Well last night as I walked to a restaurant to get dinner for my family I was offered food [lunch more like] by an Arab man. He seemed to be in his 30's, was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser[2005 model I think] with an Abu Dhabi number plate and had a female passenger with him. I was so surprised by this that I blurted out a hasty 'no' and walked off. This happened in the inner roads behind Renaissance hotel in Deira.
Later on I gave it a thought and could not conclude why this certain Arab behaved in such a manner. Maybe he thought I was a poor labourer without enough food to eat [I'm quite skinny] or maybe he saw hunger in my eyes when I glared at him while he took a U-turn while almost hitting the pavement I was walking on or he just wanted a good laugh. What ever the reason might be, it was weird. Maybe Dubai has indeed changed more than I thought.
Has something like this ever happened to anyone else??? or have I been the only fortunate one who has got such an offering. Hmmm...maybe I do look malnutritioned, time to hit that gym I've been planning for years... ;)
01 September, 2007
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Maybe you reminded him of his watchman.
Get new clothes...
OK *Stained, here is a serious comment (compared to the ones above):
Perhaps this kind of "experience" could be left for your personal blog, which I visit, as you know.
This personal experience of yours is hardly a matter for the UAE community, yeah? ;)
right, thanks.
Thanks for the post mate. Good to be forewarned.
One cannot be too careful these days.
Nah, this post could be a UAE community type of post...
Well...You don't look like a watchman, you do need new clothes and you are too thin :P
I didn't know abt this though :|
anon 18:53 what is that supposed to mean? "One cannot be too careful these days"
That you should watch trees grow and post about the slow speed at which they rise?
haha
I thought this article was about me! Except that i have Nissan Patrol not Land Cruiser. last Thursday.. I bought Knafa from a resturant that i dont know. I didnt like the way they served it and i was driving by ADNOC car wash so I thought it would be better to give it to someone workin in this awesome weather instead of throwin it in the grabage. I didnt touach it though.
In this place trees don't grow. They just appear or disappear!
Stained, you don't need to hit the gym yet. First, turn into a glutton. After that, pump some iron - LOL
Stained,
Damn, you didn’t tell us all this time that you are really a “luscious blonde” – no wonder a gentleman is trying to buy you dinner :- ))) (happens all the time in the UAE)
So unfair to hide this piece of information :- ( Buuuuuh ….
Nah, this post could be a UAE community type of post...
Exactly. It's a fine post for here, particularly as you want people's opinions.
its time u leered into ppls eyes at burjer kings and kfcs. its gonna make em cry till they pass u thier fries.
Stained - what I liked about this post was that it was not a rehashed article or a link to some news story or other. It was that rarest of things here - an original posting! Not earth-shattering in any way. Just a personal experience. This puts it at the top of its own food chain, however short the chain. That's a better place to be than pecking at the crumbs dropped by the periodicals only to regurgitate them later like some demented mother pigeon.
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