One on of our trips to Yemen we carried with us a variety of camping supplies including a hand-crank lantern, a hand pump desalinator, and a pair of toy goggles.
After collecting our bags, Yemeni customs insisted that we open them. They pointed to the lantern and asked what's this? My husband Tweet's response, This is because there is no electricity in Yemen. The customs official looked slighly irritated and then pointed to the desalinator which looked pretty scary since it was a surplus Army stuff. Tweet responded, This is because you have no water in Yemen. Again the official looked irritated and pointed at the goggles. My husband started to say, This is because . . . The customs official threw up his arms and said Go, Go, Go!
Today we passed a store that sells beautiful swords, daggers and small pistols. Tweet reminded me of our trip and said, So this is because there is no government in Yemen, this is because there is no security in Yemen and this is because . . . Go, Go, Go! :)
In all seriousness, we hope those days of humor and understanding return to Yemen and Yemenis again soon.
After collecting our bags, Yemeni customs insisted that we open them. They pointed to the lantern and asked what's this? My husband Tweet's response, This is because there is no electricity in Yemen. The customs official looked slighly irritated and then pointed to the desalinator which looked pretty scary since it was a surplus Army stuff. Tweet responded, This is because you have no water in Yemen. Again the official looked irritated and pointed at the goggles. My husband started to say, This is because . . . The customs official threw up his arms and said Go, Go, Go!
Today we passed a store that sells beautiful swords, daggers and small pistols. Tweet reminded me of our trip and said, So this is because there is no government in Yemen, this is because there is no security in Yemen and this is because . . . Go, Go, Go! :)
In all seriousness, we hope those days of humor and understanding return to Yemen and Yemenis again soon.
