As a southerner, I ascertain the sweetness that is sweet tea.
I can remember my grandmother filling her old pot halfway with tap water, placing it carefully on the stove, then waiting as it began to boil. And be sure, it's a known fact that a watch pot never boils...I've found myself testing this MANY times! Once those rapid bubbles start popping to the surface, she would add four luzianne tea bags, remove from the eye, cover and steep to just the right flavor. When it was perfect, she would remove the bags and stir in her preference of sugar, then pour into her pitcher for the fridge. Btw, warm sweet tea over ice is the BEST!!
Now who would have thought I would find that same magic of southern delicacy on the dessert peninsula of Abu Dhabi.
After waiting in yet another line for the third day in a row to purchase sim cards for our existing cell phones (on the first attempt Sunday night, Etisalat's computer system was down, the second night they only had one sim card and we needed two...) I could see the light. Since both lines were long, I placed myself in the line with the kind faced girl. I figured I might as well increase my odds of success with someone who looks compassionate! It's funny how your internal feelings really aid in the magic of life.
While in line I met a really nice man from Poland. He's here with a team working on a new luxury hotel on a nearby island. We spoke about that and also his visit to the states. Believe it or not, his one and only experience was to South Dakota during winter! He was really sweet and told of how beautiful and blue the sky looked at night as it reflected from the hip deep white snow. I recommended he visit Nashville and he recommended I visit Wroclaw. I think I'm definitely going to have to do that now after talking to him...such a kind hearted person.
Now, I find myself standing in front of the kind faced girl discussing phone options. And just as I expected she was incredibly kind and patient. She explained everything clearly and helped me decide on the best phone plan (pay as you go, talk, bbm and text). We were set.
Then, while I filling in the rest of the paperwork, a guy walks up and starts chatting with the girl, pays his bill and continues to tease her about working and that she'll get a bunch of Chinese customers today. (apparently they are the worst here, lol) Soon they pulled me into their world and I found myself laughing right along with them.
This was my first experience with younger locals...and I was pleasantly surprised with how refreshing and effortless it was!
The guy then went to get the girl a sweet tea and offered to bring me one. I declined at first, but then with his persistence and her recommendation of getting a peach sweet tea I accepted. Before I knew it we were enjoying our sweet teas together as new friends.
What a pleasant morning.
I can remember my grandmother filling her old pot halfway with tap water, placing it carefully on the stove, then waiting as it began to boil. And be sure, it's a known fact that a watch pot never boils...I've found myself testing this MANY times! Once those rapid bubbles start popping to the surface, she would add four luzianne tea bags, remove from the eye, cover and steep to just the right flavor. When it was perfect, she would remove the bags and stir in her preference of sugar, then pour into her pitcher for the fridge. Btw, warm sweet tea over ice is the BEST!!
Now who would have thought I would find that same magic of southern delicacy on the dessert peninsula of Abu Dhabi.
After waiting in yet another line for the third day in a row to purchase sim cards for our existing cell phones (on the first attempt Sunday night, Etisalat's computer system was down, the second night they only had one sim card and we needed two...) I could see the light. Since both lines were long, I placed myself in the line with the kind faced girl. I figured I might as well increase my odds of success with someone who looks compassionate! It's funny how your internal feelings really aid in the magic of life.
While in line I met a really nice man from Poland. He's here with a team working on a new luxury hotel on a nearby island. We spoke about that and also his visit to the states. Believe it or not, his one and only experience was to South Dakota during winter! He was really sweet and told of how beautiful and blue the sky looked at night as it reflected from the hip deep white snow. I recommended he visit Nashville and he recommended I visit Wroclaw. I think I'm definitely going to have to do that now after talking to him...such a kind hearted person.
Now, I find myself standing in front of the kind faced girl discussing phone options. And just as I expected she was incredibly kind and patient. She explained everything clearly and helped me decide on the best phone plan (pay as you go, talk, bbm and text). We were set.
Then, while I filling in the rest of the paperwork, a guy walks up and starts chatting with the girl, pays his bill and continues to tease her about working and that she'll get a bunch of Chinese customers today. (apparently they are the worst here, lol) Soon they pulled me into their world and I found myself laughing right along with them.
This was my first experience with younger locals...and I was pleasantly surprised with how refreshing and effortless it was!
The guy then went to get the girl a sweet tea and offered to bring me one. I declined at first, but then with his persistence and her recommendation of getting a peach sweet tea I accepted. Before I knew it we were enjoying our sweet teas together as new friends.
What a pleasant morning.
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