her anymore earrings, she only has 2 ears !". I haven't seen the Hitchiker movie yet, but I have the whole hitchiker series as audiobooks acted out by the BBC. It's hilarious. Mkilany, John Nash won a nobel prize, and was played by Russell Crowe, so I'm gonna take that as a compliment! Just watch out the Baggists are coming to get you :D Bakkouz, Columbo was incredible, who else can pull off a one man cop show like that. When they asked Columbo about getting a gift for his wife. He said: “I can’t get her anymore earrings, she only has 2 ears !”. I haven’t seen the Hitchiker movie yet, but I have the whole hitchiker series as audiobooks acted out by the BBC. It’s hilarious.

Mkilany, John Nash won a nobel prize, and was played by Russell Crowe, so I’m gonna take that as a compliment! Just watch out the Baggists are coming to get you :D

]]> By: mkilany http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-761 mkilany Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:12:46 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-761 LOL... I still don't know what to say.. or write... mind blowing post ya man... It was kind of scary though... more like going on a field trip inside the mind of John Nash (remember the movie A Beautiful Mind )... LOL… I still don’t know what to say.. or write… mind blowing post ya man…

It was kind of scary though… more like going on a field trip inside the mind of John Nash (remember the movie A Beautiful Mind )…

]]> By: bakkouz http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-760 bakkouz Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:05:23 +0000 http://blog.haniobaid.com/2007/12/08/do-you-speak-engliki-or-baggism-101/#comment-760 Columbo + Douglas Adams = FTW! Columbo + Douglas Adams = FTW!

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