You have been too long in Middle East....
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Great Stuff...
AND when you see white people who are now actually shades of purple/red/orange during the summer months...summer months??? sorry, I meant throughout the year.
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AND when you see white people who are now actually shades of purple/red/orange during the summer months...summer months??? sorry, I meant throughout the year.
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When you give a turn signal to change lanes, instead of the person behind you in the other lane slowing down and making room, they speed up to block you.... 
When Hump day is no longer Wed. now its Tuesday....
When Hump day is no longer Wed. now its Tuesday....
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When you cotton on to the above so actually make a point of indicating the wrong way. Gets them every time............
When you return from a 2 day trip and look forward to reading 7 days ( Dubai ) to catch up on current affairs.
Don't actually wait in all day when the delivery man says he'll be there at 2 o'clock.
Say 'whatever' when he rings a week later to say that his van broke down and can he come tomorrow..........at 2 o'clock.
Just put the phone down when it happens a second time but plan on staying up late as he's bound to turn up around ten that night.
Stop offering cups of tea cos they never say yes.
Spend 5 minutes sitting in your car in Europe wondering why no f***er is coming to put petrol in the vehicle.
Get surprised that nobody says in stereo 'morning sir' as you eventually enter the shop to pay.
Suffer mild palputations and start swearing when you convert what you've just paid for petrol into your ME currency
Think how narrow the roads are in Europe
You tell the wife not to hold your hand in the shopping mall
When you return from a 2 day trip and look forward to reading 7 days ( Dubai ) to catch up on current affairs.
Don't actually wait in all day when the delivery man says he'll be there at 2 o'clock.
Say 'whatever' when he rings a week later to say that his van broke down and can he come tomorrow..........at 2 o'clock.
Just put the phone down when it happens a second time but plan on staying up late as he's bound to turn up around ten that night.
Stop offering cups of tea cos they never say yes.
Spend 5 minutes sitting in your car in Europe wondering why no f***er is coming to put petrol in the vehicle.
Get surprised that nobody says in stereo 'morning sir' as you eventually enter the shop to pay.
Suffer mild palputations and start swearing when you convert what you've just paid for petrol into your ME currency
Think how narrow the roads are in Europe
You tell the wife not to hold your hand in the shopping mall
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When people use their flashing hazard light when it's foggy on the road, and use their red Anti-fog light at night in normal circumstance when the vis is 100km+ to "scare " the guy behind!
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When you fill your car from practically empty to full and still have change from a 'fiver'
Grumbling that even though the price of oil has more the halved, the price of petrol hasn't
Grumbling that even though the price of oil has more the halved, the price of petrol hasn't
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Back home
1. You are surprised with the people's reaction when you blow the horn?
2. You are shocked that the shops are closed at 6 pm on Saturday and nearly the whole day on Sunday.
3.You are wondering why the streets are empty @ 7.
4.You think going home is an expensive holiday.
5.You think the cars are too slow
6.You are surprise you have to have a coin for shopping trolley.
7.You actually have to get out of car, walk a distance, wait and pay for fuel.
8.You go to check the mailbox in shorts in winter.
9. You run out of milk
When in ME
1.your wife leaves you, because you had busy summer, did not matter with whom
2.Your kids are multi-lingual.
3.Your kid comes home with a foreign.
4.You notice all the women are fertile with 3 - 4 kids.
5.You fall in love with the maid.
6.You marry the maid.
7.You find yourself bitter and bitching all the time.
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1. You are surprised with the people's reaction when you blow the horn?
2. You are shocked that the shops are closed at 6 pm on Saturday and nearly the whole day on Sunday.
3.You are wondering why the streets are empty @ 7.
4.You think going home is an expensive holiday.
5.You think the cars are too slow
6.You are surprise you have to have a coin for shopping trolley.
7.You actually have to get out of car, walk a distance, wait and pay for fuel.
8.You go to check the mailbox in shorts in winter.
9. You run out of milk
When in ME
1.your wife leaves you, because you had busy summer, did not matter with whom
2.Your kids are multi-lingual.
