Egyptian watercress and national pride

Uber driver:

-so you’ve lived abroad and you’ve lived in Egypt, surely you can name one thing in Egypt that’s better than abroad. Maybe the Egyptian sense of humor, maybe our kindness?

-….

-I’m sure you can think of something!

-The watercress, Egypt has the best watercress. European watercress is harvested early, Egyptian watercress is left to mature and tastes nice and sharp.

-Ok, madam, so you basically just want to make me depressed. The only good thing about life is now watercress.

A cucumber seller from the 1930’s in Cairo. I couldn’t find any compelling watercress photos.

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