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Sunday 1 May 2011

Wasta- واسْطة " It is not What you know, but Who you know"

Wikipedia:-Wasta or Wasata (Arabic: واسْطة) is an Arabic word that loosely translates into  'who you know'. It refers to using one’s connections and/or influence to get things done, including government transactions such as the quick renewal of a passport, waiving of traffic fines, and getting hired for or promoted in a job.

"I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."-Thomas Jefferson (3rd President of the United Sates)





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