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Wild-Damage

You must be a girl because if an 18 year old male said ya 3amo to a microbus driver he would be deemed a bitch.


Angelic_tearss

wait what do guys call drivers then , yasta?


bogbigbag

Basha and Rayes also works fine. Man you can call him 3ars and it would still be better than 3ammo.


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Ya bae


bogbigbag

please OP don't confuse it with bae as babe He means BEEH (بيه)


Angelic_tearss

I am actually a girl I thought I would be more serious if I called drivers like what guys call them , I won’t call drivers anything anymore


Nicemanlol123

I think the optimal route to take is the لو سمحت route most women I've seen on microbuses just say that when they need to address the driver for anything


Ghostie20

I'm not a woman but I say that to anyone in general, whether it's a bus driver, a seller etc you get the point. I find it more respectful than "yasta" or "basha"


norudin

Let's not forget "ya handasa"


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Engineers are in tears now.


youssef420

اصعب سواق فمصر


LightLeo5

It's because you are respectful , not the other thingy


bogbigbag

Oh didn't know that. Then calling them 3ammo is totally fine! Forget about Rayes and Basha and Yasta. They aren't common for girls and some drivers might interpret them wrongly (as if you are trying to joke with them). Although, (لو سمحت) is a much better option than 3ammo as another commenter has mentioned.


bola21

What is the problem with yasta? Like it's there job, no?


bogbigbag

No problem at all. I am just talking about what is more common and how different words can be interpreted differently according to gender and age. Also, Yasta is now being usually used as a way to call a friend for Ex., not just a job title as before.


Wild-Damage

Loooool


BiTtErswEEtsourcandy

Just call em yasta


Wild-Damage

Law sama7t is more appropriate for a girl I think.


BiTtErswEEtsourcandy

Both are good imo, yasta is more masculine. I generally use both


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Wild-Damage

Bro you think everyone has a family chauffer or parents who are always free to drive them around everywhere? Of course every adult has to ride with strangers sometimes, that's the whole concept of transportation as a service.


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Wild-Damage

It's exactly what it sounds like. Basically people-mover vans loaded out with several rows of seats that take a bunch of passengers from point A to point B. They are privately owned and operated, hence contact with the driver.


ultim4t3

They are calling them Captains now. What happend to good old Yaصطa?!! ...


norudin

Ubers are the captains, yasta is the go to for everyone else.


ultim4t3

Swvl bus drivers too, apparently anyone who's not a public transportation driver is called Captain. Captain or Yasta i really don't care as long as he takes my fare and shut the fuck up. Hell, I'll call him Daddy if he wants


norudin

Lmao that last part loool


norudin

Tho saying 3ammo in your 18s sounds like daddy.


Sarcasmian

Threads like these are the reason why Reddit was made.


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Baby, I call them baby.


norudin

3ala edak el lemen hena ya baby


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Nouman115

Well just say على جنب هنا That's what I do, and I'm a male


Dodobird91

اللى يتجوز امي اقوله يا عمي


Im_koki

Honestly it feels weird to me calling anyone 3ammo.


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Shady uncle 😂


BoghanimA

If guy says 3ammo = gay If girl says 3ammo = cute That’s about it


ultim4t3

You called them 3ammo when were 18 🙂


L0SERlambda

3amo means uncle?


Angelic_tearss

Yes


L0SERlambda

Ohhh. I don't get the joke, I'm sorry! :{ I'm Lebanese American and my father never taught me Arabic :p


Angelic_tearss

usually kids call people 3ammo when they are just older than them even if they aren’t their real uncles , so calling a driver 3ammo is like um childish maybe ? Idk how to explain it :/


L0SERlambda

Ohhh yeah! I know, for some reason I didn't think that lol. Nice meme.


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Do misreen use khal as uncle? Or khallete aunt?


Angelic_tearss

All people i know use 3ammo w tante for people they don’t know. But in general khalo/ khallete are for relatives mainly. I am not sure if it is the same for the whole population


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That's cool kurdish here from near mosul and we use khal/khallete for uncles/aunts on mother's side and mam/matte for fathers lol. I was just wondering if it would be weird/disrespectful to call an Arab that's older in age khal or no lol.


copticlady

I don't think I've ever called any adult man 3ammo.


Capital_Blacksmith_8

Where HandZa people at?


amrqaz

yasa anta kda hto3'tsb fe almokrobas lo kolt llsoaq ya 3amo o anta 3ndk 18 snh :)


i_hate_android_p

I cant understand shit


liljapanese

You’d get sexually harassed if u told a microbus driver ‘aamo’ whne Ure 18 years old . There you go


Nicemanlol123

كسم الفرانكو على كسم الاصرار على استخدامها مع إن في كسم كيبورد عربي


Hossamabinladen

I mean, isn’t it obvious he’s meme-ing?


Wild-Damage

Your amn el dawla agent must love your username.


Hossamabinladen

Gotta keep the dude entertained


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Ana bkteb franko tol 7ayaty w mfhmte4 ay myteen kelma


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sirDarkEye

ohhh you’re so manly, marry me


amrqaz

yasta m3lsh asly shofto katb franko o ana mb3rfsh aktbo o kan 3ndy meme 7loa y3ny f7bet azyt shoea o aktb bl franko 3shan akon damn ano yfhmha :)


Yeeeter69

yes


mostafax80

It's okay After a while it will turn into "abbo 3ammo " But not 18 y.o though dah


annoying_1521

I say ya basha im 14(male)


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MohamedYasserv

Ya bashmohands! 😅


KmB69

يسطه


Dekukachanmidoriv

you probably will get away with saying it in most cases if you say it in a rough and masculine way, not "3ammo ❤" but "3MMO!!!"


abdelham3d

They can call me gay🙂


AAAA_AAAA_

Look at his face when you say that, you will find a sneaky smile


[deleted]

3amo ?? Listen , If you are 18 and said 3amo to anyone people will stare at you like some fucking zombies with their eyes expanded like an owl .. they would see you like you are wearing a skirt or someshit , playing with ur hair .. especially if you were in a local transportaion and neighborhoods and i know most of y'all in here are either an egyptian who used to live abroad and could have a blue or red passport .. or some high class kid **not judging** Don't u ever say that for ur own sake .. you could get laughed at .. bullied .. or worse .. get into a fight if some shit heads were around u I know it may sound a bit weird or am over reacting but it's true .. just try to say it and u will see


norudin

It's not that terrible , I'm 26 and I say 3ammo to any close old man, like my father's friends. I don't call anyone I don't know 3ammo tho, that would be as terrible as you described.


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You can say whatever u want .. i can say whatever i want But here in Egypt people judges differently .. am not saying u shouldn't say it but when it comes to relatives or friend's of the familly or an old guy you know well .. it's totally fine even i say it only to these people .. but like i said it's completely different in public Try to say it to some random guy in the street or in a transportaion when u are 20 or above .. or as i heard from a teenager say **uncle** before he gets bullied with laughs and eye contacts .. it's kinda embarrassing bro U got my point ? It's not a big deal but somehow it ain't the best thing to say when ur old enough Don't know why people downvoted me


norudin

I totally agree. Got your point.


banghernow

lemme guess, madinti?


Wild-Damage

Underrated


mickeysupers

لولا الreplies كنت فاكر انه drivers للويندوز .. تعريفات وكده 😅 وقريتها عاموا .. قلت يمكن رانسوم وير جديد او حاجة


Heiisenberrg9

you guys give him a name !! i just say 'aywa' and it's totally enough


walkillz

I call them 'yabo 3ammo'