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Hatcher
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject: So what is it that you never get used in the KSA? |
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Keep it on the lighter side.
1. Lethargy! |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Hatcher,
Did you, perhaps, leave out a "to" after "used" in the title?
If so, I never got used to the inevitable mob scenes whenever a "line" was supposed to be formed.
And I never got used to the insane driving.
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veiledsentiments
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Having the "weekend" on the wrong days.
Even after 15+ years, I was still saying... "The homework for Monday... I mean Saturday." (or Sunday... depending on the country)
VS |
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cmp45
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The ever changing prayer times, despite the fact that I have a schedule of the prayer times, seems I often manage to head out shopping just as prayers start, so have to hang about waiting for them to end. Although not a huge discomfort, it's just one of the small irritants of daily life in KSA...  |
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posh
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| Being goaded with the remark, "We like Hitler." |
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nomad soul
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
Having the "weekend" on the wrong days.
Even after 15+ years, I was still saying... "The homework for Monday... I mean Saturday." (or Sunday... depending on the country) |
Same for me, VS! It's bad enough that I often don't remember what the current day is! Ah, and going from a Thursday/Friday weekend to other Mid East countries with Friday/Saturday as their days off just makes things worse. |
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veiledsentiments
Joined: 20 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| cmp45 wrote: |
| The ever changing prayer times, despite the fact that I have a schedule of the prayer times, seems I often manage to head out shopping just as prayers start, so have to hang about waiting for them to end. Although not a huge discomfort, it's just one of the small irritants of daily life in KSA... |
Which I got to avoid by living in one of the other Gulf countries... one can even shop during Friday prayers.
VS |
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P_Pace
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KME0050
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People stopping and staring--and I mean REALLY STARING--every time I was out in public. I was in a city with few westerners and, in fact, never once in a year saw another western woman in public. Despite the fact that I wore the same nondescript black abaya and hijab as every other woman, I frequently felt like the newest (and strangest) animal in the Abha zoo. I NEVER got used to it.
And, like VS, I never got used to the Thurs-Fri weekend either. In fact, I have to confess I often felt (I know, irrational) sorry for myself because I was working every Saturday and Sunday . . . |
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cmp45
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:22 am Post subject: |
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Saudi's  |
Saudi ' s ...what??? |
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johnslat
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Dear cmp45,
Not to worry - I have notified the appropriate agency:
http://www.apostropheabuse.com/
Regards,
John  |
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cmp45
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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| veiledsentiments wrote: |
Having the "weekend" on the wrong days.
Even after 15+ years, I was still saying... "The homework for Monday... I mean Saturday." (or Sunday... depending on the country)
VS |
This was never a problem. In KSA, I always think of Thurs. & Fri. as the weekend...I never get them mixed up...I mean come on! We live for the weekend; how could anyone get it wrong?  |
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P_Pace
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teechagimme
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| The clouds of perfume that surround the women make me sneezy and itchy. |
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johnslat
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Dear teechagimme,
The guys tend to pour on the scent, as well.
Regards,
John |
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