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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-17T15:48:23+03:00" > Sat Sep 17, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > There’ s an old Syrian man who does this fantastic hand painting on wood panels in Amman. A few flats in our building have them installed on the ceiling, but this one takes the cake. I’ m not sure if it’ s typical for the region or not < / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-15T14:10:48+03:00" > Thu Sep 15, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > I can’ t even read Arabic but I’ m pretty sure that billboard is telling people to < em > put their fucking phones down while driving< / em > . It’ s like an epidemic here. I’ ve never seen people look less at the road while driving than here in Amman.< / p >
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< p class = "blog-post-meta" > < time datetime = "2016-09-14T09:36:00+03:00" > Wed Sep 14, 2016< / time > by Alan Orth in
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< p > As Muslims around the world are busy wishing each other a blessed < a href = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_al-Adha" > Eid al-Adha< / a > , some poor bastard has to clean up this lazily discarded sheep carcass from my local dumpster (note the entrails spilled below). Keep it classy, Jordan.< / p >
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