One of the more shocking things about Amman is how much food everyone wastes. I’ve got that very 70s thing of never throwing food away, but people here order tons of stuff, then eat only about 1/2 to 2/3s, and toss away the rest. And not just in the fancy hoods.
I still get deeply embarrassed at the mistakes I’ve made on past predictions. So much so that I’ve basically stopped predicting stuff (beyond for laughs) since it’s a fools game.
I guess some people can just tweet through it, for like 50 years.
Every town has that one western wealthy hood filled with NGOs, local elite, and the non profit complex. You have to work hard to stay in it.
Riffing on this a tad more. The gulf between how the wealthy/local-elites/ex-pats live in a 2nd & 3rd world city, versus how 98% of citizens live is huge.
If you stick to those upscale hoods you will come away with a “it’s all the same”. As I wrote a yr ago about Bucharest
1st impressions Amman 1) food outstanding (especially contrast to Bishkek) 2) walking is tough. Combo of geography, rarity of sidewalks, & crazy drivers 3) cold 4) calm city, despite 4.5 mm people 5) everyone exceedingly polite. Like they really want me to like Amman
For the Amman knowledgeable. Todays planned walk. South, to Royal Tank Museum & then Alwhedt market
Not a big fan of graffiti, but devil goat kitty is good