tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936067357166551892.post4909272549237643291..comments2024-02-27T19:34:08.943+09:00Comments on Vicariously Yours: An Education in Culture Shock: My Dad is SO Arab: He likes to have "a guy" for everythingAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566946882242061478noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-936067357166551892.post-88167586298622134482011-06-18T19:49:47.488+09:002011-06-18T19:49:47.488+09:00You can't survive in Saudi Arabia without a gu...You can't survive in Saudi Arabia without a guy. We call it "wasta"<br /><br />Example: A loses his passport. He doesn't have a guy. He has to wait for 4 years to get a new one.<br />B loses his passport. He has a guy. He gets it in a few months.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQRs4WpSQzk<br />It's in Arabic, but you can get the point without understanding what they're saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com