Did you grow in Amman in 80's and 90's|

then you can relate to the following:

>>- You watched Al Manahel everytime it's on, and you know what does
>>"Aqwa men
>>al Shadda, Ahda2 men Al Sukoon" means!
>>
>>- You can recite the theme songs of Jongar, Grendizer, Al Rajol El
>>Hadidi,
>>Lady Lady, Sally, Adnan Wa Lina, Al Haddaf
>>
>>- You watched: Captain Majed, Sandy Bell (even if you're a boy),
>>Judy
>>Abbott, Bell wa Sebastian, Al 7oot El Abyad, Lady Oscar (bass
>>balash lady,
>>abu el shabaab), Labeeba (who we never tend to know she got hair
>>for hands
>>or hands for hair), Sonbol, Tamtamm, Jazeerat El Kanz, Maymouna, Al
>>Ra7alou
>>El Sa3'eer, Flona, Sindibad, Tom Sawyer
>>
>>- You watched Eftah Ya Semsem, and later on in your life found out
>>it's the
>>Arabic version of Sesame Street.
>>
>>- You know the two flavours of 'Shokalatet Moody'. Yellow and Pink
>>
>>- You bough from Dukkaneh:
>>Dam3a, Zaki, Double Wheel, Tootoo (Tweety), Raas El 3abed, SB
>>3elket
>>Ma5addat, Roco, Tiger Chocolate, Shebs Ringo, Askimo, Shukala
>>3ammar, 3elket
>>Mentaad, Halawani Shebs, Baskoat Marie, Katakeet, Mr Shebs (not
>>CHIPS, SHEBS
>>- haha), Petra Ice Cream (the 'expensive' one with double layers),
>>the red
>>ULKER chocolate with the cubes.
>>
>>- You know the tune the Cotton candy man does (Sha3r El Banat)
>>
>>- You played Ghommayeh, 6ummayeh or whatever you call it and when
>>you touch
>>the 'place' you say "Kummesteir" and 'til now you don't know what
>>the hell
>>it means!
>>
>>- You know "Al 7ezam El Azraq" and you own at least one VHS or
>>Betamax (â)
>>by them. WWF wrestling matches
>>
>>- You had a crush on 3aroob Sobo7 (if you're a boy) with her show
>>"Waqt El
>>Mara7" and if you're a girl, you had a crush on the
>>always-wearing-a-cap
>>goalkeeper in Captain Haddaf.
>>
>>- You sang "Happy Nation" and "All That She Wants" and thought
>>you're
>>dead-on cool!
>>
>>- You drew Fido Dido at a certain phase of your life
>>
>>- You had a pair of big white sneakers, and most of you had Reebok
>>Pump.
>>
>>- Atta-Ali and Jabri were the best restaurants in town.
>>
>>- You ate "7alaqaat El Basal" (onion rings) in Funny Bunny
>>
>>- You had a SAKHR AX170 Keyboard and you played on it night and
>>day.
>>"Masafa" was written next to "Space".
>>
>>- You had an Atari, and somewhere in your house you still have that
>>Joystick
>>somewhere in the house.
>>
>>- You know Abu Yousef, and you can at least sing one of the three
>>songs of
>>his
>>
>>- In the back of your mind there's a song called "Tgool Ahwak" by
>>an ancient
>>Jordanian band called Mirage
>>
>>- You know that Atta Ali has 46 Ice Cream flavours! Beat that
>>Baskin Robins!
>>
>>- You attended weddings in Jabri, at Knafeh from Jabri, ate actual
>>food from
>>Jabri and ate the Nestle-Lion-Imitation Tiger Chocolate (by Jabri
>>bardo!)
>>
>>- You know the tune of "Fares El 7alqa" from Yes3ed Saba7ak, every
>>Friday
>>morning on Jordan TV.
>>
>>- You thought that "Ya Ayoha El Maleko El Ajal" by that Sofia woman
>>was the
>>new Anthem for Jordan, haha
>>
>>- You remember the bookshops in Amman celebrating "Al 3awda Ela El
>>Madares"
>>with you buying stationery.
>>
>>- Your family had a workshop in the house, laminating your books'
>>covers
>>with what is called "Tajleed Contact"
>>
>>- You took ages to pick the 'suitable' name labels for your books
>>
>>- After laminating the books, you go to school with some having
>>bubbles in
>>them. And you know what you did in class with these
>>
>>- You never called the Jordanian sole channel Jordan TV, it was
>>always
>>"Amman"; and you watched American movies on "3amman El Tanyeh"
>>
>>- "Yahya El Thakaa2!"
>>
>>- You know three bees: Zeina, Nahool and Sewar el Asal.
>>
>>- "Ayaseeeedi, Romo Yalla Hat"
>>
>>- "Bestek Bestek Bestek NAW, Shukalata Jersey makla el GAW"
>>
>>- You Had nightmares about Abu Shakoosh
>>
>>- You wore "Boat Amigo Bedwi w Betfi", and walked proudly in the
>>Jordanian
>>streets
>>
>>- You know "Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go, Go Go Go Go", Ferkat Sala7ef El
>>Neenja
>>fee Mat3am Garfields.
>>
>>- You actually saw a Monkey in "7adiqat al Tuyoor"
>>
>>- You know the song "The Final Countdown" as the theme for Dehanaat
>>National
>>(National Paints)
>>
>>- You actually called Abu El Dahab center "El Dobb" cause there's a
>>big
>>Panda there
>>
>>- You consumed Zeit and Za3tar sandwiches in school that could feed
>>50
>>families for 10 years
>>
>>- Your local Disney Land was Mujamma3 Bank El Iskan
>>
>>- Your other Disney Land was Luna Park
>>
>>- You cut your classes in school to go buy Falafel sandwiches from
>>the
>>restaurant next to the school.
>>
>>- You had (and may still have) "Kharabeesh 13, 14, 15 and 16"
>>cassettes.
>>
>>- Your third Disney Land was Da3saan Lel Tarfeeh
>>
>>- Shebs Disco, colored fingers. And Shebs Bitza, rings for your
>>fingers
>>
>>- You watched the Quran in the morning, just waiting for it to
>>finish so
>>you'd watch morning cartoons.
>>
>>- You watched "Sameed" before school, and wondered how tyres
>>actually taste
>>like!

P.S I got this by email and made my laugh so hard... thought it's worth sharing. I had no time to check other blogs so I don't know if anybody did before me!