PAYDAY in Iraq means taking home a wodge of notes from your boss and shoving it under your bed or into some hidey-hole before finding time to visit your local bank to make a deposit.

• 在伊拉克，发工资日意味着从你的老板那拿一大笔现金回家，把它放在你床下面或者另外一个隐秘的地方。