His Eyes Wander — Palestinian-Jordanian Dialect There was a man named Samer who had been married for years. His wife, Nadine, loved him and trusted him, but he had one terrible habit that never seemed to change: his eyes wandered. Wherever Samer went, his eyes were always wandering. He liked looking at women and girls. One day, they were sitting at a café with their friends. A girl walked past their table, and Samer kept staring at her, following her with his eyes. Nadine nudged him under the table and said: — Samer! — What? — What are you looking at? — Nothing… I was just seeing who walked by. His friend laughed and said: — Come on, man, you’re such a womanizer! Samer tried to change the subject. A week later, he went with Nadine to a wedding. As soon as they walked in, he started looking from side to side. Nadine whispered: — If you keep turning your head like that, people are going to think you’re looking for someone who got lost. He said: — Come on, it’s normal to look around. She replied: — You said “look around”? Your eyes are practically going to pop out from how much you’re looking! Eventually, they went home, and Nadine said to him: — Samer, I want to ask you something. — Go ahead. — When you’re with me, do you actually see me? Samer went quiet. She continued: — Because if your eyes are always wandering, one day you might keep looking for something else… and forget the value of what you already have. Samer laughed and said: — You’re right. From that day on, whenever Nadine noticed his eyes wandering around, she would look at him and say: — Put your eyes back where they belong, you man with wandering eyes! And he would laugh and reply: — Okay… message received. “His eyes are wandering” is said to describe a man who is a womanizer—someone who likes looking at women and talking to them.