You've been in the Middle East too long...
If…….
You are not surprised to see a goat in the passenger seat
You think the uncut version of "Little House on the Prairie" is provocative
You expect the confirmation on your airline ticket to read "insha'allah"
You do not expect to eat dinner before 10:30 pm
You need a sweater when it is 80 degrees (~27) out
Your ideal vacation is anywhere you can eat pork
Your idea of housework is leaving a list for he maid
You believe the speed limits are only advisory
You have no problem with tractors driving 40 kph on the highway
You think all police drive BMWs and Mercedes Benz'
You know whether or not you are within missile range of Iran
You get excited and spread the news when "Oreo" cookies or chocolate chips show up at the grocery store
You fully expect to go to jail when a local national hits the back of your car at a stop sign
You know which end of a shawarma to unwrap first
You think that the further you inch into the middle of an intersection, the faster the light will turn green
You consider it normal for the same section of the road to be dug up three times by contractors in the space of a few weeks
You understand that the true definition of a nanosecond is the time interval between the light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn
You can receive ever TV station crystal clear except the local one
You get used to using the cold tap to get hot water during the summer
You make left turns from the far right lane without a second thought
You expect gold for every birthday
You drive out of the Emirates and into Oman to get cheaper gas even though gas costs nothing pretty much
You get in heated arguments about your favourite Sheikh, Emir or King
You think Pepsi begins with a "B"
You think it is perfectly normal that your neighbour has 2 Ferraris and a Hummer and never works
You did the calculations and you could have that Ferrari except your water bill from your garden, yard, just got raised again
You think that a box of Kleenex belongs on every dinner table
You think water comes in bottles
You understand that when someone says "burka, insha'allah" to you it really means "sometime during this calendar year…if you are lucky"
You get kidnapped by Yemani Bedu for three days. By the time the Army surrounds their camp both you and the Bedu try to convince the Army that you are not a hostage they just offered you a bit of rice and lamb.
[Mod note: As said by the poster of this topic it is a copy/paste from facebook like every other topic copy/pasted from other sites on this forum. These aren't some self made thoughts like the other poster posted as a revenge and turned it into personal attack and got deleted.]
Similar nastiness by QatariLady aimed at Westerners was deleted by the mods.
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
Here is some few more....
- Arabs are first class people where as all rest (specially Asians) are slaves
- Arabs- I can swing my legs, go to office I like, do what I like and still (must) get salaries 100 times more than that of my Asian employ who is my adviser.
- Don't mistreat or abuse British, American or other rich Europeans- because they have bomb and their Army in our home.
- Law exist in book only and applies to poor people (mostly those on Asians)
- Must have 10 servant /maid which should work like slave and I can do what ever with them I like (physical, sexual abuse...)
- As an Arab I am always right where as rest is alway wrong.
- If you don't like my country you can leave at once (fast as possible) but I will not give you exit permit and hold your passport.
-You can cross road even in green light on your own risk.
-You have to do everything in rush no matter even it required patience and slowness.
There are many more.... You must read this http://www.qatarliving.com/node/368404
FE, You real fast considering you type with your 2 little hooves? You only have 2!
Don't know about you but I need to GET OFF QL and go do something productive! Have a good day:)
I was right!
Baaaaa.
FE said the goat was her cousin twice removed. Didn't she?
Darude is FranEliz's cousin twice removed and now he got my goat?
Hiiiiiiiiiiii...
I wonder...how many Valium pills i can take in 5 mins without irreversible effects?
I'm sorry Drac..
You've been in the Middle East too long if you belive that she would be faithful :O(
It's my cousin.. twice removed:)
my girlfriend in Darude's truck?
hiiiiiiiii...
Valium..I need my Valium!
DaRuDe's truck pictured this morning..
lol :) soooooo true... hahahaha ROFL
MyHotComments
i haven't been here for a year but i'm already guilty of reason #6... =P
You've been in the Middle East too long...when you'll ask for this map!
Here's that map you were begging for:
Although, we can't really say it's in the MIDDLE of anything because you didn't really specify the extremes of East and West... unless of course you refer to the Americas as WEST and China, Japan, etc... as EAST. Naturally, everything is relative... relatively speaking.
Yeah this is wat happens when East meets West!! and the funny part is its called as the MIDDLE east when it almost shares the boundary with the west... ( Now I guess some body come will come up with the topographical maps and crucify me)
---If you can't CONVINCE them, CONFUSE them!!!
nyway,what the heck, we do love gypsy and her post huh????
relax fran ;)
Gypsy come back.. we need more like you:)
I don't know any bedu girls who were riding camels around since I have lived here.
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
Bedu girls had Camels back then. Why didn't the bedu girls ride on a Camel. I bet Riding a camel is more comfy than riding on the back of a truck.
As I said, this was some time back when it wasn't against the law to ride in teh back of a truck.
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
Why did the Bedu women ride on the back of a truck when the Bedous have Landcruisers?
women were riding in the bed (back part of the pick up). But that was 10 years ago, before it was against the law to ride in the back of a pick-up truck. The laborers were always transported that way, as were some of the bedu women. :-)
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
....AbuAmerican...Yes I've seen it....BUT not in the Middle East....that was back in my home country ;)
Infact one guy was given a ticket by the traffic police for riding with a Goat on a two Wheeler Bike (He bought the goat from the market for the Bak'r Eid or Eid al Ad'ha)
---------------------------------------------------------Whenever I find the KEY to SUCCESS...Someone STEALS it.
