Hi,
thus the saying "other countries as the Romans do" has already a beard of the 2 times range over the world, but only if you really make time not just on vacation in a different culture, but here comes to life, is a kla that it could not be more.
Apart from the fact that 5 times a day the muezzin calls to prayer and to permit a pass then ever possible that the taxi driver will stop and get a can because he must now pray, there are also many other features of the Arabs.
Main feature: punctuality ...
This was apparently never introduced here, neither the locals nor the French or British. If an Arab so my t he comes in 10 minutes, you can easily have a shower, drink coffee and make a plan is what you make, he should not appear at all. Conversion as in the currency. 10 min = 1.30 h - Tomorrow may mean in a week.
One may of course not all lumped together, but it is quite common in the UAE that time is not as important as ours in Europe.
The people here definitely have too much money from home. You have to care is not necessarily new money flows now, it's nice if more and more flows into Börserl, But please also stress free and beautiful with calm.
That is probably the biggest difference, to which one must be used only once. "God willing" which means -
The second characteristic is the word, or phrase - "Insha Allah".
Normally Insha Allah will be used per call in at least every other sentence, which can annoy at first ever ;-), you can hear already but after a few days.
The problem with it is really just that the Arabs use this phrase too. Should anyone come too late or forgetting something ... Well, "Insha Allah" even, if you know what I mean. He is not at fault, God wills it ...
Today is one of the higher Sheikh of Abu Dhabi, died ... Well we think of, is indeed tragic, but well, if we die of Haider `s when a lot is a funeral minute Ö3 and many great Bildlchen on TV, so not a major inconvenience.
Here is a little different runs:
Early Tomorrow: 3 days of national mourning! All public offices, buildings, ministries, etc. closed! namely complete!
shops, services, and the like have limited opening times
Internet, telephone, etc. run on minimum
what I call really Arabic!
So if you wait like me, to important government documents, has now been unlucky and 3 can Days do not go there ... Just sadness - clearly
;-) What's really funny in Abu Dhabi:
The population is 19% locals, the rest is made up of about 50% Indians and Pakistanis, the remaining 30% is shared by Europeans, Americans and Asians.
There is relatively no matter where one looks, one sees Indians! The Indian population is in the UAE in order to achieve better living conditions than in your home country as the most successful and easily, because Arabs do not work, delegating them most. Europeans are responsible for the shops and the rest work in the service - Services - Taxi - Construction, etc., and the need for this is unbelievable large. So there is no unemployment, and all immigrants from India, etc. will also get a job.
It can even be times that in a cafe or restaurant with 30 tables, let's say 40 Indians are working in the service.
More In place as guests is not unique!
But now the fun part ...
Whatever the reason - and that should please not be a prejudice, but it is true - Indians shake their heads and that 90% of the day, whether you want to talk, work, whatever ... The head goes back and forth, and as soon as an Arab talks about an Indian, this short-shaking his head and everybody knows what it is.
is really funny but it then in a restaurant, waiting on his food, looks around, sees the Indian service Armada stand at the entrance and immediately the picture of a dachshund in Grandpa's car loose in the head, but here all beautiful at the same 10 men high ...
Who's there not to laugh, come t is a hero, I tell you.
What stands out, however, is the incredible ease with which one encounters here, almost everyone. All (except the higher Arabs) have a smile on your face and try to really be a pleasant and good atmosphere.
So now I've told enough times for today. Tomorrow I will move to a new hotel and we'll see how it works with the days of mourning here.
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greetings to all your home
Stefan
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