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Come Back!

Law n’ Order Man! EnviroGirl! Come back! Come to Kuwait! We’ll make it worth your while!

Actually, in Kuwait, “coming soon” does not actually mean coming soon. There was a restaurant “coming soon” at The Palms, and we waited. And waited. The sign was up for months, and the restaurant never came!

We’ve heard there is also a Borders Books coming to The Avenues Mall – but we aren’t holding our breaths!

April 22, 2008 - Posted by | Community, Cross Cultural, Eating Out, ExPat Life, Family Issues, Health Issues, Humor, Kuwait, Living Conditions, Marketing, Shopping

14 Comments »

  1. I can’t wait … I want Marble Slab NOOOOOOOOOOOOW

    Chirp's avatar Comment by Chirp | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  2. Borders? in Kuwait? WHY ON EARTH WOULD THEY WANNA BE HERE?!!

    Not like censorship is going to allow them to sell anything besides Harry Potter stuff!

    kinano's avatar Comment by kinano | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  3. 🙂 “coming soon” in Lebanon takes even longer! and yum, that marble slab ice cream sounds just like a maggie moo :)!

    adiamondinsunlight's avatar Comment by adiamondinsunlight | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  4. coming soon … in washington dc takes forever too… i don’t think its a cultural issue ..

    rosa's avatar Comment by rosa | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  5. BeBe store in Hawalli Plaza became Beidoun Cosmetics! LOL

    Ansam's avatar Comment by Ansam | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  6. Chirp, our son and his wife introduced us, and we are all HOOKED!

    Kinano – I think it should be an election issue. What? They think with the internet, with Aramax, with al the expats that they can keep books and DVDs out of Kuwait? That train has left the station. And I really hear it is true, but maybe it is that new 360° Mall opening up on 6th ring one day . .. soon?

    Little Diamond – We already have all kinds of great fat-food, Baskin and Robbins, Haggen Daaz, Gelato, Dunking Donuts, Krispy Kreme (I think, I am not so sure about the last one) and all kinds of cafes will zillion-calorie sweets, oh yeh, and Cinnabon and Cinnamonster. . . no shortage of fat food here!

    Rosa – he he he – but in Kuwait, sometimes coming soon never comes. The Villa Moda finally opened in one store, nearly TWO YEARS after the coming soon sign went up!

    Ansam, no kidding!

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  7. Oh. My.

    And i thought i’d have to kiss the Slab goodbye this August.

    *and there was much rejoicing*

    C's avatar Comment by C | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  8. Looks good. Stupid Kuwait.

    Disturbed Stranger's avatar Comment by Disturbed Stranger | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  9. hmmmmmmm 🙂 look good.. I’m guessing 2010 😀 haha

    Daloo3a's avatar Comment by Daloo3a | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  10. well the laws here are not too encouraging.. so a lot of times ‘Coming Soon’ means ‘Pretty Please Let us In!”

    This Lady's avatar Comment by This Lady | April 22, 2008 | Reply

  11. So is this famous? I know Cold Stone but its the first time I hear about this…should I be lining up somewhere holding 2kd in my hand and act jittery with glee? Becuase I will…

    Q80saracen's avatar Comment by Q80saracen | April 23, 2008 | Reply

  12. Mmmmmmm ice cream!

    Where is this?

    MiYaFuSHi's avatar Comment by MiYaFuSHi | April 23, 2008 | Reply

  13. Good Morning :D…came to your blog to find pic of today’s sunrise; nothing here. Miss your pics 😀

    Mirror Polisher's avatar Comment by Mirror Polisher | April 23, 2008 | Reply

  14. C – No more dancing for joy in the streets when you get back to Kuwait, but you can indulge in Marble Slab!

    Disturbed – Whoa! Marble Slab coming to Kuwait is a GOOD thing!

    Daloo3a – LLLOOLLL, you little cynic!

    Oh Lady, so beautiful and so cynical? Don’t you think if someone can make a buck they will open eventually? And it’s not like this is someone you gotta watch like those Barnes & Noble people, or Borders, or those Virgins!

    Q80Saracen – My son and his wife LOVE this ice cream. It is made with natural materials, relatively additive free – our young are “greener” than we are, and we learn from them.

    It’s not open yet, Miyafushi, but it MIGHT open at the Al Kout Mall in Fehaheel, who knows when?

    Sorry, Mirror Polisher, here is the truth – one beautiful day in Kuwait looks a lot like another. It’s only the cloudy and less beautiful days when I can get something that doesn’t look like every other day. Today was just your average gorgeous late Spring day . .. 😉

    intlxpatr's avatar Comment by intlxpatr | April 23, 2008 | Reply


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