Why do Russians put change in a dish?

[Leslie Farmer]

Whereas Druze cabbies in Beirut w on't take the payment from your hand if
you're a woman.

 First you have to figure out your cabbie's religion rather quickly:If he has
a mirror ornament featuring a two bladed sword with the words (Arabic) There
is no sword like Dhulfaqar and no knight like Ali", (La sayf ila dhulfaqar a
la faris   la Ali) you have a Shi'ite driver and can hand him the payment.

Leslie

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