In the 1930s in Egypt, Charlie Chaplin was very
popular with cinemagoers. My dad’s parents told him that when they went to see
a Charlie Chaplin film at the cinema the excitement was great and while waiting
for the film to start the gleeful audience would all shout repeatedly, ‘We
want Charlie! We want Charlie!’ Of course, they were saying it in Arabic and
in Arabic ‘we want’ is pronounced something like ‘ow-zine’.
So it would have sounded thus: ‘Owzine Charlie! Owzine Charlie!’
I often forget about your exotic mixture. What an interesting pal you are. Thanks for the little story, this blargh is just brimming with charm.
ReplyDeleteThe blargh is not a solo effort. The contributions by 'd' also help to make it what it is.
DeleteOh, PS, the drawing of Charlie is splendid. Chagall would approve.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the kind words! :D
ReplyDeleteI like Chagall.