I leave for India tomorrow and finally need to actually pack everything into my suitcase.
Of course, my choice of things to pack this time around has been greatly influenced by spending a year in Cairo. The following is a conversation that I had with a guy in a souq in Cairo, in my terrible (TERRIBLE!) Arabic. I'm trying to buy a laundry bag. Let's listen in...
Me: I need a big bag for my clothes before I wash them.
Guy: (blank stare) You want to wash your clothes in a bag...?
Me: No no, a need a bag to keep my clothes in BEFORE I wash them.
Guy: Why don't you just wash your clothes without a bag?
Me: Please, just tell me, do you sell any big bags?
Guy hands me a garbage bag.
Needless to say, I'm bringing a laundry bag with me to India.
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