LOOKS like there will be additional shopping chores for the harassed Bahrain to Saudi commuter with the imminent opening of an Ikea store in Dammam and no plans for one in Bahrain.
Many wives will be sending their hubbies across the bridge in their Land Cruisers so that they can bring back loads of flat pack.
PARENTS of children at St Christopher's School have even more to be unhappy about with the announcement that the fees will be going up by a massive 12 per cent next year.
Hit by increasing rents, frozen salaries and the weak Gulf currencies, this is the final straw for many. We are beginning to see more and more British expats leaving or sending the wife home with the kids to attend free state schools.
ISN'T it strange there has NOT been a stampede of Bahraini disc-jockeys scrambling for the morning show hot-seat at Radio Bahrain. Perhaps only expat Brits are mad enough to get up at 5am for BD20 ... although the shift allows one plenty of time to sit out in the midday sun.
