One thing that I just noticed (and it only took me six months to notice this) about the fountains here: In America, fountains like this would have coins in them from people making wishes, but here they are completely coinless. So I wonder, is this because tossing coins into fountains is solely a Western superstition, or because any coins that get tossed in are quickly fished out, or both.
2005/12/03
Fountains
Al Ain has more water fountains per capita than any other place I have been to. These are four of just several downtown




One thing that I just noticed (and it only took me six months to notice this) about the fountains here: In America, fountains like this would have coins in them from people making wishes, but here they are completely coinless. So I wonder, is this because tossing coins into fountains is solely a Western superstition, or because any coins that get tossed in are quickly fished out, or both.
One thing that I just noticed (and it only took me six months to notice this) about the fountains here: In America, fountains like this would have coins in them from people making wishes, but here they are completely coinless. So I wonder, is this because tossing coins into fountains is solely a Western superstition, or because any coins that get tossed in are quickly fished out, or both.
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hhaha i never thought about that before you pointed that out! I'll ask around!
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