Gulf Times Strikes Again

As I've said before, reading the newspaper is a daily adventure. Some days are duller than others, but then days like this last Thursday come around.

Highlights from Thursday's Gulf Times:

1. Flowers-- apparently stopping traffic on a busy street to hand out flowers isn't a hazard. Nor is the admiring smells/looks of the drivers while careening down the street at 80 km/hr (mobile in other hand optional).

On a side note, I wonder how many Land Cruisers jumped the flower queue so they could get first dibs.


2. Mother's Day is celebrated in March in the GCC (so it's similar to the UK). These came from a supermarket circular. Buying boxes of laundry soap in honor of Mother's Day (are they presents from Tide or presents intended for dear old Mum?) definitely sets one up for the Silent Treatment. To think that I've been purchasing things like books, food cards, and wine for my mom all these years...

If laundry soap isn't the Present of Choice, the circular also had other products on offer, including various cleaning supplies, shampoo, diapers, and other select feminine products.