3.Your kid comes home with a foreign.
4.You notice all the women are fertile with 3 - 4 kids.
5.You fall in love with the maid.
6.You marry the maid.
7.You find yourself bitter and bitching all the time.
8. rmfirhipgtgjjty
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This is fun,
When you know what number to press for english without listening
Was that 'take away" or "delivery" ?
Aramex delivered to your house yesterday and then calls for another delivery today not having a clue where you live...
Directions are given by proximity to schools, shops and mosques.
You miss a turn and think " well, maybe next week..." and really mean it.
You look in your mirror before a turn thinking someone might actually try to pass you on the turning side !
Out
When you know what number to press for english without listening
Was that 'take away" or "delivery" ?
Aramex delivered to your house yesterday and then calls for another delivery today not having a clue where you live...
Directions are given by proximity to schools, shops and mosques.
You miss a turn and think " well, maybe next week..." and really mean it.
You look in your mirror before a turn thinking someone might actually try to pass you on the turning side !
Out
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.... when you see men in blue, you hide your cat
.... when you see men with ugly wax styled hair, you hide your daughter
.... when you see men dressed up in white, you hide your son
.... when you see men with ugly wax styled hair, you hide your daughter
.... when you see men dressed up in white, you hide your son
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...when you stop noticing the arabic subtitles in the movie theatre.
...when you feel something is missing when there aren't any subtitles!!
...when you get used to the blantant scene 'skip', edited by the censors during the movie.
...when you actually start enjoying the irritating/unnecessary wafi ads for 20 mins. before the movie.
You'll NEVER get used to the constant mobile phone-rings from all four corners of the hall!!!!
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...when you feel something is missing when there aren't any subtitles!!
...when you get used to the blantant scene 'skip', edited by the censors during the movie.
...when you actually start enjoying the irritating/unnecessary wafi ads for 20 mins. before the movie.
You'll NEVER get used to the constant mobile phone-rings from all four corners of the hall!!!!
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Ax
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When you crave for Arabic Coffee and Dates whilst back home in Dear ol' Blighty
When you jump into a 1.6L hire car back home and immediately expect it to perform just like your 5.7L HEMI V8 does on the SZR
When you jump into a 1.6L hire car back home and immediately expect it to perform just like your 5.7L HEMI V8 does on the SZR
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When you send your grown up daughter 19 back upstairs at university in europe because she was wearing a mini skirt wich you are considering not descent enough and i'm just a mother
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When you crave for 'Arabic grills' at 2am.
When you smell shisha at McDonalds.
When you own more perfumes than your wife.
When you start 'seeing' the lady behind the abaya.
When you start imagining your wife in an abaya.
When you stop noticing the call to prayer.
When you know all the national holidays by name.
When you know you'll get a tankful when you say 'kamse dinar, habibi'.
When 32C is a cold snap and everyone can't wait to try out their latest winter fashion.
When 5mm of rain is a flash flood and work is called off.
When shawarma is in your staple diet.
When you start saying 'hala', not hello.
When the suburb 'Gudaibiya' sounds Australian (g'day-beer).
When you smell shisha at McDonalds.
When you own more perfumes than your wife.
When you start 'seeing' the lady behind the abaya.
When you start imagining your wife in an abaya.
When you stop noticing the call to prayer.
When you know all the national holidays by name.
When you know you'll get a tankful when you say 'kamse dinar, habibi'.
When 32C is a cold snap and everyone can't wait to try out their latest winter fashion.
When 5mm of rain is a flash flood and work is called off.
When shawarma is in your staple diet.
When you start saying 'hala', not hello.
When the suburb 'Gudaibiya' sounds Australian (g'day-beer).
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1) When you actually watch TV Bahrain news all the way through and then read the Gulf Daily News with some degree of interest..... it is time to go on leave.
2) When you say "Maybe we will forget staff travel hassle this year and stay in Bahrain for our leave.
2) When you say "Maybe we will forget staff travel hassle this year and stay in Bahrain for our leave.