I've been here a couple of months now and one thing that I just dont get is how everyone here drives like their pissed. I hired a car for a month but just forked out 80,000 dirhams (that's 24k in real money) for a black Mitsubishi Lancer GT. I was going to go for a Chevy Lumina but I decided to go for reliability over class. Anyway the Lumie was a bit out of my price range, at least the model I wanted. Where was I oh yeah so they drive here like they've been on the hard stuff and almost everyone driving seems to be on their mobile which is a bit odd. You'd think it would be illegal like most other places.

So I mention the driving to the guys at work and one of them, this pommy guy I'll call Mike says that its a macho thing and that the blokes here pass their time by driving like their retarded. He says its like a tradition here. I didnt believe him at first but I guess it must be true considering how they drive, especially the Indians and the Pakis. So I cant say how long the new Lancer will be in one peice with all these retards on the road. Will keep you posted...