The only Middle Eastern country I have any interest in visiting is Egypt, though that seems to be off limits for the time being.

Loved the show today (as usual). It's always interesting to find out more about other cultures.

Dammit I'm so white. I totally couldn't hear the difference between "Israel" and "Chemda" when Chemda said it the right and wrong ways. I think I'm supposed to say "Iz rye el" and a gutteral H for "Chemda."

This episode was incredible. Then Dean's ego woke up and realized how unfunny Dean is. Prediction. This Oscar nod will be the beginning of their epic fame and the end of a friendship.

Also, Negin's bewbs are so amazing that I almost forgot to hate Islam. Allahu Akbar, indeed.

I went to Cairo and Dahab on the The Sinai Peninsula in 2010.
Cairo was awesome and I mean that in both ways. It's crazy rich and crazy poor. We hired a car for maybe 300 Euro for the week that came with a tour guide, a translator and tickets to all the museums and ancient stuff.

While we were crossing the Nile bridge we passed a car full of people (and I mean FULL) being pulled by a horse....ON THE HIGHWAY. Rolls Royce next to 5 guys on a RICKETY ass motorcycle.

The rich were super rich, the poor, crazy poor, but all the people were friendly, they LOVE(D) Obama.

You could live in Dahab for 100.00 a week, the good life. Internet, scuba diving, food beach, beer. Everyone was super friendly. But as soon as you scratch the surface your see it.

I got invited to a house party, my friend asked if there would be girls there, the guy looked at us like we were insane. Of course there would NOT be girls there. Girls and boys don't mix like that.
A local we met at the beach said if the UN were to move out, it would be a blood bath in less than an hour.
In Cairo we had an armed guard with a Mac 10 under his jacket with us whenever we left the hotel. They swept our car for bombs before we were allowed to get in.

It was cool and I'm glad I did it, but it's checked off the list.