tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post7269040459326936149..comments2023-10-10T10:50:56.735+02:00Comments on Inanities: Business Assiut-ial part 2Sarah Carrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02146943046266549277noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-25976792969624818802007-11-25T01:02:00.000+02:002007-11-25T01:02:00.000+02:00For all those who doubt the authenticity of this s...For all those who doubt the authenticity of this story, you can contact : <BR/><BR/>Name: Captain/ Ayman El Deeb, <BR/><BR/>Address: Amn el Dawla (Assiut Branch) El Bahr Street, near Nasser School, Assiut. <BR/><BR/>Tel: Private <BR/><BR/>Filename: The Swedish Journalist 12/11/2007 <BR/><BR/>:) :) :) :) :b :bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-33080306167657036382007-11-22T23:01:00.000+02:002007-11-22T23:01:00.000+02:00Hey Amnesiac,I was concerned about your recent dis...Hey Amnesiac,<BR/><BR/><BR/>I was concerned about your recent disappearance from cyberspace, so I decided to check your blog for reassurance.<BR/>So Although you should feel privileged that I am concerned about you :) yet you realize of course that I don't read your blog unless I feel you are in immediate danger:) <BR/><BR/><BR/>No Actually I enjoy reading your blog whenever I get a chance. This time, In particular, I enjoyed reading your post about my home town TREMENDOUSLY...<BR/><BR/>Now two technical points; Agape is a Greek word indeed and as forsooth said , a special form of sacrificial love as opposed to Eros; the same root from which the English word Erotic is derived,a more possessive type of love. <BR/><BR/>As you know, Coptic was developed from ancient Egyptian in an Era where Greek Hellenistic culture was very fashionable. Not only that but since the Gospels and the Epistles were originally written in Greek, The Egyptians associated Greek with Christianity as opposed to the "Pagan" ancient Egyptian language and hence wanted to " Hellenize" the Egyptian Language to conform with their new beliefs. <BR/>In that effort, many Greek words were adopted into the Coptic ( Egyptian) language which by that time was not only written in Greek Alphabet but also included many Greek Words.<BR/>These included Agape, Agios ( Holy), Theos ( God) and many others.<BR/>Both of you are actually right, it is Greek AND Coptic. <BR/><BR/>now regarding the " stomach flu" ...It is interesting you bring that up, because I DO get it myself YET during my ongoing medical training, I have never had anybody acknowledge that as a respected medical diagnosis. Rumor has it that it is some self limiting Viral infection but I have not come across any literature on that. <BR/><BR/>Doctorhospitamorphichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542548200889391962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-57923957390077961112007-11-21T14:32:00.000+02:002007-11-21T14:32:00.000+02:00Hebe: Allah yesellemek. Assiut is provincial but d...Hebe: Allah yesellemek. Assiut is provincial but didn't notice any boorishness.<BR/><BR/>Bazzer: It's a stinker, I know.Scarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000921519899599070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-50482864084788634872007-11-21T13:27:00.000+02:002007-11-21T13:27:00.000+02:00I just realized the egregiousness of the pun in th...I just realized the egregiousness of the pun in the headline. My god...Basil Epicurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882946059262129059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-80445119306218503812007-11-19T18:58:00.000+02:002007-11-19T18:58:00.000+02:00No no, Amnesiac, you got cold in the stomach.No no, Amnesiac, you got cold in the stomach.Seneferuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156245757294970589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-83377870023368147952007-11-19T09:59:00.000+02:002007-11-19T09:59:00.000+02:00I'm with Fully P...this is just too good to be tru...I'm with Fully P...this is just too good to be true. I mean, even the name Haidar Wahm sounds like a Roald Dahl creation. All he needs is a chocolate factory, though in this case, it's eminently apt that he dispenses viagra.<BR/><BR/>What you have here is the makings of a fable, something along the lines of Gabriel Garcia Marquez:...Love in the time of Stomach Colds?<BR/><BR/>Very well done.Basil Epicurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882946059262129059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-17440133665831380332007-11-18T16:20:00.000+02:002007-11-18T16:20:00.000+02:00salamtek , i never did understand the whole stomac...salamtek , i never did understand the whole stomach cold thing either since you contract colds by th atransmission of a virus whose name i cannont recall , your account of assiut contradicts that of my paternal grandmother who has cousins that teach medicine there. according to her its crude , provinicialand the people boors but then my grandmother is a dreadful misanthorpe !Hebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13937927463801164403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-69585427252723444702007-11-18T13:28:00.000+02:002007-11-18T13:28:00.000+02:00Fully P: I wish I was making it up. On the plus si...Fully P: I wish I was making it up. <BR/><BR/>On the plus side, it's lucky that Swedish Journalist was neither American nor British (irony of ironies) since apparently there is a heirarchy of nationalities, and tourists from these countries are placed under armed guard, apparently.<BR/><BR/>Also, it was the general consensus that Swedish Journalist diverted attention from the fact that our group was composed of two Muslim women and five Christian men, which could have created problems had they had time to consider it.<BR/><BR/>Yes British people say cold in the stomach (or stomach flu), too. I can understand if they mean a virus or food poisoning or sth, but people always tell me that I have caught a cold in the stomach from being out in the cold, which is bonkers and illogical surely.<BR/><BR/>Forsooth: Yes apapy etmologically Greek but was it not incorporated into Coptic liturgy etc and therefore a Coptic word regardless of its origins?Scarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000921519899599070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-35064941389585940002007-11-18T01:46:00.000+02:002007-11-18T01:46:00.000+02:00agape is greek for love...a special sort of sacrif...agape is greek for love...a special sort of sacrifical love. is important concept in coptic belief though.<BR/><BR/>you'll be happy to hear that in my innumerable years of church going, practically as an embryo, i sang many versions of the line above re water. with harmony etc.Forsoothsayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765993032234113659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35137734.post-44696589008637200662007-11-17T22:15:00.000+02:002007-11-17T22:15:00.000+02:00is this fiction? are you making this stuff up? w...is this fiction? are you making this stuff up? <BR/><BR/>what a strange, strange story. super enjoyable though :)<BR/><BR/>sorry to hear you got sick in the end. a cold in the stomach is the egyptian way of saying stomach virus. <BR/><BR/>i really enjoyed this. thanks a lot :)fully_polynomialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626627354385237871noreply@blogger.com