Ka Pukhtoon ye no dalta daNgg warka: http://www.qatarliving.com/group/pukhtoon-in-qatar
for Banadol at the pharmacy and my daughter cracked up! :-P
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
PEPSI is pronounced BEBSI; iPod is iBod; Paycheck = Baycheck! lol! No offense!
"Recession is when your neighbour loses their job; depression is when you lose your job."
"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
lol blue yes i am u can see almost Qlers callin me bajju :)
in fact...my true name is Al Drac'hoola!
so true
...Every brand of Tissue paper is called as "Kleanex".
...Every Office Boy or Waiter would be called as "Raju".
...You see people driving with One Leg over the Dashboard, Talking on Mobile and having a child in their lap with a speed of over 120kmph.
...You see "Litteral (word by word) Translation" of even "International Brands or Franchises"...such as "KFC"(dajaj), "City Centre"(markaz al madina) or "Giant Store"(kubra) ...and the list goes on.
...When you dont see anyone with a smiling face.
---------------------------------------------------------Whenever I find the KEY to SUCCESS...Someone STEALS it.
Ka Pukhtoon ye no dalta daNgg warka: http://www.qatarliving.com/group/pukhtoon-in-qatar
just curious and asking..PEACE ;)
You know you have been in the MiddleEast too long when it doesn't upset you to see labourers peeing in public!
This makes me feel quite fond of being in Qatar :-)
I didn't drink the kool-aid! -- PM
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
I thought it is in English but its in Pakhtoon?
Apply fair and lovely everyday.....
I am with QL and QLady...
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
LOL nice one, Brit..
Phrases like ‘potato peeler’, ‘dish washer’, ‘coffee maker’ and ‘fly swatter’ are no longer household items but are actually job titles
baye wach= bay watch
in Pukhtoon.
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
[quote FU] "Once I posted something on her thread and she complained to the MODs and got it removed...Thats why I dont like her anymore"
Poor little thing..wait.. I'll get you a lollipop!
FU Da tabilano ta kene nu ghwal baye wach she...Pakhtoon?
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
You know you have been in the ME too long, when you get back in your own country you laugh hysterically at the estate agent when he tells you that the price of QR2000 he quoted you was for the whole house - not just a room;-)
"if you don't like the heat... get out of the kitchen... but stop trying to fan the flames before you leave... it will burn you on the a** as you go through the doorway...." ME
visit www.qaws.org
Da tabilano ta kene nu ghwal baye wach she.
and FU not a pussy cat is still better. you know what they say about the black cat?
MODs and got it removed...Thats why I dont like her anymore and never post on her threads...She is really very bad behaved and takes bath once a week...I think...
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
may what did you join this site for??
all i have seen much from you is always arguing
QatariLady
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
Yeah.. 7aram.. I shouldn't have brought the harsh truth to our sensitive fellow QLers.. I'll be good and let them enjoy making fun of MEerns.. They're suffering enough :p
I just think it's funny that people are seriously comparing a thread about Oreo cookies, traffic conditions and bebsi with a thread about drug use, sex and terrorism.
And you wonder why the other thread was deleted...
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
Little House on the Prairie should be banned.. I saw those girls cuddling a pig once....
first you start getting against her on other topic and now you are crying to delete her topic which i dont find anything serious just funny.
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
Racist Buggers
Middle East Post Racist MODS
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
remove this POST as well... be fair?
Thank you
Peace
lol
Classic!
Read the original here:
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/720842
;)
Source:
- A study Conducted by FriedUnicorn - Vol I (September,1999)
I should add my own:
You forget what an open mind and a sense of humor is.
Good.
poor English & poor Arabic; anyways got some sense of Gulf culture..TFI
Only one item - gas costs more in Oman than the UAE.
Signature line > "You can't fix stupid"
so parking become BARKING lol
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सोनम दि नेपाली बाबु
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mjamille
be careful of yourself coz you have stalker....
Hahaha! Soooo true!
--------Do I look like Bambi's sister???-------
very funny
specially the shawarma part coz its really confusing
You speak Arabic with the guy at the cornerstore.
You stop infront of said cornerstore and seriously contemplate honking your horn instead of going inside to get what you want.
You see a Ferrari\Lamborghini and yawn.
You die a little inside when no one gives you a Jeep wave
Going to the cinema is your idea of a "Night out".
You forget that some gas stations are self-service.
Your water bill is higher than your fuel expense.
You have 2+ cars parked in your garage.
You put on a jacket when the temperature drops under 24 degrees.
You forget your car keys in the door and come back 4 hours later and everything is still there.
ROTFL!!...
pajju some say bebsi :P.. at least here in the office.. :P
So i got robbed
http://www.qatarliving.com/node/715654
Pepsi is called Bepsi
I didn't write it Da. Got it off facebook.
:-D
lol!
lol.. soooo true.. :P
funny
and its bukra not burka