This week’s hijacking of an EgyptAir flight by a man wearing a fake belt of explosives could have been a tragedy, but the worst, thankfully, was averted.
That means, especially in Egypt, it’s time to joke about it. The Egyptian tradition of “nokat,” or jokes, in the face of “mossiba,” or catastrophe, is a treasured part of the national character.
That’s why Egyptians — and many others — have been sharing a darkly hilarious post from one of the passengers on the EgyptAir flight recounting the reactions of his fellow passengers when they thought the worst was coming.
The ‘farkha baladi’
The best story, if we could choose, is the one the man who valiantly defended the frozen Egyptian chicken he had smuggled onboard. Read more…
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