Thursday, April 16, 2009

It's all in the eye of the beholder!

What can I say- the perfect example of a major difference between UK and Egypt......

on meeting today a very good Egyptian friend ( female) her opening words were (translated);

'oh Lorna, you got fat.. you look very sweet- like a baby with a round fat face'


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


well.......... I know she meant nothing but good... but can you imagine how I felt????

1 comment:

Lorna (aka BellyLorna!) said...

in case you are wondering...

yes she is still alive...

No, I didn't strangle her!

her clarifacation on the matter when I expressed my distress was;


"but its ok lorna, you're tall... its ok to be fat when you are tall"................ !!!