Sitting on the soft sofa of a high-rise hotel, the floor-to-ceiling windows of Dubai are shining brightly, like stars dotting the earth.

"On the first day, I will take you to taste this Middle Eastern taste restaurant, which is very authentic. Senior Sister Yin Qianyan ordered a few dishes, and handed the menu to me and Lian Pian. Looking at the unfamiliar Arabic text on the menu, and many English words that I had never seen before, I randomly selected two that seemed to be my favorite based on the pictures.

In between the dishes, we naturally chatted, and Lian Pian was the most active: "Senior sister, let me tell you, today Xixi and I saw a particularly handsome Middle Eastern man, and we saw it twice!"

Yin Qianyan looked at her, "Is it a Dubai native?"

As soon as I thought of him, I thought of his deep golden-brown eyes, and nodded unconsciously: "It should be, his friend is a native of Dubai, and he is a mentor to me." ”

Hearing this, Yin Qianyan turned his gaze to me and raised his eyebrows: "Oh, or a mentor, then if you don't want to get into trouble, ignore them." ”

Although I didn't want to have too much to do with Muslims, after listening to Yin Qianyan's words, I couldn't help frowning: "Why?"

"Dubai's locals have excellent welfare packages, but they are also lazy, and there are not many people who are willing to study for a master's degree. The more diligent ones have studied abroad in Europe and the United States, and those who are still staying in the local area at this age have basically had a stable job in the 'door' of the political department, but they just want to 'mix' more master's diplomas and will not concentrate on studying. If you get too close to them, you have to constantly help them solve their academic problems, which is very troublesome. ”

I was a little confused: "Since I have a job, how can I find time to study for a master's degree?"

Yin Qianyan smiled bitterly and said: "You will know later, Dubai people are extremely inefficient, but the policy here is quite lenient to locals, many people already have several companies under their names, all of which are 'handed' to foreigners to take care of, but the money continues to enter their pockets, and the work is very easy." As a result, most of Dubai's natives are wealthy and lazy at the same time, and their wealth is built on the exploitation of labor from other countries. They study for a master's degree, and it is estimated that they are also reimbursed by the unit. Unlike us, you still need to work as a teaching assistant to get a full scholarship. ”

Hearing this, I felt a little lost in my heart, but I couldn't say why I was lost, so I had to pout my lips and ask again: "So, they are just for 'mixing' diplomas?"

Yin Qianyan pondered for a moment and replied, "Not all, but most of them. Senior Brother Yan Hua and I have met such locals, pestering Yan Hua every day to help him with his homework. ”

At the mention of Yan Hua, the expression on Yin Qianyan's face also became vivid, as if there was a kind of empathetic righteous indignation. Lian Pian was in a mood of gossip, and smiled slyly and dragged out his tone: "You and this Senior Brother Yan Hua, are you ......?"

The fork in Yin Qianyan's hand suddenly fell on the plate, making a very crisp sound, and hurriedly explained: "Don't be 'messy' and say, I was married before I came to Dubai, and my husband is very familiar with many of your brothers and sisters." ”

Her reaction was too strong, and even Pian knew that she was speechless, so she quickly stopped her mouth. Fortunately, at this time, the meal was finally served, and the curiosity about Middle Eastern food overcame everything else, and it also dissipated the slightly tense atmosphere.

In my humble perception, when I think of Middle Eastern food, I can only think of Turkish barbecue 'meat' that shimmers with juice on a rotating grill and can be rolled up and eaten while walking. On the way to the school, I could already see the cone-shaped 'meat' towers standing in many of the shops, which looked very spectacular.

And the 'color' of this dish in front of me has undoubtedly broken through my understanding of Middle Eastern cuisine.