My WTH moments???

It has been a month so since I have arrived here in Saudi Arabia every experience has been rather interesting  and some  experiences have been like "really"?????

Since my arrival I have been dealing with adjusting to the climate and constantly getting sick (apparently to the new bacteria's)  but for the entire time I have been here I have not been able to keep anything down I didn't want to go to the hospital because my trip the private clinic for my (iqama "residency") was rather traumatizing so I was a bit nervous and I had every right to be!!! I had to wait to get checked in like you would any other hospital and then went to an area where there many beds for patients to sit and lay on. 

as for my check up, I think the person that took care of me got her license out of the cereal box! firstly when she met me my father in law explained to her I was from America and she contiues and says, "your from America"??? how did you end up here in Saudi Arabia???? you married his son? reffering to my Father in laws son I'm like yes... she tells me then come to the bed so she can examine me and then continues to lecture me on "why would you marry a Saudi there so complicated" not like I didn't hear enough of that before  so I just ignored her... I explained to her for the past 2 to 3 weeks I been throwing up and unable to keep anything down, what does she do? squishes my stomach asks "does it hurt here" i'm like yes and she's like you have this problem let me give you some medicine, and would you like a shot??? 

I'm like no I don't want a shot and I was like how are you going to prescribe me medicine when you only felt around in my stomach and didn't take any prior tests I mean I been throwing up don't you think a blood drawn or at least a urine sample to make sure I'm not dehydrated would be important??? she explains "you don't always have to do that to know what's wrong" before leaving I told her I really miss American hospitals because as much as I love KSA (kingdom of saudi Arabia) this hospital was a nightmare.....

The other day I went to a bank to open a checking account boy was that a experience where I wanted to literally slap the employees and ask for a male assistance who knew what they where doing....as I sit and filling out my paper work I'm asked to come to a room for any further assistance in my application, let me tell you I think I wrote my signature over 20 times because they where not identical maybe a few dots where not the same or lines but they where close enough the same I'm like really? I know how to write my name, this is how I do it all the time and no one else complains!!!!!!!!

After finishing my paperwork I sit with another lady waiting to get my bank account card which contains my account number etc, I think ask her after she finishes and after i'm done signing my name for the 1000 time where is my ATM card? that took at least another 10 minutes I probably spent over an hour because another client comes in and she tells me can you please go sit over here i'm like ok... so I sit sit sit and sit and still she doesn't check on me my husband and son are waiting for me and I tell him whats going on and he says well just talk to her manager "which wasn't much help" so I just got tired of waiting and got up and went to her and said I'm waiting for my card my husband and kid are waiting she them tells me "oh the machine is being slow" I'm thinking right it didn't take you seconds to print out my account card and I told her I was like well next time tell me that instead of making me wait and wonder what's going on, its very "Unprofessional" on your part! I didn't sit down, I sat where she could see my face after she finished with the other client she made me wait for her to serve she printed the card and I was finished I was so upset with her I just wanted to tell her off but I think me embarrassing her in front of everyone was enough....

I truly do love Saudi Arabia but there are some things I do miss a lot in America which is "great customer service" and professional health care physicians! but it is something I will have to learn to adjust to these are just small things that I can insha'allah live with!