The most freaking stupid thing just happened today.
Yesterday, my dad went to the hospital to have more investigations on his epigastritis and when I went to visit him in the hospital few hours ago, the security guy refused to let me in. “You can’t go in because you are wearing this” he told me. I was so surprised because I wasn’t wearing anything special; just a pair of jeans and a t-shirt.
I could not do anything. I told my aunt who went with me to go to see my dad while I waited for her outside asking myself who is that retarded who decides that you can’t enter a hospital if you are not wearing a thobe* (a long white robe Saudis wear)?
The f**cking weird thing is that I spent half of my day in the hospital yesterday in the same clothes and no one told me that I’m not allowed to wear such a thing inside the hospital. The other f**cking stupid thing is that almost nobody in the hospital wears thobe! The doctors, the nurses, even the security guy can’t wear a thobe!
What’s wrong with these people? Do they really think that someone is more patriotic than others just because of the shit he’s wearing? Who told you that you can’t judge people from the way they look? People here actually do this and they do it shamelessly.
* if you had no idea what a thobe is, here’s a picture.
I know what you mean. There are stupid people everywhere in the world.
I don’t usually tell stories like that, but what happened today made really really mad.
I usually do tell stories like that. Because when things make me mad, that usually means something is wrong. I find anything you have to say about life in Saudi Arabia to be interesting, as I am sure you know. Did you get my last email?
Hey Anthony,
I got your last email, but since my dad went to the hospital I was very busy to reply it. I’ll try to write you tomorrow, or maybe sooner.
Salam Aleykum,
No rush. I hope your father is doing well…