Taxi Anecdotes From Cairo, Delhi And Istanbul

• Cairo
• Me:'صباح الخير'. Good morning
• Taxi :'صباح ال ورد والفل والياسمين' It's a good morning smelling of flowers, jasmine and rose, meaning he's very happy I got into his taxi.
• Me:'خان ال خليلي من فضلك'. Khan al Khalili please.
• Taxi:' من عينيي' From my eyes, meaning I'll serve you with all the love in my heart and eyes.
• A few minutes later:
• Taxi:'حضرتك منين'. Your honor is from where? meaning where are you from?
• Me:'من لبنان' From Lebanon
• Now the taxi driver is positively beaming with joy:
• Taxi:'احلى عالم، اجمل ناس' The most beautiful people, the nicest people, meaning he loves Lebanese women.
• Me:'شكراً' Thank you
• Taxi :'.اهلاً و سهلاً ،حضرتك شرفيتينا, دي مصر نورت. 'You are very welcome, we are honored by your visit. Egypt is all now basked in light because you are here.
• Me:شكراً Thank you.
• Taxi:'احلى عالم' Nicest people..
• Istanbul
• Me:Good morning
• Taxi:Ha
• Me:Spice Market please
• Taxi:Nülöhgş inöş çüöft bşöouy şiçömnh.
• Me:Spice market, you know, near Eminonu.
• Taxi:şlkömdcd şcödlm ğipoıuhn ölkşişfgok üçiğppkvfov!!!!
• Me:It's also called Egyptian bazaar, you know the big mosque near the sea?
• Taxi:Aşklklkömçüüğm *#öçkhga iğpşönhll *#*! Şiğçüöki*!^ ömnöbbdhk öcmğilkı öçliğfj!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Me:You know where they sell lüküm, spice, food. There are pigeons in front of the mosque there and trams and boats. You know, Egyptian bazaar.
• Taxi:Hşlklklkömçüüğm. *#öçkhga iğpşönhll *#*! Şiğçüöki*!^ ömnöbbdhk öcmğilkı öçliğfj!!!!!!!!!!! MÖÇKGŞ ÜİDGJVM*#% FOĞİŞÖ SJFĞİŞÇÖÇVBSU SBVĞUHRHÇÖÜĞ *#**ÖŞİOFG FCKĞŞİ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET OUT!!
• Delhi
• Me:Good morning.
• Taxi:Good morning madam.
• Me:Dilli Haat please.
• Taxi:Madam, you want to buy pashmina, carpet, sari, I take you to emporium. Three floors, very much cheap.
• Me:No thank you, just take me to Dilli Haat.
• Taxi:Ok madam.
• A few minutes later:
• Taxi:Madam, we are here.
• Me:But this is not Dilli Haat.
• Taxi:Madam, but this is better. There is pashmina, sari, carpet, very very cheap madam. Three floors madam, much cheap madam.
• Me:I really don't want to. Please take me to Dilli Haat.
• Taxi:But madam, this is very good, emporium, four floors, pashmina, sari, carpets, very very much cheap madam, just look.
• Me:No thank you. Please take me to Dilli Haat.
• Taxi:Madam, just look, just just look, pashmina, sari, carpets, very very much cheap madam, five floors, emporium, very very good madam. You look madam, no buy, just look.
• Me:
• To friends in Cairo, Istanbul and Delhi, I love your countries with any type taxi, and to those of you trying Google translate with the Turkish part, good luck.... Samar Dani, traveler for Habatiq.