tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post6936766600410369345..comments2024-03-22T10:56:23.359+02:00Comments on Land and People: Export averseRami Zuraykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-31565933026346700842009-02-21T18:19:00.000+02:002009-02-21T18:19:00.000+02:00As you know Rami I "work" in a ma7al al khudra in ...As you know Rami I "work" in a ma7al al khudra in the evenings in my neighborhood. I love that every single person shopping there asks where the vegetables and fruit come from, whether they are "baladeh" or not. I even chuckle when people say things like, "I would never buy potatoes from Saudi...maybe if they were from Iran". The whole concept of potatoes from Saudi generally starts a conversation of agricultural practice and theft of market, which is pretty amazing on a purely consumer-awareness level. One woman wanted mangoes, which are very expensive. She was told they were from Australia, hence the price. She asked: "Maa fii mango lubnaneh?" A man in the store interrupted and replied, basically chastising her: "At tifa7!" "The <I>apple</I> is the Lebanese mango!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com