This shouldn't prove too difficult but will be highly rewarding, and not simply for the chance to sip coffee, or sweet black tea, possibly flavoured with a few sprigs of mint. For all its ancient history, peerless monuments, stunning scenery and natural treasures, Jordan's greatest attributes are its people.
Yet many of the visitors that pass through the country see little if any of their common cordiality. They move from site to site in air-conditioned tourist buses with little or no opportunity for contact with the locals, but it is easy to meet people in Jordan with a little effort. Use a hire car to get around and stop at wayside shops or coffee vendors, wander around the towns that surround the famous antiquities, get out into the countryside and walk through the villages. Strike up conversations. Many people speak English and even those that don't may well take you home to sip tea.
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Yet many of the visitors that pass through the country see little if any of their common cordiality. They move from site to site in air-conditioned tourist buses with little or no opportunity for contact with the locals, but it is easy to meet people in Jordan with a little effort. Use a hire car to get around and stop at wayside shops or coffee vendors, wander around the towns that surround the famous antiquities, get out into the countryside and walk through the villages. Strike up conversations. Many people speak English and even those that don't may well take you home to sip tea.
"The local people they like tourists. They ask them to have a cup of tea or a cup of coffee. Very easy. Just say, 'Salaam alaikum'. The local people will say, 'Wa alaikum Salam'. They will start talking and the tea will come"
Mahmoud Hawawreh, guide on the Al Ayoun Trail
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