LBP (E)+(MW) strains
No not mathematics but a medical syndrome very prevalent in Dubai, lower body paralysis caused by escalators and moving walkways.
Now the weasel doesn't shop a great deal but when he does he likes to scamper along as befits one of his short, but speedy, species. All fine and well until we come to a moving walkway, whether it goes up or along or even both matters not a jot, no-one in Dubai is capable of taking one step from the moment they step on the thing till it chucks them off at the end. More than that they are also determined that no-one else should get past cos gawd only knows what would happen to society if people could walk on moving paths.
The syndrome can be observed in its purest form at the airport where hundreds of people stand on the walkways vacantly staring at the inane advertising until they stumble off the end where they stand in groups trying to work out why the scenery isn't moving any more. Trying to get past with your grossly oversize hand bagggage becomes such a chore that the will to resist (and live) is drained away and you end up becoming yet another LBP victim.
Coming from London where people regularly sprint up 45 degree tube escalators I find the LBP both fascinating and bloody annoying, if Dubai was a slim trim nation you could almost forgive, but as we all know, that is far from the case.
Off to sample the delights of the Hop Fest at The Irish Village, lets see how many people we can jam into a tent at the height of summer before the aircon packs in.
Should be fun.
DW
Now the weasel doesn't shop a great deal but when he does he likes to scamper along as befits one of his short, but speedy, species. All fine and well until we come to a moving walkway, whether it goes up or along or even both matters not a jot, no-one in Dubai is capable of taking one step from the moment they step on the thing till it chucks them off at the end. More than that they are also determined that no-one else should get past cos gawd only knows what would happen to society if people could walk on moving paths.
The syndrome can be observed in its purest form at the airport where hundreds of people stand on the walkways vacantly staring at the inane advertising until they stumble off the end where they stand in groups trying to work out why the scenery isn't moving any more. Trying to get past with your grossly oversize hand bagggage becomes such a chore that the will to resist (and live) is drained away and you end up becoming yet another LBP victim.
Coming from London where people regularly sprint up 45 degree tube escalators I find the LBP both fascinating and bloody annoying, if Dubai was a slim trim nation you could almost forgive, but as we all know, that is far from the case.
Off to sample the delights of the Hop Fest at The Irish Village, lets see how many people we can jam into a tent at the height of summer before the aircon packs in.
Should be fun.
DW
posted by Desert_Weasel at 12:16 pm
1 Comments:
I've just given up trying to be polite now and just charge through saying 'excuse me' as sternly and forcefully as possible. It sounds like a return to colonial times, but unfortunately it's the only way that works. Maybe I should add to the effect by wearing a pith helmet.
Try going through Jeddah or Riyadh airports where the porter for the guy three people behind you will put suitcases on in front of your luggage, causing a massive jam once you're through the barrier, with people literally climbing over bags in desperation to get through.
Couple this with the 'security' guys who are supposed to be monitoring the bags simply sitting there chatting and smoking whilst the conveyor belt rolls on, bags falling to the floor on the other side and gallons of holy water crashing down around you - returning to Dubai suddenly becomes a lot more attractive!
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