Trying to write out Arabic words phonetically (transliteration) can be really tricky and confusing.  Arabic has an entirely different al...

I always get a kick out of misspellings here in Saudi Arabia on signs, menus, or products and have featured posts about that many times ...

Well, they managed to spell the word "section" correctly 2 out of 3 times on this sign inside a big department store in Jeddah...

The top menu is chock full of misspellings - Scalope for Scallop;  Lobaster for Lobster;  Kocktail for Cocktail;  Avocato for Avocado;  ...

This shop in Jeddah sells hookahs and everything that goes with them, including "Tabacoo."

This photo was taken of a restaurant menu in Jeddah.  I'll have the Striplion Steak, please!