It is rare to see a guy with a bald head. In fact, seeing one today reminded me of just how rare it is.
Maybe it's because most of the guys I see working are young, 20-30 years old. But the older guys tend to have heads full of hair, too.
Maybe it's their nationality. Most of the ex-pat men are from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, etc. . . . our darker Asian brothers.
Maybe it's because their heads were shave as infants, which is a custom of many of these countries, including here. The results are folks with really full, thick hair.
Of course, my observations do not include the Emiratis, as their heads, for both men and women, are covered with scarves, so we never see their hair. Every now and then, if a guy has long hair, it peeks out. And a few of the women will have bangs, and you can see those, but it's rare. The ladies' faces are usually covered from just above their eyebrows, to just below their mouths. Some Arab/Muslim women wear a tight head wrap, with another scarf on top of that, usually a different color. These are pinned down and stay put. Most of the women just wrap a scarf around their head, but it slips, so they re-wrap it throughout the day. Personally, having to deal with that, would be annoying to me.
Side note - Most of the ex-pat men live in labor camps. They are located throughout the city. They are cramped quarters, with many sharing the living space. They are transported to work via large white school buses.
Side note 2 - There was a local deadly accident with one of the buses a couple of days ago. A large truck, heavy with building materials, hit a bus, trapping many of the men, resulting in 24 deaths. This was the worst traffic accident in UAE history. The men were all ex-pats, 16 from Bangladesh.
Many sacrifices are made, by people all over the world, in search of a better life.
Isn't that how the US came to be?
We, a land of immigrants, have now decided we don't want any more? How do we slam the door that others held wide open for us?
We're better than this.
Here's hoping the pending legislation will reflect that welcoming spirit to all who land on our shores, wherever they come from.
Maybe it's because most of the guys I see working are young, 20-30 years old. But the older guys tend to have heads full of hair, too.
Maybe it's their nationality. Most of the ex-pat men are from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, etc. . . . our darker Asian brothers.
Maybe it's because their heads were shave as infants, which is a custom of many of these countries, including here. The results are folks with really full, thick hair.
Of course, my observations do not include the Emiratis, as their heads, for both men and women, are covered with scarves, so we never see their hair. Every now and then, if a guy has long hair, it peeks out. And a few of the women will have bangs, and you can see those, but it's rare. The ladies' faces are usually covered from just above their eyebrows, to just below their mouths. Some Arab/Muslim women wear a tight head wrap, with another scarf on top of that, usually a different color. These are pinned down and stay put. Most of the women just wrap a scarf around their head, but it slips, so they re-wrap it throughout the day. Personally, having to deal with that, would be annoying to me.
Side note - Most of the ex-pat men live in labor camps. They are located throughout the city. They are cramped quarters, with many sharing the living space. They are transported to work via large white school buses.
Side note 2 - There was a local deadly accident with one of the buses a couple of days ago. A large truck, heavy with building materials, hit a bus, trapping many of the men, resulting in 24 deaths. This was the worst traffic accident in UAE history. The men were all ex-pats, 16 from Bangladesh.
Many sacrifices are made, by people all over the world, in search of a better life.
Isn't that how the US came to be?
We, a land of immigrants, have now decided we don't want any more? How do we slam the door that others held wide open for us?
We're better than this.
Here's hoping the pending legislation will reflect that welcoming spirit to all who land on our shores, wherever they come from.
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