CAIRO – 15 June 2017: Prank show “Al Sadma,” “The shock,” observed how Egyptians reacted to a vendor who was trying to sell them products saying “Made in Israel” in Attaba, a popular working-class shopping district in Cairo.
“These products are from Israel… Their quality is better than the others,” said the vendor, hawking his wares. Customers were shocked to hear his sales pitch. Some refused to buy from him and asked how could he bring these products; others just left him and walked away.
“Palestine isn’t Israel,” a man told to the vendor when the latter said there was no difference between products from Palestine or from Israel.
“You are free to bring your products from Israel, and people are free to buy them or not,” a passing woman said.
One woman, disregarding the others who turned away upon learning the origin of the products, did not seem to mind. “It’s okay,” she said. “I shall buy from him.”
“Al-Sadma” is aired on MBC Masr TV channel. It is a prank show that presents practical jokes and observes how people react to them. Most of the situations are shocking because of they present situations generally perceived negatively, and prompt people to take matters into their own hands and be more positive.
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