DUBAI: Story of a taxi driver

Some of the taxi drivers were very chatty and talked about the beauty of the city and tried to promote it. One of the taxi drivers we met was telling us about his life. He was 29 and was soon to marry but did not even know his future wife! His parents had chosen her. When I asked him about why he does not look for a girl himself, he said that he had no time and he didn’t ever go out. He was very excited to meet her and to get to know her. For us, growing up in a European country, it seemed very weird that he first has to marry her before he can get to know her properly. A marriage is a commitment for life so for us it is more a matter of choosing the right partner.