Alibhai (a Punjabi from Pakistan), my private taxi-driver, has a new Toyota 4X4. He is very proud of it. The new possession ensures that he is in excellent spirits these days. As a result, he spoke non-stop from Abu Dhabi to Sharjah for three hours. The I-am-pretending-to-fall-asleep ploy failed completely to stop him.
In his fit of enthusiasm, he also made the following profound comments to a couple of my co-passengers -
1. to an irritable Indian lady with a broken leg - "Madamji, you should lose some weight to ensure that you dont break any more bones in the future"
2. to a middle aged Egytian lady who kept us waiting - "Madam, dont feel bad about keeping us waiting - ladies will take their time for putting on make-up and trying to look good"
Alibhai also explained to me patiently the benefits of a 4X4 - "you need to battle the sand dunes in this rocky country". And to demonstrate the capabilities of his vehicle, he climbed back and forth across pavements, paying little attention to sounds of protests from other drivers on the road.
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