Do I Have a Square Butt?

Someone obviously thought so when they designed the toilet in my room. I have seen quite a few toilets in my 39 years here, but never one with a square seat. I have gotten somewhat used to it by now, but I just had to share.

I got out today and went to one of the premier malls here in Abu Dhabi, the Marina Mall. It features a skyviewing tower, similar to Reunion Tower in Dallas, but taller and larger. The mall itself is the largest in Abu Dhabi. I was most impressed, however, with the cleanliness of the place. The entire mall, maybe twice the size of the Parks at Arlington, was spotless...and I mean spotless. You could have eaten off the floor. The floor, by the way, was all polished tile with very close joints, perfect for kids on Heelys. And there were plenty of kids willing to try it out.

This city is so international. The mall had all of the things one might expect in an American mall. Eateries like Fuddruckers, Subway, Pizza Hut, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Fridays and others populate the entire mall and city. If one were so inclined to eat only American food, there would be no problem. There are a plethora of American stores as well. In addition, there are many Arabic stores and European stores as well.

The city has may Europeans such as Germans, Swedes and Britians. Also, there are many from Eqypt and the other Middle Eastern countries. The labor force seem to be populated with Indians and Indonesians, however, there are many Asian professionals here as well. BG asked if I would live here. My response, if I were living in New York and I had the opportunity to come here, I would in a second. This is a great place for urban living.

Time for bed...meetings in the morning. The work week starts on Sunday here and we have a meeting with SEHA at 1000.