Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Zia Mohyeddin: Tafas

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• Tafas : [talking of Britain]  Is that a desert country?

  T.E. Lawrence : No: a fat country. Fat people.

  Tafas : You are not fat?

  T.E. Lawrence : No. I'm different.

• Tafas : Here you may drink...

  [Lawrence nods and takes out his canteen to drink water] 

  Tafas : One cup.

  [pointing the tincup] 

  T.E. Lawrence : [Lawrence pours in some water]  You do not drink?

  Tafas : No.

  [Tafas shakes his head like saying no] 

  T.E. Lawrence : I'll drink when you do.

  Tafas : I am *Bedu*.

  [Lawrence pours back the water in the tincup to canteen]