More Trivia

Just a little bit more trivia before we get started for the day:

The Arabic alphabet has no equivalent for the letters P or V.  Moe says Bebsi for Pepsi and Sefen Up for Seven Up.

There  are 28 characters in the Arabian alphabet.  Mark is trying to learn their numbers by watching license plates which have both Arabic and American numbers.  He will conquer the alphabet when we come back.

There are TV shows here called "Arabia Idol" and "Arabia's Got Talent."  We had not turned on our TV until last night and we watched the movie "Heartbreak Kid".  There were Arabic subtitles.  There will be words missing where it is censored.  Occasionally I am surprised to hear a word that they missed.  I like the commercials.  They are in Arabic with Arabian actors.  One was for a laundry detergent.  A little boy was wearing a thobe--thats the long white gown that men wear.  He was outside playing and had another little boy standing on his shoulders getting something out of a tree.  His shoulders got all muddy from the boy on top's shoes.  His mother washed his thobe and it came out clean.

There is lots of art work and sculptures along the roads.  There is something to see everywhere.

The palm trees here grow dates instead of coconuts.  There are some palm trees with coconuts but they have been transported here.  Palm trees with dates need very litttle water.

There are no car manufacturing plants here.  Every car has been shipped here--and there are a lot of cars!  More about the traffic later...

You can't drink the water but you can use it to shower or brush your teeth.  Moe said there is too much of a mineral in it that will make you sick.  I'm guessing it might be iron.

There is construction going on EVERYWHERE!