Revealed: The Ammanite War of Brands!
1. Tissue and Santiary Products. Which hygienic brand wins Jordan’s preference for wiping snotty noses and scooping messes?
And the winner is…
Nuqul’s Fine brand at 70%!
Followed by:
Kleenex at 20%
Soft at 10%
2. Fizzy Drink. In the international sphere, Pepsi and Coca Cola are always fighting for the love of the masses in perfect equilibrium. What icy-cold soda do we prefer to wash our throats with?
And the winner is…
Pepsi at 77%!
Followed by:
Coca Cola at 23%
3. Hanging out with a person who is… Classism is a part of every culture, but who do we prefer to hang out with, a person who is 7afartali (ex. low class) or a person who is fafi (ex. up class)?
And the winner is…
7afartali at 57%
Followed by:
Fafi at 43%
4. Daily newspaper. News is important, and in the past few years, Jordan has seen a moderate boom in the field, with the launch of more newspapers. Yet, who would we rather rely on?
And the winner is…
Al-Ghad 53%
Followed by:
Al-Rai at 43%
Al-Dustoor at 5%
5. Shawema. Poisoning aside, what flavor of one of the most popular cuisines in our part of the world do we like to consume?
And the winner is…
Reem at 57%
Followed by:
Day3a at 43%
6. Shopping. Where do we like to shop? What do we find is comfortable, practical, and satisfying?
And the winner is…
City Mall at 45%
Followed by:
Mecca Mall at 30%
Wakalat Street at 25%
7. Falafel. In a city where there as many falafel vendors as there minimarkets, we must distinguish the best. 
Al Quds at 38%
Followed by:
Kalha at 36%
Hashem at 25%
8. Junkfood. What’s our favorite sort of oily and greasy food? A mile away from the falafels and shawermas of tradition… In a world of capitalism and brands.
Chili House at 32%
Followed by:
McDonalds at 31%
Burger King at 30%
Seveen at 7%
9. Hang out: The old, laid-back vibes of Jabal Amman or the cooler, more crowded crowd of Abdoun?
Jabal Amman 58%
Followed by:
Abdoun 33%
Sweifeyeh 9%
10. Grocery Shopping: With several huge supermarkets/hypermarkets filling the streets of Amman, what remains our favorite place to get our vegetables from?
Cozmo 34%
Followed by:
Safeway at 28%
Carrefour at 19%
C-Town at 15%
Abella at 5%
11. The Fourth Circle
Traffic circle at 70%
Followed by:
Traffic lights (pre-2006) at 30%
12. Ammanish food
Al-Quds at 36%
Followed by:
Jabri at 34%
Zalatimo at 26%
Ata Ali at 4%
13. Weekend Day.
Thursday at 49%
Followed by:
Saturday at 27%
Friday at 23%
14. Jobneh(cheese)
Beida at 64%
Followed by:
Safra at 36%
15. Soccer Team
Wehdat at 57%
Followed by:
Faysali at 43%
16. Cafe
Tche Tche at 58%
Followed by:
Avenue at 25%
Belle Mundo at 17%
17. Restaurant & Bar
Books@Cafe at 43%
Followed by:
Blue Fig at 38%
Amigos at 19%
18. Coffee Place
Cups & Kilos at 40%
Followed by:
Starbucks at 35%
Gloria’s Jeans at 16%
Coffee and News at 9%
19. Radio Station
Play 99.6 at 37%
Followed by:
Mood FM at 23%
Mazaj FM at 22%
Beat FM at 9%
Rotana at 6%
Radio Jordan at 4%
20. Movie Theatre
Grande Zara, Wadi Saqra, at 71%
Followed by:
Grande, City Mall at 12%
Mecca Mall Theatres at 9%
Galleria at 8%
Khouloud
January 14, 2008 @ 2:33 am
We7dat?? This is so inaccurate!! I agree with the 7afartali bit and the shawerma, but il Faisali is our favorite sports team, and Mazaj FM is our favorite radio station!
Nice post btw :)
sim
January 14, 2008 @ 8:33 am
that was converse overkill :P
nasimjo
January 14, 2008 @ 9:19 am
hmm …. I wonder how creapy chilli house have wined … ma 3aleina…
btw, Al-Quds aint there any more!!!! when was the last time did u hangout in Jabal Amman.!!!!
blease anteenee faineh w bebsi ….
hehe ,,, good morning
kinzi
January 14, 2008 @ 10:33 am
Roba, great review! What a nice gift to those marketeers out there.
rami
January 14, 2008 @ 11:55 am
this poll is stupid!
Roba
January 14, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
who said that alquds is closed..? we were there last week.
Lina
January 14, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
It would be nice to have some background info, like the number of people who voted, how long they’ve lived here, their age… that sort of thing :) I’m such a nerd and I love correlation and observing patterns and stuff, like for example… to see how many of the people who chose Play FM also chose Abdoun, or Che Che… or, for the people who chose Books@ Cafe… what fast food restaurant did they pick??
:) just some ideas… great effort Roobs!
nasimjo
January 14, 2008 @ 4:59 pm
ouh!
then Al-Quds is open back again :) …
apparently, I’ve not been to Jabal amman ever since …. last year :P …. actually, ever since november, i remember it was closed during november-october.
Isam
January 14, 2008 @ 6:34 pm
There’s Grande Cinemas at Citymall now ?? There is Citymall now ??
Is that the mall that has Carrefour in it ?
Isam
January 14, 2008 @ 6:35 pm
Oh i forgot to say : WELL DONE
Samir
April 28, 2008 @ 10:25 pm
Very cool, well done. I agree with Lina though some background info would be great. Totaly shocked with the fast food results especially since it was up against Mc D. and other fast food giants.