The Trendestrian

A Tribe of T-Shirts.

Inspired by local Jordan culture and street slang, the Amman-based shop Jo Bedu sells t-shirts, pillows and bags with a pop culture edge. The majority of the expressions printed on the shirts are very specific to Jordanian culture and may not be so clear at first to non-locals, but that’s also their charm.

Once you grasp the ideas behind them, you’ll like them even more and may find yourself introducing them into your own vocabulary. Even English slang has found it’s way into Jordanian vocabulary with phrases like “يا الهي شو اني اوسوم” “My gosh I’m so awesome” where the word “awesome” is directly written as it sounds in arabic, no translation. Others are take a twist on Western pop culture, shirts like Rababa Hero (inspired by the game Guitar Hero), Campbell’s Adas Soup كامبلس عدس سوب and Yir7am Jiddak يرحم جدك (with the KFC icon).

Enough talking, check them out for yourself at their online store and tell us your faves!