I don't know, maybe because you got few stuff, so they let you pay first?!
And good luck with your masters!
Muscato
· 1 year ago
I'm only surprised that you're surprised - this kind of thing is incredibly common. I'm slightly surprised that the guy behind you was white - sometimes there's a little equality in an Omani-Caucasian matchup.
On the other hand, I have an Asian-American friend who recently left the Sultanate because he was so tired of being treated like dirt - his PhD didn't come into play when he was being pushed out of the way at the supermarket, yelled at while driving, or ignored at shop counters.
anonoman
· 1 year ago
Chi - dont you think you got treated differently because you had less items? I counter I really hate at Lulu is the "10 items" counter where no one ever has less than 10 items... and when you tell the girl at the counter she gets upset ...
Muscato - you really think expats are being treated bad in Oman? have you ever experienced this yourself? I think they are treated much worse in other countries around the gulf. especially the asian ones. But in Oman i think they treated well. Yes, white people are treated better than others... but doesnt that happen everywhere?
Kishor Cariappa
· 1 year ago
blue chi This happens all the time in Oman, and since you had fewer items, it doesn't make sense to wait in the queue; you did the right thing. I have come across Omanis who just barge into the queue mid-way, without blinking an eyelid. And, there are a lot of decent types too. So it a mixed bag.
anonoman At least in Bangalore, the IT city of India, white people don't preferential treatment. Almost 80% of whites have Indians as bosses in IT companies over there. “White fixation†is rampant in GCC.
Sonu
· 1 year ago
What will you be studying? Just curious :-)
Blue Chi
· 1 year ago
Sonu, I'm going do a masters of law degree in IT and commerce.
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And good luck with your masters!
On the other hand, I have an Asian-American friend who recently left the Sultanate because he was so tired of being treated like dirt - his PhD didn't come into play when he was being pushed out of the way at the supermarket, yelled at while driving, or ignored at shop counters.
Muscato - you really think expats are being treated bad in Oman? have you ever experienced this yourself? I think they are treated much worse in other countries around the gulf. especially the asian ones. But in Oman i think they treated well. Yes, white people are treated better than others... but doesnt that happen everywhere?
This happens all the time in Oman, and since you had fewer items, it doesn't make sense to wait in the queue; you did the right thing. I have come across Omanis who just barge into the queue mid-way, without blinking an eyelid. And, there are a lot of decent types too. So it a mixed bag.
anonoman
At least in Bangalore, the IT city of India, white people don't preferential treatment. Almost 80% of whites have Indians as bosses in IT companies over there. “White fixation†is rampant in GCC.