The other side of the Kuwaiti postcard

I'm still pretty new here but I do enjoy the driving and how you can just park pretty much anywhere with out worrying about getting parking tickets.  A lot less bullshit to deal with than the US.  On the other hand food can be very expensive here so you have to really watch what you buying or ordering.  Those are two things I have learned here.

You enjoy driving here? Now that's a first.
True about the parking though.

To me the juxtaposition of modernity with traditional (?) practices is interesting. 

Reams of paperwork and bureaucracy yet the people have degrees, travelled internationally, computer literate (?) and using the latest smartphones, apps, etc. 
Rich country yet poor quality of infrastructure. Look at Abu Dhabi, Dubai even Muscat for much better infrastructure.
The acceptance of lethargy and inertia yet calls of innovation and technology.  How many times have you heard, "it’s always done so" or "that's what the boss say to do." 
Calls of tourism yet getting a taxi at the airport is scrum, tourist maps of the country are unavailable, and the few tourist sites lacks speakers of the international language - English.
Freedom of religion but in limited spaces - no church bell but regular loud call to pray.  Even in Alaska, you could hear the call to pray and church bells. The dichotomy is wide open.
Islam teaches the respect of individuals, even slaves and yet maids, labourers, and blue collar workers are regularly abused, mistreated, and poorly paid.  Why is Kuwait (or Islamic world) not the gold standard of employee treatment?
Discrimination is open, allowed and encouraged yet the expectation is everyone to live happily together. Westerner, Asian, Arab, African but not Human.
One could be born, here, go to school here, married and have kids yet be considered a foreigner. However, the expectation is that you are happy to give to the country,

To some extent, one needs to be a hypocrite to live here. Selectively blind.  I am here for a reason, tick the box and leave.