I have not done a post in a long time....I may be the only one who sees this. My plan is to get back on track in providing slightly amusing and semi-interesting thoughts on this blog. Last week I was in Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Dubai on business. The culture there is interesting. The nomad, desert culture equates to a lot of sitting around and drinking coffee in rectilinear rooms. There was so much sitting around that the last thing I needed was a stimulant like caffeine. Here are some take-aways:
- No need to visit Kuwait...just desert, oil and cars...and rooms to sit around in
- Abu Dhabi...our oil money is going for a lot of granite, marble and golf courses
- Dubai...over the top....your oil money is going to build hi-rise buildings and to pay architects
- Why ski in the beautiful Alps or Rocky Mountains when you can ski at the mall
- Berkas....great example of how radical fundamentalism misses God's plan for women
Middle East--Been there, done that.
4 comments:
Glad you're back to blogging, Dad!
why is it that there is oil under their sand and not under ours?
Regarding the burqa...it totally succeeds in preventing even the slightest chance of viewing anything nice, friendly or beautiful. My across-the-cul-de-sac neighbor won't even wave at me or say good morning. pw
Mark, when are you returning?
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