Bacon, Egg and Cheese with Political Analysis on the Side

This NY Times article, “Hold the Egg Sandwich: Egyptian TV is Calling” is amazing. An Egyptian guy who owns a bodega is Queens appears on Egyptian TV offering political analysis from America. I love the low budget “set” in the back with some maps of the US taped up.

“Sometimes I’ll be busy with an order with my customer, then I will have to jump. It’s — ‘One. Two. You’re live.’” he said, imitating the booming voice of a newscaster. “It’s, ‘Mr. Gamasy, are we going to war in North Korea?’”

Next week, Mr. El-Gamasy said he will report from the United Nations General Assembly for several stations in Egypt. He sees his role as part translator of the American people to his homeland, and part good-will ambassador for a country where he feels more at home than where he was born. “With Mr. Trump as president, I feel compelled to explain America more to the Middle East,” he said.

“Over here, the sky is the limit,” Mr. El-Gamasy said. “And I’m living proof of it.”

Only in New York…