10 Things Found In Every Sudanese Home

1- PifPaf (بفباف)– Usually found on top of every Sudanese fridge. Often covered in dust and surrounded by so many insect corpses you’d think the insects committed suicide.
2- 3ilbat Mackintosh (علبة ماكنتوش)– If you can see this in plain view, it probably means there is another one safely tucked away in the Sudanese mother’s closet, under her teyab, and out of reach of little Mo3taz abo asnan mosawisa.
3- A Grandmother(حبوبة)– complete with removable dentures in that glass you were just drinking water out of. Never seen away from her bed except while escorted to another bed.
4- Shayalat 5abeez (شيالة خبيز)– This shayala is typically golden with crystals, and contains assorted baked goods, mostly expired, and leftover from eid two years ago. The mother will eventually boast about making (even though she bought them from 3awadiyya sit al shay)
5- A parent that was ‘awal al duf3a’ (أول الدفعة) — self explanatory and non-negotiable.
6- A random resident cousin (ود ناس فلانة)– in town indefinitely either for eye surgery, university related issues, or looking for a job that he never applied for.
7- Ugly living room furniture with wooden handles (عفش الصالون السمح)– bought originially from S3oodiya and got shipped everywhere you ever went to.
8- Someone lying down (زول راقد)– sa7uho gabl al azan 3alikom allah
9- Metal Garden Chairs with Masanid (كراسي الجنينة)– The masanid, hidden indoors, come out, like clockwork after maghrib prayers along with seniyat al shay
10- Galam Bic (قلم بيك)– used to write a draft of this blog post

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