These are the most effective cigarette warnings I have seen so far and the Egyptian govt. are in no means shy about being graphical about it. Just looking at the pack definitely would make any casual smoker uneasy. Also the packs look so uncool and it would look stupid to have it anywhere around you. Great job Cairo!!!
Taxi Meters
I found some of the most battered taxis in Cairo and they beat some of the Fiats you find on the streets of Mumbai. The charge meters installed in them are made in India and called Ashoka meters. And in one of the taxis it actually worked. Amazing – it could be easily 40 years old. Mind you the Taxi drivers are some of the most polite ones that I have come across although there is nothing polite about the way they drive:-P
Khan
I ended up in one of the Egyptian households and they served me coffee in a mug with King Khans picture on it. Apparently he is quite popular there along with Big B. But he is known as “Sharoocan” which I found very amusing.. viva bollywood !!!
I ended up in one of the Egyptian households and they served me coffee in a mug with King Khans picture on it. Apparently he is quite popular there along with Big B. But he is known as “Sharoocan” which I found very amusing.. viva bollywood !!!
Cairo
What I also realized is that Cairo is a very normal city where you find leaves on the streets, water puddles, kids playing in the streets.. cars double parked etc. It’s like a lived-in place unlike Dubai which looks very artificial where there are too many rules to follow and what not and the roads are all spic and span.. almost unreal. Also one can find “chembatrathy” poovu in Cairo which is in abundance back home in Kerala. I was amazed to see one just outside our staff house. Don’t know what the English name for it is.
And I might even be going back next week.. YAY.
What I also realized is that Cairo is a very normal city where you find leaves on the streets, water puddles, kids playing in the streets.. cars double parked etc. It’s like a lived-in place unlike Dubai which looks very artificial where there are too many rules to follow and what not and the roads are all spic and span.. almost unreal. Also one can find “chembatrathy” poovu in Cairo which is in abundance back home in Kerala. I was amazed to see one just outside our staff house. Don’t know what the English name for it is.
And I might even be going back next week.. YAY.
5 comments:
oh u made my day with sharoocan. thats soooooo coool. i want a mug like that too!
and the ciggy packets are pretty similar here in sydney too. graphic and all, but tell me does it stop u ? only for a trifle second u think, and in goes the smoke.
oh and the chembatrathy poovu in english is called the Hibiscus which we also called 'Shoo' flower as kids. abso-bloody-lutely no idea why we called such a beautiful flower that! Hibiscus is a pretty name though :)
KG,
it might stop the casual ones - who just do it to look cool and stuff :-P but you are right for the hard core addicts it's not going to make any difference.
hibiscus - oh yea!! I think Alzheimer’s is hitting on me. damn!
wonder if they do vidya balan mugs .. hmm.
extremely interesting post :)
and beautiful blog...
thanks little boxes !!! glad you find it beautiful.. :-)
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