Kleenex Kraziness
I recommend buying stock in Kleenex. If Qatar continues to grow at it's current rate, Kleenex will become a rare commodity soon. People use it for EVERYTHING! You go to nice restaurants and there are boxes of kleenex on the table - no napkins, but kleenex. Paper towels are ridiculously expensive, but you can buy thousands of boxes of kleenex for a good price. All cars, taxis, etc. are well-supplied with boxes of kleenex for people to wipe their sweat, dry their hands, whatever. Yay Kleenex!
posted by Molly @ 2:26 PM
2 Comments:
Wah-- that's what I call a paradigm shift! I think Restaurant Kleenex is a bit odd, myself, just because a stronger "thread count" (or whatever) is called for, don't you think?
Now, Taxi Kleenex... that's just ingenious. Great way to nicen up a taxi, for sure. (Any comments on rear-view mirror ornaments, Molly? Do they use that pine tree-shaped air freshener that's so popular in the US?)
Well, I'm inspired to consider other possible Kleenex Contexts (for the US, that is):
- Metro/ Metrobus Kleenex (to spruce up after having run to catch the bus/metro)
- Gym Kleenex (for those sweaty moments)
- Bank Kleenex (when you realize you're broke and have to cry a little)
- Movie Theater Kleenex (duh!)
- Kleenex Kleenex (so that when you run out, you still have a back up supply in a secret panel on the back of the Kleenex box)
Okay, I've got to go to work now...
kt
Yes, Kleenex is odd here in the UAE, too. It is almost impossible to buy a packet of anything less than 6 boxes at a time. They are on the tables in the mall food courts and everyone has one or more on their desks.
Rae
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