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May 16, 2006
First, The Amusing or How Carpets Bomb
The ludicrous generosity of my JV partner, who as some may recall, came over to the US for a small visit to see for herself how fat Americans are, etc., provoked an entertaining crisis on the part of some of my ignorant American cousins. She sent them a carpet. A very nice Perso-Turkish style one. Having noted theirs was not real. A bit largish as well.
Sadly this was partly my fault, I really should have warned them but surprises can be nice.
The rather bulky package with Arabic on it, however, rather put off the husband who rang his wife and told her that there was a suspicious package delivered. The woman in question reads French..... well it all worked out in the end.
Posted by The Lounsbury at May 16, 2006 03:29 AM
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HAHAHA!
wonderful!
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at May 16, 2006 05:22 AM
When I first came here, I saw those car mats that looked like Persian rugs, so I sent a set to my sister in the U.S. They were very cheap and had big black letters on the back saying "MADE IN POLAND". At her Post Office, they said they were expensive Persian rugs and made her pay some ridiculous amount in customs tax...
Posted by: Ann at May 16, 2006 07:36 AM
