And on a positive note...

Just to show that I can provide some good news, and it isn't really such a bad place to live... an ex-pat friend had a wee accident recently. She actually backed into her Kuwaiti neighbour's car and did some slight damage. Prepared for the worst she wrote a note claiming responsibility and in a rush left it on the car windscreen. Later she met up with her neighbour and very unexpectedly was told "no, no, please don't worry, you're my neighbour, how could I possibly expect you to pay for damage to my car." An example of the nicer side of Kuwaitis, and Arab culture in general.