Why Not?!
October 16th 2007 "Why not?" It's a phrase that's swept the nation of Egypt, well, at least the little town of Dahab. Everywhere you go, conversations go as follows:
"Come look in my shop."
"No, thanks."
"Why not?!"
"You want to eat something in my restaurant?"
"No, not right now, thanks."
"Why not?!"
It is also used in a different way to mean to equivalent of the polite British phrase, "Oh, go on then
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