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You enjoy camping in the sand

You expect the confirmation of your flight reservation to be'Insha allah"

You don't expect to eat dinner until 10.30pm

You need a sweater when it's 80 deg F

You expect everyone to own a GSM

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

You think that skis were developed for sand use

You think speed limits are only advisory

You think black is appropriate day time wear

You expect to go to jail when a local hits your car from behind at a stop
sign

You wear a jacket inside and take it off outside

You think a shopping mall is a covered souq

You don't question how an ID card works for women wearing abayas

You think carpets belong on the wall

You think the further you edge into the intersection, the faster the light will turn green

You believe that the definition of a nanosecond is the interval between the time the light turns green and the guy behind you starts blowing his horn

You give directions by land marks instead of by road names

You think a desert storm is a war

You can receive every television station except the local one

You think only men should hold hands in public

You make left turns from the far right lane

You make right turns from the far left lane

You make U turns from any lane you want

You know a traffic jam on this side of the road means an accident on the other side

You know that your Internet charges per month are more than buying a new computer

You don't expect the traffic police to stop you for a traffic offence

You know that the color of your skin is your entry criteria

You think driving with your foot on the dashboard is cool

You find everybody thinks they can speak English'

You think "Bebsi" is better than Coke

You shake your empty Cappuccino cup when you've had enough

You think the hazard lights are fog warning lights

You still buy Dubai Duty Free's lottery tickets when it would have been cheaper to pay the down payment for the BMW instead

You think every woman a abbaya with no headscarf, is a morocan

You think everyone is named Al

You don't miss bacon

You forgot to add....


When you can write a post about being there too long, and name things that are only funny because they're true.

LOL dude

good one ian

hehehee

wait...that just makes us locals look sooo much more...ummmm, loveable

You expect to get you car washed when you go to a shopping centre

You can't live without valet parking

You pay 1dhs for a coke or 8 dhs it doesn't really matter

i <3 valet parking...

We have an additional version for that (contributed by my friend EC)

* you no longer feel irritated when the one who seats beside you smells like spoiled chicken curry or chili powder

* You don't mind your shoes being dirty white while the shoe box indicates it’s black

* "wrong spelling is wrong" is not applicable as everything is "same same"

* You are used to being called as "pare" even when you are wearing blouse and mini skirt

* You expect a change of "50 fills" from a taxi driver

* having dandruff and dry hair is normal

* covering your nose with a hanky while talking to someone is not as offensive as it is

* You always monitor the exchange rates

* You already smell like one of them

you walk around with an open umbrella even though it is 43 and sunny and hasn't rained in 5 1/2 months.

You wear a jacket inside and take it off outside

You think "Bebsi" is better than Coke

You give directions by land marks instead of by road names

very true

zam wrote:* You are used to being called as "pare" even when you are wearing blouse and mini skirt

Haha! You should tell them what 'pare' means.

* having dandruff and dry hair is normal

That's normal?? Whew...

The Bubble effect we called it

On a recent trip tp Sweden with a group of journos after the third person commneted on how Green it was or how clean and cool the air was and how polite the drivers - the guy leading our trip suggested we sounded like we had just stepped out of a bubble ...

So Newbies ... Welcome to the bubble ...

when you've lived here for more than 3 years ..

u open the windows to feel warm

Corcovado wrote:u open the windows to feel warm

Your ashtray is changed 3 times at a restaurant/cafe before you finish your cigarette.

You regard the color of the traffic light merely as a suggestion.

You lose ur original accent and start talking saudi , indian , local , english , lebanese in the same sentence

When you wake up next to a camel after having one tequila shot too many the night before

Corcovado wrote:You lose ur original accent and start talking saudi , indian , local , english , lebanese in the same sentence

ana yella this is true

^ian^ wrote:

Corcovado wrote:You lose ur original accent and start talking saudi , indian , local , english , lebanese in the same sentence

ana yella this is true

^ian^ wrote:

Corcovado wrote:You lose ur original accent and start talking saudi , indian , local , english , lebanese in the same sentence

ana yella this is true

*said while head is rolling from left to right*

EDITED (Double post)

mraph33 wrote:

^ian^ wrote:

Corcovado wrote:You lose ur original accent and start talking saudi , indian , local , english , lebanese in the same sentence

ana yella this is true

*said while head is rolling from left to right*

shu feek with your sotak baih jaan

mraph33 wrote:

^ian^ wrote:

Corcovado wrote:You lose ur original accent and start talking saudi , indian , local , english , lebanese in the same sentence

ana yella this is true

*said while head is rolling from left to right*

My first experience with this was with one of my customers' accountant... I was giving him a presentation and after 5 minutes or so I asked him if everything was clear so far. So he did the rolling thingy and I had the reflex of starting over with getting into even more details. Poor guy was confused and when I asked him again if this time it was more clear, he said he had understood the whole thing the first time and he didn't get why I had started over...

lmao nick that's classic,

It’s 8:30am and you’re upset that your Turkish coffee hasn’t arrived yet, oh and you have no idea where the kitchen is.

When someone you don't know sits and joins you at your dinner table, because there is no free table available.

zam wrote:* having dandruff and dry hair is normal

* You already smell like one of them

Nice one Zam !!!!

really made my day !!

hi jan that is really aunny, yours is funny than every one, it is really true.


Your ashtray is changed 3 times at a restaurant/cafe before you finish your cigarette.