You know you're in Saudi when...

When you land in Riyadh it is so obvious as to where you are for the following reasons:

1. The air is so dry you have constant nose bleeds.

2. For miles/kilometers you see nothing but sand, sand and more sand.

3. Every man walking is wearing a white robe with red checkered head dress and you start to think it looks pretty comfortable given the 47C degree day.

4. The black ghosts you see walking silently are sporting a beautiful set of eyes through the 2 cm opening and you wonder who is under that thing.

5. You see the women (black ghosts) toating all the luggage and children at the airport while the men are only carrying a brief case.

6. It's 10:15pm and you are still waiting for a client to show for a dinner appointment, who in actuality is only 15 minutes late due to traffic.

7. You have an audience with HRH Prince XXXX, the King's brother, and you are the only foreginer in the receiving room and all the white robed men are staring at you, wondering why you want to see him.

8. Through out the day you are interupted with hypnotic hymns wailing from the mosques and the entire country stops to pray but you.

9. And the most obvious reason you know you're in Saudi is when you are at a restaurant and are handed a cocktail menu, the specialty of the house, mojitos, doesn't list a drop of rum.

10. Inshala!