Summer or another name for hell

People are already placing bets that you can fry an egg in the heat and it is not even August yet. Summer came early this year and with it soaring temperatures and a sense of being fried alive. 50 celcius in the shade is common, but wait till humidity hits the land. No matter how many summers you spend in Dubai, you can never be ready for the next one. You dread it, you swear at it and you wish you could leave for its duration. However, the working people can only afford a month out of the country and that is not enough to avoid being caught in the heat.

So what can you do in the summer? Soak in a cool pool for a couple of hours, if you are lucky enough to have access to a cool one, or simply hide indoors in the comfort of a 24 hr air condition and attempt to go out at night when temperatures reach only 36-38 celcius!

Another question seems legitimate: why do you stay in Dubai at all? For the million or so inhabitants of the city, you can find a million answers. However, you can still gather these around certain clusters like: money, nightlife, beach, sun (vs cloudy/cold Europe), money (again), chance to make a fortune (may be not anymore), running away from insecure country, hype, hibernation, and may be more dangerous the fear of change if you’ve been here for a while.

The heat won’t go away it will persist till late in the year may be through January So embrace yourself.

~ by rafickd1 on June 6, 2009.