Like a native!

We went to an outdoor cafe tonight, braving the slightly breezy weather. Midway through our time there an Egyptian guy our age came over and started talking to us. Mark was a friendly guy and spoke very good English (had just returned from 3 years in DC). He said he was impressed that I had ordered in Arabic and wanted to find out our background. Now I hadn't said more than 6 or 7 words in Arabic, but apparently it was enough to impress him. I don't think the compliment was really warranted, but still nice :)

We have an Arabic lesson tomorrow. That is the true measure...