Popular Post MrPstv Posted June 18, 2015 Popular Post Posted June 18, 2015 Ramadan Mubarak to those that are observing through this auspicious month.. A nice 29 or 30 days of mental and physical testing and cleansing... Get my head back into gear... 6
CAM Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Ramadan Kareem Question: If no-one eats between sunrise and sunset, what happens to all the coffee shops and restaurants in Saudi? Do they all close down during the day?
MrPstv Posted June 18, 2015 Author Posted June 18, 2015 As far as i am aware they completely change the opening hours, a time shift for all..
Popular Post vikpaw Posted June 18, 2015 Popular Post Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) Yep, basically totally nocturnal. Supermarkets are open, but anywhere you'd eat is closed until the dusk prayer. You can actually go in during this time, whereas normally you can't. You get dates and coffee to break the fast then after prayer they'll serve food. This bit can vary between places. Many have really good buffets or meal deals on. Everything will be open until really late, as there is a pre-dawn feast where again, there might be offers on. The worst part is that the driving gets manic just before the dusk prayer as everyone is rushing around to get somewhere, either home or a restaurant, and they're knackered and starving. It's bad enough normally! Most businesses have shortened working hours. For us, as some young kids are exempt, the cafeteria is on a limited service, but students have to stick to designated areas, there are extra prayer areas, and if the students are fasting they aren't supposed to go out for playtime. Just thought people might be interested... Edited June 18, 2015 by vikpaw 7
fairm010 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 The only month where it is safe to order pizza/kfc/takeaway via taxi. How does this work? I've never heard of this. Order a Taxi, and tell them to go get you KFC?
vikpaw Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 How does this work? I've never heard of this. Order a Taxi, and tell them to go get you KFC? Actually it's not far from the truth. Not sure what @Galway meant but here it's common to send a driver out for food. Or even book a private taxi from your residence. There are queues of drivers mixed with real punters and the driver just hands a mobile to the server who takes the order from the little madams back at home! It's a bummer when they're having a party with a large order There are also increasing numbers of services like JustEat here now. Actually, McDonalds and KFC run their own delivery service anyway.
CAM Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 That sounds incredibly expensive since the taxi driver's clock is ticking during cooking and ordering.
fairm010 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Actually, McDonalds and KFC run their own delivery service anyway. I discovered this in Egypt a while ago, I was amazed. They's make a killing doing that here!
plexer Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 If you did it then you'd order from the place first get a pickup time and send the taxi driver for that time. Ben
hardtailstar Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 How does this work? I've never heard of this. Order a Taxi, and tell them to go get you KFC? My great grandparents used to do this with orders of alcohol....
vikpaw Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Taxis here don't have meters! Though it is promised. However with a private driver it's a negotiated rate which is very cheap here, also bear in mind fuel is 10p / litre for high grade
vikpaw Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 My great grandparents used to do this with orders of alcohol.... You should really be infractionated for tainting this thread with such talk
MrPstv Posted June 19, 2015 Author Posted June 19, 2015 The only month where it is safe to order pizza/kfc/takeaway via taxi. The thread hijacker!!!
vikpaw Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 The driving issue http://m.arabnews.com/?q=content/1434587425581071200
Garacesh Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) The driving issue Speeding to break fast breaks Ramadan spirit | Arab News Mobile “Speeding before iftar goes against the spirit of Ramadan, which is a month of patience,” Fuad Kawther, a Saudi engineer, said. Valid point, really.. Isn't Ramadan supposed to be* about patience and self-control? Not "vociferously waiting for the moment you're allowed to eat again" * I say "supposed to be" as I'm not very well-versed on the teachings of the Qu'Ran, so I'm not sure. Edited June 19, 2015 by Garacesh
vikpaw Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Yeah the papers are frequently talking about the hypocrisy check the last image here
hardtailstar Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 You should really be infractionated for tainting this thread with such talk Haha didn't even realize when I posted.
MrPstv Posted June 19, 2015 Author Posted June 19, 2015 “Speeding before iftar goes against the spirit of Ramadan, which is a month of patience,” Fuad Kawther, a Saudi engineer, said. Valid point, really.. Isn't Ramadan supposed to be* about patience and self-control? Not "vociferously waiting for the moment you're allowed to eat again" * I say "supposed to be" as I'm not very well-versed on the teachings of the Qu'Ran, so I'm not sure. Sure is... Sabr.... Patience is a big thing in Islam not just for Ramadan...
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