Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label water. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Saturday, January 28, 2012
UAE & H20: Sidewalk washing edition
I snapped this photo the other night walking on the city-side along the Corniche. Here's where I get judgey, and ask: Is it at all necessary to wash the sidewalk – in a desert country, to boot – like this?
Back in Canada we make fun of our neighbours who hose down their asphalted or interlocking driveways. And unlike the UAE, Canada has lots and lots of water. They even made a pretty compelling and scary mini-series about the US wanting to steal it awhile back, starring the totally awesome Canuck hottie Paul Gross.
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