WEEKEND ROUNDUP - LETTER "V"

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STARTS WITH "V" - "VIP" SIGNS ABOUND IN JEDDAH

"VERDANT" - GRASS IS NOT SO COMMON HERE IN JEDDAH

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JEDDAH "VIP" BUSINESSES

JEDDAH HOOKAH SHOPS OFTEN CLAIM TO OFFER VIP SERVICE

"VIP" BARBER SHOPS HERE DO TOO

THE TERM "VIP" IS SO SEVERELY OVERUSED HERE

THAT IT'S LOST ALL MEANING.

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Jeddah "VIP" Shop with Misspelled Sign

One would think that a shop for VIPs would make sure that their business sign was spelled correctly.  

The VIP Obsession in Saudi Arabia

I've posted many times in the past about the obsession with businesses here in Saudi Arabia the use of the term "VIP" to describe their services. It is so over-used here that its lost all effective meaning. The first photo in today's post features a dry cleaning establishment which actually says "VPI" on the sign. It appears like those letters are quite faded, but it's still visible.  So we have a VPI/VIP dry cleaning service here in Jeddah, which I'm sure makes its customers feel VERY important.

The 2nd photo features two VIP businesses next door to each, which makes it very convenient for VIP customers who are looking for a salon and hookah pipes.  The last picture is of a VIP men's salon.  The most commonVIP businesses I've seen here are salons and hookah shops, but the dry cleaners is a new one for me.

When I asked my husband about this over used obsession here in Saudi Arabia with businesses claiming to be VIP, he told me that these businesses are trying to attract Very Idiotic People!

SkyWatch - Jeddah VIP Car Wash

I've posted many times about the over-usage (and therefore, meaningless) of the term "VIP" here in Jeddah.  There are VIP barber shops, VIP hookah shops, VIP clothing stores, etc.  But this one is a first for me - a VIP car wash!

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Saudi Arabia "VIP" Businesses

Many businesses in Jeddah make use of the term "VIP" on their signs and windows.  The first picture shows the sign for a men's barber shop.  Practically every barber shop in Jeddah has "VIP" written somewhere on their shop. 

Here are some more examples of "VIP" businesses in Jeddah - above is a hookah shop that has a big "VIP" right on the door.   Like barber shops, most hookah shops also display "VIP" somewhere on their shops.

The coffee shop above has capitalizd on the VIP phenomenon too.  The problem is that the term "VIP" has lost its meaning here in Saudi Arabia, as so many businesses use it in their advertising and signs.

I have no idea what type of VIP business is in the above photo, however below is yet another hookah shop (red sign) that has turned the "P" in "VIP" into a hookah.  Clever.