@skribe It is worth saying though, that as far as I understand (and I'm far from a linguist) the different variants of Arabic are much more than just dialects, and most people considere these actually different languages. My wife for example, would actually struggle having a proper conversation with someone from Syria, or Morocco (to pick just two of the dozen or so other Arabic languages), as they'd use different vocabulary and grammar. It's a mine field, and part of the reason why I've put off learning it for so very long. @loke