Culture Shock

Papiya

UAE: Riyadh e ami jaini, ami chhilam AlKhobar ( near Dammam) Ami March April 2007 e gechhilam :Abeya( kalo overcoat jatiyo poshak )amar bor kine rekhechhilo, r oita porei ghurechhilam, sunechhilam je,okhankar rastay naki religious police ba "muttaya" ghure beray random aar tara code na manle lokjon-ke harass kore. tai baire porar matro 2 to jama niye gechhilam, R oi dumas pray Pathander moto oi duto jama porei ghurechhi. but sotyi bolchhi, jaja sunechilam oirokom kintu hoina, ami jor diye bolte pari. age Saudi te ramjan er somoi khabar er dokan diner belay bondho thkato, kintu ekhon kichhu kichhu dokan khola thake.

r Saudi te batchelorder keu bari bhara dite chai na, amar bor chhilo ekta hotel pray 6 months, pore office er compound e shift kori n okhane kintu kono restriction nei, maxm bideshi, ami capri poreo ghure beriyechhi.

Balcony j ekebarei nei tao noi, tobe beshir bhag bari i ekdom plain, jekhane balcony achhe keu bose galpo o korena , ba jamakapor o shukai na. Dammam e kichhu Bangladeshi achhe jara oibhabe jamakapor shukai, r ekdin dekhechhilam amar hotel er janladiye , hotel er samnei ekti barite ekjon mohila coat rod e diyechhen.

r local police kintukonodin amader interfare /harras koreni, even okhane j Cornisch achhe (Qatar eo mone hoi achhe) okhane jaoar pothe ekdin rastay checking hoyechhilo, mohila dekhle kono kichhu r jigges kore na.

Mohila poilice, der anekei foreigner (like airport checking) r nurse beshirbhag i Philipino r kichhu Keralites Muslim. Nursder uniform holo kichhuta short Salwar kurta type, r mathay cap. Kichu Indian meyekeo dekhechhilam sref salwar kameej poreghure berate. ekjon er kotha sunechhilam, Rojar somoi din er belay rastay khabar khachchhilo, take police thanay niye giye bolechhe, bhetor e bose khan , samne khaben na. tobe eta shona kotha....

Office e Ramjaner somoi beshi restriction nei. karon anek employee ekhon non muslim, amar bor hotel theke khabar niye jeto , r jara muslim oder alada prayer room achhe sekhane giye prayed kore.