it's hot during the day

In Arabic class today we studied the words "masmua" and "mamnua" and "lazim"--allowed and forbidden and necessary. We discussed various environments, and what was allowed and forbidden in each. Class was boring--eating is forbidden in the classroom, and studying is allowed in the library. Some interesting cultural points, however, came up.

Such as:
-In Egypt, you need to pay entrance fee to a park--though it's usually just a few pounds.

-In the US, you are allowed to eat and drink in the cinema, though talking is forbidden. In Egypt, everything is allowed. Even chatting on the cell. Also, there's usually a five minute intermission during movies--I associate movie intermissions with Gone With the Wind and The King and I--among the few American movies pretentious enough to make an intermission in the recording.