Sunday, February 26, 2012

You can't say that!

My tent is breathing! It was a beautiful day yesterday...heat wave weather, high of 43 degrees. If the wind would've settled down, it would've been perfect! I could see for miles and the air smelled fresh. Today is another day and we're forcasted for another snow/ sleet/ rain/ whatever, and of course the high winds that is really rattling the tent and giving it the breathing quality. Normally I would say about the weather, Bring It On! But, tomorrow I leave for my journey home- R&R time- finally! Ya Hoo! Maybe I won't get out for a day or 2...but I could think of worse places to be stuck at. I love it in this region. It's the bomb! Ooops... Can't use that word.
And don't say the obvious one: S-E-X, No, No, No! It might get somebody thinking about it. And how hilarious is this? Send very virile , healthy young men to a foreign land, then isolate them on a base with very few women (250-1), and tell them No! Ha! Ha! So funny. I laugh everytime I see someone sneaking around... Don't ask me their names I don't know.
 GUN is another word you never yell out...almost everyone has one, except the contractors and that leads to points of suspicion and raising of weapons and who might not be authorized, and pandamonium.. blah, blah...you get the idea.
 You can't go crazy here, even fiquratively speaking. For instance, if you might miss your flight (just saying) or have to work late and say that it's stressing me out or I am going to go psycho or any variation of that- they take that stuff seriously here. You could get a quick knock at your door by the local MP's with straight jackets & handcuffs and everyone else avoiding you saying," Nope, don't know 'em!"
 Hadji. Don't say that. It's a form of greatness and obedience and stature back home in Dearborn. A Muslim did something pretty special by making the trek to Mecca and it's a great honor. Here it's supposively used in a derogatory fashion. Something like calling me rich bitch...oh OK, you can call me that eventhough I'm not. I won't take offense.
 Beaners...the locals use that word for farts here. So, I heard it and said, "I'm a beaner" to which they replied,"you are gassy?" and I said,"no, I'm a Mexican" to which my buddy said that I run on when I talk and now the locals are totally confused and I'm laughing so hard I might toot!
Please don't never, ever say 8 Mile here. Everybody from every country knows about that and that it's  located in Michigan. First thing I'm asked is how far do I live from 8 Mile. Nothing about the Great Lakes, or Motor City or Henry Ford. It's all about 8 Mile. Thanks Eminem! (I live about 15 miles from there and NO, I've never seen Eminem, but if you keep bugging me I may say I know him personally and he wants to write a song about you bugging me!)
And never, ever, no way, under no circumstance say God. Unless you're praying- you can't say that! It means too many things to too many people here. I found from personal experience someone said the "GD" word. I was offended! Another used the big "G" in exasperation and I saw locals looking on in disgust. War are fought over the very principal, so shut you mouth...and don't say that either. It's considered very rude and demeaning. Use instead.."please refrain." But that sounds a little uppity PC to me. I would instead choose not to say anything at all. How about that!
We are all on a learning curve with plenty to experience from each other.  Silly days in many ways- That's why I love it here...other than the war thing. I'll save that for another day.

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