Khat

I have a couple of days off soon in which I plan to visit family in Birmingham, enjoy Eid and relax by chewing some Khat with mates. I don’t chew often (last time I had some August sometime). For those that have no idea what I am on about. Please visit this to get a perspective.

Much has been publicised about the ill-effects of this leaf with emphasize that it is a drug and more seriously in Yemen from a financial point of view as people out of their way (putting khat before family) to chew.

Me I have never been a big fan of sitting down and chewing khat but it is similar to sitting down with friends over a sheesha in a way. Once in a while its pretty good as it gets everyone together to sit down, relax, catch up and/or watch a movie. For some reason I am craving it now more for the atmosphere than the taste (taste is very sour I don’t think anyone craves that).

It does have a stimulating effect though, giving you a little buzz, you also tend to sweat out a little and become more talkative. More than likely you won’t sleep much and will feel tired and drained the day after.

Plus it does have its advantages