I have some questions regarding Jordan/Egypt.
It seems like Jordan's government functions much better than Egypt's. Why is that?
Compare living in Egypt to living in Jordan. (What do you miss about egypt/what do you like about jordan etc)
Why is their country called Jordan? Is Michael Jordan a big deal there?
How often does it rain and if it does rain does everything shut down for the day and people party rock their faces off?
All good questions. I basically miss nothing about Egypt. It’s mumped up from the ground up and I’m so glad I’m not there right now.
Jordan works better than Egypt because, while it is ALSO basically a US-funded enterprise, it’s much smaller. Cairo has like 22 million people. Jordan has a little under 10. Also, (thanks largely to the benevolence of US tax-payers) Jordan is heavily militarized, well-equipped, and fortified as eff. and they just have a King so they don’t even have to pretend about the whole democratic process thing. There’s no process. The king said shut crap down. crap got shut down.
Michael Jordan (and the NBA) are quite popular here. There’s a surprising amount of street hoops if you know where to look.
It rains from like November to February. Usually not a lot (by our standards). Jordan always has a water shortage. But every time it rains, it floods because they’re not prepared for rain. And yes, sometimes the government sends out an actual 911 text to all “citizens” (the texts are literally addressed “CITIZENS!”) that maybe you should just stay home. If there’s even a rumor of ice or snow, everything shuts down preemptively, because the city is famously built on seven steep hills and every one drives 1970s fiats with bald tires.
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