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At Iftaar

You are breaking your fast, and we are king of the road! What’s not to love about Ramadan? You get all the spiritual rewards of fasting and praying, you get friends and family. We get the brief miracle of clear roads, available parking spaces and uncrowded malls. What’s not to love about this arrangement?

This is the road in front of us just as you are sitting down for Futoor:

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October 1, 2007 - Posted by | Community, Cross Cultural, Eating Out, ExPat Life, Humor, Living Conditions, Ramadan

13 Comments »

  1. Ift-aar, with a heavy T.

    Purgatory72's avatar Comment by Purgatory72 | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  2. Pay attention to the moments before the futoor, thats when everyone is speeding to get to the fast breaking site 😉

    Kaos's avatar Comment by Kaos | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  3. The best time to drive when the prayer starts and your still driving around the streets are empty its beautiful.
    nice picture.

    Blue Dress's avatar Comment by Blue Dress | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  4. I lost count of those who shoot through red lights trying to get home on time. Lost count of those I pissed off by hogging the road while I drive at a sedated speed.

    Gotta love that time when K-Town is a ghost town at that time.

    bilaterallynumb's avatar Comment by Я | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  5. Sorry, Purgatory, I was taught to write that heavy t with a th. So, it is Iftaar, for you.

    Kaos, you are so right! Even after futoor has started, there are a few racing to get home.

    Blue Dress – you are right – there is a window of about an hour and a half to two hours. And I think it will get even better these last ten days of Ramadan, no?

    Я- That is SO scary, running a red light. We live near a road where running a red light is the habit rather than the rule. sometimes people HONK at us for stopping!! Good for you, Mr. Sedate-man!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  6. i like this “am the queen of the strett” feeling 🙂 – nice pic

    chikapappi's avatar Comment by chikapappi | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  7. street :$

    chikapappi's avatar Comment by chikapappi | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  8. Chickapappi – Exhilarating like rock star parking!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  9. Looks like a good deal. I will promote the idea of having Ramadan three times a year.

    Oh wait… I withdraw what I said. More of Ramadan means more smoking to me. :/

    MacaholiQ8's avatar Comment by MacaholiQ8 | October 1, 2007 | Reply

  10. Sometimes being in the minority is a good thing! My Jewish grandparents got married on December 25th, which just so happens to be Christmas Day for the Christians. I’m sure the traffic was much lighter, and everyone had the day off work anyway!

    Maria's avatar Comment by Maria | October 2, 2007 | Reply

  11. Oh Mac, is it still such a struggle? I am so sorry to hear that.

    Maria – what a hoot! Yes, you are right, the roads would be lightly travelled!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | October 2, 2007 | Reply

  12. I got married on the 25th of December too, unfortunately in Kuwait Christmas is not officially observed. hehe

    bilaterallynumb's avatar Comment by Я | October 2, 2007 | Reply

  13. But what a sweet – and unforgettable – Wedding anniversary. This one coming up is paper, isn’t it? Do you have anniversary plans?

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | October 3, 2007 | Reply


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