We got plates!!!

I know it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but for an international student in the US, it is, especially in NC. We (my friend and I, we chipped in to get a car)? just arrived here 2 months ago, still no state ID, we got the car about two weeks ago thinking we can register it easily.

Well it was much harder than we expected. We went to several DMVs to register it, all of them turned us down cause we still didn’t get a state ID. Anyways we heard about the registration office, not a DMV, like 4 miles from where we live. So we said well give it a try, especially that we were going to a place 2 hours away that we were sure we would get our car registered on the same day. We arrive there, give them the paperwork, and pray to god that they will not ask for a state ID. The women asked if she could get our IDs, my friend handed over our international drivers license, and explained that we were international students so we still cant get a state license or ID yet. She seemed to buy it, until she made a big fuss on our names. Both our names were written like this: First name, Fathers name, Grandfathers Initial (first letter bas) and Last name. She said what was the letter for (grandfathers first name), we explained. She went and asked her manager, and came back to demand the money needed to register the car. I cant believe it. After two police arrests, we can finally drive this car LEGALLY!!!!

The only downside is that we are going to Orlando tomorrow, well? that’s not a downside actually, but we cant use the car for a week :)

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Here’s our car :)

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    1. Gravatar Icon 1 Fahad Al Tukhaim Mar 3rd, 2006 at 6:02 pm

      welcome to America my friend!!! Now you can really appreciate the backwardness called the Gulf! :p

      Twizler

    2. Gravatar Icon 2 Yazeed Mar 3rd, 2006 at 6:16 pm

      Belive me man I do. I dont see any reason why we are considered third world countries. If we are 3rd world, america (atleast most of it) should be considered 4th world!

    3. Gravatar Icon 3 Atsooo Mar 3rd, 2006 at 11:59 pm

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    4. Gravatar Icon 4 Yazeed Mar 4th, 2006 at 1:11 am

      allah yibarik feek
      oo tara il 6ayara ma ti7taj lo7at :) inshallah n6la3 wa7da 3an greeb, bas mo 3arfeen shino na5th? airbus or boeing?

    5. Gravatar Icon 5 Marzouq Mar 4th, 2006 at 12:43 pm

      Mabrook bes derbaalik! Cops ib amreeka dont kid around! If they want they can do a lot to you!
      Fa make sure to get your paper work together and the inurance! el salfa sij ma tiswa!!

    6. Gravatar Icon 6 Yazeed Mar 4th, 2006 at 1:06 pm

      la t5af man its all good, we got insurance on the first day we had the car.

    7. Gravatar Icon 7 Fahad Al Tukhaim Mar 4th, 2006 at 5:39 pm

      Mabrook Mabrook, I kinda forgot to say that from the start…shame on me…maybe I’ll let you hit me with your sheesha hose if I see you at AL Boom cafe :p! Anyways, Have getting pulled over for the stupidest reasons. I remember those lines: “Sir, looks like you’ve been doing a little swirving back there!” OR “Howdy, your from outta town? May I see some ID?” OR my favorite “Kinda late to be out on the streets, got something to do?” WENTA FUCKIN SHAKO?! LOL, you’ll get some similar garbage from them…just go along man. And remember, you fit “the profile”!!! ;)

      King TweeZ

    8. Gravatar Icon 8 Yazeed Mar 4th, 2006 at 7:17 pm

      did i hit u with my hose before? :)
      the question the always asked me, if though i got pulled over in the daytime and night, is sir “how many drinks did u have” :)
      i am muslim, i dont drink, i answer
      he like, well ok, how come u have no plates?
      (then i make up some story)

      i know i fit the profile, the second time i got caught, the cop was like, “i hope u guys are not here making bombs, hahahaha ”
      yeah like that was funny
      but thats a different story, for another time :P

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