[oman-l] Re: shopping in Muscat

[Kevin Brown - NetComm]

Ho Ho,

There is no such thing as cheap book in the Middle East.

Hence the popularity of Internet Book shops......quite pleasing to get needed tech
books in California, and Fed ex gets them there to the Middle East is a few days.


KB
At 18:14 -0000 15/6/98, brian francis begy wrote:


 * Hello all!
 *
 * While the Mutrah suq is a fantastic place to shop, and Musqat's new
 * shopping malls offer an international selection of fine goods, I would
 * want to warn those relocating that Western language books can be very hard
 * to find in the Gulf.
 *
 * While I didn't do much book shopping in Oman, I can testify that there is
 * no such thing as a cheap paperback book in Bahrain.
 *
 * If you are moving there, bring lots of books for those Friday afternoons
 * when you aren't out enjoying the natural beauty.
 *
 * Enjoy!
 *
 * -Brian
 *
 * Brian Begy
 * Lowly Graduate Student
 * Department of History
 * The University of Chicago
 * "Where Fun Comes to Die."
 *
 * bfbegy@midway.uchicago.edu


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