The weekend is the new weekend

Here in Dubai the following applies:... [get used to it if you're gonna live here!]

• Thursday is the new Friday; Thursday is the last day of the working week, so locals breathe a sigh of relief and expats head for the bars!
• Friday is the new Sunday; Everything is closed - woe betide you if you go out intending to visit something on this day.
  
• Saturday is still Saturday: Everything's open and you may well have a hangover. Except for the locals where Saturday is actually more like Monday as it's the 1st day of their working week!
• Sunday is the new Monday; this is the day when expats start the working week again. But to me it actually feels nice because it's still Sunday in my head, so doesn't feel like proper work!