ArabMusicians

Business Hours
We knew things were different here, but we thought they’d be more consistent. We tried to go into a bank to get our ATM card that their machine “retained,” but they’re only open from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Talk about Bankers’ Hours! That same day, we bought some fabric for a slipcover for a couch, and called the guy to come measure and cut it to fit. That was at 4:00. He showed up at 8:30 p.m., with two helpers. The landlord had just left at 8:15, after coming with his handyman to check out a leaky pipe. Last week, the cleaners brought our shirts back (they iron them for about 13 cents each—including pickup and delivery) at 10:20 p.m. So I never change from my street clothes to my PJs until it's time to go to bed!

You might notice in a story below that when we needed a plumber at 9:00, that shop was closed.

Today, however, we called our bank in the States at 2:30 their time and their machine said "We're closed on the T days--Tuesday and Thursday--from 2:00 until 3:30 for administrative meetings."