Puritan Pop Peoples.....POO!
In egypt they have no imagination when it comes to pop. It's either, 7up or Sprite, Coke or Pepsi, Mirinda or Fanta, Apple pop or Fayruz. Oh yeah, and there's BRIL...which is like non alcoholic beer. (tastes like watery poo with foam.....is that what beer tastes like?)
So when I went to Canada, on my first pop buying spree, I bought, rootbeer, cream soda, pomegranite pop, wink and Cherry Vanilla Coke. If it was unknown of in Egypt, I was buying it. I missed rootbeer so much....and cream soda!! Thing is....I love that pomegranite pop....it's to DIE for. (Please bury me with a case) I mean, they even had it in diet.
So now I am fizzily repressed again in Egypt.....and walk sadly among the pop coolers here and think of days long past.
But wait!! There's hope!!! New pops have been springing up here and there....we now have Tango Mango orange pop....and green apple pop...and now the pineapple. It's coming....I can almost feel it. We rule when it comes to yoghurt drinks....we got Pina Colada, mountain berry splash and so many more. We suck in cold coffee drinks. Outrageously expensive when you find it, and usually only 250ml cans. I can spit more than that! (just kidding, I don't think I can, but will try today and let you know!) I've become the connousieur of cold coffee at home......look at for me! And if I'm really in the mood, I use turkish coffee instead of nescafe! YUM!
So, when u are sitting drinking ur A & W's, or maybe sucking back a gingerale....think of me....with my little bottle of Tango Mango.....and my dreams. And belch one out.......LOL!


6 Comments:
One day I will send you some belching love over the horn.
3:06 AM
Oh, I just have so much to look forward to in my life.....I saw you over in PL's BLOG....Shhhhh....don't tell Safa, eh? I'm gonna be ur new Blalker. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!! (Blog + Stalker = Blalker! I've got 100 of em!!)
7:37 AM
Salam alaikoum You do not know the Algerian goodness that is Hamoud Boualem. The stuff in the plastic tastes like seven up, but Hamoud Boualem in glass bottles is, in fact, my one true love (well my one true love after Umm Abdurrahman). It is a seven up type soda but so much more yummy. Another Algerian soda that is super yum is Ifri and they have it in about a bazillion flavors. Then Switzerland has this crazy stuff called Rivella...they have one that is peppermint flavored. Ok I am rambling...I would so mail you some but you knwo the mail people would shake it up...
7:43 AM
Assalamu'alaikum Safa,
Thought I'd tell about this one fizzy drink in Malaysia called Kickapoo!;) No....it's not made from poo. It actually tastes like mountain dew.
I'm more of a coffee freak myself. Unfortunately I've had to cut out all caffeine from my diet as my little 5 month old is suffering from severe eczema!:( So..think of me...when you're drinking your yummylicious coffee drinks...!
Cheers...!:)
9:01 AM
Your selection is limited, but it's so much cheaper than it is here! there are some shops that cater to expats that carry ginger ale and root beer. I know you're outside Cairo. I can think of a few in Maadi: Goma Digla market on Road 205. Mariam Market (some side street connecting Road 205 and 206 in Maadi Digla). On Road 9, midhan mahata there is Masoud Market. The guy is a total criminal who runs it so make sure you know the cost and count your change, BUT you can get your root beer and ginger ale!
9:39 AM
Well, if I went to Carrefours, I could get myself a can of rootbeer...$6.50 LE - $12 LE...gingerale is there....about the same price. It's outrageous. I'm just not gonna pay that.
Kickapoo? Hmmm....I don't know....it sure wouldn't sell well in Cda!! LOL!
I love coffee too. I'll think of you fondly...
Peppermint flavoured Rivella? Must be good if you gotta cold, eh??
Thanks for the belch, Ummabdurrahman....u are the only one I know who would record themselves burping and then send it as an attachment in an email. Good health to you! (almost blew the speakers on the laptop!!!)
11:38 PM
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