a country of contradictions...

flickr.com is banned but you can google massage and they direct you right away to the sexy kind with phone numbers.

you can watch any american romantic comedy but all the kissing scenes are cut out.

the women wear black abayas and head scarves (or full face blind) but they walk around sporting big shopping bags from La Senza and Victoria's Secret.

Abu Dhabi just won the greenest city in the middle east award for the most grass + trees, and also for their effort in recycling, yet they're wasting layers and layers of water for this grass which isn't supposed to grow here, in the desert... AND everybody drives SUV's here.

their supermarkets have the most variety of international fresh fruit i've ever seen, yet they're the country most affected by diabetes.

this is probably the safest country in the world regarding crime, warning you they will lash you, deport you and ban you from the country if you're caught stealing, but everytime we go to the supermarket, we see people eating and drinking without paying...everywhere in the market you will find empty chocolate wrapers, empty bottles of juice or water, half eaten oranges...you don't even see that in Detroit!