You know you're in the middle east when...

• You wear a jacket inside your house/office and take it off when you go outside
• Someone asks for your address and you give him/her your PO Box number
• Someone asks where your office is located, you give directions by landmarks instead of using street names
• You use the cold water tap and you're not surprised to get scalding water during summer
• You don't find it strange to see Kleenex tissues at the restaurant's dining table instead of table napkins
• You know that "timing hours" means "office hours"
• You have carpets and rugs all over your house