{"id":405,"date":"2010-12-29T17:52:16","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T17:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws:81\/wordpress\/?p=405"},"modified":"2011-01-05T19:10:33","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T19:10:33","slug":"conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/?p=405","title":{"rendered":"Conversations whilst driving in Tunisia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tunisia &#8211; on the road. <\/strong>To all our friends who asked us &#8220;what will you find to talk about?&#8221; Here are some snippets:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There&#8217;s a perfectly good pavement \/ pedestrian crossing \/ lane marking. Why isn&#8217;t (s)he using it?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">What lane do you think that car wants to drive in?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Do you think the quality of their conversation is improved because they&#8217;re standing in the middle of the road?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Err, there&#8217;s a car coming straight at us in our lane. He&#8217;s overtaking that donkey cart. Slow down or we&#8217;ll crash!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Do you think that car passed it&#8217;s MOT?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ooh, look. That car&#8217;s wheel hub has fallen off in the middle of the road!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">How come he kept going? It&#8217;s a red light isn&#8217;t it?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Do you think parking on roundabouts is actually legal here?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 27px;\">A: There&#8217;s only two lanes marked but I can see five lanes of traffic. I think the cars on this side have made a hostile takeover bid for the other side of the road. What lane do you think we should be in? <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 27px;\">V: Middle<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"line-height: 27px;\">Look! There&#8217;s a driving school car. I didn&#8217;t think they had any!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I suspect we&#8217;ll be having similar conversations in other countries&#8230;..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_520\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7317.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-520    \" title=\"IMG_7317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7317-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7317.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;The bed shop reassured me it would all fit in&quot; (Tunis)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_516\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7118.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-516  \" title=\"IMG_7118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7118-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7118-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7118.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just pile it on top if there&#39;s no room inside (Chenini to Kairouan)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_519\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7155.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-519\" title=\"IMG_7155\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7155-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7155-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7155.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-519\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nose to tail parking in Tunis<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_511\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7334.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-511\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-511\" title=\"IMG_7334\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7334-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7334-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7334.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parallel parking in Tunis<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_513\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7110.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-513\" title=\"IMG_7110\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7110-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7110-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7110.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;It&#39;s easier to carry our shopping if we walk in the middle of the road&quot; (Chenini to Kairouan)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_515\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-515\" title=\"IMG_7112\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7112-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7112-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7112.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walking along the highway in the wrong direction (Chenini to Kairouan)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_514\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-514\" title=\"IMG_7111\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7111-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7111-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7111.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Too cool for the pavement (Chenini to Kairouan)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_517\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7124.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-517\" title=\"IMG_7124\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7124-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7124-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7124.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crazy over-taking on corners in front of us....<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_518\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-518  \" title=\"IMG_7125\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7125-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7125-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_7125.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">... whilst there&#39;s more over-taking behind us too (Chenini to Kairouan)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_512\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_6483.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-512\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-512  \" title=\"IMG_6483\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_6483-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_6483-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/IMG_6483.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch out for camels crossing (Chebika)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_468\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_6943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-468  \" title=\"IMG_6943\" src=\"http:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_6943-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_6943-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/IMG_6943.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Do you think there&#39;s any diesel left?&quot; (Ksar Ghilane)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tunisia &#8211; on the road. To all our friends who asked us &#8220;what will you find to talk about?&#8221; Here are some snippets:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tunisia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions\/409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.movinghouse.ws\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}