Everybody's working for the weekend

Things are a little different here. Since this is a Muslim country, they have a different holy day and different weekend. While you all are used to a Saturday/Sunday off, we get Friday/Saturday. But, up until about 4 years ago, even that was different. Friday is their holy day, so that would be equivalent to our Sunday. However, since good Muslims pray five times a day (hop to it you slackers!) it doesn't quite equate to the once a week church outings for most of you. The problem arose though, that businesses, particularly banks and those who worked in international markets, were losing 2 business days to the west (in reality, they worked those days anyway to keep up). To remedy this, the Kuwaiti legislature gave up having Thursday off in favor of Saturday. This helps by continuing to allow for the holy day (changing that was definitely NOT an option) and gaining an extra business working day with the rest of the world. So, while you are all working on Friday, think of me relaxing a little, and I'll make sure I give you all a wake up call bright and early on Sunday. Plus, when I get home from work on Sunday, it will almost be time to watch pro football.