Drops on Doha
Typical. You wash the car and it rains. When we were kids and it rained we’d chant a song in the school yard. ‘Zeeda wa irham abeeda’. Roughly translated it means, increase it and bless their worshippers. You’d chant this to God. In Islam we’re taught that you should only worship God, so the chant asks God to bless those who worship the rain as well.
The first few drops in Qatar are hot. There’s a warm humid air that seems to engulf every crevice. You don’t know whether it’s time to cheer or a time to worry about what other unsual weather occurance will come next.
In the days following rain, the weather usually increases in temperature. So it’ll be quite cold, rain, become hot (not by direct sunlight, it’s just the air around you.) That’s sign that the winter’s here. Any day now, the temperature will dip and everyone will be running to their closest electronics store for a heater.
Those that have waited and not bought theirs in time will end up paying a premium for some cheap chinese brand that’ll probably short out and turn your home into a flaming inferno. Hey at least you wont be cold anymore!
