We finally found a grocery store that is similar to what we would find at home and that carries brands we are familiar with. Since Muslims don't eat pork, we will have to buy any pork products in a special shop inside the grocery store.
There are American chain restaurants everywhere. I went to a Starbucks today and there is an American fast food restaurant on every corner.
There are mosques everywhere and Muslims pray five times a day. At these prayer times all of the mosques play the "call to prayer" from loudspeakers. Since there is such a high percentage of expats in the Dubai area there are several Christian, Baptist and Catholic churches that expats are free to worship in.
Tonight we met some of Chris' coworkers for dinner at the Khan Murjan Restaurant inside the Wafi Mall. The restaurant is open-roofed, yet fully air conditioned. The menu is Arabic, Egyptian, Emirati, Middle Eastern and Moroccan. Luckily, Chris' coworkers did all of the ordering and everything was delicious. We ordered several "hot and cold" appetizers as a way to sample many different things. We especially liked the hummus and Egyptian Bread.
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