Shopping like a 'local'

The husband had a business meeting today in town, so I went along. I dropped him off at his meeting and then went to do a bit of early holiday shopping. One of my fave places to go is a wholesaler that sells to the public. It's in a series of warehouses in Al Quoz. This pic is one of the roads I take to get there.

All the trucks and men along the sides of the road are waiting to be hired to make deliveries/haul stuff. The 'iron' work on the backs/sides of the trucks can be very ornate. Sometimes, you come across a truck that is very colorful. Most of these were white, and you can see a green one there on the left.

The motorcycle in the pic is a delivery/messenger person. You see motorcycles all over with metal boxes strapped to the back over the rear tyre delivering anything and everything you can imagine.

I'll never forget the first time I saw one of these motorcycles delivering hamburgers from a fast food place. This was a restaurant that in the States would have a drive through. But here, you see these guys risking their lives on motorcycles delivering hamburgers and other foods. Crazy to see. We don't use pizza delivery. The husband usually goes to pick it up. One place is so used to us that as soon as the hear my voice on the phone or see the husband, they already know what we're ordering. I guess picking the food up yourself is different here, and we 'stick out' a bit.

Peace.