How to identify a newcomer
How to identify newcomers to Dubai when in a bus: 1. They sound excited. 2. They look for the rope attached to the 'ding dong' bell, and the Ticket Checker, a la in many of our buses. 3. They repeat the names of the locations the bus stops at, with a drawl. For example- Karrrrrrama,Burrrrrr Dubai, Burrrr Jumaannnnn. It's probably due to their feeling pretty pleased with themselves, since they've achieved something their friends back in India couldn't, by coming over to Dubai.(I know, coz I used to do the same back in 2002...LOL) 4. They talk about calling their family/friends at 12 midnight and their parents/girl friend's response, and discuss the dialogue ad verbatim. Like: "I called my parents yesterday" Friend:What did they say? "Father was sleeping. Mother was awake" Friend"Umm Hmmm" "I asked Mother-why are you awake so long?" Friend"Umm" "She said' I was remembering you'...