"Does Kenya neighbour Senegal? Is Usain Bolt Kenyan?" These questions are delivered in soft cadences as the driver of the sleek, black sedan glides on the smooth stretches of tarmac. His name is Ustadh, a Nepalese who is in Dubai, "just for work."
There is an edgy testiness to the way he spits out "just for work," even though he has been in Dubai for 12 years. It reveals both alienation and dislocation.