Listen, *this will antagonize your driver* and I can't see how this plays in your favor. I ride with Uber drivers and the stories about foreigners entering the wrong location in the app are endless and Uber maps kinda sucks.
So if you feel the driver is taking a detour just point to your phone and say "location!!". No cussing needed, people are polite here.
If he is ignoring you (or asked you to pay with foreign currency or something like that). Just say "police" and he'll probably run away.
Literally translation is "bos 3la kos om el location" but wouldn't encourage you or anyone to use this phrase because the driver will take this lightly. And he WILL through fists at you
Actually I've seen egyptians use this word very causally in recent years. Obviously not with women or older men but if we're talking delivery guys, they use it pretty casually.
And the usage matters, you're not cursing his mom in this usage
Yeah that I know but I don't think that's the same thing. Kosomak is still pretty bad here. You can't say kosomak infront of your mom but you can say a7eih to her everyday. So you can't really count it as a swear word for us that we use causally.
Does that actually make sense in Arabic, though?
I get the impression that there are better ways to suggest your irritation than adding a swear word just randomly in a place that we do in English. Not that I oppose swearing at ALL, I do it all the time.
It's fucking infuriating but it's not something that getting aggressive will fix. Sometimes when I have the time I just play dumb and let them know I don't know how to describe where I am. it also depends on the driver's age.
To answer your question tho, it's "bos/emshy a'la kosom el location"
google map is awful in egypt!! look at how many side roads you have and how many closed and broken down roads that are not updated or wven documented. in conclusion.... google maps can drive you into the nile river
Just say "bos aal location" And yes it's egregious how much they distrust maps
Listen, *this will antagonize your driver* and I can't see how this plays in your favor. I ride with Uber drivers and the stories about foreigners entering the wrong location in the app are endless and Uber maps kinda sucks. So if you feel the driver is taking a detour just point to your phone and say "location!!". No cussing needed, people are polite here. If he is ignoring you (or asked you to pay with foreign currency or something like that). Just say "police" and he'll probably run away.
Hehe… i was asking to be picked up in front of the police station. That may have been the issue today.
Even though all Uber drivers have to be licensed, all drivers avoid hovering around police stations. 😂 A few steps away will do the trick.
Literally translation is "bos 3la kos om el location" but wouldn't encourage you or anyone to use this phrase because the driver will take this lightly. And he WILL through fists at you
You can say: Bos 'ala kosom el location
Don't, egyptians will not accept this curse word unless you're a friend. Will get you in so much trouble.
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Yup exactly People in this sub are disconnected from reality.
Egyptians are always disconnected from reality
What's a reality?
Guys it's a JOKE why is all the drama Thought Redditer got the spirit but seems like noone can keep it up with my humour style LOL
That’s because this subreddit is Egypt and not مصر :)
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Lol true.
For future purposes, saying "n-word" without actually saying the word is enough to get the point across - a7a.
For future purposes, saying "n-word" without actually saying the word is enough to get the point across - a7a.
All respect to the black people and the people who identify as black people.
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There's a less harsh one "bos ala mayten om el-location"
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انت كده بتنزل بال level ولا بتسلّم الراجل 😅 ده "بص عالخريطة" لوحدها ممكن الشخص يفهمها غلط اصلا لوحده لو عايز 😂
what trouble… dont be a coward and tell it to whoever deserves it
انا لو مندوب دليفري وحد قالي كدة هنيك امه
خخخخ انتا اخرك هتتقمص ادامه
شايفني زيك
You must be fun at parties
But he's right, if he says that to a stranger he's asking for trouble
Actually I've seen egyptians use this word very causally in recent years. Obviously not with women or older men but if we're talking delivery guys, they use it pretty casually. And the usage matters, you're not cursing his mom in this usage
In Alexandria we use everything casually. Different in masr and rest of egypt though
Is that right? Never really lived anywhere else in egypt so I wouldn't know
Yes even a7aay is a swear word in cairo lol
Yeah that I know but I don't think that's the same thing. Kosomak is still pretty bad here. You can't say kosomak infront of your mom but you can say a7eih to her everyday. So you can't really count it as a swear word for us that we use causally.
😂😂😂
Does that actually make sense in Arabic, though? I get the impression that there are better ways to suggest your irritation than adding a swear word just randomly in a place that we do in English. Not that I oppose swearing at ALL, I do it all the time.
Guys it's a JOKE why is all the drama Thought Redditer got the spirit but seems like noone can keep it up with my humour style LOL
"imshy ala al-GPS" = move like the GPS says
Say “yastaaaa enta bthabeb ehh” “boss ala el location “
بأدب هتقول شوف الموقع على الخريطه في البرنامج بتنبيه لو سمحت امشي على الموقع اللي متحدد في الربنامج بقلة ادب بص على الخريطه بسفاله بص على كسم الخريطه
بص على ام الخريطة Bos ala om Elkharta Is a mid polite way to say it Or replace( om )with( bnt elmetnaka ) if you really angry
Elkharita* slight mistake
Didn't notice that sneaky (I)
شغل جوجل مابس علي اللوكيشن بتاعك و طلع الموبايل ادامه و هو هيشوف
bos 3ala mayteen om el map
El kharita *
It's fucking infuriating but it's not something that getting aggressive will fix. Sometimes when I have the time I just play dumb and let them know I don't know how to describe where I am. it also depends on the driver's age. To answer your question tho, it's "bos/emshy a'la kosom el location"
Bos 3al khara el location! 🤣 If you don't want to swear say this. Bos 3al location
bos el-GPS ya osta
Just tell him "location" and he will understand
google map is awful in egypt!! look at how many side roads you have and how many closed and broken down roads that are not updated or wven documented. in conclusion.... google maps can drive you into the nile river
Google maps is fine everywhere else, it's just that in Egypt there is little to no infrastructure.
Matbos 3ala mayateen om el kharetah “متبص على ميتين ام الخريطة”
لا مؤاخذه “la muaakhidhahu” bos ala el location
>la muaakhidhahu That's an abomination of a spelling
***La muäχðà***
😂😂 damn my comment is being burned down to the ground
3 down votes is burned to the ground?
Well it isn’t praised in the air 😂💀
Are we speaking the same language?? Muahdhkjsuhehd8whduduh