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4.29.2010

Media 2: Cow Madness

Well after all the hassle I received men el Media wel ro3b el galy men el earthquake beta3 1992….I entered a new encounter with the Media and a new rate of overrating something!

Netla3 bel zaman shwya le odam ba3d 1992….we ma7adsh tab3an yensa the opening of MacDonald’s in Egypt….A7’eeeerraaaaaannnnnnn gatlena el nagda we hanakol 7aga 3’eer Wimpy la2 we kaman hanakol hamborgar men belad bara men Amreeka (don’t forget en Amreeka mabte3melsh 7aga 3’alat….7ata law Mac kan bey3mel Molokhia, bardo hatetla3 a7la men el Molokhia el ben3melha bel shah2a hena fe baladna)

Being one of the privileged Egyptians ely kan daddy beysafarhom bara every summer to spend their summer vacation. Fa I was blessed to try MacDonald fe balado…we arga3 ba2a atmanzar 3al 3eyal fel madrasa 3an el sandwich el gedid el nezel fe Amreeka….aw be ma3na asa7 bema en mo3zam el 3eyal bto3 el madarasa kano zy 7alaty Daddy beta3hom beysafrahom bara kol summer….so it wasn’t eny kont batmanzar bas it was more of a discussion between us law 7ad kan 3agabo el sandwich henak wala la2….We mansash el le3ba el kont ba7’odha ma3a el happy meal…7aga kda a7la men agda3ha le3ba 3andy fe masr (for example el walad el blastik el kan bey3oom fel maya da…el kan beytba3 fe west el balad…ya3ny zy ma kont baroo7 el “States” for my summer vacation….kont bardo baroo7 west el balad we omy tegebly hodoom men 3arafa we dagany)….bas MacDonalds kan kesa we 7ekaya ba2a lama fata7 hena fe masr…..kan 7aga wahm kda….makan nero7o we feh playing area lel 3eyal (el howa kont ana) we le3ba Kaman we e7na mashyeen….7elm 7aytna kan beyt7a2a2 fe masr……we tab3an film america shika bika kan me7’aly kol el nas nefsaha tedo2 el hamborgar bta3 america…”hamborgar ya3ny la7ma we za7ma ya donia za7ma”

Manensash bardo the 2 BMWs ely waza3ohom le awel wa7ed yed7’ol far3een MacDonald’s fe masr….wel nas el kanet wa2fa bel tawabeer 3ashan ted7’ol macdonalds….we ely et2al eno nam bara 3ashan yestana Mac yefta7 3ashan yeb2a awel wa7ed yed7’ol we yeksab el 3arabya el BMW….men el a7’er Mac was the “American Dream”…it was our door to witness el 3alam el tany and discovere a different culture….i personally believe that Mac is a cultural figure in itself and not just a fast food chain

Bas ye3ady el wa2t we ye7sal 7aga tebawaz kol a7lam el sha3b el masry…..el Media bawazet a7la 7aga 7asaletlna….2afalet el bab odam el manfaz el wa7eed el meno ne2dar net3araf 3ala el donia el tanya….wel e3lam a3ad arafna be gonoon el ba2ar!! el ba2ar etganen ya ged3an!! ya 7awl Allah ya rab….ba2a el gamoosa betganen zayena kda? Heya 3andaha 3a22l 3ashan tetganen aslan? Wala betganen ezay? Wala ento 3ayzeen teganenona e7na?

madcow2We tab3an kano yegebolna sooret el ba2ara el betgry fe west el mazra3a we ye2ololna en heya de el ba2ara el magnoona….ma3a eno momkin kan yekoon fe wa7ed wara el camera maseklaha satoor we 3ayez yedba7a fa betgry meno…..Bas la2a…lazem nesada2 en el ba2ar kolo etganen,.,,,we en el la7ma fe masr et2asart men el la7ma el feh Britain we en ay 7ad yakol la7ma….hayetganen bel tab3eya….wel e3lam ye2ol we e7na nesada2!

we tab3an ma7adsh ba2a ye3ateb MacDonald’s we ma7adsh ba2a yakol la7ma 7’ales….7ata law la7ma baladi we ma7’tooma meet 7’etm…..bas shwya be shwya benensa el 7’ed3a el kebeera el de7ko beeha 3alina….we nerga3 nakol la7ma tany……asl e7na sha3b ne7eb el Broteen….da aham 7aga 3al sofra…..ya3ny yenfa3 yekoon feh fara7 men 3’eer ma el fa7’da el betelo tet7at kda fe nos el buffet? Da walahi ye2agelo el fara7 bas el fa7’da lazem tet7at fe nos el buffet 3ashan temla el 3een…..fa ebtadeena nensa el mawdoo3 we el wa7ed yerawa7 men el madrasa yela2y mama tab7’a la7ma!!! Shakl omy 3ayza teganena we te7’las mena…..la7ma ya mama?? Aiwa la7ma….asl ana ba3’selha we baslo2ha kwayes we balbes gwanty wana batbo7’ha…fa mate2la2oosh menha 7’ales…..we nerga3 tany nakol el la7ma….wala nesma3 3an 7ad etganen wala nesma3 en el marad entashar…..wala ay 7aga te7sal!!

we le7ad delwa2ty wala entashar gonoon el ba2ar wala geh masr wala ne3raf ay 7aga tanya 3ano….rabena ye7’aly el e3lam…..lazem yetla3lena be 7aga and overrate it 3ashan yefar2a3 el donia we ye7’aly el nas te7’af men ay 7aga we 7’alas…..we e7na bardo lazem nemshy warah we nesada2 men 3’eer ma nefakar…..mish 2adra a3raf meen hena el ba2ar el magnoon el sara7a???

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