This will be the last of my sunrise series as I'm finally getting over jet lag. Hurray!!!
Last night we were walking on the Corniche as usual and David spotted an Emirati man that he works with. This happens quite often and when it does they usually wave and say hello. As David started to wave, the man looked down. David then realized that he was walking with his wife and would not be waving as that would draw attention to her from another male. After almost three years of working with the Emiratis, he has yet to meet one of their wives. They are not brought to functions...perhaps because they don't know which wife to bring.
However, they don't mind meeting me, although I always have to offer my hand first for a handshake. Sometimes I offer and they do not take it. It is not meant to be rude....they just don't touch other women. This seems to happen more often during Ramadan when they are being more devout. No one teaches you this stuff...you just have to figure it out yourself.
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