This IS the Gulf. When I was in Muscat I drove myself crazy looking for a set of flatware (cutlery) that matched. Or a set of 8 glasses that matched. You can't always get what you want here! (Sorry, Madam, finished!) That's why people hoard the strangest things! One day it's available, the next it's not. Thank God Lulu and Carrefour finally reached Oman. But even Lulu and Carrefour in Doha are not reliable. (Remember no chicken? The veg department being closed for how many months?) And don't get me started on bed sheets. No such thing as a standard size. Or the time seven out of my eight bathrooms had a plumbing problem and the guys sent to fix it had never seen a flush toilet before. Or when my ac spit ice cubes at me. Or when it takes 4 days to get an oil change from the car dealer here. Or when Land Rover road service took 2 hours to find me on Al Sadd street (I gave them the crossroad name.) Or when one of my light bulbs would just explode and shower glass all over the floor. Or the bidet would go kaBLAM and rain water all over. And we haven't even started on the driving ...
Mandi
This IS the Gulf. When I was in Muscat I drove myself crazy looking for a set of flatware (cutlery) that matched. Or a set of 8 glasses that matched. You can't always get what you want here! (Sorry, Madam, finished!) That's why people hoard the strangest things! One day it's available, the next it's not. Thank God Lulu and Carrefour finally reached Oman. But even Lulu and Carrefour in Doha are not reliable. (Remember no chicken? The veg department being closed for how many months?) And don't get me started on bed sheets. No such thing as a standard size. Or the time seven out of my eight bathrooms had a plumbing problem and the guys sent to fix it had never seen a flush toilet before. Or when my ac spit ice cubes at me. Or when it takes 4 days to get an oil change from the car dealer here. Or when Land Rover road service took 2 hours to find me on Al Sadd street (I gave them the crossroad name.) Or when one of my light bulbs would just explode and shower glass all over the floor. Or the bidet would go kaBLAM and rain water all over. And we haven't even started on the driving ...
Mandi