Comments on: Life Lessons We Learned from Jordan’s Bedouins

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Wed, 29 May 2013 09:26:27 +0000

@Mamdouh: Thank you! I’ve made the addition/correction to the name of the Jordanian bread.

As for camels and compliments to women, we are still laughing…though we understand it may not be very common.

Thanks so much for your comment.

By: Mamdouh Alenazy

Mamdouh Alenazy — Wed, 29 May 2013 07:20:32 +0000

Great report.
The open fire bread is called arboud (not abud as mentioned). The use of the word ‘camel’ as a compliment for a woman is humorous; it is not widely used.

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:43:08 +0000

@Al-anoud: Glad you enjoyed it and found it enlightening. We were surprised by the compliment, too. That’s our aim. Thanks for the invitation!

By: Al-anoud

Al-anoud — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:47:26 +0000

This is such a great post ! I am a Jordanian Bedouin from the northern region of Mafraq,some of what you mentioned is even surprising to me.(e.g The ultimate Bedouin compliment for a woman ! )I am glad you enjoyed your stay in my country,and if you ever come visit again you’re more than welcome for yet another kind of Bedouin hospitality !

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:12:26 +0000

@Jon: Shukran!

By: Jon Killpack

Jon Killpack — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:38:21 +0000

Great photos guys!

By: vin

vin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:29:10 +0000

I hope I can go there soon

By: vin

vin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:28:32 +0000

very nice place

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:15:40 +0000

@Sabrina: I think it’s the whiskers that push the camel past the point of “cute.”

@Jesse: We’ve seen those tea mugs. Like #9, Bedouins are traditional, but they are also rather practical.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 06 May 2011 01:16:58 +0000

I love this list. The Bedouin life lesson we learned in Jordan? Two teenage Bedouin boys showed us how to make tea mugs (for all that Bedouin whiskey) out of two liter soda bottles. All you need is a knife, a lighter, and no fear of PCBs 🙂