62 November 2016 www.bahrainthismonth.com britaininbahrain Bahrain and Britain may have much in common but there are also plenty of notable differences. Long-time resident and blogger Neil Porter put the feelers out among friends both local and expat to take a light-hearted look at the things we do differently. SPOT the Difference IN BRITAIN WE: Stop at red lights Fill own bags in spupermarket Have to get out and put our own petrol in Wear flip flops and sandals with socks on the beach Wear suit and dark socks, shirt and tie to work Kids play football in football boots and socks Ride motorbikes wearing boots, jeans, leather jacket and helmet If one company makes a hole for a cable in the road the other companies use the same hole We shop, drive, garden, cook, clean and look after the kids ourselves Kids sit in the back seat of the car in a child seat We concentrate on driving our car Drive and take a break to go to the toilet at a service area The film classification 15 means only for those over 15 We use a cotton hankerchief to blow our nose Suspiciously good homework is usually done by mum or dad we put rubbish in the bin We recycle We wear seatbelts We indicate before we change lanes We sunbathe We go camping in the summer We avoid the rain Talk to our family at dinner RSVP to a party invite immediately Use the rear view mirror to check whats behind us Love it when it gets hot Eat and drink five times a day Buy a sambosa Turn up early to a meeting Wash our car weekly Look out for rain when washing a car Use an umbrella to keep the rain off Fill our face with turkey at Christmas IN BAHRAIN WE: Go through them Have our shopping bags filled for us Have our petrol put in for us Wear sandals to work Wear a thobe to work Kids play football bare foot Ride motorbikes in shorts, tee shirt and flip flops Have a different hole for each company digging up the same road or footpath several times We have a maid, driver, gardener, cook and nanny to do all that Kids stand between the front seats or sit on the drivers lap We eat, drink, smoke, text and wonder why we have so many accidents Go to the toilet before we drive, just in case…. The film classification 15 means for children under 15 We use a paper tissue Suspiciously good homework is usually done by the maid We throw rubbish out of the car window What’s recyling? We sit on our seatbelts so the alarm doesn’t go off If we indicated people would know where we we’re going and get there before us We hide indoors or in the air conditioned malls all summer We go camping in the winter We dance in the rain and post pictures of rain on the social media Send them a photo of the food on instagram Wait and see if anything better comes along Use the rear view mirror to check our hair and make up Love it when it gets cold Pray five times a day Buy a bag of sambosas Turn up late and then kiss everyone and say hello, how are you? Have our car washed daily Look out for a sand storm when washing a car Use an umbrella to keep the sun off Fast during Ramadan Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Weather Camping
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