Ammani Hypocrisy

Amman, Just like every other city on earth has stores, malls, spas, libraries, public gardens, pet shops, pubs, night clubs and whatever.... It's the home of people from different racial, cultural and religious backgrounds, People with different sexual orientations, different lifestyles with different tastes in things.

The Jordanian Way of Life

Living expenses are growing by 15-25% per year and salaries are not catching up as fast, Taxes, Gas prices, Food, Smokes, Electricity, Rents, Customs duties, Transportation, Clothing, Groceries, College payments, College supplies, Night life, Phone bills, Internet bills, The upkeep on the a 20 year old car and even DATES now cost a humongous amount of money! Jordan is one of the few places on earth where the citizen calls the policeman "سيدي" (master, lord, your highness) and now the government is going to censor the internet from any content that doesn't match their criteria, I have three active blogs and I have to close them down because i'm not a member at the Jordan Press Association and this blog might be considered as a news site.

A Day in a Jordanian Governmental Department

Last week I went to the Jordanian civil status and passport department to renew my expired Jordanian ID... and what a surprise was waiting for me there ! First, I was up all night so I though to myself I should go there early so i could finish everything quick and be back to my bed before I know it (stupid me) I had to do it anyways.

Customer Service in Jordan

Hello ladies and gents! I’m back . . .

Did you miss me?

After 6 months of writing nonstop, I figured I’d give you all a nice short break from my ranting while I got my creative juices flowing again.

. . . Which brings me to today’s topic: Customer service in Jordan– the epitome of unprofessionalism. Picture a farm, or a jungle – nay, a vegetable market! Fact is, I do not want to insult animals by comparing them to these horrible, wretched people.

Since I’m against physical violence, I decided that the next best thing to hitting – let’s say – my internet provider, on the head, with a hammer, many times, till he’s unconscious, would be to . . . *drumroll*  . . . write about it.

To those of you who beg to differ, and say that Jordan is the hub of professionalism (and good manners), let me enlighten you with some personal experiences.