Useful?

We have now been in Qatar for a week and at last I drove to work along the Corniche to a clear sky. Previously the dust in the air made it sufficiently irritating that we only went to Malls and the Souq (and restaurants). And what fun the Malls can be with quantities of the most amazing things but it is important to remember the thought expressed below.This is perhaps well expressed in the assortment of pictures here. I am sure that the owner of the building with the halt spot half way up the wall is not impressed by the usefulness, if any, of the road (wall?) markings.
Equally, and remaining with transport, the look on this young rider's face expresses his clear and strong belief that to have something unique is perhaps not the be all and end all in life.
Americans, of course, do sometimes tend to excess and we can do no more than look upon their wonders and consider our reaction. Although in this picture it is reasonably obvious that the lady is very definitely considering whether a unique hat can overcome a perceived lack of usefulness.
Of course being intellectually gifted is also to be somewhat unique. And how many times have we seen the lack of commonsense in those who undoubtedly appear to be our superiors in brainpower.