We’ve discussed on previous posts how big “brunches” are here—bacchanalic extravaganzas that offer various packages from non-alcoholic drinks to all-you-can-drink options (usually the most selected by those out for brunch). There are after-brunch all-you-can-drink parties at some of these venues as well.
One of the things we have found interesting is the use of euphemisms to describe things that may be “offensive” to a local. Here are three examples of promotions just at our hotel / apartment building alone:
It doesn’t take much imagination to grok / guess / understand what things like “hops,” “house grape,” and “posh bubbles” represent. Still, we find it rather amusing.
We’ve now attended two of these brunches ourselves. We took a cab to our first one here in Abu Dhabi because of the zero tolerance to driving under the influence. You’ve seen the photos of just how over-the-top that brunch was. And we had all-you-can-drink gin & tonics.
Last weekend we went to brunch at the Ruth’s Chris Steak House in the hotel we were staying at in Dubai for the weekend. Wine was poured without discussion or consent, resulting in a “bottomless” glass of “house grape” that left me face down on the bed in our hotel room midday.
But I guess that’s the point?
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