TGI…T?
In Dubai, people don’t say TGIF—they say TGIT because for them, it’s Thank God It’s Thursday. Unlike the rest of the world, the weekend starts on Friday until Saturday. In other words, Sundays are Dubai’s Mondays. Yup, they start working again on Sundays. The reason behind this is related to their tradition.
Expats have learned that people shouldn’t be spending the whole day working, but instead, doing something that’s more fruitful, like praying. However, Dubai’s different definition of the weekend doesn’t make their understanding of weekends lame. You’ll still be the luckiest person in the world to spend the TGIT there!