As they say, life takes you to places. My next stop was Kuwait, in the year 2011. All I knew about it was that its currency was the strongest in the world. Besides that, I knew nothing.
Life in Kuwait
The only reason they are so powerful is that they have abundant petroleum resources. Where I stayed the beach was nearby. The seawater was black, probably oil spills. I stayed in a flat, fully air-conditioned. Almost all the buildings were high-rise apartments. There was a store beside the apartment, from where we could buy gas cylinders to almost everything but at a high price.
So on the weekends, I would go to this place called "Mangaf" which has big supermarkets, and the price was less there. I really do not understand how the rest of the world does not know about auto-rickshaws. In Kuwait, the only public transport is a taxi. The buses are there I think in the city center, which was very far from where I lived. You can see diverse cultures there. Though an Islam-dominated country, it is a quiet place. The people, in general, mind their own business and do not interfere with yours.
The weather is always hot and there is sand everywhere. Sandstorms are very common.
I worked at a private institute. There was a home pick up and drop service and the driver was very friendly.
It is a very small country and getting drinking water is a huge thing. Everyone drinks packaged drinking water. For household purposes, we get desalinated water. Desalination is where you convert the seawater to useable water.
So basically we need to buy water. They come in packets of 12, 1 liter each. Who is going to carry them - Me 😀, yeah the cab or taxi driver was a help.
They are so rich that everything is imported from food to clothing. What is the one thing which is not available in Kuwait - Alcohol. Strictly forbidden. So what do the people do, the next best thing, smoking, by which I mean cigarettes. We humans simply gotta have some addiction. 😉
