- People are friendly individually, but get them in groups or behind the wheel of a car, and it suddenly because every man for himself.
- In-laws, especially mother-in-laws, can be problematic.
- Mothers worry (excessively) about their adult children.
This blog began as a description of our life in Al Ain, UAE (United Arab Emirates). Brn worked at the UAE University Libraries Deanship for three years and Bss homeschooled our four children, D, B, P, and O. After returning to the the USA for five years, we are living in Abu Dhabi now.
2005/08/25
Similarities
As a counterpoint to my post about differences, here are some similarities about people here and home:
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Two things here really remind me of manners in my part of the world, the Southern US:
-People here often use a courtesy or professional title with a person's first name. ("Mr. Jim is meeting with Mr. Ahmad, and Dr. Noora will join them later.")
-Business meetings, emails, phone calls, etc. usually begin with pleasantries and/or small talk. I have to remind myself of this with email, since the general desire is to cut to the chase.
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