Monday, November 21, 2011

How to tell you have lived in the Gulf too long

I saw this list on a website and thought it was funny and a little bit too close to the truth!

• You're not surprised to see a goat in the passenger seat.

• You think everyone's first name is Al.

• When phrases like 'potato peeler', 'dish washer', and 'fly killer' are no longer household items but are actually job titles.

• Your idea of housework is leaving a list for the maid.

• You believe that speed limits are only advisory.

• You expect all police to drive BMWs or Mercedes.

• You believe that the definition of a nanosecond is the time interval between the time the light turns green and the time that the guy behind you begins to blow his horn.

• You can't buy anything without asking for a discount.

• You have more carpets than floor space.

• You expect all stores to stay open till midnight.

• You make left turns from the far right lane.

• You expect gold for every birthday.

• You send friends a map instead of your address.

• You think it perfectly normal to have a picnic in the middle of a roundabout at 11pm.

• You have a moon phase predictor on your computer.

• You accept that there is no point in asking why you are not allowed to do something.

• When you expect queues to be 1 person deep and 40 people wide.

• When you realize that the black and white stripes in the road are not a zebra crossing, just bait to get tourists into the firing line.

• When seeing guys welcome each other with a kiss no longer disgusts you.

• When you carry 12 passport size photos around with you just in case.

• When you can tell the time by listening to the local mosque.

• When you start to say "Insha'allah" when you actually mean "No chance!"

• When you overtake a police car at 130 km/h. And don’t worry about it.

• When a problem with your car AC or horn is more serious to you than a problem with the brakes.

• When you can smoke a shisha in public without expecting to be arrested.


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