Egyptian women drivers

I can't even imagine the bullshit these women have to go through every day.

Tuk-tuk driver.
Taxi driver.
Minibus driver.
Truck driver.

Working at the Waffle House

The co-founder of Waffle House recently passed away. A few thoughts:

• This is a Southern institution. There is one along the way between the Naples, Florida, airport (RSW) and my in-laws' condo on Marco Island. My wife's family ate there when she was a kid as a treat during their road trips. I can't wait to introduce it to our boy!
• Who is this Barry Tanaka?! He must have an interesting story to tell.
• This host "working" at Waffle House reminds me of my tenure at Arby's (an American fast food chain). More often than not, Latinos and African-Americans are working hard, away from the cash register, doing the grunt work of cooking and cleaning. In the meantime, whites (and sometimes Asians) are up front, not working as hard, manning the cash registers.

Unionizing Nissan plant in Mississippi

Bernie was in Mississippi last weekend to help unionize the mostly African-American workers at the Nissan truck plant. The plant builds the following:

Nissan Altima
Nissan TITAN
Nissan TITAN XD
Nissan NV Cargo
Nissan NV Passenger
Nissan Frontier King Cab 
Nissan Frontier Crew Cab 
Nissan Murano

European Jewish population, 1933 versus 2017

Moto taxi racing in Peruvian cocaine valley

The title says it all. Beautifully shot, wonderful story. Enjoy!

Eating the Globe: North Korea

This is a dish from northern Korea that was served at a "South Korean" restaurant. Wikipedia summed up naengmyeon perfectly:

"Naengmyeon is served in a large stainless-steel bowl with a tangy iced broth, julienned cucumbers, slices of Korean pear, thin, wide strips of lightly pickled radish, and either a boiled egg or slices of cold boiled beef or both. Spicy mustard sauce (or mustard oil) and vinegar are often added before consumption. Traditionally, the long noodles would be eaten without cutting, as they symbolized longevity of life and good health, but servers at restaurants usually ask if the noodles should be cut prior to eating, and use scissors to cut the noodles."

Countries tried so far:
Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa
Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Yemen
Europe: Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden
North America: Belize, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad & Tobago, USA
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Oceania: Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga

States without a river for any part of their border

H/t Peter.

Appraisal of old Rolex

I don't know anything about watches. Is this a coveted watch?

Trump...endearing?

My opinion of Trump is obvious. It's very, very hard to like the guy. But this spoof video, shot a year before his election victory, shows a human side of Trump.

Glass zebra fish

Watch from 1:43 to 5:08.