10 Reasons Why I miss Kuwait when I am in the UK
By danderma | September 12, 2011
1- Your hair starts drying in the shower even before you are done showering, with the water being so hot and the air even hotter. It takes forever for your hair to dry in the damp UK weather :p
2- The UK water and my hair DO NOT go along. Period. My hair become a frizzy loofa. Kuwait’s water restores my hair immediately.
3- We have Qaymar, Khobiz Irani, KDD Mango Juice, Cocktail Juice, darabeel, and Liban. They are all not available in the UK -except in specialty shops y3ni-.and I miss them dearly.
4- Pizza Qaysar! I miss it! I also miss our local restaurants: The Burger Hub, Pizzetta, Prime & Toast, The Cocoa Room, Lenotre, The Chocolate Bar, Cafe Bazza! Truly miss them! Why won’t they open in the UK? Cilantro did!
5- Believe it or not I miss Cinescape. Its just the collection of movies in Kuwait is better than the ones in the UK and movies tend to open up in Kuwait before the UK for some reason. Not happy about the crowds, screaming babies, burnt popcorn, and the censorship though.
6- I miss the independence of having my very own car and not having to share it with anyone. I miss my long drives with my own songs blaring.
7- I miss the smell of Bukhoor. Even though I have my own bukhoor kit that goes wherever I go but I am always too afraid of lighting up bukhoor and having the smoke of incense set of the Smoke detector. I’ve been told several times that its OK but I still am too chicken to light bukhoor. Mali kholg loya.
8- I miss how normal daily stuff we need and require are I normally priced in Kuwait. Gasoline, Soft Drinks, Groceries, Fruits, Sandwiches, etc. Also that we have no taxes and how we have free dental facilities especially for emergencies.
9- I miss the sound of prayers Athan, especially when its maghrib time and if the mo2athen had a beautiful voice, so serene! Its just different when you hear the athan and you get up to pray than when a clock ticks and you know its time for athan.
10- Sometime, not always but sometimes, especially when I’ve been gone for over a month, I miss the Arabic language and Kuwaiti accent: Arabic news, Arabic TV, Arabic radio, hearing Arabic chatter here and there.
See, there is a silver lining in returning back home even if its hotter and less fun :p What do you miss most about Kuwait when you are abroad?
28 Comments
duh! on September 12, 2011 at 10:45.
Kuwait Cinema better than UK cinema? are you for real? LOL..Rise of the planet Apes. Smurfs at the top of my head TOOK them forever to come out in Kuwait!!! been out in UK since august! :/ what are you talking about?
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 11:13.
Yes I think that Kuwait’s cinema in general is better in terms of getting movies before. Sometimes the UK gets movies before Kuwait but a lot of times its the other way round. and I am talking from my own experiences, duh!
Zooz on September 12, 2011 at 10:54.
My hair has never looked greater like it does in UK weather! Their water gives my hair volume and shine that i soon loose once i set foot back home:( i wish we had UK water/weather *sigh*
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 11:14.
Ur lucky! My hair always becomes horrible in the UK!
Naheda Ismail on September 13, 2011 at 12:32.
I agree about the hair being better in Kuwait, their water makes mine dead flat & sort of ‘flabby’ if I can call it that.
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 12:45.
My sisters and my mother suffer from the same thing when we travel to the UK. Their water and our hair doesn’t mix at all.
Ophy on September 12, 2011 at 10:54.
walla sara7a .. lately i miss nothing!… nothing as nothing .. la akil wala amakin wala 6al3at :/ 7atta ppl .. most of my trips kil il ppl ili i care about eykonon with me
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 11:14.
Loooool. If the people you love are with you b3d khalas
ناعمة الهمس on September 12, 2011 at 11:19.
افتقد وايد شغلات و اهم شي يشد ني لها الحنين
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 11:12.
Ee wallah… el7aneen mohim
Nawnaw on September 12, 2011 at 12:34.
Dont laugh at me but The only thing i really miss are my bathroom & my bed ,, that all i miss , i usually travel to the state, so ilove there jam3ya more , & i prefer there cinema more
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 11:09.
I usually miss my bathroom the most when I travel. There is nothing like home!
Naheda on September 12, 2011 at 19:29.
Security. I can only feel safe when I’m in Kuwait. It is HOME.
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 09:52.
I know how that feels. But I don’t get that feeling in the UK though. Only when I travel anywhere else out of Kuwait.
7amood on September 12, 2011 at 21:26.
you left for a week and you went nostalgic.. how would you feel if you have left in 2007 and know that you wont be able to go back until summer 2012?
counting the dayysssss!!!!!
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 09:50.
You didn’t go back at all, not even for holiday?!
Ma boga shay insha2 Allah less than a year to go
The Balcony blog on September 13, 2011 at 03:43.
LOL that is so true ! ou i miss 7aleeb kakaw kdd lama akun msaafra…its better than every other chocolate milk bil 3alam !….ou believe it or not i sometimes miss the kuwaiti weather ;p
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 09:48.
Ee I believe 7leeb kakaw KDD is irreplaceable! But the Kuwaiti weather I don’t miss, sorry :p
Stupid on September 13, 2011 at 10:38.
“movies tend to open up in Kuwait before the UK for some reason.” LOL. All i asked you if you were SERIOUS since Smurfs and Planet of the Apes and hundreds of other titles came out Kuwait more than a month after the UK.
What a creep. Yes don’t publish my comment just because i made your point about Kuwait Cinema look stupid.
Stupid useless blog anyway. You are boring.
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 11:17.
Hey mind your language! I did publish your comment and replied to it you vulgar impolite creep!
Naheda Ismail on September 13, 2011 at 13:04.
Movies open on different dates in different countries based on their production & marketing companies but nowadays most of them try to open worldwide on the same day to prevent piracy, e.g. Star Wars: Episodes II & III, the latest Harry Potter movie and sometimes movies open in Kuwait before the States because of the time difference. Having said that, if the marketing or production company is british, it premieres first in the UK but we’re not far behind them unless we want to save BIG movies for Eid. Things have changed a lot to the better after Kuwait National Cinema Company became Cinescape. And for those of you who think this blog is boring then don’t bother to visit. On the other hand, we enjoy every thread.
danderma on September 13, 2011 at 19:40.
Exactly! X-Men for example opened in Kuwait before the USA! Shrek 4 opened in Kuwait way before the UK! Generally speaking I find that a lot of the time cincescape get blockbuster movies before or in conjunction with the UK…
AD on September 22, 2011 at 10:51.
You are absolutely right when it comes to the first two points heheh ;p
I noticed that too not only in London lol it’s every where ;p
danderma on September 22, 2011 at 12:31.
Lool laish bel ba7rain el sha3ar ay9eer ayanin! Mayhom wayed 7elo 7g elsha3ar o elbashra. 7eta el eczema itroo7!
Vulgar on November 9, 2011 at 22:59.
Lol
allah y3enkom
hal sanah a5r sanah le b 12 ed3oo le enny anj7 D:
w ana 79lt al maw83 hatha bel 9edfa bgoogle w 8lt 5l aktb shy
o allah yrdkon belsalamah ensha2allah
danderma on November 13, 2011 at 14:01.
Insha2 Allah o thank you so much
naser on October 17, 2012 at 07:39.
I miss Kuwait too I’m currently studying in California been there for 2.5 months and I miss the closeness of our fireej and how I know all of them. I also miss walking around my neighbourhood at night without having to constantly look around its a very safe place.
danderma on October 21, 2012 at 09:50.
You have a long road a head of you but do try to enjoy your studies abroad. You will miss those college days! Best of luck