Come back Saturday

So I passed by the Hawally Traffic Department in Jabriya tonight because the guy yesterday told me to come back today. I got there 5:50PM and waited in line to have my picture taken. After waiting around 20 minutes I finally sat down to have my picture taken when the guy tells me they already have my picture and I need to take my papers to window #6. So I go up to the window and the employee is busy talking on the phone, he signals me with his hand to give him my paper and I do and then I go sit down waiting for my name to be called out so I could collect my license. 6:30PM exactly a guy comes out from the printing room and announces to everyone that the printer stopped working and to come back Saturday. All the employees got up and started leaving.

Now I need to pass by on Saturday. If its Ramadan I should pass by between 1 and 4. If its a regular day I have to pass by between 4 and 7. It will be my forth visit and all I am trying to do is get my license renewed!

Sep 20, 2006

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10 Comments, add your own...

1. evolution | September 20th, 2006 at 11:26 pm

Kuwait : World’s Most Efficient Country.

My dad goes through that a lot too.
2. Ozy | September 20th, 2006 at 11:36 pm

Why is FastTelco blocking youtube.com?
3. Fonzie | September 20th, 2006 at 11:55 pm

Welcome to the 3rd world…
4. Marzouq | September 21st, 2006 at 12:09 am

This is just damn annoying! what the hell do they mean that the printer is broken! Why do they have only one printer.. I know someone is lying! Its not like their work requires a lot of work! I think the license details should be run by a private company! Then it would be efficient!
5. jajajaja | September 21st, 2006 at 12:42 am

wear a dishdasha and qetra, make a “chraimba” if u know it :P they will treat you good
6. moocherx | September 21st, 2006 at 6:49 am

all this hassle makes it almost worthwhile driving around without a damn license.

when i used to have a kuwaiti license years ago, i was only stopped during the searches for iraqis (i can look mean in the wrong light). In the 12 months since i’ve been back, i just open my window, smile WIDELY, say “sorry I don’t speak arabic”, give him my passport (which any police guy just ever looks at the pic in), when he says “lee-since” I just say, “it’s at home”… and the 4 times I’ve been stopped i get my passport back and waved on.

Might be worthwhile to just give up and try that instead Mark, especially if you have a standby Canadian driving license to go with your passport (so it looks like you’re just visiting and are here on your ‘home country’ license).
7. moocherx | September 21st, 2006 at 6:51 am

The alternative would be to shout “You M*therf*kkin useless piece of sh*t c*nts” really really loudly.

We know that’s you were thinking anyway ;-)
8. Fonzy | September 21st, 2006 at 8:55 am

been through that once before. Isnt there some people u pay to go through all that shit for u?
9. sinnerorsaint | September 21st, 2006 at 1:17 pm

did u try talking to the Bengali attender over there ;) pay him,sit back n relax!!
10. CyberRowdy | September 21st, 2006 at 8:13 pm

sinnerorsaint : you said it buddy….I think even Kuwaiti dudes are getting wasta through bengalis…their salary is 20 KD, but I think they make more than 500 KD a month through these under hand services..

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