Life skills for the Middle East
Apr 15th 2014, 1:23 pm
#16
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
11. Not getting snitty when people think the Middle East is all about Dubai
12. Learning to differentiate between inshallah=I-really-hope-so-but-you-never-know-there-may-be-a-cluster****-at-the-delivery-centre-that's-out-of-my-control & inshallah=not-a-****ing-chance
12. Learning to differentiate between inshallah=I-really-hope-so-but-you-never-know-there-may-be-a-cluster****-at-the-delivery-centre-that's-out-of-my-control & inshallah=not-a-****ing-chance
Apr 15th 2014, 1:30 pm
#17
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
Not getting snitty when people think Dubai is a suburb of KSA
Apr 15th 2014, 1:58 pm
#18
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
13. Able to differentiate Indian head waggle meanings
Apr 15th 2014, 1:59 pm
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Apr 15th 2014, 2:09 pm
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Apr 15th 2014, 2:14 pm
#21
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
14. Not yelling 'by the power of greyskull' and superman punching the guy trying to get into the lift / metro you are in while he can CLEARLY see that you need to get out with a kid in a pram in front of you!!
Apr 15th 2014, 2:44 pm
#22
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
11a. Not getting snitty when someone assumes that you live in a country that has lifts and metros....
Apr 15th 2014, 2:51 pm
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
to be able to find depths of patience and zen that would have had the Buddha jealous
to fail to find the above and discovering a rage so intense it could power cities
having experienced both on numerous occasions the adoption of "**** it" as a life mantra.
For the true master this is also around the point where you gain a zen like understanding of the true meaning of inshallah and become one with the middle east. ( you will now never leave)
to fail to find the above and discovering a rage so intense it could power cities
having experienced both on numerous occasions the adoption of "**** it" as a life mantra.
For the true master this is also around the point where you gain a zen like understanding of the true meaning of inshallah and become one with the middle east. ( you will now never leave)
Apr 15th 2014, 2:54 pm
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
There are many roads leading into this desert, but none leading out
Apr 15th 2014, 2:58 pm
#26
hmmmm...nice
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
just chill out and take it as it comes...no point in stressing, you are probably the only one who cares about whatever it is you stress about...waste of time and energy
Apr 15th 2014, 5:10 pm
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Apr 15th 2014, 5:15 pm
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
The ability to keep a straight face when presented with a bill for school fees of £10,000 per pupil per annum ! (Jeddah - In Do-Buy it is certainly more !)
Apr 15th 2014, 5:56 pm
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Re: Life skills for the Middle East
[QUOTE=Scamp;11219916]Yeah, weird, so what I meant was; whenever I give my phone number with a '2' in it, they always repeat it as a '3'. Bizarre.QUOTE]
Snap.
Snap.
Apr 15th 2014, 6:51 pm
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