Perhaps you wonder what a weekend in Damascus and the truth is that it seems more to a Western country than any Arab or Asian countries I know. Indeed, this is a Mediterranean culture in many ways. For example, the Syrians enjoy spending time with friends and family, and always find time for both.
The nights usually start quietly, the first dinner then smoke a hookah, and then normal: Drinking in bars and nightclubs. I like the terraces are on the roofs, rooftops as they say here using the word American, because the views of the city are wonderful at night, and I like uence of air conditioning and enjoy the evening breeze, when there.
coffees where hookahs are rarely serve alcohol, and the truth is that one thing goes with the other. The hookah pipe is the classical Arabic in which snuff smoking, no drugs, and is quite relaxing, I think it leaves you groggy brain, and is that a pipe is like smoking half a pack of snuff, nonstop, for a couple of hours. Come on, a jewel to health. Here you smoke all over the world, rich and poor, men and women, adults and adolescents (including children !¬¬). However, in the bars and clubs do not serve alcohol if there would be nobody.
Exit in Syria is not cheap, in fact life in general is not cheap, inflation is skyrocketing, and typically pay a ticket entitled to a drink or two alcoholic drinks for about 12 euros. The past weekend we went with a group of friends and we had a reserved table, leaving about 35 euros per person entitled to three cups. Needless to say, these prices only foreigners can afford it and people well. However, in the tiny squirt Drinking alcohol does not know whether to save, to consume more, or a more noble purpose: that people do not get drunk.
Very Mediterranean style, do not expect to find very full bars before midnight. Here is like in Spain, it always seems too soon to quit, and even earlier to get home to sleep. I have not entirely clear at what time do you close the site because I have never been so close, and that I am not accustomed to these schedules. Would I be doing more?
Women, as I mentioned here before, are arranged much to leave and will undoubtedly take time for it: the perfect hair, makeup, too. But men are no less and are well dressed, as mandated by the label of the clubs and social obligation . Are you someone has to notice. Fashion is very Western, including dresses, heels almost all, some dancers, including jeans, shirts and shoes, no sandals or sports. They are beautiful and very seductive, especially when they dance.
is very normal to see groups of expatriates * more sense, glass in hand, staring at the Syrian dancing, and they seem to like it, I guess that's also why so much effort put to be handsome.
(* In my family, they break out laughing with this term, but can not find a better one because overseas does not connote the same thing. The expatriate is living here, usually for work, while an alien may simply a tourist.)
the Syrians love to dance and do as professionals. Carry the rhythm in the blood, such as Latinos, and have no shame, move quietly around the track and move to the next if it is left. Move your hips like Shakira, of Lebanese origin, but the movement of hands, arms and head makes undeniable part of her dance.
The music is a potpourri , everything but Arabic rhythms and of course hard sauce. Much like the sauce! And for some strange reason I always think that too, but nothing is further from the truth. Also, seeing them them I dare not try.
Damascus is an extremely safe city and you can walk down the street at any time of day or night, even when you're lonely. Taxis always try timarte if you are abroad, but if you insist a bit use the meter, and then just give them a small tip. Anyway a taxi takes you to opposite side of the city for three euros.
So if one day you decide to come to Syria, be sure to save some energy for the evening, you'll need! But do not worry, the mornings spend weekends sleeping, and I recognize that this has cost me not get used!
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