Thursday, October 13, 2005

This is GULF ....

(contributed by my Uncle Mohandas from Kuwait)


* Where the secretary comes in bigger cars than the manager.
* Where hands are regularly washed with petrol, in factory and industries, as water is costly.
* Where there is separate section for male bachelors in movie theatres.
* Gold is listed along with grocery items for purchase.
* Rent includes water charges; bill for electricity comes once in a few years.
* Small cars are rare...one in about 10 cars.
* Brand new Cadillac's, Rolls Royce, Lexus are all owner driven.
* Rolls Royce, Porche, Lexus are parked in the open...
* Eating out in 5 star hotels is only a fraction costlier than eating out in any casual dining restaurant.
* U hear girls in office are going to a party .......sitting around a camp fire in the moonlight.........................reading Quran...!!!!
* Petrol is cheaper than water Payment for drainage also
* Any building construction finishes in 3 months
* Unqualified get more salary than Qualified
* Show-off matters more than real quality & performance
* Labors are paid less than what they can earn back in their country
* Companies can kick away their employees without any reason
* Wastas (recommendation) are more powerful than money
* Cleaners have more Wasta than officers
* Watchman has more Rights than the Building Owner
* Office boy & Drivers has more influence on Boss than Manager (exactly)
* Gulf climate changes so fast, in one hour u can see raining, dust storm, hot / humid / chilling weather
* Gulf is located in desert, still u find greenery everywhere
* If some one can't earn money in Gulf, he can't earn at any place in the world
* In Gulf, time goes very fast, Friday to Friday comes u never know, its sooo fast
* Every bachelor has a dream of getting married and buying a house in home town
* Love your parents, friends, relatives 100 times more than that you were together
* Being at home is more painful than being at work
* Indians appear/pretend more religious/God fearing than they really are
* Theatres are full of Arab nationals whenever there is a movie of Salman / Sharukh
* Gulf girls sing Hindi songs but don't understand anything
* Prostitutes available, but cheaper than beggars
* Dance Bars and Pubs more than that in Bangalore
* A ladies hair saloon every 5 meters
* Food/Grocery delivery to the car
* A Starbucks every 10 meters
* Hard Rock Cafe with no alcohol
* A Shopping Mall in every 5km.
* Highway lanes differentiated for slow & fast drivers
* Getting license is more difficult than car
* Smashed cars are more than bugs
* No Women Queues
* Local calls are free

TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN GULF:

* GREEN : Signal to go, for Americans, Europeans and Indians
* ORANGE : Signal to go, for Egyptians and Pakistanis
* RED : Signal to go, for Kuwaitis, Saudis & Palestinian


IF YOU SAYING 'NO' THEN YOU ARE HIDING THE TRUTH

No comments: