Boek over leven in de Emiraten - Voor gesprekstof met clienten
The writer worked for the British council in the Emirates around the time of the First Gulf war. It is definitely still a diary so very fragmentary. Not a memoir. The Arabic names have many similarities. Which Sakr? Which Mohammed? What is difficult. Still interesting to read. But very British upper lip and missing to grab you. I mean there was a Gulf War going on with scud missiles. Too my surprise I saw someone mentioned I actually met myself once. The gentleman was attending a conference where I was a student helping. During the break I suggested a walk on the beach. He joined and several others. The ambassador of his country of nationality was completely ignored. Young as I was I said to that guy "Come you are welcome too." So I had a long walk on the beach with an ambassador and a former minister turned refugee of the same country. I mean only when a young girl or when you are Madeleine Albright you get away with that. In the evening the minister-refugee joine...