A Palomino dashboard and duel muffler twins

5. Bubbly Thursday's at Yalumba! [their exclamation, not mine]
Le Méridien Dubai
9:42 p.m.

"The culture and society of the UAE are a blend of traditional and modern elements. The religion of Islam and the heritage of a traditional, tribal society form the basis of a stable and essentially conservative social structure. There is, however, a decidedly tolerant and cosmopolitan atmosphere—most notable in the emirate of Dubai—that gives resident non-Emiris opportunities to enjoy their own cultural and religious organizations." [Infocentre Dubai, dubai.alloexpat.com]

I can't quite shake the image of the pasty-with-a-hint-of-burn-chunky-british woman screeching along to greased lightning, dancin' dirty next to the dessert buffet and spilling out of her lacy 80s top, which she grew out of twenty some odd years ago. If she's a real pussy wagon, I'm hoping we'll run of oil soon because i ceratinly don't want a ride. (er. metaphor better if we were talking about a hint-of-burn-chunky man - he was at Yalumba! too).

I am doing my best not to judge (for I was having a bubbly thursday too) but Dubai is not the melting pot it calls itself, nor is it a mixed salad (thank you mrs. gougoutas, or mr. lucker? when did i learn about the evolution of America's tagline?). It is separate meals in different restaurants, next door to one another, though never the twain shall meet (except in the office, which is a different post altogether).