Things that are different, Part 1

I’ve been collecting random snippets of things in my head that are a bit different in Dubai to say, London or Melbourne. All of these things I have just noticed and filed away somewhere in my hippocampus (is that the correct part of the brain?) in order to help me integrate into Dubai society.

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The Needy Newbie

This week I am mostly loving: office hours from 8:30 till 3pm – Ramadan stylee

This week I am mostly hating: the leathery work shy women in our apartment block who hog all the best sun loungers so there’s no good late afternoon space by the pool when I get home

So, I am here in Dubai [...]