“ A haughty philosopher once said ‘ Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and the world laughs harder. ’ And his wife said ‘
وفي اللي جابوك ’ and then threw her drink in his face because he was insensitive. “
It takes a moment – but Saima does give a bit of a chuckle in response. It’d probably be funnier if they knew more of the Arabic but the throwing of the drink was enough to make them laugh. “Where’d you find that joke?”