When I first got to Jeddah, things were very confusing.Weekends are Thursdays and Fridays, whereas I come from a part of the planet where the weekends are Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n
But that’s not where I got confused. I got confused one time when I went out hunting for some lunch. To make it clearer, I will underline the problematic areas.<\/p>\n
On my way to TGI Friday\u2019<\/span>s on Andalus Street, I passed Ruby Tuesday<\/span>. My first thought was: \u201cDamn, how time flies!\u201d After the meal, my friends ordered an ice cream sundae<\/span> and shit got very confusing for me. Technically, a sundae<\/span> at Friday<\/span>‘s is like having a Lebanese weekend on a Saudi weekend.<\/p>\n In any case, I really think that TGI Friday’s and Ruby Tuesday’s are too close to each other. They are right across the street from each other. In order to be fair to the new expats, I say we should move Friday’s and Tuesday farther apart. I say we need to keep some distance between them.<\/p>\n At least 3 days, I suggest.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n I hope I didn’t confuse you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When I first got to Jeddah, things were very confusing.Weekends are Thursdays and Fridays, whereas I come from a part of the planet where the weekends are Saturdays and Sundays. But that’s not where I got confused. I got confused one time when I went out hunting for some lunch. To make it clearer, I … <\/p>\n