Abu Dhabi Time

Everything in Abu Dhabi takes longer than you expect. You can't drive anywhere in under a half hour. You can't run any errand in less than an hour. The line at the bank is horrifically long. The line to buy cell phone minutes and data wraps out of the store and into the mall hallway.

We have a standing joke when we leave the house, "So, we won't be back before dark, right?"

"Right."

-F