Lawrence of Arabia Syndrome

[homais]

Someone here in Cairo taught me a really useful term: "Lawrence of Arabia Syndrome". Usually, it refers to Westerners who think that they can swoop in with romantic ideas and solve the Arabs' problems for them, but around here I've heard people using the term differently. It describes those guys - and they're usually guys - who come to an Arab

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[thepuddingcook]

Hey Jarg, it's Johanna. I deleted my other lj. Friend me please! :-)

[john1082]

Earth to Jon, earth to Jon, come in Jon, OVER

[spiffieus]

Yo Jargaman! Are you dead? Please stop being dead.